MasterThief Press
@masterthiefpress.bsky.social
Small Small Publisher Art and Literature | Artist Books
Author and Artist Generated
Founded by Peter Lyssiotis 1980.
Novel | Man Alone https://www.asterismbooks.com/product/man-alone
Original profile cover artwork Scarlett Hesterman Sykes
Author and Artist Generated
Founded by Peter Lyssiotis 1980.
Novel | Man Alone https://www.asterismbooks.com/product/man-alone
Original profile cover artwork Scarlett Hesterman Sykes
Pinned
We're being inventive with our book distribution. The inevitable happened, our book, Man Alone is no longer distributed through the smaller bookstore circuit. We've arranged for the last copies to be at a 2nd hand bookstore. Go to Fully Booked 824 High Street, Thornbury. Get it cheap; and it's new.
We need to free ourselves from the old institutions that stifle the arts. Here we go, free of the past.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Randa Abdel-Fattah and Louise Adler to headline alternative to cancelled Adelaide writers’ week
Constellations, a series of events compiled after Adelaide festival board scrapped AWW, will run from 28 February to 5 March
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 AM
We need to free ourselves from the old institutions that stifle the arts. Here we go, free of the past.
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
www.theguardian.com/culture/2026...
Those Overthinkers have hosted another great hour. Sarah Lubrano, who I wish spoke more slowly, is a great guest, her research on political and social engagement is enlightening.
youtu.be/C-3HEqqO8EM?...
youtu.be/C-3HEqqO8EM?...
158. Talking Politics with Sarah Lubrano
YouTube video by Overthink Podcast
youtu.be
January 31, 2026 at 2:39 AM
Those Overthinkers have hosted another great hour. Sarah Lubrano, who I wish spoke more slowly, is a great guest, her research on political and social engagement is enlightening.
youtu.be/C-3HEqqO8EM?...
youtu.be/C-3HEqqO8EM?...
The new Battle of The Bulge: Denmark Ozempic USA
January 21, 2026 at 8:35 AM
The new Battle of The Bulge: Denmark Ozempic USA
Why wasn't the second yellow - ie red card - part of the original VAR guidelines. second yellow and red card, same thing. A serious lack of clarity. Goalkicks 8 seconds. BUT VAR 10 minutes. Football may become a snoozefest.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
VARs will intervene on second yellows and corners after football law changes
Football’s law-making body has backed plans to extend the use of VAR, allowing it to intervene on second yellow cards and the awarding of corners
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 7:31 AM
Why wasn't the second yellow - ie red card - part of the original VAR guidelines. second yellow and red card, same thing. A serious lack of clarity. Goalkicks 8 seconds. BUT VAR 10 minutes. Football may become a snoozefest.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Looking at the Adelaide Festival Board and wondering what all this skill with governance and business and whatnot is in aid of if there is nothing to govern and no business coming from it. Oh, well, there's always next year, eh.
www.adelaidefestival.com.au/about/our-team
www.adelaidefestival.com.au/about/our-team
Our Team
www.adelaidefestival.com.au
January 9, 2026 at 4:34 AM
Looking at the Adelaide Festival Board and wondering what all this skill with governance and business and whatnot is in aid of if there is nothing to govern and no business coming from it. Oh, well, there's always next year, eh.
www.adelaidefestival.com.au/about/our-team
www.adelaidefestival.com.au/about/our-team
Perhaps I could ask the family if we should host something artsy for our International guests. it's inhospitable not to offer.
Look at those international names. Another cultural institution commits suicide.
Writers withdrawing from Adelaide now also includes Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein, according to Artshub. Also internationals Percival Everett and Vincenzo Latronico.
www.artshub.com.au/news/news/ad...
www.artshub.com.au/news/news/ad...
January 9, 2026 at 4:09 AM
Perhaps I could ask the family if we should host something artsy for our International guests. it's inhospitable not to offer.
Bit of a favourite
Marcella Hazan’s bolognese has been called “the gold standard” and has more than 25,000 5-star reviews. Try it and see for yourself.
Marcella Hazan’s Bolognese Sauce Recipe
After the death in 2013 of Marcella Hazan, the cookbook author who changed the way Americans cook Italian food, The Times asked readers which of her recipes had become staples in their kitchens Many people answered with one word: “Bolognese.” Ms Hazan had a few recipes for the classic sauce, and they are all outstanding
nyti.ms
January 9, 2026 at 3:50 AM
Bit of a favourite
Reposted by MasterThief Press
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
January 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
The first time Charlie Chaplin spoke onscreen, he implored the people of the world to resist the rising tide of fascism.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
Nearly 90 years later, it remains a timely message.
RIP Janet Fish
Purple Pitcher, Cakes and Peonies, 1982
Everything is liquid.
Purple Pitcher, Cakes and Peonies, 1982
Everything is liquid.
