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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 4h

It also provides more than half the income of some of our major orchestras owing to the richness (and length) of their soundtracks.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 4h

“Extended marketing opportunity”…

a cartoon character from south park is sitting on a stool and says let 's be honest with each other

ALT: a cartoon character from south park is sitting on a stool and says let 's be honest with each other

media.tenor.com

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 6h

Smaller child is analysing ‘Killer Queen’ and I almost want to be allowed to do GCSE music again…

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 6h

An English degree might help you to spell ‘Britain’ properly…

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Doug Mack @douglasmack.bsky.social · 8h

the most delightful version of logging on to see what news you've missed

Dr Ramsdell, whose phone had been on airplane mode when the Nobel committee tried to call him, told the BBC's Newshour Programme that his first response when his wife said, "You've won the Nobel prize" was: "I did not."

To which Ms O'Neill replied that she had 200 text messages that suggested he had.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 17h

As I’ve said before, until recently in East London the sight of a 40-foot St George or Union flag on a house during the World Cup was almost always accompanied by Bengali-accented cries of “Come on my Son!”

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Frédéric Moreau @goodclimate.bsky.social · 19h

Can we pause and imagine the well of sympathy in the Telegraph for HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS of overstaying foreigners in the UK who don't speak English. Polluting the culture.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 23h

A belief in the traditional institutions of the police and judiciary used to be absolutely core Conservative values. It's not clear to me where those people are voting now.

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Rhianna Pratchett @rhi.bsky.social · 1d

In Discworld, cities thrive because they welcome dwarfs, trolls, vampires, and humans alike. Ankh-Morpork works because everyone belongs. Funny how fiction can seem more humane than policy sometimes.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

This is so exciting. Congratulations to everyone involved!

Mark Berry @boulezian.bsky.social · 1d

Delighted news of this is now spreading. Congratulations to my department colleagues involved in the project.

Dr Ian McCormick @wokestudies.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS !
"A team of musicologists has unearthed the printed score of a previously unknown Purcell song, as well as the original manuscript for various keyboard compositions."
#baroque #music
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

And someone is doing that whilst holding a camera…..

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

There is little that cannot be alleviated by the sight of a Chinchilla in a hammock.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Vitally important thread:

Alan Beattie @alanbeattie.bsky.social · 1d

OMG an amazing thought occurred about dogs, cats and their relationship with humans. Hear me out, hear me out:

Dogs were domesticated over 20,000 years ago to help with hunter-gathering, cats only 10,000 years ago as rodent control for grain stores after the invention of sedentary agriculture. 1/2

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Auspicious - I’ve just programmed Hiob for next March.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

I realise after yesterday's news that I have never read a sentence of Jilly Cooper. But given the immense joy that she has given so many of my friends, I may rectify that one in her memory. RIP

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 3d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

I am reliably informed that this is not faked

Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 1d

a metaphor strong enough to rip open space/time

A Tory flyer at the Tory conference where they’ve spelled ‘Britain’:

"When Labour negotiates,
Britian loses"
Kemi Badenoch

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 1d

Wondering if I should just start photographing people who film concerts (especially those involving children) and publish a little collection.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2d

First hint of Autumn sun and all dignity leaves the building…

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 2d

In desperate bid for a Prime Ministerial candidate with proven staying power, Macron to nominate Anthony Scaramucci.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2d

It was Neil Ferguson of all people when I was a student ho most strongly blamed the rise of Nazism on the weakness of the old centre-right…

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2d

Anyone working in Local Goverment could have told them
that if it could be cut, it had already been cut and then some.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 2d

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters on.ft.com/4pTvJ62

Reform likely to raise Kent council tax after cost-cutting drive falters

Nigel Farage’s party promised to revive local authority finances by slashing wasteful spending

on.ft.com

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2d

Partly a quirk of the translation…

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2d

Top Gun.

Think I managed half an episode of Friends and Sex and the City respectively…

Hannah Fearn @hannahfearn.bsky.social · 3d

Inspired by a post I just saw in which someone admitted they hadn’t seen a single episode of Friends nor the film Love Actually… what cultural hole do you have that’s a bit weird for your generation?

I’ll go first: I haven’t seen Dirty Dancing.

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 2d

Observing the West Ham coach’s hand-gestures: “Perhaps they should teach the team sign-language…”

Firstborn: “they should teach them to play football first.” 🔥🔥🔥

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John Andrews @jkaconductor.bsky.social · 3d

And this goes on top..

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