Tim Waterman
@tim-waterman.co.uk
Landscape, food, utopias, queer theory, imagination. Prof of Landscape Theory at the Bartlett School of Architecture. Antifascist. Recent book: The Landscape of Utopia. At work on 'Reworlding: Planetarity & Future Imaginaries'. Real writer. No "AI".
When I saw them it was in the US, where OMD hadn't yet broken through. They opened the show playing in front of a black curtain and they were electrifying. Thompson Twins had an elaborate set with robots and weather balloons and they were okay, but OMD was incredible.
January 13, 2026 at 9:28 AM
When I saw them it was in the US, where OMD hadn't yet broken through. They opened the show playing in front of a black curtain and they were electrifying. Thompson Twins had an elaborate set with robots and weather balloons and they were okay, but OMD was incredible.
Butler was a genius with incredible foresight, unfortunately.
January 13, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Butler was a genius with incredible foresight, unfortunately.
It's fabulous, thank you! I just realised the other day I couldn't address humour as a vehicle for good thinking without acknowledging its ability to facilitate bad thinking! Sending you an email right now. :)
January 13, 2026 at 8:27 AM
It's fabulous, thank you! I just realised the other day I couldn't address humour as a vehicle for good thinking without acknowledging its ability to facilitate bad thinking! Sending you an email right now. :)
This is basically my dreaming mind busily shitposting.
January 13, 2026 at 7:43 AM
This is basically my dreaming mind busily shitposting.
Sending thoughts and prayers.
January 13, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Sending thoughts and prayers.
Thanks for sharing. I'll read with interest!
January 12, 2026 at 7:20 AM
Thanks for sharing. I'll read with interest!
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You may be interested in the blocklist @franzanth.bsky.social put together a while back: bsky.app/profile/did:...
January 11, 2026 at 3:10 PM
You may be interested in the blocklist @franzanth.bsky.social put together a while back: bsky.app/profile/did:...
I'll freely admit to the drama.
January 11, 2026 at 12:30 PM
I'll freely admit to the drama.
Ha! I'm blocked by 'Drama' and 'Techno-pessimists'. Must be because I insist on putting "AI" in scare quotes. :)
January 11, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Ha! I'm blocked by 'Drama' and 'Techno-pessimists'. Must be because I insist on putting "AI" in scare quotes. :)
Apparently this was created by "AI" so I won't be using it. Boo.
January 11, 2026 at 8:49 AM
Apparently this was created by "AI" so I won't be using it. Boo.