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James Hornsey @jameshornsey.bsky.social · 5d

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The Clientele @theclientele.bsky.social · 7d

Same shit, different church! we have added a second violet hour show as the first one sold out immediately.

Thur 27 November - St Matthias Church, Stoke Newington

tickets go on sale on Friday at midday UK time

link.dice.fm/I94a007793e0.

wegottickets.com/event/677968/

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Kat Lister @katlister.bsky.social · 7d

Hello everyone, I wrote about the extraordinary lives of Lee Miller ahead of a major retrospective of her photography at Tate Britain – which opens tomorrow. And it's looking beautiful in the i Paper today! Read online here: inews.co.uk/culture/arts...

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James Hornsey @jameshornsey.bsky.social · 20d

Private show for the Trump state visit, Melania a big fan. Hush hush for obvious reasons.

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James Hornsey @jameshornsey.bsky.social · Aug 17

Hand cream also essential

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James Hornsey @jameshornsey.bsky.social · Aug 17

Rumbled!

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James Hornsey @jameshornsey.bsky.social · Aug 17

Studio happenings

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Kat Lister @katlister.bsky.social · Aug 17

Wow, I was not expecting this. My dad wrote several Play for Todays in the early 1980s, including one called The Cause in 1981 – about unionism and the Spanish Civil War. I watched it recently & thought – where would this be commissioned now? I look forward to seeing what they do

Channel 5 revives BBC’s Play for Today to ‘help shape future of British drama’

Series aims to follow original in tackling ‘thornier issues’, and to support talent from lower-income backgrounds

www.theguardian.com

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Alan Rusbridger @arusbridger.bsky.social · Aug 11

Letter of the day (in the Times)

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Dave Haslam @davehaslam.bsky.social · Aug 11

Top two stories on the Guardian site

“Mourners gather amid outrage over Israeli troops’ killing of journalists in Gaza”

“Anyone showing support for Palestine Action ‘will feel full force of the law’, justice minister says”

Future historians of the genocide; this is where we are 11th Aug 2025.

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · Aug 10

Because I am angry I will share this again. One of the reasons that Israel is able to target individuals so precisely is that it collects every phone call in Gaza and stores the recordings in Microsoft Azure, then uses AI to analyze and pick targets.

‘A million calls an hour’: Israel relying on Microsoft cloud for expansive surveillance of Palestinians

Revealed: The Israeli military undertook an ambitious project to store a giant trove of Palestinians’ phone calls on Microsoft’s servers in Europe

www.theguardian.com

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Kat Lister @katlister.bsky.social · Aug 11

I am sat here at my laptop trying to write but these brave journalists are all I can think about:

Anas al-Sharif
Mohammed Qreiqeh
Ibrahim Zaher
Moamen Aliwa
Mohammed Noufal

The entire Al Jazeera team in Gaza City, gone. Say their names.

Anas al-Sharif, prominent Al Jazeera correspondent, among five journalists killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza

Israel admits deliberate attack on the journalist, known for frontline coverage, in a strike on a tent outside al-Shifa hospital

www.theguardian.com

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 11

Al Jazeera Media Network condemns the targeted assassination of its correspondents Anas Al Sharif and Mohammeel Qraiqea, along with photographers Ibrahim Al Thaher, and Mohamed Nofal, by Israeli forces.

#JournalismIsNotACrime

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James Hornsey @jameshornsey.bsky.social · Jul 4

I'm lucky enough to have read the first three chapters, this is going to be a very special book.

Kat Lister @katlister.bsky.social · Jul 4

Hello everyone, I have exciting news! (📣):

Kat Lister’s beguiling exploration of art, FRAGILE BODIES, won at auction by Weidenfeld & Nicolson — Blake Friedmann

Kat Lister’s new non-fiction book FRAGILE BODIES: Art Born of Bodily Trauma, exploring the impact of physical adversity on the lives of seven extraordinary artists who confronted and transformed their...

blakefriedmann.co.uk

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James Hornsey @jameshornsey.bsky.social · Jun 29

The Double

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Monorail Music @monorailmusic.bsky.social · Jun 22

Spotify is a horrible platform in so many ways. People should consider if they're ok using it. We use Tidal in the shop for streaming and are really happy with it. Some of the staff use Qobuz at home. Spotify sounds terrible and their ethics are disgusting.

Damon K @dadadrummer.bsky.social · Jun 22

How did I miss this story earlier in the week…Daniel Ek has “doubled down” on investments in military drones and AI. Original source is FT, here is that article past paywall archive.ph/2025.06.18-1...

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Kat Lister @katlister.bsky.social · Jun 20

What a story, and so sensitively written by @samknightwrites.bsky.social with all the curiosity you'd hope for in a piece like this – do read, it's a cracker:

A Forgotten Surrealist’s Paintings Return to New York

Last year, Henry Orlik was living in poverty after being evicted. Now his work is worth millions.

www.newyorker.com

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Indienauta.com @indienauta.bsky.social · Jun 17

Comet Gain entregan en ‘Letters to Ordinary Outsiders’ una de las colecciones de canciones más completas de su carrera. En la que, además, apuestan por una limpieza que convierte al disco en toda una joya pop de lo más disfrutable. Vía @tapeterecords.bsky.social www.indienauta.com/comet-gain-l...

Comet Gain, 'Letters to Ordinary Outsiders' (Tapete, 2025) - Indienauta

Comet Gain regresan con ‘Letters to Ordinary Outsiders’, un estupendo trabajo en el que apuestan por un sonido más limpio.

www.indienauta.com

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James Hornsey @jameshornsey.bsky.social · Jun 13

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Kat Lister @katlister.bsky.social · Jun 12

Call me naive, but alongside launching "groundbreaking global initiatives" to "support creators’ mental wellbeing" Spotify could, I dunno, actually pay musicians a decent amount for the music they stream? I would think that might help them thrive.

Spotify launches global mental health initiative for music community

As part of the initiative with Backline, Spotify is launching the first ever Global Mental Health Resource Hub, a comprehensive support platform…

www.musicweek.com

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Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 🏳️‍🌈 @yellowsnow77.bsky.social · Jun 10

Comet Gain siguen siendo uno de los mejores exponentes del buen pop de guitarras. Y más ahora, que suenan mejor que nunca gracias de a la producción de Sean Read -el de los Dexys-. Su nuevo trabajo es una auténtica maravilla. donteatheyellowsnow2.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/c...

Comet Gain – Letters to Ordinary Outsiders

Mira que estoy informado de un buen motón de lanzamientos musicales a lo largo de todo el año -mi bandeja de correo echa humo todos los días-, pero no me había enterado de que Comet Gain volvían es…

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Don't Eat The Yellow Snow 🏳️‍🌈 @yellowsnow77.bsky.social · Jun 10

Comet Gain rebajan considerablemente la suciedad de su propuesta en 'Letters to Ordinary Outsiders'. Y el resultado es un maravilloso disco lleno de canciones pop enormes y lo mejor que han hecho en mucho tiempo. donteatheyellowsnow2.wordpress.com/2025/06/10/c...

Comet Gain – Letters to Ordinary Outsiders

Mira que estoy informado de un buen motón de lanzamientos musicales a lo largo de todo el año -mi bandeja de correo echa humo todos los días-, pero no me había enterado de que Comet Gain volvían es…

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