Dave Haslam
@davehaslam.bsky.social
Hacienda DJ, journalist (Guardian, LRB, etc), writer (recent books about Sylvia Plath, Keith Haring, Picasso). “An exceptional writer” - Olivia Laing.
I’ll be seeing you soon I hope x
January 22, 2026 at 8:47 PM
I’ll be seeing you soon I hope x
I struggled in an onstage interview with her but things livened up after the second glass of red. I thought it was just me but a well known London based female interviewer and I compared notes after her event there and she’d also got the I-don’t-want-to-be-here vibe.
January 18, 2026 at 9:49 AM
I struggled in an onstage interview with her but things livened up after the second glass of red. I thought it was just me but a well known London based female interviewer and I compared notes after her event there and she’d also got the I-don’t-want-to-be-here vibe.
Why are “academic” books so expensive? I know that’s a question that’s always asked but I’ve never had a satisfactory answer. It’s such a shame for the general reader.
January 18, 2026 at 9:32 AM
Why are “academic” books so expensive? I know that’s a question that’s always asked but I’ve never had a satisfactory answer. It’s such a shame for the general reader.
I saw they also gave a big sum of cash to the fund set up to support the guy who heckled Trump.
January 15, 2026 at 10:09 PM
I saw they also gave a big sum of cash to the fund set up to support the guy who heckled Trump.
You can hear the boos on the footage of that game sadly
January 14, 2026 at 2:15 PM
You can hear the boos on the footage of that game sadly
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From @davidsquires.bsky.social brilliant tribute:
January 14, 2026 at 1:53 PM
From @davidsquires.bsky.social brilliant tribute: