Amy McGrath
@smallmegapixel.bsky.social
Music Scribe | Editorial Board, The Journal of Beatles Studies | Cultural Historian: Actor Michael Sheen | Production Designer + Digital Artist
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Substack: writehearpopculture.substack.com
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Substack: writehearpopculture.substack.com
"The time, is just before dawn."
@welshnattheatre.bsky.social in a co-production with @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social have released a trailer for the production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Listen to those hearty Welsh voices, with Michael Sheen in the intro.
"Am byth ac am byth."
@welshnattheatre.bsky.social in a co-production with @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social have released a trailer for the production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Listen to those hearty Welsh voices, with Michael Sheen in the intro.
"Am byth ac am byth."
January 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
"The time, is just before dawn."
@welshnattheatre.bsky.social in a co-production with @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social have released a trailer for the production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Listen to those hearty Welsh voices, with Michael Sheen in the intro.
"Am byth ac am byth."
@welshnattheatre.bsky.social in a co-production with @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social have released a trailer for the production of Thornton Wilder's Our Town. Listen to those hearty Welsh voices, with Michael Sheen in the intro.
"Am byth ac am byth."
From Tovah Leigh at @thenerve.news
"We’ve seen this pattern so many times it should be impossible to miss by now. Different stories, same outcome: when there’s drama, women become the punchbag. Women’s behaviour is moralised. Men’s behaviour is explained."
"We’ve seen this pattern so many times it should be impossible to miss by now. Different stories, same outcome: when there’s drama, women become the punchbag. Women’s behaviour is moralised. Men’s behaviour is explained."
No one’s sure exactly what’s up with the Beckhams. So why does everyone think the women are to blame?
A grown man posted claims on his own social media account – and critics immediately rounded on his wife, because female behaviour is always the first to be moralised, writes author and comedian Tova L...
www.thenerve.news
January 23, 2026 at 6:58 PM
From Tovah Leigh at @thenerve.news
"We’ve seen this pattern so many times it should be impossible to miss by now. Different stories, same outcome: when there’s drama, women become the punchbag. Women’s behaviour is moralised. Men’s behaviour is explained."
"We’ve seen this pattern so many times it should be impossible to miss by now. Different stories, same outcome: when there’s drama, women become the punchbag. Women’s behaviour is moralised. Men’s behaviour is explained."
I'm pretty sure @kenlburns.bsky.social and his team didn't spend ten years working with @pbs.org on the brutally honest and historically accurate The American Revolution, only to see this shit happen, as our administration is hell bent on “restoring truth and sanity to American history.”
Park Service removes slavery exhibit at Independence Park in Philadelphia
Park staff dismantled an exhibit about George Washington’s slave ownership amid a wider push to remove information on racism, sexism and climate change.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 22, 2026 at 11:45 PM
I'm pretty sure @kenlburns.bsky.social and his team didn't spend ten years working with @pbs.org on the brutally honest and historically accurate The American Revolution, only to see this shit happen, as our administration is hell bent on “restoring truth and sanity to American history.”
As the @welshnattheatre.bsky.social has mentioned... the reviews are in for Our Town ✨ and for Artistic Director @mchshe.bsky.social 👏
REVIEW: Our Town, Swansea Grand Theatre
Our critic Pierre Donahue says "Theatre in Wales is in safe hands" as he reviews Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre's opening night production of 'Our Town'
Our critic Pierre Donahue says "Theatre in Wales is in safe hands" as he reviews Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre's opening night production of 'Our Town'
REVIEW: Our Town, Swansea Grand Theatre
Our critic Pierre Donahue says "Theatre in Wales is in safe hands" as he reviews Michael Sheen's Welsh National Theatre's opening night production of 'Our Town'
swanseabaynews.com
January 22, 2026 at 3:27 PM
As the @welshnattheatre.bsky.social has mentioned... the reviews are in for Our Town ✨ and for Artistic Director @mchshe.bsky.social 👏
Holy shit 🤯 If you’re a Peter Capaldi-era Doctor Who fan, director @racheltalalay.com shows us how the ‘Be Kind’ scene came together.
Gird your loins for the first take. It’s going to leave you totally gutted. 😭
Gird your loins for the first take. It’s going to leave you totally gutted. 😭
Unseen, Uncut Dailies & Edits: The Doctor Falls "Be Kind" Speech
YouTube video by How I Filmed This - Rachel Talalay
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 5:20 AM
Holy shit 🤯 If you’re a Peter Capaldi-era Doctor Who fan, director @racheltalalay.com shows us how the ‘Be Kind’ scene came together.
Gird your loins for the first take. It’s going to leave you totally gutted. 😭
Gird your loins for the first take. It’s going to leave you totally gutted. 😭
Applause and curtain call for photographer Helen Murray and these lovely images of Michael Sheen and the cast of Our Town, now running at the swanseagrand.co.uk to 31 January.
Photos released of Our Town starring Michael Sheen | West End Theatre
Welsh National Theatre has released the first production photos of Our Town, starring Michael Sheen.
www.westendtheatre.com
January 21, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Applause and curtain call for photographer Helen Murray and these lovely images of Michael Sheen and the cast of Our Town, now running at the swanseagrand.co.uk to 31 January.
Here’s my long-time friend and iconic Boston musician Dave Herlihy with his new video for “Good Trouble,” inspired and quoting the still relevant words of the late US statesman, John Lewis.
Good Trouble by Dave Herlihy
YouTube video by davidaherlihy
youtu.be
January 21, 2026 at 7:17 PM
Here’s my long-time friend and iconic Boston musician Dave Herlihy with his new video for “Good Trouble,” inspired and quoting the still relevant words of the late US statesman, John Lewis.
I am not asking, I'm telling you to hop on over to Substack for a read with my fave human Patti Browning and celebrate her 'tennantcy' in the research and commitment for getting this rare piece of early David Tennant out to you, dear public.
After nearly a decade, I can finally share the story behind David Tennant’s elusive 1996 short film 'Quality Control'.
Using years of research and convos with the film’s creator and the author of the original short story, my latest post traces the film from creation to disappearance…and recovery!
Using years of research and convos with the film’s creator and the author of the original short story, my latest post traces the film from creation to disappearance…and recovery!
David Tennant’s 'Quality Control' Was Lost for Decades
...inside the long, wild road to rediscovering his most elusive short film
atennantcytoact.substack.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:11 PM
I am not asking, I'm telling you to hop on over to Substack for a read with my fave human Patti Browning and celebrate her 'tennantcy' in the research and commitment for getting this rare piece of early David Tennant out to you, dear public.
John Lennon, 1964, pre-cog.
But we all knew that.
But we all knew that.
Turn left to greenland
YouTube video by IW_05
youtu.be
January 20, 2026 at 2:54 AM
John Lennon, 1964, pre-cog.
But we all knew that.
But we all knew that.
Reposted by Amy McGrath
We honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
That message is not just for the history books. In this perilous political moment, as democracy and hard won rights are under assault, it is a call to action for right now.
The arc of the moral universe only bends when we do the work.
That message is not just for the history books. In this perilous political moment, as democracy and hard won rights are under assault, it is a call to action for right now.
The arc of the moral universe only bends when we do the work.
January 19, 2026 at 5:25 PM
We honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
That message is not just for the history books. In this perilous political moment, as democracy and hard won rights are under assault, it is a call to action for right now.
The arc of the moral universe only bends when we do the work.
That message is not just for the history books. In this perilous political moment, as democracy and hard won rights are under assault, it is a call to action for right now.
The arc of the moral universe only bends when we do the work.
U2 + Slane Castle + Ireland + Martin Luther King Jr. = Love
U2 - Pride (In The Name Of Love) (Slane Castle Version)
YouTube video by U2VEVO
youtu.be
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
U2 + Slane Castle + Ireland + Martin Luther King Jr. = Love
ICYMI: From October 2025, I delved into the illustrious history of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town and the then announcement of @welshnattheatre.bsky.social production with @mchshe.bsky.social and his role as The Stage Manager.
Mwynhewch!
Mwynhewch!
The Michael Sheen Chronicles: 'Our Town'
The Welsh National Theatre's debut will be a touring production of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning play
writehearpopculture.substack.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:31 PM
ICYMI: From October 2025, I delved into the illustrious history of Thornton Wilder's Pulitzer Prize-winning Our Town and the then announcement of @welshnattheatre.bsky.social production with @mchshe.bsky.social and his role as The Stage Manager.
Mwynhewch!
Mwynhewch!
Michael Sheen, Actor Cymraeg
Cynefin, a film by Owen Sheers.
On April 17, 2023, the Brecon Beacons National Park was renamed Bannau Brycheiniog National Park:
"A name from our past to take us into our future."
Cynefin, a film by Owen Sheers.
On April 17, 2023, the Brecon Beacons National Park was renamed Bannau Brycheiniog National Park:
"A name from our past to take us into our future."
Bannau Brycheiniog: an old name for a new way to be
YouTube video by Bannau Brycheiniog (Brecon Beacons) National Park
youtu.be
January 17, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Michael Sheen, Actor Cymraeg
Cynefin, a film by Owen Sheers.
On April 17, 2023, the Brecon Beacons National Park was renamed Bannau Brycheiniog National Park:
"A name from our past to take us into our future."
Cynefin, a film by Owen Sheers.
On April 17, 2023, the Brecon Beacons National Park was renamed Bannau Brycheiniog National Park:
"A name from our past to take us into our future."
