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The Daily Show @thedailyshow.com · 1d

The following is REAL footage from Portland, 2025. Viewer discretion is advised.

Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 23h

www.odt.co.nz/sport/rugby/... What an astonishing match this was. The kind of match that reminds me why I love the game.

Otago hang on in 85-point thriller to reach semifinals

Cameron Millar nailed a penalty on fulltime to seal a dramatic 44-41 win against Waikato in the NPC quarterfinal at Forsyth Barr Stadium tonight.

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Your Internet Friend Tom Tomorrow @tomtomorrow.bsky.social · 2d

"the girlfriend of one of the founders of anti fa"

the founder of anti fascism

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Luke Foley @lukefoley.me · 3d

News Corp Australia chairman says social media platforms are monsters and torment kids but I guess hacking the phone of a murdered schoolgirl is ok though.

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 2d

Oh hell yes. There’s something oddly sinister and dreamlike about it.

WHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 2d

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Philip Matthews @secondzeit.bsky.social · 2d

My review of the Chris Knox biography.

Book of the Week: To Chris with love newsroom.co.nz/2025/10/09/b...

Book of the Week: To Chris with love

NZ's best book reviewer on a major biography of the caustic, abrasive, sarcastic and loveable Chris Knox.

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 3d

No, I’m looking to upgrade!

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 3d

There’s gotta be a new vinyl player with my name on it!

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 4d

Baldwin’s monologue from 11.20 of this clip is remarkable in its passion but also its savage clarity. What a man.

Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 4d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzH5... I still think James Baldwin’s performance, and Cavett’s deliberate silence, is still one of the best things on YouTube. God, Baldwin was an astonishing thinker and Cavett was a remarkably patient host.

James Baldwin and Paul Weiss's HEATED Debate On Discrimination in America | The Dick Cavett Show

YouTube video by The Dick Cavett Show

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 4d

www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin... Treasury repeatedly criticised Waikato Medical School proposal, but those complaints fell on deaf ears. @publicaddress.bsky.social

Treasury warnings over medical school ignored

The government ignored repeated warnings from Treasury not to approve the new Waikato Medical School amid concerns about cost overruns. The...

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 4d

A fantastic “personal history” of hiphop, written by someone who has been close to it. I prefer the early chapters because he’s such a close listener. The chapters about the Roots are less compelling, but if you’re a fan of any kind of rap music, you need this. He’s one of the good guys.

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BeijingPalmer @beijingpalmer.bsky.social · 8d

to avoid confusion I have made a little table of Mitford siblings

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Dan @danxduran.bsky.social · 5d

If you'd asked me which celebrity would posthumously unveil a list of people she wanted fired into the sun, I would not have guessed Jane Goodall

KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 6d

Dr. Jane Goodall filmed an interview with Netflix in March 2025 that she understood would only be released after her death.

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🎬 ScreenMedia 🎞 @screenmedia.bsky.social · 8d

John Huston’s directorial debut in the 🇺🇸American film noir “THE MALTESE FALCON” starring Humphrey Bogart, Mary Astor, Gladys George and Peter Lorre premiered #OnThisDay in 1941 at The Strand Theatre, New York City

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🎞 #FilmNoir

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 7d

If, say, 15 years ago, you had told me that Otago would hold the Ranfurly Shield, be top of the NPC table and beat Auckland by 35 points, I’d have told you that you were certifiable. And yet here we are! 😀 #NPC

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Craig M. Ranapia @craigmranapia.bsky.social · 7d

It's not inappropriate that the monstrously gentility of Hyacinth Bucket is the first thing that comes to mind when people eulogize Patricia Routledge (RIP) but its her turns in Alan Bennett's unforgiving monologues that stick in mind and break my beart.

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Dame Patricia Routledge obituary

Formidable and versatile actor best known for her comic turn as the snobbish Hyacinth Bucket in the BBC sitcom Keeping Up Appearances

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 7d

www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin... I take a look at the beleaguered Dunedin ED and see whether there are any solutions…

Staffing, resource issues plague ED

If the ED is the canary in the Dunedin Hospital coalmine, then there is cause to worry about the bird’s health. Matthew Littlewood looks into the...

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Keith Ng @keithng.bsky.social · 8d

Are TRANSformers biological men? Bro they're not even cis-robots, they only became cars once they moved to Earth to conform to our gender norms (the two genders being cars and small electronic appliances)

Gareth Watkins @garethwatkins.bsky.social · 9d

This is proof that conservative parents don't spend actual time with their kids (well, we know Graham doesn't). If they did, they'd know that there have been queer characters on Netflix (and Disney, Nickelodeon etc.) for decades. Like, they're only just discovering Dead End Paranormal Park.

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 8d

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An Autocracy of Dunces

How stone-faced generals, Wall Street pushback, and a government shutdown may save America’s quickly declining democracy

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 8d

Speaking of HNZ targets….
www.odt.co.nz/news/dunedin...

Cancer treatment targets ‘meaningless’

A University of Otago oncology professor says the government cancer treatment targets have become "meaningless" and need to be rewritten. Prof...

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Lyndon Hood @lyndonhood.bsky.social · 9d

Seymour's response seems to be that if we passed his regulatory standards bill it would be harder for <the government he is deputy PM in> to get away with this sort of thing

henry cooke @henrycooke.bsky.social · 9d

Officials drafting Government policy say more than half of the time they are being "constrained" from following a normal policy process.

New story from me in The Post:

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Most Government policies skip normal process

Officials are increasingly complaining about constraints when preparing new laws or policies, with time pressures the most common issue.

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Veronika Meduna @veronikameduna.bsky.social · 9d

My story in this week's Listener tracks impacts of the Trump administration's cuts on research in Aotearoa, from vaccine studies to climate change. More great stuff in the magazine, also online (albeit paywalled). Free to read on Libby if you have a library card!
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Slash & burn: How Trump’s health and science cuts are hitting home in NZ

US govt research cuts cast a global shadow, threatening serious consequences for us all.

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chris-ture from the black lagoon @thecorlew.bsky.social · 9d

RIP Jane Goodall, you were cool as hell for lots of things, but especially for liking this

that The Far Side comic with two gorillas in a tree, one grooming the other, saying "Well, well—another blonde hair...Conducting a little more 'research' with that Jane Goodall tramp?"

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Matthew Littlewood @matthewdunedin84.bsky.social · 10d

www.stuff.co.nz/entertainmen... RIP Nigel Latta. I interviewed him a decade ago and he was loads of fun and very thoughtful.

Stuff

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