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oliver levy

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oliver levy @helicule.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Oh, I love the ones that can't help editorialising . . .
a plaque at the DDR museum, Berlin, in 2019:

"COUNTING TANKS
"Even children of Kindergarten age was taught to count tanks and soldiers like a real NVA officer. Ten soldiers minus five soldiers makes . . . But what happened to the other five? They probably sacrificed themselves for their Socialist homeland."
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oliver levy @helicule.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
I happened across your 'NME' piece in a Budapest museum, on the fortieth anniversary of publication . . .
"Page 26—New Musical Express 9th August, 1986"INSIDE THE ROYAL FAMILY

'NME' piece about Queen's farewell concerts in Budapest, by David Quantick, August 10, 1986.The rest of the display case: a ticket, a VHS tape, a DVD, a cassette-tape, strips of film, a commemorative coin, some kind of poster, and a statuette of Freddie Mercury.
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oliver levy @helicule.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Try this — so effective it won a Pulitzer for music in 1945.
A gadget for removing hair by the root, consisting of a single tightly-wound helical wire.'Tis the gift to raise pimples.
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oliver levy @helicule.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
You think you know a channel.
Google news alert: 

Google • 34m
BBC Four arrested and officer hurt in violent disorder
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oliver levy @helicule.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
Judging by his cash-in compilation, he'd serve up a few toothsome morsels!
The back cover of Jamie Oliver's 'Cookin'' (2000):

1	Toploader, 'Dancing In The Moonlight' (3:52)
2	Manic Street Preachers, 'Motorcycle Emptiness' (6:05)
3	the Charlatans, 'My Beautiful Friend' (4:32)
4	Fatboy Slim, 'Right Here, Right Now' (5:53)
5	Jamiroquai, 'Blow Your Mind' (3:51)
6	Blur, 'Trouble In The Message Centre' (4:00)
7	Sneaker Pimps, '6 Underground' (3:53)
8	Gomez, 'Get Myself Arrested' (4:02)
9	Inspiral Carpets, 'This Is How It Feels' (3:03)
10	Finley Quaye, 'Even After All' (3:52)
11	the Beloved, 'Celebrate Your Life' (5:31)
12	the Wonder Stuff, 'On The Ropes' (3:54)
13	the Happy Mondays, 'Loose Fit' (4:50)
14	Flowered Up, 'Take It' (4:30)
15	the Stone Roses, 'Begging You' (4:54)
16	Shed Seven, 'On Standby' (3:53)
17	the La's, 'There She Goes' (2:42)
18	Scarlet Division, 'Sundial' (3:24)
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oliver levy @helicule.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
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oliver levy @helicule.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
US bee storage device.
A beehive at the Socrates sculpture-park, New York.
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oliver levy @helicule.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
For full enjoyment, some drinks require a delicate palette. Luckily,
A mostly-empty glass of matcha latte, served on a tiny wooden palette.
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oliver levy @helicule.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Never deleting this app.
My phone alarm.
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