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Ghibli Tavern @ghiblitavern.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Today is the 40th anniverary of Studio Ghibli's first cinema release! Laputa: Castle in the Sky came out on 2 August 1986, paving the way for everything that followed.

Japanese poster for Laputa: Castle in the Sky, showing Pazu looking up in wonder at Sheeta floating in the air

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Kristian Burns-Ross @kristian7ross.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

In fairness, it has been close. #ESPARG | #FIFAWorldCup

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

This is not a great advert for football

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Welp, the final has a lot to live up to tomorrow

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Well, no 'we were robbed' about that one, Argentina were better tactically and wanted it more. England tried to defend a lead for half hour against a team with too much firepower, we just about got away with it against Mexico and Norway but why abandon the initiative like that in a semi?

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

We've completely abandoned the initiative in this match and have deserved to go behind here.

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Background paintings by Shuichi Kusamori for Ghost in the Shell (1995), dir. Mamoru Oshii, Production I.G

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Me: *watches a load of retro game vids* YouTube algorithm: 😴 Me: *watches a bunch of anime vids* YouTube algorithm: 😴 Me: *watches a single video about ghosts on the London underground* YouTube algorithm: 'AH! I SEE YOU LIKE TRAINS! GOT IT MY GOOD SIR, I WILL RECOMMEND TRAIN VIDEOS EXCLUSIVELY

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

It's rather hot in York at the moment, so if you're on campus why not cool off in our climate controlled study space on the first floor of the Raymond Burton library? We're keeping it open access all week, no archives or appointments required (and we can vouch for the icy chill) 😎

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Damn, can it be that England were actually...exciting in the 2nd half? We need to keep that intensity for the rest of the tournament

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

A few weeks back I stumbled across the HMV Vault shop in Birmingham, and it was like stepping back in time 20 years. It's one of the last 'original concept' HMV locations, prioritising film and music over merchandise and pop culture. I didn't realise how much I'd missed browsing shops like this

Photo of a fairly industrial looking shop interior with racks of vinyl albums, CDs and merchandise. A sign hangs from the ceiling saying 'Welcome to HMV Vault' with a teal arrow pointing left to the Books, Film & TV, T-Shirts and Technology sections, and a pink arrow pointing right to the CD and Vinyl sections

A photo looking across multiple rows of shelving packed with DVDs and Blu-Ray tiles sorted by genre, with the World cinema section in the foreground

A photo of long racks of music CDs in the metal section, sorted by artist and with the familiar purple mastheads from HMV's past. Just being able to browse such a wide selection was great, in the days of algorithmically guided and sponsored suggestions you don't really get that thrill of finding something new just because the name or cover art grabs you

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tuomaspirinen.bsky.social @tuomaspirinen.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

John Blanche has died. Absolutely devastating news. I have no words right now. It will have to wait. Farewell, old friend.

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Ok, so I have today learned that we could have had a Doctor Who series starring Tom Baker and Mark Hamill with production design by H R Giger, I have no idea what that would have been like but I wish we'd found out 😭

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Sweltering in the UK heatwave?? Why not visit your Local Archival Repository! Low temperatures and humidity GUARANTEED* And we throw in the history for free😍 *by regulatory standard BS4971:2017 Archives - Where the records are cool and so are you.

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gundampixel @gundampixel.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

The Gundam ‘bits box’ is full once more - so here’s a giveaway for the lot! Plus, well, a new & unopened Metal Robot Spirits Wing Gundam figure..! 👉 To enter, follow + repost (or quote). Winner will be picked at random, next Monday 16th Mar, international post all ok! Good luck. 🍀

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

It’s a very happy #DoctorWhoDay from us - we’re delighted to announce we’ve successfully acquired the archive of Whoniverse legend Terrance Dicks 😲 Read more at the link: www.york.ac.uk/borthwick/ne...

Page of the script of An Unearthly Child, written by Anthony Coburn and C.E. Webber and later novelised by Terrance Dicks.

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Damn, Studio Ghibli make a kickass beer label

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

While it's impossible to improve on perfection, Rowntree's attempted it in 1933 by adding a clear wrapping and a jaunty blue ribbon. Incredibly, this was its last appearance in the catalogues, although some say on dark nights at the Cocoa Works you can still hear the distant rustle of cellophane...

Colour advertisement showing an unsettling chocolate head moulded to look like a baby's head and face, encased in a cellophane wrapper and tied at the top with a blue ribbon.

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Borthwick Institute for Archives @uoyborthwick.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

You might think a Rowntree's Easter catalogue could have nothing to do with #Halloween, but that's because you haven't seen the two-sided chocolate twin face egg of 1932. A bargain at 1 shilling.

