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Carmen CP

@carmenchloie.bsky.social
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American in Scotland who writes and edits others' writing about film, opera, and performing arts. Tragedy enjoyer. Usually thinking about Sondheim. Views my own.

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Sarah Manvel @cairdiul.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
I wish I wasn't hearing a prizewinning author saying that "no AI" is a line we won't be able to hold. Especially since IMHO "ethical AI" does not exist and I am personally doubtful it ever good
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
💕💕💕
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
September has been a month of very high highs and very low lows so if nothing could happen for the rest of the year I'd appreciate it
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
💖💖💖
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MovieJawn @moviejawn.com · 22/09/2026
MovieJawn summons the spirits of the living to order our Fall 2026 print zine featuring CINEMATIC AFTERLIFE Order here, now shipping: www.moviejawn.com/shop/fall-2026 Ghosts, spirits, specters and hauntings! This is no parlor trick... join us in celebrating the great beyond 🪦
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MovieJawn @moviejawn.com · 22/09/2026
Our FALL ZINE features writing and artwork from: @rosaliekicks.com @averys-crypt.bsky.social @gayofthedead.bsky.social @carmenchloie.bsky.social @cinemasips.bsky.social @gennyradosti.bsky.social @maxgrobinson.bsky.social @murphofilmo.bsky.social Order here: www.moviejawn.com/shop/fall-2026
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Aksel Tollåli @akseltoll.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
I've forgotten to post about it, but I'm on the latest episode of @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social's ever-insightful and fun podcast Decanonized, talking about Così fan tutte in all its catastrophically horny glory: www.decanonized.com/episodes/moz...
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Episode 012: Così fan tutte with Aksel Tollåli — Decanonized
Do you want Albanians? Because that’s how you get Albanians.
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Some thoughts on a tumutuous past ten days carmencp.substack.com/p/how-not-to...
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How (not) to make money in the arts
Random reflections
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
the speed at which bad/inexpert writing has just been taken over by AI 'writing' is somewhat terrifying
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
New music Friday catering specifically to my tastes
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
If I had a nickel for every time I planned my summer around a production of SITPWG that was then cancelled
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
The danger of a walkable city is that you can find too many Little Treats
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scott aa wilson @scottaawilson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The Skinny were tastemakers, culturally curious, proudly Scottish, and a vital part of the country’s creative scene. This is a deep wound to the artistic landscape.
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Making an exception to my Stop British Productions of Tennesee Williams campaign for Harriet Walter only
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Devastating news. The Skinny has been a home for my writing for eight years, and I've loved working with the best team of editors in the Scottish media scene. It won't be the same 💔
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emer mchugh’s the devils @emer.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
(Friendly heads-up that if anyone wants to commission any articles, talks, whatever, on Elsinore/celebrity Hamlets/Irish Shakespeareans, you should slide into my DMs)
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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Willem Dafoe plays a forgotten poet who gets embraced by a new generation in this rueful comedy-drama poking fun at the New York literati while celebrating the city's bohemian past ★★★★ film review: LATE FAME, out now www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel... [Review by @carmenchloie.bsky.social]
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Late Fame review: Willem Dafoe is a winning everyman - The Skinny
Willem Dafoe plays a forgotten poet who, much to his surprise and delight, gets embraced by a new generation in this rueful comedy-drama.
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
it's one month until my next race and I'm fundraising for Refuweegee again! All donations support those setting up new lives in Glasgow after displacment (and every pound is greatly appreciated by me!) ajbellgreatscottishrun2026.enthuse.com/pf/carmen-pa...
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Carmen's page
About us The AJ Bell Great Scottish Run is the biggest and best running event in Scotland. Starting in the heart of the city, runners soak up the incredible atmosphere and music all the way to the fin
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
since this is literally my job, I have to share this excellent article with a hearty "hell yes" @vanmusicmag.bsky.social van-magazine.com/mag/defense-...
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In Defense of the Program Note
On his first visit to London in 1851, Hector Berlioz attended several chamber music concerts at The Musical Union, a subscription series run by impresario John Ella. His dispatches from the city were ...
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Firestorm Books @firestorm.coop · 03/09/2026
The Redstockings Women's Liberation Archives for Action has a collection of documents on Gloria Steinem's work for the CIA, including materials that Steinem succeeded in suppressing prior to publication by Random House in 1979. static1.squarespace.com/static/679fd...
A scan of a 1979 Village Voice article titled "Random Action: Whatever Happened to Feminist Revolution?". The article is by Nancy Borman and features photos of Gloria Steinem and Redstockings member Kathy Sarachild.
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
the newest East of Eden trailer looks... good? Interest has definitely gone up, especially after finishing my re-read a week ago
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
go see this on the big screen for Greta Lee's most luminous performance to date! (reviewed for @theskinnymag.bsky.social) www.theskinny.co.uk/film/new-rel...
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Late Fame review: Willem Dafoe is a winning everyman - The Skinny
Willem Dafoe plays a forgotten poet who, much to his surprise and delight, gets embraced by a new generation in this rueful comedy-drama.
