DavidS
@dcstrong.bsky.social
West Country to South Wales. Into books, music, nature & politics
My MOJO subscription trudges on, as do I, but this months free CD is really something
January 14, 2026 at 6:42 PM
My MOJO subscription trudges on, as do I, but this months free CD is really something
They still haven’t explained why that vase was so big
January 11, 2026 at 6:08 PM
They still haven’t explained why that vase was so big
I don’t know, some of these tackles are pretty high
The Cardiff Lions do an annual Drag Rugby charity match for children’s charities and it’s as beautiful as you imagined
January 11, 2026 at 12:46 PM
I don’t know, some of these tackles are pretty high
Farewell then to Bob Weir, the best dressed and coolest member of the Grateful Dead. Think they would have been pretty intolerable without him
January 11, 2026 at 12:42 PM
Farewell then to Bob Weir, the best dressed and coolest member of the Grateful Dead. Think they would have been pretty intolerable without him
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Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
January 4, 2026 at 6:49 PM
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
Bought this in just a couple of clicks from the link. Lovely song & powerful message
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𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
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𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐂𝐊: Buy “Lullaby” by Together for Palestine for £1.98 *right now* to make it the UK Christmas # 1. All profits go to Palestinian-led aid orgs. Together for Palestine are: Nai Barghouti, Brian Eno, Neneh Cherry, Celeste, Mabel & more. Please buy it & repost this! xx
linktr.ee/T4Plive
December 18, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Bought this in just a couple of clicks from the link. Lovely song & powerful message
As a kid I learnt my geography from Tintin and my history from Asterix so this should be a sobering listen..
New from @EmpirePodUK
Our series on Writers of Empire continues with a look at colonial cartoons. How should we feel about racist depictions in our most beloved children’s books? @anitaanand.bsky.social & I wrestle with the conundrum of the colonial undercurrents in comics.
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Our series on Writers of Empire continues with a look at colonial cartoons. How should we feel about racist depictions in our most beloved children’s books? @anitaanand.bsky.social & I wrestle with the conundrum of the colonial undercurrents in comics.
linktr.ee/empirepoduk
November 19, 2025 at 12:16 PM
As a kid I learnt my geography from Tintin and my history from Asterix so this should be a sobering listen..
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‘Just one of either depopulation in the North or climate change in the South could be enough to drive mass migration.
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
David Runciman · Are we doomed? The End of the Species
Are we doomed to die out? We find ourselves at the only point in the history of the species when the rate of population...
www.lrb.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
‘Just one of either depopulation in the North or climate change in the South could be enough to drive mass migration.
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Anyone who thinks the 21st century will not see the biggest global movement of peoples in history has not been paying attention.’
David Runciman:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Bob Dylan in Wales for possibly the longest time ever (3 nights in Swansea) and it’s pissing down. Cymru am byth Bob. This is what it’s like
November 10, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Bob Dylan in Wales for possibly the longest time ever (3 nights in Swansea) and it’s pissing down. Cymru am byth Bob. This is what it’s like
Just re-reading this before I start The Great When. Did DC know what they had with Alan Moore? They should have indulged his every whim.
January 7, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Just re-reading this before I start The Great When. Did DC know what they had with Alan Moore? They should have indulged his every whim.
GB news on in the staff canteen this lunchtime. Genuinely poisonous output, and the amount of nodding heads is prompting me to look for another job
January 7, 2025 at 6:16 PM
GB news on in the staff canteen this lunchtime. Genuinely poisonous output, and the amount of nodding heads is prompting me to look for another job
Just nuked my twitter account to come here. This better be good
December 21, 2024 at 8:35 PM
Just nuked my twitter account to come here. This better be good