1932 advertisement showing an unsettling Easter egg moulded to look like the head of a baby, on one side the baby is laughing and on the other side it is crying.

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Ok, this beer shouldn't work but for some reason it does? Kind of like a sweeter IPA

A plastic cup of beer next to a beer bottle with a label in Japanese and English which says "Inspired by Hokkaido's famous sweet 'Shiroi Kobito'. White chocolate blended with ale to give a sweet, milky taste with harmonious refreshing citrus hops"

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Liverpool look like a real glass cannon at the moment, reminds me of those early Klopp days when they couldn't defend but their attack was good enough to score more than they conceded

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

Weird watching the opening game of premier league season without my dad, Liverpool made heavy weather of it but got the result. Raising my glass to absent friends

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Wow! Talk about doing it the hard way! Congrats to England!🥳🥳🥳

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Oh man, Ozzy has gone, for some reason he just seemed like he'd go on forever. Gutted, Black Sabbath are one of my favourite bands and their music always reminds me of my dad. Remembering seeing Sabbath at Download back in 2005 tonight, just an incredible gig youtu.be/9DuK_KeZlyM?...

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Black Sabbath - War Pigs Live Download Festival /Ozzfest 2005

YouTube video by Tiago Alexandre

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Background paintings from Castle in the Sky (1986), dir. Hayao Miyazaki, Studio Ghibli Pieces painted by Nizo Yamamoto, Toshiro Nozaki and Mutsuo Koseki

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas @horrornonna.com · 21/06/2025

Local graffiti has upped its spooky game 💜

A wall with TRAP DOOR cartion graffiti behind an Australia Post mailbox

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LinSquiggly @linsquiggly.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

people complain about One Piece being too long, you wanna see long? look at fuckin British soap operas. And they are all basically fuckin depressing all the time! Just watch One Piece, it's much shorter and much more fun.

a screenshot showing the total episodes for four British soap operas, coronation street, eastenders, emmerdale, and hollyoaks, in order, coronation street has 11,740 episodes, eastenders has 6,821, emmerdale has 9,548, and hollyoaks has 5,987 episodes total. beside each name and episode number is a thumbnail image showing the title of their repsective shows.

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Mel Brooks @officialmelbrooks.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

I told you we’d be back

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Currently watching Skunk Anansie in Chipping Sodbury of all places, damn good gig

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Always love seeing a load of Spectrum games for sale in a shop, gives me a proper nostalgia hit

Shelving in the game shop Insane Games in Wells, showing an extensive selection of ZX Spectrum games for sale alongside PS1 and PS2 games

Some more desirable ZX Spectrum games in a cabinet, including a number of Dizzy games, Spy Hunter, Uridium, Robocop, Horace & The Spiders and Mr Wimpy amongst others

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Environment designs by Satoshi Kon for Magnetic Rose (1995), dir. Koji Morimoto, Studio 4°C

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Jim'll Paint It @sirpaintalot.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

T-shirt: jimll.co.uk/products/sme...

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

The Shetland TV series slightly exaggerates the seriousness of crime on the islands

A warning sign from Shetland Islands Council in a public toilet block in Lerwick, it reads 'WARNING. THE REMOVAL OF TOILET ROLLS IS THEFT. ALL INCIDENTS WILL BE REPORTED TO THE POLICE.'

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

Currently in Shetland, the scenery is something else

A view from Shetland across the tombolo to St Ninian's Isle, with the sun shining down and reflecting on the sea

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 03/05/2025

Remove a letter, ruin a movie: Rave of the Fireflies

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Wish you were here for this dad

Screenshot "Liverpool win premier league title'

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Sooz Kempner @soozuk.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

🧵NOT BY ME, this is a post from someone who wants to remain anonymous but works extensively with trans people pre-transition. They were asked by someone “why do you think that’s so much [coverage of trans people] in the news at the moment?” This was their response:

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

You know, I'm not religious in the slightest but damn do I love the architecture of old churches. Just the fact that people could make something like this at a time when they couldn't build houses straight

A view of the stunning vailted ceiling of Malmesbury Abbey in south West England

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

England is a deeply serious country

A road sign for the Cotswold hamlet of Tiddleywink, which reads "TIDDLEYWINK Please drive carefully" above a smaller sign showing a 40 mph speed limit.

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HatmanRich @hatmanrich.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

As a strange aside to this even though I've not seen El Hazard I found a random PS2 magazine cover disc in the case with it which I must have put in there at some point. Let me tell you, this is such a weird little time capsule of proto-Youtube content from a year before YouTube was even a thing