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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1h

In fact, it was the company owned by the obsessively micromanaging couple, so that's completely different, obviously.

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 11h

Perhaps not contradictory, but definitely historically and contextually simplistic.

Jon Burke🌍 @jonburkeuk.bsky.social · 12h

It is in no way contradictory to hold the view that immigration - from the Romans to the Huguenots to the Irish and the Green Lanes Kurds - has brought many benefits, but that recent immigration has been too high and socially destabilising*, and that U.K citizens should decide who can settle here.

AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 12h

Or indeed, what's the point of getting exercised about the fact that someone terrible likes the same thing you do, because all it means is that it's good and you agree it's good. Unless you're Jonathan Jones dismissing Pratchett as not being literature and then you're just an irideemable twat.

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 12h

I find this sort of thing utterly pointless. People usually don't see themselves the way you see them. Books aren't magic and don't make anyone a better person ever. People can enjoy things without agreeing with all of it. If it's well-written you might not even notice the politics of the writer.

Paul Haine @paulhaine.bsky.social · 1d

Kemi Badenoch claiming Terry Pratchett as her favourite author is wild

AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 15h

Same. And there's all the gross stuff about the "niece"

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 16h

I think they started out earnestly enough, but once they became high profile the grift started.

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 16h

As passive-aggressively as possible

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 16h

Dammit God, don't take Dolly and leave us that asshole Trump

AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 21h

I have my suspicions that by analogy to the similar hair of the "gorgoneion" at Bath and the Bocca della Verità that it's more likely some kind of water deity than Medusa per se. Perhaps associated with Rhenus Pater.

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

Well, not entirely. The Medieval English "chewet" sometimes included soft curds with minced beef, the Medieval French "tourte de viande" sometimes included grated Gruyere, and the German "Fleischpasteten" sometimes included Emmental or Limburger with shredded beef or veal.

Newsroom NZ @newsroom.co.nz · 1d

Who created our quintessential cuisine? Credit for first putting cheese in a beef pie is hotly contested – but one thing seems certain, it was a Kiwi. Jonathan Milne investigates.

The mystery of NZ's world-famous mince and cheese pie

newsroom.co.nz

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, it was literally invented in Scotland.

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

Then may I suggest visiting an optometrist

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

I mean, yeah, we predominantly kinda are. Although probably more Anglo-Celtic than Anglo per se.

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

What is with all the printing on page edges in publishing these days. I love it, a harkening back to earlier times when books where precious objects in themselves, but why such a trend all of a sudden?

AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

I preordered a while back. It's so relevant to New Zealand art history. I can't wait for it to get here.

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

Were they laid in earth?

AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

"Anglo" is not a synonym for "white", nor "English-speaking", my dude. And for the record, the English invaded, oppressed, and colonised the Irish for centuries. Please read a fucking book.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 2d

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy:
www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

She's only 22, and he's clearly some kind of perv

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

If you want to understand why so many Brits got conned into voting for Brexit you really only have to see how they perform on quiz shows.

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

But not so much that's you'll notice much difference

odt.co.nz.web.brid.gy @odt.co.nz.web.brid.gy · 1d

Supermoon set to put on a show tonight

The moon is going to appear bigger and brighter in the sky tonight. File photo: ODT Stargazing Kiwis are in for a treat tonight with the first supermoon of the year.

www.odt.co.nz

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

God help us all, or bring on the asteroid, whatever is more convenient...

RNZ News Feeds @rnzrss.bsky.social · 1d

Guy Williams reckons this is his worst comedy pitch ever

Despite that, the New Zealand comedian has managed to ink two international deals and his unique brand of satire is set to go global.

www.rnz.co.nz

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AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

When an arts/culture publication "reinvents" itself, ditches any staff with journalism experience, and is suddenly being run by PR hacks and industry types, it's fairly safe to say it's probably no longer going to be standing up for creatives in any meaningful way.

AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

I'm not even a Swiftie and Life of a Showgirl has plenty of bangers. The Fate of Ophelia is *chef's kiss*.

AndrewPaulWood @andrewpaulwood.bsky.social · 1d

Apparently it's because she's rich and you can both go fuck yourselves you clickbaiting hacks.

The Spinoff @thespinoff.bsky.social · 1d

Two Swifties try to figure out why Taylor Swift’s new album kinda sucks

A deep dive into Taylor Swift's polarising new album, The Life of a Showgirl....

thespinoff.co.nz

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