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Not that one, the other one @theotherjustin.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

A month out from Gwangan Beach Book Fair. I'll be there again selling used books along with Book'd Events (who isn't on bluesky). Expect to hear more about it in the future.

Poster for Gwangan Beach Book festival (in Korean) showing a cartoon person on a beach blanket reading a book while a cat sun bathes beside them. In the background is a cartoony suspension bridge and a red sun
Dates are 10.23 to 10.28.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Happy Chuseok to all who celebrate. May your rice cakes be plump and your pancakes crispy.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Excellent essay about what seems to be an excellent book! Now I just need to get my grubby little hands on a copy!

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What the hell does “NO HANDS JUST ENJOY” mean? What is a “hands-free” “boiling seafood” experience? Is this what they do in Louisiana?

A sign board for a restaurant called Show Me The Crab in Myeongdong, Seoul. There is an Al image of a seafood boil along with the slogan “no hands just enjoy”.

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MꙬse Allain @mooseallain.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

I hope this ishmael finds you whale

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Friday Morning Insomnia Cinema Club - The Tournament. I’m a real sucker for assassin on assassin action, plus it has a young Andy Nyman and a weatherbeaten Robert Carlyle. However, Liam Cunningham’s cheesy American accent is a little off-putting.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Off to Suwon today to do five different shortish (20 to 40 mins) performances, none of which I have done before. Always a fun challenge. Except the singing and dancing. That part is much less fun…

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Bought I Who Have Never Known Men yesterday, finished it this afternoon. Absolutely brilliant. Very much worth a read. And now I can’t wait to get my hands on Orlanda.

A paperback copy of Jacqueline Harpman’s I Who Have Never Known Men sits in front of of a keyboard on a desk.

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The Verge @theverge.com · 02/09/2026

As a new Harry Potter trailer makes the rounds, it bears repeating that there’s no way to watch this show without supporting J.K. Rowling’s bigotry and the structural violence she’s inflicting on the trans community.

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There is no ethical consumption of HBO’s Harry Potter series

You can’t without supporting Rowling’s transphobic bigotry.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Saturday Early Morning Cinema Club - Spider-Man: Brand New Day. I have actually come to a real cinema for the first time in almost a year. Hoping to make this a more regular thing. Also hoping Tom Holland doesn’t disappoint.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

We had to suffer through it in 2007, now it’s the rest of the world’s turn!

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

One year ago today my wife collapsed from a heart attack and never recovered. The past months have felt so long at times, but now I have arrived here it feels like such a short time ago. She died two days later, but today is the anniversary of the last time we ever looked into each other’s eyes.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Monday afternoon cinema club- Con Air. Finally got my hands on a Japanese blu ray for a reasonable price and now I can enjoy Nicolas Cage’s terrible haircut in full HD. One of the greatest and stupidest action movies of the 1990s, made even better by Malkovitch and Buscemi.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Today marks one year since Arthur died. I miss the little fellow a lot and so does his sister. This anniversary also marks the week running up to the death of my wife, so it’s going to be a fun August! Hug your cats close, my friends. And if they complain, hug them again and give them a churu.

Close up of the face of a mackerel tabby cat as he rests his head on a book.

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The Public Domain Review @publicdomainrev.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Pages from Walter Crane's beautifully illustrated version of Aesop's fables, shortened and put into limericks for the younger reader and first published in 1887. See the full book here: publicdomainreview.org/collection/t…

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

White phosphorus leak at the US base in Pyeongtaek… That’s not good.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Off to Muju on the express bus for a performance this evening. Sad to say this is not one of those fancy deluxe buses. At least I’ve got a single seat though!

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Nothing quite like an early Saturday morning spent combatting a flooding kitchen. I love, love, LOVE the rainy season.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Getting a sense of deja vu as my kitchen floor starts getting soaked by rising water, just like last summer... One of the most physical and oddly visceral reminders of my wife's final few weeks on this planet. It's going to be a strange and sad few weeks.

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couchtripper @couchtripper.com · 10/07/2026

Stewart Lee - What Happened To Counter Culture? 5x30 minute episodes. Stream or download. biggestfans.co.uk/forums/index...

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Mark Russell @markrussell.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

2 1/2 weeks before the new SPIDER-MAN movie get released in Korea, the film currently accounts for 14.7% of advanced ticket sales. THE ODYSSEY, which doesn’t open here until Aug. 5, has 4.1%. Na Hong-Jin’s HOPE opens July 15 and accounts for 38.7% of ticket sales.

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The Korea Herald 코리아헤럴드 @thekoreaherald.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Relative donates two paintings by Kim Jae-seon, whose entire catalog was presumed to have been burned by his family when he died of tuberculosis in 1948 www.koreaherald.com/article/1079...