Reposted by Amy McGrath
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
January 17, 2026 at 1:33 AM
If you are in Seattle, please go patronize this store because this is amazing content/promo 😂 (laughing to keep from crying, and I do kind of low-key want that orange spider plant I have never seen that before)
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Source: www.instagram.com/reel/DTQrTqZ...
Reposted by Amy McGrath
BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
January 17, 2026 at 3:49 AM
BREAKING: This dog is named Susan From Accounting
Hersh recalled that “there was a mutually supportive scene” for the Muses to latch onto in the early ‘80s, in and around Boston. However, she doesn’t categorize the band as typical Beantown material. “If there is a Boston sound, it’s probably garagey."
The 'Alternating Currents' Legacy Interview: Kristin Hersh of Throwing Muses
With the release of The Real Ramona, Throwing Muses navigate the bridge between college-rock heroics on the brink of mainstream breakthrough
writehearpopculture.substack.com
January 17, 2026 at 12:10 AM
Hersh recalled that “there was a mutually supportive scene” for the Muses to latch onto in the early ‘80s, in and around Boston. However, she doesn’t categorize the band as typical Beantown material. “If there is a Boston sound, it’s probably garagey."
"I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 3, 1968
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 3, 1968
MLK's Last Speech
YouTube video by Smithsonian Channel
youtu.be
January 16, 2026 at 10:20 PM
"I may not get there with you, but I want you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land."
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 3, 1968
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., April 3, 1968
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Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
Dropkick Murphys' Unveil Anti-ICE Song: "Too Scared to Join the Military, Too Dumb to Be a Cop"
Dropkick Murphys are releasing an anti-I.C.E. song, "Citizen I.C.E.," as part of their tour-only split LP with Haywire. Learn more.
consequence.net
January 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Dropkick Murphys are releasing a new song called "Citizen I.C.E."
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
The lyrics go: "Too scared to join the military/ Too dumb to be a cop."
consequence.net/2026/01/drop...
@mchshe.bsky.social - "Our sincere gratitude to Mathew Prichard and the Colwinston Charitable Trust for recognising our ambition for @welshnattheatre.bsky.social. Our values and ambitions around supporting Welsh theatre and theatre makers feel very much aligned." 🎭
With Welsh National Theatre’s inaugural production opening tomorrow night at the Swansea Grand, the theatre company has announced its principal funder of the opening season.
Welsh National Theatre reveals principal funder on eve of opening season
With Welsh National Theatre’s inaugural production opening tomorrow night (Friday 16 January) at the Swansea Grand, the Colwinston Charitable Trust has been announced as Principal Funder of the openin...
nation.cymru
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
@mchshe.bsky.social - "Our sincere gratitude to Mathew Prichard and the Colwinston Charitable Trust for recognising our ambition for @welshnattheatre.bsky.social. Our values and ambitions around supporting Welsh theatre and theatre makers feel very much aligned." 🎭
So long @starsandstripes.bsky.social - it was nice having you here on Bluesky. *hits block*
Say goodbye to another respected institution about to be destroyed by the Trump propagandists.
January 15, 2026 at 2:36 PM
So long @starsandstripes.bsky.social - it was nice having you here on Bluesky. *hits block*
@nathanwpyle.bsky.social has fully described the Good Omens fandom Final Fifiteen, circa 2023.
January 15, 2026 at 2:29 PM
@nathanwpyle.bsky.social has fully described the Good Omens fandom Final Fifiteen, circa 2023.
Friend and long-time Squeeze supporter @mikeduquette.bsky.social has posted some 'fantastic' (and eagerly anticipated) release news at the Second Disc. Go!
Laughing in My Sleep: Rhino Remasters and Expands Squeeze's 'Play' - The Second Disc
Part of Rhino's annual "Start Your Ear Off Right" promotion is a very welcome surprise: a remastered and expanded edition of one of the most underrated albums by British pop/rock band Squeeze. 1991's ...
theseconddisc.com
January 14, 2026 at 8:34 PM
Friend and long-time Squeeze supporter @mikeduquette.bsky.social has posted some 'fantastic' (and eagerly anticipated) release news at the Second Disc. Go!
As good a time as any to (re)post this message from Manic Street Preachers.
"The future teaches you to be alone/ The present to be afraid and cold"
"The future teaches you to be alone/ The present to be afraid and cold"
Manic Street Preachers - If You Tolerate This Your Children Will Be Next (Glastonbury 2023)
YouTube video by BBC Music
youtu.be
January 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
As good a time as any to (re)post this message from Manic Street Preachers.
"The future teaches you to be alone/ The present to be afraid and cold"
"The future teaches you to be alone/ The present to be afraid and cold"
Reposted by Amy McGrath
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.
January 14, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🧵 The autoworker at the Dearborn Truck Plant is a proud member of a strong and fighting union—the UAW. He believes in freedom of speech, a principle we wholeheartedly embrace, and we stand with our membership in protecting their voice on the job.