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Just over two weeks to go. In-person, in Glasgow. A one-off class that seeks to transform how we connect our reading to our writing. Sat 28 Feb 11am-3pm. Details & booking here: www.thi-wurd.com/writer-reade...
The Writer/ The Reader – 'Writing Fiction' Day School, Glasgow & Online - thi wurd
Writing Fiction, the reader and the writer, Day School, Glasgow and online, from thi wurd
www.thi-wurd.com
February 12, 2026 at 8:52 PM
Just over two weeks to go. In-person, in Glasgow. A one-off class that seeks to transform how we connect our reading to our writing. Sat 28 Feb 11am-3pm. Details & booking here: www.thi-wurd.com/writer-reade...
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It's not actually a mystery is it? It's a project that despises curiosity, difference, intellectual inquiry, humanity, complexity, difficulty, compassion, soul - and exalts crude and charmless displays of wealth and power. It is tacky, hateful, boorish and stupid - of course it makes shit art lol
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
From Melania to Kid Rock’s halftime show: why is Maga art so dreadful?
As the right stokes culture wars, their alternatives to ‘woke’ Hollywood prove to be shoddily made and uninspired
www.theguardian.com
February 10, 2026 at 7:37 PM
It's not actually a mystery is it? It's a project that despises curiosity, difference, intellectual inquiry, humanity, complexity, difficulty, compassion, soul - and exalts crude and charmless displays of wealth and power. It is tacky, hateful, boorish and stupid - of course it makes shit art lol
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This session takes place next week. Create some new writing with us. And it's only a fiver! Book your place here: www.thi-wurd.com/thi-wurd-hou...
thi wurd hour – Monday 2nd Feb 2026 - thi wurd
thi wurd hour, creative writing fiction class. Improvised writing with prompts. Online, 2nd Feb 2026, 7-8pm (GMT). £5. thi-wurd.com
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January 26, 2026 at 10:14 AM
This session takes place next week. Create some new writing with us. And it's only a fiver! Book your place here: www.thi-wurd.com/thi-wurd-hou...
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Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
January 23, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Seeing a bunch of normal ass midwestern moms and dads marching in -20 degrees knowing they might be tear gassed or worse really drives home what a cowardly lot of people the pundit class is
Few people write about popular culture as well as Chal Ravens. This is a tough read, but it is journalism of the highest quality.
‘Her Southern manners and goofy humour made her physical beauty seem just about attainable, and her teenage body was the object of collective desire.’
Chal Ravens on the appeal of Britney Spears:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Chal Ravens on the appeal of Britney Spears:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Chal Ravens · It’s. Not. Real.: Britney fights back
Britney Spears was a basketball player, not a cheerleader; a self-professed tomboy; goofy rather than graceful. Her sex...
www.lrb.co.uk
January 15, 2026 at 10:25 PM
Few people write about popular culture as well as Chal Ravens. This is a tough read, but it is journalism of the highest quality.
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"Writing Fiction'. Starts next Wednesday, 14 January. We are based in Glasgow but our classes are open to writers anywhere in the world. Book here: thi-wurd.com/product/writin…
January 8, 2026 at 7:46 AM
"Writing Fiction'. Starts next Wednesday, 14 January. We are based in Glasgow but our classes are open to writers anywhere in the world. Book here: thi-wurd.com/product/writin…
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It does feel to me like “Why is Britain facilitating a genocide that’s being imposed by a child sex criminal, just because he’s America’s emperor” is going to be problematic, historically.
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 AM
It does feel to me like “Why is Britain facilitating a genocide that’s being imposed by a child sex criminal, just because he’s America’s emperor” is going to be problematic, historically.
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Perhaps, one day, schoolkids will study this squalid little chapter in British terror-panic history. When they do, I hope these two headlines from today are printed side by side, with clear annotation of which individual faced more outrage and condemnation.
August 18, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Perhaps, one day, schoolkids will study this squalid little chapter in British terror-panic history. When they do, I hope these two headlines from today are printed side by side, with clear annotation of which individual faced more outrage and condemnation.
@finalwordcricket.bsky.social Geoff - not much a of a social media poster but your recent Guardian pieces have been a joy to read. The pod is also great - props as ever to you and AC. Keep it up, fellas.
July 6, 2025 at 11:47 PM
@finalwordcricket.bsky.social Geoff - not much a of a social media poster but your recent Guardian pieces have been a joy to read. The pod is also great - props as ever to you and AC. Keep it up, fellas.
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If you're going insist that certain groups are going to have to accept a "reduction in their rights" then you're going to have accept the reaction you get to that may not necessarily come in the form of polite letter writing and debate.
June 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
If you're going insist that certain groups are going to have to accept a "reduction in their rights" then you're going to have accept the reaction you get to that may not necessarily come in the form of polite letter writing and debate.
Another excellent piece. The generosity, cynicism, and greed of modern Britain perfectly encapsulated.
‘It would be unfortunate if the fog of bad publicity from Naomi Campbell’s cigarette budget drifted far enough to help a government shut down charities whose work it found politically inconvenient.’
@moonjets.bsky.social:
@moonjets.bsky.social:
Thomas Jones · Short Cuts: Trusting the Trustees
The censuring of a few rogue trustees ought to reassure the public that other charities really are doing the good works...
www.lrb.co.uk
December 24, 2024 at 10:47 AM
Another excellent piece. The generosity, cynicism, and greed of modern Britain perfectly encapsulated.
Glasgow West End
November 14, 2024 at 3:21 PM
Glasgow West End
