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Yes, it's 30% off all 33 1/3 titles in the #BackToSchool sale until 4 Oct. An unmissable opportunity to build up a collection of Faiths to rival mine. @3313books.bsky.social www.bloomsbury.com/uk/series/33...

Several copies of Matthew Horton's 33 1/3 book on George Michael's Faith, in a pile.

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Think I'll watch this tonight, misty-eyed, reflecting on the fairytale magic of their 'meteoric' rise.

A Sky Sports documentary called Drink It In: The Rise of Man City (2022). The blurb goes: Manchester City's rise has been nothing short of meteoric; from an 8-1 humbling in 2008, to five-time Premier League winners. Follow the record breaking journey of the noisy neighbours.

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New Channel 5 cosy crime strawberry-blond amateur detective just dropped.

M&S packet of dry cured ham boasting a Marmalade Glaze.

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wrongtom @wrongtom.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Caught some of the VMAs tribute and have to say Sombr, Adam Lambert and Teddy Swims did a sterling job reminding us what a great singer George Michael was.

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Arguably the greatest UK top 70 single based on a gospel-infused jazz funk record by avant garde saxophonist Archie Shepp which was inspired by a prison riot in upstate New York which resulted in 43 deaths including 10 correctional officers, 9 of whom were killed by their own colleagues

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 28/09/2026

I can identify a Blue Source sleeve at a thousand paces.

Tom Ewing @tomewing.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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Very gingerly dipping a toe into the stagnant pond of The Discourse I think it’s obviously fine to not hear popular songs but my reaction to learning “a song I don’t know has broken loads of popularity records“ is “oh I should hear it, maybe I’ll like it”, why would it not be that?

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 27/09/2026

Accidentally happened across a Friends episodes starring both Tom Selleck and Elliott Gould, and that's way more ham than anyone can be expected to eat.

Eddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

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I find it strange that some people refuse to believe this is the way our decentralised culture works now, that it's possible to be completely ignorant of hugely popular things that don't match your tastes and interests. People aren't lying about that because they think it makes them look cool.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 27/09/2026

If you're googling something you've heard of it, or you wouldn't be googling it because you wouldn't be aware of the juxtaposition of words to type. So, at the point of declaration, you can't be blamed for not having heard of it as you haven't had a chance to google it yet (Aristotle, 331 BC).

An excerpt from a Rolling Stone article about Ella Langley's song Choosin' Texas.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 26/09/2026

Rodri claiming that whatever the judicial panels say, nothing can take away the Manchester City players' achievements, as if their glittering squads were assembled by magic.

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Seeing a lot of "I actually like this one". Sting has made loads of great records. His being a nob doesn't change that. Maybe enhances it. #notTOTP

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"Can't think why The Police split up" as Copeland drops his drumstick for a third time and Summers shreds out a searing solo on an acoustic guitar. #notTOTP

I'm sure you can just tell Stewart Copeland to fuck off without making up some bananas story about blue turtles. #notTOTP

Fascinated at Janice Long refusing to say words in brackets – 'Died In Your Arms', 'Live And Die'. #TOTP

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Always There when you haven't done your homework and it's school tomorrow. #TOTP

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Three from that countdown on the comp. And probably a couple of songs too obscure even for this. B B & Q? Can't remember at all. #TOTP

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 24/09/2026

Didn't watch any matches or hear any football news last night, and still I dreamt Kai Havertz got injured. This is on me. Sorry, friends.

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I already drink beer on the terraces. Seventh tier football FTW. As a season ticket holder I also have it in a branded hard plastic glass from the special bar that charges a quid for the pleasure, which you can claim back if you return it, but they pull the shutters down on 85 mins.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 23/09/2026

Think I've found the perfect way to annoy all of Bluesky at once. Just had a PR email about One Hit Wonder Day, in which a DJ has picked his top 5 one hit wonders and included Soft Cell's Tainted Love.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 23/09/2026

No compilation does 'fourth single from the album' quite like the Now Yearbook Vault series.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 22/09/2026

Any second now another person who's only heard the title track is going to call Tusk a weird album.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 19/09/2026

All my Arsenal mutuals stressed and frustrated. Me happy and satisfied watching Dartford 1-0 up against Hayes and Yeading in the FA Cup 2nd Qualifying Round.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 19/09/2026

The cosmic alchemy that's preventing Spurs ever scoring again is fuelling a mad performance from Villa's keeper.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 18/09/2026

And they said you can't mix Carleen Anderson into Innerzone Orchestra. And I can't. Someone might though.

Carleen Anderson and Innerzone Orchestra records on decks with sleeves nearby.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 17/09/2026

Tonight's theme: records you'd forgotten you'd bought.

A record deck playing the compilation LP Upfront 1. The sleeve is propped up on the mixer. There's some Mickey Mouse art on the wall. And a fish. There's a twilight hue. A shadow.

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Middle-born is off to university tomorrow, so I'm hugging her every time I see her. Think she's brought it forward to tonight.

Roland Smith @rolandmcs.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Lot of context-free reposts of that screenshot saying Lisa Nandy had 'heard' and 'was listening' to Piddington. That was a courtesy. She went on to say all communities, rich and poor, had to accept these facilities being placed locally while claims were processed, and this vote wouldn't change it.

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Very nice to hear a sane voice from Piddington. Serious respect to this woman, who is apparently already being othered by more bigoted villagers.

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Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul - Googoo Gaga (Official Video)

Charlotte Adigéry and Bolis Pupul are back with Googoo Gaga, which is, of course, a 'sharp, tender portrait of motherhood, care and the invisible labour of raising a child told through the Flemish folktale, De Mammelokker'. www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MqJ...

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YouTube video by Charlotte Adigéry & Bolis Pupul

BBC Breakfast managing to treat the Piddington bigot vote as both a quaint 'and finally...' story and a significant 'message to Andy Burnham'. That berk John Kay tumescent.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 15/09/2026

Ed Sheeran's pedalboard quits tour: 'This is for the downtrodden worldwide'

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Arsenal winning it for Macklemore.

Ronan Fitzgerald @rmkf.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

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Interesting take, I assumed just go for it was the best approach.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 14/09/2026

Amol Rajan's performative aghast face. The Go! Team's Bottle Rocket DOES sound a bit like Salt 'n' Pepa. #UniversityChallenge

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 14/09/2026

Had an unlikely urge to dig out my old Hothouse Flowers LP and even play it. Not impressed with 20-minutes-ago me. And as for the 16-year-old me who bought it—oh, you're ok, kid. Can't be helped.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 13/09/2026

Shelton hits the ball hard, but into innocuous spaces. Mind boggles that he beat Alcaraz. Albeit a one-armed Alcaraz who'd been on a sun lounger for eight months. #USOpen

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 13/09/2026

Annoying City win slightly leavened by how hilariously poor United are.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 12/09/2026

The Waterboys have brought Steve Earle on to add a bit of bite up front for the second half.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 10/09/2026

My Garmin watch thinks I'm interested that Reading and Leeds tickets are on sale tomorrow. Assume it's looked at my 5K times and decided I'm a thrusting young buck.

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Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 09/09/2026

Seems about right in this age of thugs and arseholes that Alexander Zverev's odds-on to win his second slam of the year.

Matthew Horton @matthewhorton.com · 09/09/2026

Bless Noni. No one thought that was going in, least of all him.