Jack Jewers
@jackjewers.bsky.social
Filmmaker & writer. inVerse - six films about Shakespeare, out now. Debut novel, The Lost Diary of Samuel Pepys, also out now. The Winter Queen coming soon. Very partial to a roast potato. www.jackjewers.com
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The Ukrainian government has a list of places where you can donate to the war effort here. I personally just donated $100: war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Slava Ukraini.
Slava Ukraini.
Donate to Ukraine’s defenders
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
war.ukraine.ua
February 28, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The Ukrainian government has a list of places where you can donate to the war effort here. I personally just donated $100: war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Slava Ukraini.
Slava Ukraini.
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To paraphrase Zelensky, 'I don't need reposts, I need bullets'.
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Donate to Ukraine’s defenders
The National Bank of Ukraine has decided to open a special fundraising account to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
war.ukraine.ua
February 28, 2025 at 9:49 PM
To paraphrase Zelensky, 'I don't need reposts, I need bullets'.
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
Please join me in donating to Ukraine.
Please give any amount that you can. There are multiple options for which specific cause to support at the link below.
war.ukraine.ua/donate/
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Watching Joffrey and Reek trying to bully Jon Snow was quite a thing.
February 28, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Watching Joffrey and Reek trying to bully Jon Snow was quite a thing.
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I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni
February 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM
I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni
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A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that
February 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
A guy who used to be a comedian & is good at improv and dealing with hecklers and who has also spent the last 3 years in a war zone turns out to be a guy you can’t out-alpha, imagine that
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My wife just got Marie Curie and Marie Celeste confused, which let me tell you made for a baffling conversation about the charity collectors who just called round.
February 27, 2025 at 4:46 PM
My wife just got Marie Curie and Marie Celeste confused, which let me tell you made for a baffling conversation about the charity collectors who just called round.
Happy pub day to @jamesbluecat.bsky.social for the magnificent PAGANS. Set in an alternative 2025 London where the Norman Conquest never happened, it combines grisly crime with fantasy in the greatest way possible. Imagine The Bridge meets Vikings. JUST SO GOOD. www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/...
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February 27, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Happy pub day to @jamesbluecat.bsky.social for the magnificent PAGANS. Set in an alternative 2025 London where the Norman Conquest never happened, it combines grisly crime with fantasy in the greatest way possible. Imagine The Bridge meets Vikings. JUST SO GOOD. www.waterstones.com/book/pagans/...
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Oh, man, not Gene Hackman.
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
February 27, 2025 at 8:46 AM
Oh, man, not Gene Hackman.
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
2025 can just fuck right off.
Okay. Let me tell you a little bit about Gene Hackman...
This is unbelievably sad.
Michelle Trachtenberg, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl actor, dead at 39
Michelle Trachtenberg, Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Gossip Girl actor, dead at 39
The actor was reportedly found at a New York apartment with the cause of death as yet unknown
The actor Michelle Trachtenberg, known for Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Harriet the Spy, has died at the age of 39.
Police sources confirmed her death to both…
www.theguardian.com
February 26, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This is unbelievably sad.
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I mean obviously that's going to be part of your assessment, but it has been very thoroughly covered. It is not the main story here. And yet the old rule applies: No matter who wins, we act like the far-right are either triumphant today or inevitable tomorrow.
February 24, 2025 at 12:55 PM
I mean obviously that's going to be part of your assessment, but it has been very thoroughly covered. It is not the main story here. And yet the old rule applies: No matter who wins, we act like the far-right are either triumphant today or inevitable tomorrow.
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Merz v.firm on European independence from US. Dovish Scholz not going to be part of coalition talks, opening space for more hawkish Pistorius. Stable grand coalition possible. Europe is much stronger today. And yet most reporters are unable to see beyond their pre-written 'AfD triumphant' headline.
February 24, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Merz v.firm on European independence from US. Dovish Scholz not going to be part of coalition talks, opening space for more hawkish Pistorius. Stable grand coalition possible. Europe is much stronger today. And yet most reporters are unable to see beyond their pre-written 'AfD triumphant' headline.
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This is glorious.
