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Marie Phillips

@mariephillips.bsky.social

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Writer of Gods Behaving Badly, Warhorses of Letters and more. This American Life contributor. Free newsletter at mariephillips.beehiiv.com

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 28m

And Nico indeed

Me (woman with dark hair in a bob wearing a black and white summer dress and heavy-framed glasses) sitting on a chair shaking paws with Nico (a beautiful golden retriever.) A cat, Klaus (oriental grey, evil genius, RIP) sits on the back of my chair. This is not the first time I met Nico but is a useful visual aid for how that might have been.

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 33m

Can’t think of anything better! 🥰

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 11h

Yes, on Twitter!

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 11h

What? You may as well complain about someone saying the sky is blue. What’s true is true

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 11h

I met @andrewmale.bsky.social

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 1d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 17h

Great title!

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 17h

ok.ru/video/207594...

Roughshod (1949) Robert Sterling, Gloria Grahame, Claude Jarman Jr.

Wrangler Clay Phillips and his younger brother Steve are taking horses to their ranch near Sonora when they come across four dance hall girls heading the same way with a wrecked buggy

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 17h

Typo. In each instance I prefer THE Jungle Book (to the other one which uses the same animation)

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Mayor of London's Culture team @ldnculture.bsky.social · 17h

The incredible Croydonites is back today!

The annual autumn festival features well known theatre makers from across the UK, as well as a host of local artists who demonstrate how culturally rich Croydon is✨

📅8-18 October

www.croydonites.com

Croydonites | theatre festival | United Kingdom

Croydonites is an annual festival of theatre for Croydon. We showcase local theatre makers and bring some of the best UK contemporary performance to Croydon.

www.croydonites.com

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 19h

One step within his orbit and I’d be scritching his ears and offering treats. He is too powerful for me.

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Sardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 21h

two women wearing shirts that read USA drinking team, they are smoking and holding a bottle

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 19h

This is just trolling at this point

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 19h

Roughshod was the first proper Western I ever saw - and only last April! Here’s my review from then. Spoiler: I loved it boxd.it/6dOfcB

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Andrew Male @andrewmale.bsky.social · 22h

The 2024 Little Richard documentary, I Am Everything, is currently streaming on C4 in the UK. Ignore the usual talking heads who appear at the start as this is excellent. Particularly good on the "queer" subculture of the American South. youtu.be/4YC8WUrWtZY?...

Little Richard: I Am Everything - Official Trailer | Documentary by Lisa Cortés | Opens April 21

YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 20h

Oof! In each instance I prefer to Jungle Book version - that animation had some proper elan.

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 1d

No such thing as the latter!

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 1d

Oh that’s so lovely! But are WE real? That’s what you need to ask yourself…

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 1d

Well that’s a completely different situation because yours are definitely real people and I wish you every happiness

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Paul Clarke @paulclarke.com · 3d

One of my favourite London street scenes. There's a lot going on here.

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Janey Salisbury @serendipitysmith.bsky.social · 1d

My youngest walked well by the age of one (over 30 years ago) and used to stomp up and down the sitting room singing 'Do you HEAR the people SING singing the SONGS of angry MEN'. Pleased to report she's still a huge musical theatre fan.

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 1d

Oh my god that is such a perfect toddler song! 😆

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 1d

The data scrapers probably know exactly how much time I spend watching hospital dramas

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 1d

I don’t want Him to see what I’m doing

Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 1d

Done! Not sure why I didn’t follow you back in the first place, sorry about that. Mostly I don’t follow back people who post politics, but a few others slip through the net!

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Marie Phillips @mariephillips.bsky.social · 1d

My god the amount of time I waste trying to figure out if my new followers are human. Apologies to every handsome middle aged retired surgeon with a beard who loves his grandkids and God who I have ever blocked.

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