January 1, 2026 at 11:57 PM
RIP Janet Fish
Purple Pitcher, Cakes and Peonies, 1982
Everything is liquid.
Purple Pitcher, Cakes and Peonies, 1982
Everything is liquid.
I'm confused. Rosenior cites Wayne Rooney as a management influence. I guess, there are good bad examples. Good luck to anyone who walks into Billionaire Bridge.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Young, articulate, ambitious: why Liam Rosenior is in the frame to be Chelsea’s next manager | Michael Butler
He holds Wayne Rooney as a key influence, but are stints at Derby, Hull and Strasbourg enough preparation for the hot seat at Stamford Bridge?
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 11:48 PM
I'm confused. Rosenior cites Wayne Rooney as a management influence. I guess, there are good bad examples. Good luck to anyone who walks into Billionaire Bridge.
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
The lovely people at Fully Booked 2nd books in Thornbury found one of Masterthief's early productions back in 1989, The Harbour Breathes featuring prose and poetry by Anna Couani and mind bending photomontage by Peter Lyssiotis. The imagery takes us deep into surreal landscapes of our own making.
December 31, 2025 at 5:12 AM
The lovely people at Fully Booked 2nd books in Thornbury found one of Masterthief's early productions back in 1989, The Harbour Breathes featuring prose and poetry by Anna Couani and mind bending photomontage by Peter Lyssiotis. The imagery takes us deep into surreal landscapes of our own making.
Anton Shekhovtsov (@shekhovtsov)
The best cartoon I’ve seen in 2025. By @Zez Vaz.
substack.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Yes, painful, but it feels like a human gain. Or is this the robot way?
another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls
December 27, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Yes, painful, but it feels like a human gain. Or is this the robot way?
Tsundoko. What a relief! The Japanese have a word that affirms the collection of books. Apparently, it's a beautiful thing in the mind. Onwards and upwards with book stacks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3Z...
UMBERTO ECO: WHY YOUR UNREAD BOOKS DEFINE YOU
YouTube video by Vashik Armenikus
www.youtube.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Tsundoko. What a relief! The Japanese have a word that affirms the collection of books. Apparently, it's a beautiful thing in the mind. Onwards and upwards with book stacks.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3Z...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH3Z...
Oh, good. We now have something to protest about. Anti-protest laws. The kind of laws that protect no one because the protests are not the cause of the problem.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
Australia news live: Victoria to follow NSW and introduce new laws to prevent protests after terror attacks
Follow live
www.theguardian.com
December 22, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Oh, good. We now have something to protest about. Anti-protest laws. The kind of laws that protect no one because the protests are not the cause of the problem.
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
That weird connection between brutality and beauty again.
#OtD 20 Dec 1973 Spanish fascist PM due to succeed Franco, Luis Carrero Blanco, was assassinated and dubbed "Spain's first astronaut" as his car was blown over a five-storey building. His death was credited by some as hastening the return to democracy stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9258...
December 20, 2025 at 5:31 AM
That weird connection between brutality and beauty again.
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Cancelled subscription to The Age. The Bondi killing coverage was appalling and amplified the divisions globally and in this country. Chip Le Grande needs to be in the hall of infamy for ‘journalists’ such a divisive political animal. We need better democratic institutions. The Age failed us.
December 17, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Cancelled subscription to The Age. The Bondi killing coverage was appalling and amplified the divisions globally and in this country. Chip Le Grande needs to be in the hall of infamy for ‘journalists’ such a divisive political animal. We need better democratic institutions. The Age failed us.
Great Explanation of Hannah Arendt's view on friendship and how it relates to dark times, and how it must be sustained. Compassion helps. The value of relationships helps too.
Humanity in Dark Times
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vP...
Humanity in Dark Times
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vP...
Arendt on Friendship #1 (Humanity in Dark Times, Lessing)
YouTube video by Hannah Arendt Center for Politics and Humanities at Bard College
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Great Explanation of Hannah Arendt's view on friendship and how it relates to dark times, and how it must be sustained. Compassion helps. The value of relationships helps too.
Humanity in Dark Times
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vP...
Humanity in Dark Times
www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9vP...
State Library Victoria Open Letter signed by authors had an effect after the announcement that the SLV will abandon its plans to turn the library into a tourist space. Thanks to staff and union and anyone who put in a shift on this. Content free boards and managers thwarted for now.
saveslv.com
saveslv.com
Save the State Library of Victoria
An open letter
saveslv.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:39 PM
State Library Victoria Open Letter signed by authors had an effect after the announcement that the SLV will abandon its plans to turn the library into a tourist space. Thanks to staff and union and anyone who put in a shift on this. Content free boards and managers thwarted for now.
saveslv.com
saveslv.com
Oh, yeah!
“I am so bored by AI. One of the things I love about the theatre is AI can’t do it.”
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
Ethan Hawke is a dude 👌🏻
December 10, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Oh, yeah!