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

What are your top 5 Stephen Kings? Jordy in Creepshow (1982) Diner Patron in Mr. Mercedes (2017) Bus Driver in Golden Years (1991) Minister in Pet Sematary (1989) Pizza Delivery Guy in Rose Red (2002)

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

I haven't had a drink of alcohol in almost ten months. Last night I dreamt I got drunk for the first time since then. A distinctly odd experience that was paired with some sort of murder mystery dreamscape... Not quite sure what my body and brain are trying to tell me today.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Saturday Afternoon Cinema Club - Hard Boiled. John Woo does amazing things with guns and birds and slow-motion. Could do with a little less saxophone though…

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

One English line. Just one. All it needed was a hyphen, a few spaces and a capital S. I am not amused.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Just finished Tiptoe and I think it’s an astonishing piece of television that captures so much of what is wrong with the world right now. It’s so good I can almost forgive Mr. Davies for his bungling of Doctor Who.

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Ariel 아리엘 @archivistariel.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

ATTENTION: new announcement for an upcoming release of a blu-ray I REALLY put my heart and Seoul/soul into my commentary track for- my dearest ❤️ Kim Ki-young’s kick-ass film, BE A WICKED WOMAN is set to come out from @terrorvisionvids.bsky.social !! Check out the cover and place your orders now!

Blu-ray cover of Kim Ki-young’s BE A WICKED WOMAN

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Wyrd Science Magazine @wyrdscience.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Hey, stop doom scrolling, it’ll solve nothing. Why not instead grab yourself a BASIC emulator, download Usborne’s 1984 Weird Computer Games book & spend the afternoon making A WEIRD GAME, I mean that won’t solve anything too but it’s still a better use of your time drive.google.com/file/d/0Bxv0...

The cover to the Usborne Weird Computer Games book

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Saturday Afternoon Cinema Club - Scandal. One of John Hurt’s best performances and Joanne Whalley is also excellent. However it’s not just those two stars who deserve attention, looking at the box, it seems Local Area Network McKellen and Bridget Fond are also appearing…

A monitor showing the title of the movie Scandal and in front of it a DVD box of the film with misspellings for two of the actors.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

My opera work is finished and I officially am allowed to do absolutely nothing this weekend! There will be some light housework, there will be some reading, there will be some films and possibly some Elden Ring... Most importantly there will be lots of cat time.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Last night saw the opening of the Korea National Opera's production of Peter Grimes. I've been lucky enough to spend the past two months working with these brilliant singers as their diction coach and I'm so proud of each and every one of them.

The cast along with the creative team of Peter Grimes are lined up on stage at the Seoul Arts Center Opera House, taking their final bow.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Saturday Morning Cinema Club - Alfred Hitchcock’s Rope. Been wanting to watch this one for years and finally splurged on the big Blu-ray box set of his best films.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Well, I just saw the news… Went through it before as a kid in ‘89 and it felt like part of my world was ending, but at least this time I’m bigger and more world weary and I have the blu-rays and Big Finish to keep me company until the return.

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Doctor Who: Rainy Scene

ALT: Doctor Who: Rainy Scene

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HappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 01/06/2026

Can’t wait to see Snake and Duke bonding over the discovery their Mums have the same name.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Thursday Morning Insomnia Cinema Club - A Fistful of Dollars. Filling in one of my cinematic blind spots.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

The photo used for this book review is for a production of The Tempest that I translated back into English (for surtitles) for The Edinburgh International Festival. I have not been consulted by either the reviewer or the author. Shame, as I have quite a bit to say about the topic…

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Movies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

Had a lot of fun with the olive, so let’s go again! Impromptu art club prompt! Make a picture of this radish. Any media, all skill levels, digital and traditional welcome, total beginners welcome, no AI #OliveArtClub

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Daniel Greenberg @winterion.com · 15/05/2026

remove the plane from the air and garnish with lemon - serve

Airplane evacuation manual graphic showing rafts that look like lemons and a route to depart the waterborne plane

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Portrait facial proportions are hard.

A pencil and black ink portrait of a bearded man looking to his left.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

There is something so sexy (and ethical) about a politician who keeps their election promises.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Brilliant essay for anyone who makes work for children, teaches children or has children in their lives. I finished reading Mac Barnett’s Make Believe on the weekend and this is a vital addition to the conversations it has provoked.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Finished Midnight Timetable this morning and I think it’s my favorite of all of Bora Chung’s books that I’ve read. Brilliant translation from @antonhur.com as usual. I would happily read another few dozen tales of objects from this very creepy institute.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Lunch at Palais de Chine in Myeongdong today. Possibly the best Peking Duck in Seoul and definitely the cutest Spring themed dim sum in Korea.

Two dim sum dumplings. One shaped like a carrot. One shaped like a rabbit.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I made the mistake of removing the lever before realising it might be a mistranslation…

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I just encountered the word “chthonic” (for the first time) and now you did too. If you know it, take a moment to appreciate it. If you don’t know it, go and look it up. It is a good word to know. I’m not sure if I will ever use it, but I’m glad it exists and I’m glad I read it today.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Goodbye, little man. Off you rot.

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Paul Matthews @ajosshi.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Saturday Morning Cinema Club - Executive Decision. Haven’t seen it in over twenty years. Not expecting it to hold up well, but who can refuse Kurt Russell and David Suchet?

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