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Leah Reich @leahreich.com · 31/08/2026
I’m sure most of you aren’t watching the US Open right now which means you missed this instantly iconic moment, now available in gif form
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Returning from a semi off-grid week to share the Edinburgh Film Festival reviews I wrote for @theskinnymag.bsky.social
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Made a friend today
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Johnny Normality (Spooky Mode) @probgobl.in · 14/08/2026
EVERY STORY ABOUT BEAVERS FOR THE LAST DECADE READS LIKE: WE RELEASED A DOZEN PADDLE TAILED LITTLE FREAKS AND THEY IMMEDIATELY BEGAN A TERRAFORMING PROJECT THAT REVERSED A CENTURY OF ECOLOGICAL DAMAGE IN THREE WEEKS.
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emer mchugh’s the devils @emer.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
PSA: i’m open for copyediting/indexing work! get in contact if you’re interested in working together. ps i don’t use AI too, i’m just some autistic guy with a stickler for detail 🫶🏻
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I owe this man a lot (for good and for evil)
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Forgot to hit -ai before googling and the AI summary of my favourite podcast's next season was completely incorrect, so this is your reminder to stay suspicious!
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mistress von toasty @toasty.cx · 03/07/2026
a tweet from i_zzzzzz, display name brooks otterlake, that says: Ironic- as a child, I was enthralled by the WWE..... yet today, it is I, who must "wrestle mania"
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
Making my @festmag.bsky.social debut by interviewing Delea Shand! The show I definitely wish I had seen as a kid festmag.com/2026/08/04/i...
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Interview: Madame Chandelier on Grand Theft Opera
Delea Shand on her new family show, a video-game styled spectacle featuring opera’s greatest heroines
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
bold of Ryan Murphy to adapt The Shards when reviewers can and probably will just change one letter
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
recognised not only a Goethe quote in a recent film but how it's often been mistranslated, time to put me out to pasture
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The Skinny @theskinnymag.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
"We’re scrappy as hell, please hire us to beat up celebrities, we think we could maybe make better money than as artists." Fringe icons Xhloe and Natasha answer this month's Q&A, ahead of their new show Bigfoot Ripped My Dog In Half I Saw It www.theskinny.co.uk/festivals/ed... #edfringe
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The Skinny on... Xhloe and Natasha
From mochi defrosted in their shirts to The Lego Movie Soundtrack, Fringe icons Xhloe and Natasha tell us some of their favourite things in this month's Q&A.
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
The Ken Russell centenary BFI season might be a year away but unfortunately I am already sat
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
I went to theatres twice this week to see a man spend decades trying to get home to his wife and childn and unleash unimaginable violence upon returning, and unfortunately The Odyssey didn't have enough cannibalism or singing
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
y'all made the LRB site crash before I could finish reading the review smh
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Back on my book reviewing beat at @theskinnymag.bsky.social! www.theskinny.co.uk/books/book-r...
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Four Terrible Parents by Calla Henkel: book review - The Skinny
Two chaotic couples move back to their hometown and attempt to raise a family in this witty and incisive exploration of modern relationships.
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Glasgow has been in the news lately for reasons fun and not-so-fun so I'm doing one last push for my fundraising page before the drive ends on 1 August! Every penny goes to support Refuweegee and their terrific work supporting newcomers to Scotland! www.justgiving.com/page/carmen-...
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Carmen's fundraiser for Refuweegee
Help Carmen Paddock raise money to support Refuweegee
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Bryan Camp @bryancamp.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Whenever I am told from now on that someone was “a man of his time,” I’m going to say “so was Silas Soule.”
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
Laughing out loud and finding all sorts to appreciate in an opera I've never really got thanks to @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social and @garrt.bsky.social
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Please sign for the west of Scotland! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/op...
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Oppose Bishopbriggs Data Centre Development
This proposal isn't just about building another data centre – it's about fundamentally changing the place that my family and I call home. Like many of my neighbours, I worry about the constant backgro...
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Fiona Robertson @fionaswriting.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
They're being joined by violent groups from all over, so keep safe. Stay together, mask up, look out for each other.
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Fiona Robertson @fionaswriting.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Be safe today everyone who's going to Glasgow to counter the fascists. In their speaker lineup they've got two outright neo-Nazis and a 13 year old child in the first four. They've got wild antisemites, people who think Hitler was right and that woman who flashed children in the Scottish Parliament.
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
Taking the train rather than the (overnight) bus today and it's ridiculous how excited I am
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
blessed
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
The UK will not have enough water for future datacentres. England faces 5bn litre a day shortfall for public water supplies. A trillion litres of water a year lost to leaks. Widespread hosepipe bans. No national grid for water. Poor infrastructure. No national plan.
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Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says
Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’
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Mallory Moore @sexabolition.blog · 16/07/2026
Megan Rapinoe losing out on a world cup advertising brand deal for being an outspoken trans ally as a result of AI decision making underlines how these tools function as mechanisms for censorship and blanding culture into nothingness.
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Marchons, marchons! Thrilled @oliviagiovetti.bsky.social invited me on to ramble on about an opera I (inexplicably?) love and how to tell stories about messy messy revolutions
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Carmen CP @carmenchloie.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Losing my mind at the omission / addition of "well-heeled" in Patti's FB and IG posts
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