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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

We all need to listen to “Rattlesnakes” now

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bryan newbold @bnewbold.net · 07/10/2026

ah damn, RIP Margaret Hamilton. she took safety-critical software engineering seriously, and got people to the moon and back. news.mit.edu/2026/margare...

old photos of a woman (Margaret Hamilton) standing next to a tall stack of books (printouts of Apollo space mission software source code)

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womensartbluesky.bsky.social @womensartbluesky.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Tish Murtha (1956-2013), social documentary photographer who documented marginalised communities under Margaret Thatcher in NE England (© Ella Murtha) #WomensArt

Monochrome photograph featuring a girl juming on top of an abandoned car near a wall with graffiti and houses beyond

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

Yes I’m waiting for Bruce To Show Up. Hopefully with Public Enemy.

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Just had Lulu on the phone. She’s not happy, not happy at all.

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Happy Bruce Springsteen’s Birthday to those who celebrate

Bruce Springsteen (standing) and Lorna Hughes (black nail varnish) at Washington Nationals Stadium, May 24th 2026.

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I can’t be the only one who saw this story and thought, this is literally the sort of thing that the cinema audience was laughing at in “1984”.

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I took my youngest to a concert of music from video games and he took a photo of the final bows with his Nintendo DS. Legend.

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

An absolute belter of an album. And their peak.

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British Library @britishlibrary.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The Wuthering Heights first published in 1847 isn't quite the version we know today... Our new facsimile reproduces the first edition, before Charlotte Brontë's later revisions. Here's a closer look at the original and the story behind this new publication 👇

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Wednesday

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Nick Lloyd @spaincivilwartours.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

No Pasarán, 1936 from Naye Prese, Jewish-communist newspaper printed in Yiddish in Paris.

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LAFAYETTE @lastudiolafayette.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang (Official Music Video) youtu.be/cMOKamtpUA8?...

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Pretenders - Back on the Chain Gang (Official Music Video)

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David Whitley @mrdavidwhitley.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Scotland.

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The Whimsical Muse @whimsicalmuse.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

A person‘s attractiveness increases by a minimum of 57% when they support their local independent bookstore.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

"Why should I major in History?"

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Sean Marshall @seanyyz.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Why I’m a fan of the Oxford comma.

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BOOK REVIEW
Sylvia Plath, a New York vigilante and Shah of Iran featured in latest historical fiction

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Rounding up some translations of Count Binface that have been appearing in foreign press 🇷🇴 Romanian: Contele Tomberonez 🇫🇷 French: Comte Tête-de-Poubelle (bin-head, more accurate than bin-face) 🇮🇹 Italian: Conte Faccia-da-Bidone 🇪🇸 Spanish: "un hombre con un cubo de basura en la cabeza" (!) Cont...

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Always one of the highlights of summer in #Glasgow gtof.org.uk

Glasgow taxis decorated with balloons and Scotland flags taking kids with additional needs for a day at the seaside

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tatzanx @tatzanx.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Obama Presidential Center opening brings Bruce Springsteen, Stevie Wonder and more to Chicago - Axios Chicago www.axios.com/local/chicag...

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Springsteen, Stevie Wonder headline Obama Center opening

Springsteen, Stevie Wonder, Common and Jennifer Hudson headline a star-packed opening ceremony.

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Lee David Dalton @leedaviddalton.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Incredible thread, make sure you get to the end

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Turn It Up To 11 @turnitupto11.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

At the time of its release, in April '88, Tracy Chapman's debut sounded like nothing else on rock radio. You'd hear Led Zeppelin, Tom Petty, Eagles. And then, Fast Cars. It was a breath a fresh air and reminded me of Joan Armatrading's work. The whole LP has aged well and remains relevant, powerful.

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Echo & The Bunnymen @bunnymen.com · 04/05/2026

On this day in 1984, we released the album Ocean Rain. A masterpiece. 🐰🛶

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Past Glasgow @pastglasgow.co.uk · 04/05/2026

May the 4th be with you on #StarWarsDay A date-based pun that's evolved into a global celebration of George Lucas' magnum opus, it's difficult to imagine a time before Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader. 📷 Chris Doak #glasgow

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Des @desdelboy.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

This is a great feature to scroll, from slums and Vietnam to The Beatles and Bowie a great body of work www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...

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Blogness: Bruce Springsteen @blogness.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

Excellent take on why this Springsteen tour is so different.

