Gary Parkinson
@garyparkinson.bsky.social
Freelance writer, editor, trainer, muso, singer etc; 14yrs FourFourTwo Global Digital Editor. Boltonian diaspora. Dad of two, hubby of one, opinions of my own, LGBT+ ally 🏳️🌈
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🎶He knows when you are sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows when you are in-between
(Called the hypnagogic state)🎶
He knows when you're awake
He knows when you are in-between
(Called the hypnagogic state)🎶
December 12, 2025 at 11:38 AM
🎶He knows when you are sleeping
He knows when you're awake
He knows when you are in-between
(Called the hypnagogic state)🎶
He knows when you're awake
He knows when you are in-between
(Called the hypnagogic state)🎶
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"there's a new serif in town"
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:06 AM
"there's a new serif in town"
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When my kids test my patience in the run-up to Christmas, it's very cathartic to pop this on once a day. It's my dad-vent colander.
December 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
When my kids test my patience in the run-up to Christmas, it's very cathartic to pop this on once a day. It's my dad-vent colander.
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If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
Aardman Animations will ’embrace AI’ while also being ‘cautious’, says Nick Park
www.independent.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 1:05 PM
If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.
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Police have issued an artist's post-impression. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Thieves walk out of Brazil library with eight Matisse art works
The thieves enter the library in normal opening hours, stuffing the art works into a canvas bag.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 8, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Police have issued an artist's post-impression. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
November 28, 2025 at 7:13 AM
✨ A few years back I stood outside Wells Cathedral for a full day and photographed the impact of the light on the front facade. I was amazed at the outcome - at how a single entity could morph and change under the changing light. 🌅 #thread
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i do not think therefore i do not am
December 4, 2025 at 11:43 PM
i do not think therefore i do not am
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*Matthew Kelly on Stars In Their Eyes voice* Maryland cookies ARE… Merryland cookies!!! BUZZING MATE. Obligatory snow/Xmas tree/Santa art have been added. Probs a last min jobby on Canva. So I am sated but wish there was a tiny bit more festivity: ‘dashing through the dough’ would’ve been nice 3/5
December 2, 2025 at 4:23 PM
*Matthew Kelly on Stars In Their Eyes voice* Maryland cookies ARE… Merryland cookies!!! BUZZING MATE. Obligatory snow/Xmas tree/Santa art have been added. Probs a last min jobby on Canva. So I am sated but wish there was a tiny bit more festivity: ‘dashing through the dough’ would’ve been nice 3/5
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Look I don’t make the rules but if you stop in the middle of the platform for no reason and block someone from getting on a tube so they have to wait ten mins for the next one, you do have to be trialled at The Hague
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Look I don’t make the rules but if you stop in the middle of the platform for no reason and block someone from getting on a tube so they have to wait ten mins for the next one, you do have to be trialled at The Hague
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[leonard cohen hallelujah voice] cowabunga
December 14, 2023 at 2:52 AM
[leonard cohen hallelujah voice] cowabunga
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Extract from 'An Infinite Number of Monkeys: the Early Years'
Extract from 'An Infinite Number of Monkeys: the Early Years'
November 21, 2025 at 4:16 PM
"akld;mfpkowmmv.v,, doigj oij,af,.gmjs[oidmgoij[oic jocjqdgfaksdmg[ain.c,f-o”
Extract from 'An Infinite Number of Monkeys: the Early Years'
Extract from 'An Infinite Number of Monkeys: the Early Years'
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When I was a kid, dad told me this,
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
November 20, 2025 at 2:43 PM
When I was a kid, dad told me this,
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
"You are not learning to draw because you might become the greatest artist ever. But, during those minutes of solitude between work shifts, when you can sit down with a cup of coffee, you can draw on the napkin with a ballpoint pen. You can keep your soul alive."
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Adds something to my bookmarks knowing full well that I will never see it again
November 18, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Adds something to my bookmarks knowing full well that I will never see it again
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Been in hospital with the boy for a few days (he is okay). I know this preaching to the choir but good god, the NHS; what a thing. When I see the frayed worn edges of the hospital, it absolutely boils my blood to think what thin skinned billionaires could do to help others if they wanted to.
November 11, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Been in hospital with the boy for a few days (he is okay). I know this preaching to the choir but good god, the NHS; what a thing. When I see the frayed worn edges of the hospital, it absolutely boils my blood to think what thin skinned billionaires could do to help others if they wanted to.
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It’s a consequence of my dedicated use of digital calendars that every Tuesday at 7.30pm I get an email saying “You have been invited by Rhodri Marsden to an event entitled Put Bins Out”
November 11, 2025 at 7:37 PM
It’s a consequence of my dedicated use of digital calendars that every Tuesday at 7.30pm I get an email saying “You have been invited by Rhodri Marsden to an event entitled Put Bins Out”
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I got round to watching that Charli XCX video but didn't have a clue as to what was going on because I hadn't seen the previous XCIX videos.
November 11, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I got round to watching that Charli XCX video but didn't have a clue as to what was going on because I hadn't seen the previous XCIX videos.
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Vvv vvvv’s Vvvv. Vvvv Vvvv.
- Sweep as James Bond.
- Sweep as James Bond.
November 11, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Vvv vvvv’s Vvvv. Vvvv Vvvv.
- Sweep as James Bond.
- Sweep as James Bond.
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Just thinking about Celebrity Traitors last night and the fact that if they’d been on that train just 10 seconds longer the scenes would have been horrific. Massive relief all round I imagine, it would have put a serious crimp on what has otherwise been a very successful series.
November 7, 2025 at 1:52 PM
Just thinking about Celebrity Traitors last night and the fact that if they’d been on that train just 10 seconds longer the scenes would have been horrific. Massive relief all round I imagine, it would have put a serious crimp on what has otherwise been a very successful series.
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Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
November 6, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Wondering why no one likes your posts anymore, even among your friends? It's because @jay.bsky.team and team have decided to hide a huge amount of content from all of our feeds by default.
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
Here's how to turn it off.
First go to the hamburger menu in the upper left corner
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I, for one, believe him.
November 6, 2025 at 8:40 PM
I, for one, believe him.
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I don't want to "drill down," or "circle back" I want to go to sleep on the floor
November 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I don't want to "drill down," or "circle back" I want to go to sleep on the floor
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A thin, ghostly snippet of 'Stop the Cavalry' just drifted past my open window and then abruptly faded.
November 4, 2025 at 12:49 PM
A thin, ghostly snippet of 'Stop the Cavalry' just drifted past my open window and then abruptly faded.
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New! After eight years of waiting, they're online! See London's unbuilt motorways as even their planners never could in our amazing, immersive Ringways Map, hosted by the amazing SABRE Maps. It *might* be the best thing we've ever done. #ringways
The Ringways Map is here
The wait is over! The full map of the Ringways, London’s unbuilt urban motorway network, is now online. Not even the system's planners had anything like this.
www.roads.org.uk
November 3, 2025 at 2:47 PM
New! After eight years of waiting, they're online! See London's unbuilt motorways as even their planners never could in our amazing, immersive Ringways Map, hosted by the amazing SABRE Maps. It *might* be the best thing we've ever done. #ringways
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With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
With the AWS outage, now‘s as good a time as any to post this old strip.