Paul Carey Jones
@paulcareyjones.bsky.social
Welsh-Irish opera singer 🏴 🇮🇪 🎶
Research on #MachineLearning and the human voice at University of Westminster, London
#Cymraeg
www.paulcareyjones.net
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Research on #MachineLearning and the human voice at University of Westminster, London
#Cymraeg
www.paulcareyjones.net
keynoteartistmanagement.com/artists/paul-carey-jones/
freelancersmaketheatrework.com
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Important point: university isn't just for posh kids; Erasmus+ gives non-posh kids same chance as posh kids to study abroad, which they otherwise wdn't have; & covers vocational & other non-university training & education exchanges. And if more students come to the UK, that increases UK soft power.
I wish the Brexit dinosaurs would stop this "Erasmus is for posh kids" crap. Half the young population goes to university, these days, in UK and most of EU. And most of the half that doesn't is also eligible for Erasmus+, which covers schools, further education, adult learners and in-work training.
December 18, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Important point: university isn't just for posh kids; Erasmus+ gives non-posh kids same chance as posh kids to study abroad, which they otherwise wdn't have; & covers vocational & other non-university training & education exchanges. And if more students come to the UK, that increases UK soft power.
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“In order to square this circle, you have to accept that Mirren’s character must have been 28 years old when she had Collette, but Spall must have been just 15” - either that or grasp the concept that acting involves pretending to be someone else, who knows eh.
Pregnant at 61 or a mother aged three: why do movies love age-blind casting?
Pregnant at 61 or a mother aged three: why do movies love age-blind casting?
In Kate Winslet’s Goodbye June, Timothy Spall, 68, plays the father of Toni Collette, who is 53 – and pregnant. But those liberties are nothing compared with North by Northwest, The Manchurian Candidate or Thanksgiving
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 9:24 AM
“In order to square this circle, you have to accept that Mirren’s character must have been 28 years old when she had Collette, but Spall must have been just 15” - either that or grasp the concept that acting involves pretending to be someone else, who knows eh.
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Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
UK to rejoin EU’s Erasmus student exchange programme
Exclusive: British students will be able to participate in EU-wide scheme from January 2027, sources say
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2025 at 8:19 AM
Thank goodness for that. Something that shouldn’t have happened, happened. And now it’s set to unhappen. Great for students, great for research in general and great for Britain.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...
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Reviews are great! Also, tell everyone you know about books you have enjoyed. People are more likely to buy a book vouched for by someone they know, so tell your friends and family and social media followers!
"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—"
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
Reviews.
Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.)
Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!
December 14, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Reviews are great! Also, tell everyone you know about books you have enjoyed. People are more likely to buy a book vouched for by someone they know, so tell your friends and family and social media followers!
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I do think it would be better if journalists - especially BBC ones - realised that for most people politics are currently frustrating, tedious and sometimew scary. Not "wild". It's not a spectacle.
Fascism is on the rise, the cost of living is higher than ever, the NHS is still in the shitter and people are scared, tired, and furious with a useless failure of a government, but don’t worry! If you live in the cosseted political media bubble, 2026 is going to be WILD. Fuck off.
December 13, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I do think it would be better if journalists - especially BBC ones - realised that for most people politics are currently frustrating, tedious and sometimew scary. Not "wild". It's not a spectacle.
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🔥 Real-world evidence is finally in, writes Stephen McNair, and it cuts through the noise. Vaccinated adults weren’t more likely to die. They were less likely – from Covid, from heart disease, even from cancer. Find out more.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/health/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/health/...
How risky is the Covid-19 vaccination?
Some people are concerned about alleged risks from the Covid-19 vaccination. A new French study suggests they need not worry
eastangliabylines.co.uk
December 11, 2025 at 3:01 PM
🔥 Real-world evidence is finally in, writes Stephen McNair, and it cuts through the noise. Vaccinated adults weren’t more likely to die. They were less likely – from Covid, from heart disease, even from cancer. Find out more.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/health/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/news/health/...
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One of the best things you can do for neurodivergent people when giving instructions is incredibly simple:
✨ Write. Them. Down. ✨
Clear written instructions aren’t just helpful - they’re accessibility
✨ Write. Them. Down. ✨
Clear written instructions aren’t just helpful - they’re accessibility
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
One of the best things you can do for neurodivergent people when giving instructions is incredibly simple:
✨ Write. Them. Down. ✨
Clear written instructions aren’t just helpful - they’re accessibility
✨ Write. Them. Down. ✨
Clear written instructions aren’t just helpful - they’re accessibility
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I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
December 10, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I’ve posted this before but the light was perfect today- a little Victorian cat paw in a brick at the front of the old Norfolk & Norwich Hospital. As this is on the front-facing corner of the main gates, the bricklayer quite clearly put it there on purpose, at a height where children would spot it.
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“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 9, 2025 at 8:36 PM
“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 👌🏻
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Happy Cocoanuts centenary!
trivia, pursued
[a frustration possibly defrustrated]
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Happy Cocoanuts centenary!
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Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released in movie theaters 46 years ago on December 6th.
The extended shots of the Enterprise accompanied by the Jerry Goldsmith score are some of the best Trek movie moments.
youtu.be/vdBmYcMMHJw?...
#Movies #Filmsky #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS
The extended shots of the Enterprise accompanied by the Jerry Goldsmith score are some of the best Trek movie moments.
youtu.be/vdBmYcMMHJw?...
#Movies #Filmsky #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS
Leaving Drydock (REMASTERED) | Star Trek: The Motion Picture
YouTube video by Pavel M. Mihálik
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December 8, 2025 at 10:57 AM
Star Trek: The Motion Picture was released in movie theaters 46 years ago on December 6th.
The extended shots of the Enterprise accompanied by the Jerry Goldsmith score are some of the best Trek movie moments.
youtu.be/vdBmYcMMHJw?...
#Movies #Filmsky #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS
The extended shots of the Enterprise accompanied by the Jerry Goldsmith score are some of the best Trek movie moments.
youtu.be/vdBmYcMMHJw?...
#Movies #Filmsky #StarTrek #StarTrekTOS
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The entirety of British politics now just consists of all parties from across the political spectrum making increasingly deranged statements about how and why they are going to deport people
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime ⬇️
All criminals with dual nationality must be deported, say Tories
The Conservative party’s policy also includes stripping people of their British citizenship when they are found guilty of a crime
www.thetimes.com
December 8, 2025 at 10:40 PM
The entirety of British politics now just consists of all parties from across the political spectrum making increasingly deranged statements about how and why they are going to deport people
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Finally, a foe worthy of her talents.
Nothing says getting into the festive spirit like going online to shout at some biscuits
December 8, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Finally, a foe worthy of her talents.
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An autism diagnosis made sense of questions I had about my life like "why do fluorescent lights hurt?"
My Buddhist faith makes sense of questions like "why are we here?" and "how should we conduct ourselves?" and "what happens after death?"
Very different questions.
My Buddhist faith makes sense of questions like "why are we here?" and "how should we conduct ourselves?" and "what happens after death?"
Very different questions.
I’ve become convinced that the most tedious psuedo-clever argument is that something is kind of like religion
December 8, 2025 at 6:30 PM
An autism diagnosis made sense of questions I had about my life like "why do fluorescent lights hurt?"
My Buddhist faith makes sense of questions like "why are we here?" and "how should we conduct ourselves?" and "what happens after death?"
Very different questions.
My Buddhist faith makes sense of questions like "why are we here?" and "how should we conduct ourselves?" and "what happens after death?"
Very different questions.