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The Morning: Bruce vs. Donald

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Sonja Drimmer @sonjadrimmer.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

In 2020 @yaelrice.bsky.social and I authored this article to dispute this kind of pseudo-scientific research, which regularly gets press attention, precisely so that others don't have to cope with the tedium of refuting it. Here's the refutation you need! hyperallergic.com/how-scientis...

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How Scientists Use and Abuse Portraiture

Many scientific studies assume that the features of painted faces are the facts of the flesh-and-blood countenances to which they refer. This assumption is not only false; it is preposterous.

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Rob Townsend @rbtownsend.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"The American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress is seeking applications for the new Archie Green Cultural Documentation Program, a grant program created to support community-led efforts to document their cultural traditions, practices and experiences." bit.ly/42MIJ2Z

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

This is brilliant and hilarious. And also a teeny bit terrifying.

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Robert Dallas Gray @robertdallasgray.com · 27/04/2026

I think sir keir starmer must speak to the nation and confirm that the official position of his majesty’s government on work pints is Yes

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Neil Mackay @neilmackay.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

‘There’s evidence the BBC is biased’ I talk to the nation’s leading academic expert on the media about government interference in news reporting from the Middle East to Scottish independence; the ‘ideological conformity’ that favours big business and collapsing trust In @heraldscotland.bsky.social

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Glasgow professor warns BBC Scotland crisis could lead to broadcaster disappearing

Professor Catherine Happer leads Glasgow University’s acclaimed Media Group. She talks to our Writer at Large about why the national broadcaster…

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NewWaveAndPunk @punkandnewwave.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Released on this day in 1981: The Sound Of The Crowd #HumanLeague youtu.be/twG5mu6coOA?si…

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

“There was a secret chord that David played, and it pleased the Lord. Hallelujah!” Psalm 150

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Paul Byrne @theplanetaryguy.com · 03/04/2026

This image of home just came down from the Artemis II crew. Taken after their translunar injection burn, there are aurorae at top right and lower left, and zodiacal light at lower right. Credit: NASA/Reid Wiseman

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Caren @redsox1234bskysoci.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Springsteen covering Purple Rain in Minneapolis last night (Nils and Morello taking the solo): www.youtube.com/watch?v=0_ST...

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Bruce Springsteen E Street Band Tom Morello Purple Rain Minneapolis MN March 31, 2026 Target Center

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Lorna M. Hughes @lornamhughes.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

They really didn’t think this through, did they?

An advert for a new series called “Detective Hole”, which is hilarious for Scottish people.

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David Lublin @davidlublin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

NYPL Labs was legendary in the NYC nerd tech scene of that era.

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Hetan Shah @hetanshah.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

I'm late to this but interesting report from the Young Foundation on lessons for doing R&D working closely with community organisations www.youngfoundation.org/our-work/pub...

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For everyone, by everyone | The Young Foundation

Insights from the Community Knowledge Fund, an initiative supporting 24 community organisations to lead and participate in research and innovation across the UK.

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Dani Garavelli @danigaravelli.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

"The saudade following the fire is also a lament for a Glasgow that no longer exists; for the old Union Street records shops like Bruce's, Missing and Listen...for the days of dancing in Viva and Vamps; and for the A-listed Egyptian Halls" The always-terrific Audrey Gillan for the @lrb.co.uk.

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Audrey Gillan | Tinderbox City

As fast as the flames flew up, the news of the fire spread not just through the city but among Glaswegians in other...

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Josh Shepperd @joshshepperd.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

RIP Jurgen Habermas - one of the five major social theorists of the past 60 years. Much to learn from his work. Many gaps, some errors, but he was so rigorous that he inspired some of the best simultaneously dissenting and generative thought of any postwar academic.

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Jürgen Habermas, influential German philosopher, dies at 96

German philosopher Jürgen Habermas has died at age 96. Habermas' work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figur...

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Pete Selby @peteselby.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

A huge congrats to Justin for making the Penderyn shortlist. A truly remarkable book. Also delighted to see Kate on the list who I acquired early on at Nine Eight and was the last book to be published on that imprint So, the last Nine Eight book and the first on New Modern. I’ll take that

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Marc Owen Jones @marcowenjones.bsky.social · 04/03/2026

Good rule of thumb, always distrust information if it comes from someone without any obvious background in news and current affairs, is anonymous, and whose bio includes Crypto, AI, and an emoji of any description. #IranWar

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