Just been reminded of one of my favourite stories from the old days of television. Dag Hammarskjöld, UN secretary general, was due in for a Panorama. Before he arrived, they needed to line up the cameras, so floor manager Albert Stevenson, later a distinguished LE producer was asked to step in.
February 19, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This is glorious.
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A French way of saying something is tip-top, especially a fine wine, is c’est le petit Jésus en culotte de velours. It means “it’s the baby Jesus in velvet underpants.”
February 18, 2025 at 1:49 PM
A French way of saying something is tip-top, especially a fine wine, is c’est le petit Jésus en culotte de velours. It means “it’s the baby Jesus in velvet underpants.”
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I have literally been having this conversation with my husband for the last two weeks Life turned into a Jerry Bruckheimer movie and that is making spy novels seem suddenly unbelievably tame. What to do, what to do…
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
Opinion | What’s a spy novelist to do in the age of Trump?
John le Carré had it easy during the Cold War. But how do we write espionage thrillers now?
www.washingtonpost.com
February 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I have literally been having this conversation with my husband for the last two weeks Life turned into a Jerry Bruckheimer movie and that is making spy novels seem suddenly unbelievably tame. What to do, what to do…
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...
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The NY Times article on the Murdoch family succession battle is simply fascinating. It's long but worth it. Get yourself a cup of coffee and read the whole thing. And the Nevada commissioner in the case ends his decision with this very pleasing flourish.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...
February 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
The NY Times article on the Murdoch family succession battle is simply fascinating. It's long but worth it. Get yourself a cup of coffee and read the whole thing. And the Nevada commissioner in the case ends his decision with this very pleasing flourish.
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...
www.nytimes.com/2025/02/13/m...
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With regards to that thread I RT'd (?) just now, I have to say the one thing I kept reading was how little the publishers would invest in yr debut novel, but @moonflowerbooks.bsky.social have been AMAZING getting word out there, interviews and everything, I am in grateful awe.
February 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
With regards to that thread I RT'd (?) just now, I have to say the one thing I kept reading was how little the publishers would invest in yr debut novel, but @moonflowerbooks.bsky.social have been AMAZING getting word out there, interviews and everything, I am in grateful awe.
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A 'foible' is something coughed up by cats in New York.
February 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
A 'foible' is something coughed up by cats in New York.
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just saw someone in the FT comments section referring to Tesla as the swasticar
February 3, 2025 at 8:37 PM
just saw someone in the FT comments section referring to Tesla as the swasticar
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“the collapse of twitter, but make it the US government” was supposed to be a warning not a playbook
February 1, 2025 at 12:44 PM
“the collapse of twitter, but make it the US government” was supposed to be a warning not a playbook
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"If you miss #TheTraitors, don't worry, The Apprentice is back next week" yeah alright, if you miss Christmas don't worry, it's Ash Wednesday next week. Fuck are you on about.
January 24, 2025 at 9:44 PM
"If you miss #TheTraitors, don't worry, The Apprentice is back next week" yeah alright, if you miss Christmas don't worry, it's Ash Wednesday next week. Fuck are you on about.
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The Traitors a good example of how despite the many strengths of Netflix and co they can’t come close to creating the national discourse moments, the WhatsApp group chats, next day in the office discussions that live TV, and in particular the BBC, do so well.
January 24, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The Traitors a good example of how despite the many strengths of Netflix and co they can’t come close to creating the national discourse moments, the WhatsApp group chats, next day in the office discussions that live TV, and in particular the BBC, do so well.
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This is a tiny reminder that you are not required to read every news story all day long. Our parents were exposed to news twice a day – in the morning paper and at 6 o'clock on the TV. Our grandparents absorbed even less news. You can turn it off any time you want.
January 20, 2025 at 6:26 PM
This is a tiny reminder that you are not required to read every news story all day long. Our parents were exposed to news twice a day – in the morning paper and at 6 o'clock on the TV. Our grandparents absorbed even less news. You can turn it off any time you want.
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The generation which thought media studies was some snowflaky fad is persistently conned by the media it consumes, weird
we should be concerned about the impacts of social media on kids and teens, but i don’t think we’re worried nearly enough about what it’s doing to middle aged people and seniors
January 18, 2025 at 12:15 PM
The generation which thought media studies was some snowflaky fad is persistently conned by the media it consumes, weird