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Middle-aged men are being radicalised - and they’re fuelling the spread of extremism, conspiracy theories and political violence
✏️ @zoegrunewald.bsky.social
✏️ @zoegrunewald.bsky.social
Britain’s most dangerous radicals are… middle-aged men
Middle-aged men are being radicalised - and they’re fuelling the spread of extremism, conspiracy theories and political violence
www.thenewworld.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Middle-aged men are being radicalised - and they’re fuelling the spread of extremism, conspiracy theories and political violence
✏️ @zoegrunewald.bsky.social
✏️ @zoegrunewald.bsky.social
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We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
The relative contribution of close-proximity contacts, shared classroom exposure and indoor air quality to respiratory virus transmission in schools - Nature Communications
The relative importance of close-proximity interactions, shared space and air quality to the transmission of respiratory viruses is not well understood. Here, the authors investigate this question by ...
www.nature.com
December 8, 2025 at 4:23 AM
We're half a decade into studies finding that improving airflow in classrooms will reduce disease transmission enormously, and that bleaching surfaces etc. does very little. And yet nothing changes. Waves of flu and colds wash over schools, and the schools pretend it's an act of God.
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You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
A male rock ptarmigan (Lagopus muta) in winter plumage.
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
Ptarmigan is from Gaelic 'tarmachan' meaning "croaker". The p- was added when people mistakenly assumed it was a Greek word.
A bird forever warning people: "A werewolf!" (just in case of werewolves).
December 6, 2025 at 5:10 PM
You are ABSOLUTELY NOT going to regret listening to this bird:
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A great start for #ThingsLeftUnsung - thanks to all the early purchasers out there.
Profits from the hardback edition go to City Hospice, Cardiff, who helped look after my Dad during his illness.
Copies available worldwide here: amzn.eu/d/do69BuX
Profits from the hardback edition go to City Hospice, Cardiff, who helped look after my Dad during his illness.
Copies available worldwide here: amzn.eu/d/do69BuX
December 4, 2025 at 11:30 AM
A great start for #ThingsLeftUnsung - thanks to all the early purchasers out there.
Profits from the hardback edition go to City Hospice, Cardiff, who helped look after my Dad during his illness.
Copies available worldwide here: amzn.eu/d/do69BuX
Profits from the hardback edition go to City Hospice, Cardiff, who helped look after my Dad during his illness.
Copies available worldwide here: amzn.eu/d/do69BuX
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An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
NHS England » Report of the independent ADHD Taskforce: Part 1
April 2025
www.england.nhs.uk
December 4, 2025 at 12:48 AM
An independent taskforce *just* did a huge review of ADHD in England, and the conclusion was that it's "under-recognised, under-diagnosed and under-treated."
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/re...
If there was ever a sign that a medium was dying - in this case cinema - it's that the opera industry suddenly decided it was the new big thing which would save its entire dysfunctional financial model. Read more here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G26CZ7X...
December 5, 2025 at 10:53 PM
If there was ever a sign that a medium was dying - in this case cinema - it's that the opera industry suddenly decided it was the new big thing which would save its entire dysfunctional financial model. Read more here: www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0G26CZ7X...
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zombie hands clawing at a zombie world.
in the movies this is the screensaver on the computers at the world’s most evil company
December 5, 2025 at 8:03 PM
zombie hands clawing at a zombie world.
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Great piece. Not a word I disagree with.
I would add the "dumbing down" of politics has happened in part because the political class has wrongly convinced itself the public has no interest in ideas, or the attention span for longer-form thoughts and arguments.
1000% untrue.
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I would add the "dumbing down" of politics has happened in part because the political class has wrongly convinced itself the public has no interest in ideas, or the attention span for longer-form thoughts and arguments.
1000% untrue.
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December 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Great piece. Not a word I disagree with.
I would add the "dumbing down" of politics has happened in part because the political class has wrongly convinced itself the public has no interest in ideas, or the attention span for longer-form thoughts and arguments.
1000% untrue.
1/?
I would add the "dumbing down" of politics has happened in part because the political class has wrongly convinced itself the public has no interest in ideas, or the attention span for longer-form thoughts and arguments.
1000% untrue.
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