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Matt Rudd
@mattrudd.bsky.social
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Contributing editor and columnist at the Sunday Times. Occasional author, most recently, of Man Down. Patron of the Counselling Centre, a charity in the South East doing brilliant work in the mental health trenches (message me if you want more info)
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · 4d
Ten years after building a 3,000-piece Lego Death Star with my kids (9, 7 and 2), I did it again. The kids were older, I was older… the Death Star was much, much bigger…

The galactic task of building a 9,000-piece Lego Death Star

www.thetimes.com/article/95eb...
The galactic task of building a 9,000-piece Lego Death Star
Ten years after building its little brother — a mere 3,000 pieces — Matt Rudd and his sons tackled Lego’s largest and most expensive set. Was the force with them?
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · 6d
Beautiful, upsetting, maddening, heartwarming interview

What happened when @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social met her heroine Kathy Burke

www.thetimes.com/article/89f8...
What happened when Caitlin Moran met her heroine Kathy Burke
She grew up in poverty and went on to become a comedy icon and best actress winner at Cannes. Now Kathy Burke has written a shocking memoir about her childhood. Caitlin Moran meets her heroine
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · 14d
A bargain for an app that costs so much in terms of mental health
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Sep 4
The ultimate example of nominative determinism... surgeon Neil Hopper jailed after amputation of his own legs

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Surgeon Neil Hopper jailed after amputation of own legs
Neil Hopper claimed that injuries to his legs were the result of sepsis and not self-inflicted.
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Aug 17
Incredible portraits by Austin Hargrave
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Aug 17
Mark Hamill: Dad wasn’t impressed that I was Luke Skywalker

www.thetimes.com/article/8bfc...
Mark Hamill: Dad wasn’t impressed that I was Luke Skywalker
Should you ever meet your childhood heroes? The one-time Jedi knight tells Matt Rudd about his difficult father, his biggest roles since Star Wars and why Harrison Ford was a much better actor
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Aug 17
When I was nine, I devised a plan to meet Luke Skywalker… it was simple… I would become a journalist and then interview him… didn’t expect it to take 40 years but still…
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Aug 17
Nine! Or 27! Plus two more I can’t fit in. Beat that…
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Aug 17
Three? Well, there’s three on this beam but that wasn’t enough… not at all…
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Aug 17
How many of these do you think we have in our small holiday cottage bedroom? One? Two? …
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Aug 14
Friendly annual reminder to all A-level/GCSE students collecting exam results - if a photographer asks you to hold a piece of paper and jump in the air with delight, just say no.
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The Times & Sunday Times @thetimes.com · Aug 10
Bags, blenders, antique clocks — if you name it, this army of volunteers in Tunbridge Wells can probably sort it with a smile and a story
My uplifting day at the repair café that fixes anything for free
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Aug 10
Favourite story of the year… meeting the 81 - 81! - volunteers and seeing their combined decades of expertise put to work at the Tunbridge Wells repair cafe…

My uplifting day at the repair café that fixes anything for free

www.thetimes.com/article/d9f4...
My uplifting day at the repair café that fixes anything for free
Bags, blenders, antique clocks — if you name it, this army of volunteers in Tunbridge Wells can probably sort it with a smile and a story
www.thetimes.com
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Aug 1
Thank you… it’s brutal but Floss has made a pretty good recovery for now. We’re appreciating every extra day.
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Jul 30
Yes
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David Ho @davidho.bsky.social · Jul 30
Motherfucking wind farms…
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Jul 23
Goodness me, how depressing: The US government is spending $160,000 to burn nearly $10m of contraceptives rather than sell them to the UN to ship to poor nations, according to sources.
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Jul 20
An ode to a dog who had a stroke…

I used to think it was a waste of money keeping an old dog alive

www.thetimes.com/article/6dab...
I used to think it was a waste of money keeping an old dog alive
‘Five years ago I watched in disbelief as a friend spent thousands of pounds he didn’t have on improbable surgery for his 12-year-old dog’
www.thetimes.com
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Jul 7
Excited about National Caviar Day on the 18th. Only 11 more sleeps
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Jul 7
Anyone else getting a lot of "press releases" from "relaytheupdate.com", "signalthenews.com" or similar? Emails from alleged humans eg Jasmine, Sienna, Adriana, Iris, Lucille etc. Replies get bounced back. Repping companies such as Number 1 Plates, Ski Vertigo, Plumb World. Is this death by AI PR?
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badly-drawn boo! 👻 @soapachu.bsky.social · Jun 17
Forecast in the UK is scorching for the next week. If you can, please put out some water sources. One for bees/butterflies* and one for bigger critters. *Shallow bowl with stones is ideal for insects, so they can drink without drowning. If you can manage a bird-height one as well, brilliant.
A terracotta bowl with a few pebbles in it, partially filled with water. A larger bowl filled with water. Bird water bowl alongside seed
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Jun 16
Bird Corp. I’m in. We’re all going on a willow tit hunt. Maybe we can do a Times + event. Just a medium size cruise ship, Bill Oddie headlining, fat balls for canapés.
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · Jun 16
Very happy to bird bore with you @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social any time… I can play you our top 10 Merlins. Also, we have a tame baby magpie this year. Magpies are ruthless killers but this one is very cute. Ps lovely column
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Matt Rudd @mattrudd.bsky.social · May 17
Tried watching Gladiator 2 last night but zzzzzz… is it just Gladiator but with fancier / worse fx? Is it just Game of Thrones with a fancier / worse story? Should I try again?
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plowdensmith.bsky.social @plowdensmith.bsky.social · Apr 22
The legend that is JMW Turner was born 250 years ago, tomorrow, and a host of exhibitions are celebrating his legacy this year. If you want to spend the summer retracing the artist's footsteps throughout the UK @mattrudd.bsky.social tells you how in The Times: www.thetimes.com/article/e01c...
My walk through JMW Turner’s Britain, 250 years later
To celebrate the anniversary of his birth, Matt Rudd retraces the great painter’s steps
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Air Mail @airmail.news · Apr 9
“It’s for the napkins at the truffle brunch on day three. Before the spa treatments at the palazzo and after the blessing from the Dalai Lama on the superyacht.” @mattrudd.bsky.social
When Bezos Met Bridezilla
An exclusive look inside Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez’s Venice wedding—zero-gravity Botox, diamanté candelabras, Dom Pérignon, and all.
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