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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

The students I'm currently teaching (late teens) are all watching, and one of them said how the viewing figures are like how 'it used to be'. They held off from saying 'in the olden days'!

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Pet Shop Boys @handle.invalid · 10/10/2026

Thanks to all who came to the listening and in-conversation event at the Imperial War Museum Manchester on Thursday, and to everyone listening to the brand new album, “A man from the future”. 🎥 Lizzie Wood #amanfromthefuture

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VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

"Babs. You look pensive." "No I'm not. I was just thinking."

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Fortunate to be at this this evening at IWM North, really beautiful piece of collaboration. Felt like it could become a ballet, takes you on a journey through spoken word, music, song and resonates with the times we are living through.

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Matt Binder @mattbinder.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

the tech industry is about to invent books

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@andruyeung
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We created gyms because modern day work no
longer required physical activity. Without exercise,
our muscles atrophy.
I predict we'll need gyms for our brains too, once Al
starts doing our knowledge work.
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Jeff VanderMeer @jeffvandermeer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

They quoted me in this New Yorker piece about AI today. www.newyorker.com/culture/the-...

“Let’s say there’s a world or time line I exist in where A.I. has been subject to regulation. It is ethical. It has no footprint environmentally,” the novelist Jeff VanderMeer, a prominent critic of A.I., told me over the phone. “With those guardrails in place, would I read an A.I. book? All I can say is no. And the reason is, in part, because I want to read something coming from a particular mind.” Using A.I., he said, “feels like a betrayal of the whole point of why you’re a writer.”

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VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Reincarnation! The producer set me off on it. She had one of those sessions where you lie back and turn into Florence Nightingale.

Kitty is sat on a nice sofa in her overcoat and slacks.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Burnham really didn’t help with his comments. I really question ‘Manchesterism’. But yes, my dad is 82. We‘ll still be Blues. The madness of being a football fan. Been thinking of Bury FC and what they went through. Then curveballs like would Arteta be at Arsenal if not Pep’s Asst.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I was prepared to be left holding a pumpkin one day, but this is a whole other level. I feel sorry for fans, the ordinary staff and the players. They’ve all been used.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ha! Thank you. Trust me I don’t enjoy hearing them on phone ins. My dad is in his 80’s and he‘s gutted. My kids don’t know what to feel. I honestly just hope the club still exists and the owners go, but how that happens I don’t know.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Not all of us I can assure you! Grateful to have voices like Simon Hattenstone and David Mooney also out there expressing anger at the owners for their contempt.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Completely. My youngest has just said how he saved up to buy the new Away shirt and now he feels why? I don't want it to drag on indefinitely, what are we meant to feel this season?I always feared being left holding a pumpkin when they took over, but not a complete existential nightmare.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

PS, I grew up in Salford during the United glory years. I didn't think something could feel worse!!

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Thanks for this Simon. My dad has supported them since the 1960's, I've been going since the 80's and my kids now go. My eldest is so upset and says is all just fake then? I'm glad to have your voice that represents how a lot of us feel. We're not all shouty phone ins. I'm also at the Anger stage!

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Simon Hattenstone @shattenstone.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

This is my piece on City.I told a friend it's like going through the stages of grief in reverse. For me, first it was acceptance (when I wrote this) and now it's anger with the club. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

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We Manchester City fans fear relegation and losing trophies … but club are bang to rights

Despite the club’s shocking attempts to legally filibuster the charges out of existence for the past three years, we’ve rightfully failed

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Neville shouldn’t commentate on United, Carragher shouldn’t Liverpool and so on. It’s rubbish for whoever they’re playing and neutrals.

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VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Sometimes that's God's way of telling you to think on and look sharp.

Mrs Overall smiles as she delivers a cup of coffee to Miss Babs on a tray.

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Charles Fourier @charlesfourier.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Bill Bryson’s words seem appropriate to post right now

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Joel @itsjoels.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

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Library of Congress @librarycongress.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The Library is devastated to learn of the passing of Dolly Parton, a music legend and titan of children's literacy. Her Imagination Library program has earned multiple Library Literacy Awards and, in 2018, she visited us to donate its 100 millionth book to our collection and host a story time. 🦋❤️

Dolly Parton reads to children in the Library’s Great Hall in 2018. Photo by Shawn Miller.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

What music, what a legacy, what a way to live your life. I remember my friend’s mum renting us Straight Talk on video, loving the film little knowing everything else there was to discover. RIP Dolly Parton.

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Dolly Parton: Get Down Off The Cross, Honey

Alt: Dolly Parton: Get Down Off The Cross, Honey

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Robert Komaniecki @komaniecki.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

How do I explain to small business owners that the menu on the left is one billion times more appealing than the one on the right

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Was the audience made up of people with their parents?

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VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

"I lost every hair on my head the day they bombed Eccles." "Blast?" "That's what I said."

Victoria Wood dressed as an old lady with a big woolly hat on her head.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

We’re minding a school pet tortoise over summer to help a friend. In the 7 days he’s been with us he has favoured red peppers, dandelions, exploring the garden, being so still I’ve feared the worst and having a good sleep. Meet Reg.

Reg in his tank next to a model of the Dr Who tardis.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It’s amazing after things like the World Cup and The Odyssey and those shared experiences they still think people would want an automated voice saying, ‘so today Billy has football practice at 7pm on the Astro.’ The lack of imagination and fun in that!

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Marie Le Conte @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com · 01/08/2026

wanted this to be a spoof so so bad, hate that it's real, hideously depressing

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VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

"Has anyone ever proposed Pam?" "Oh yes, lots of people. A lot of widowers. A deckchair attendant. An anaesthetist . Someone who made lampshades out of thermal underwear."

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Will Harris @sandwichpick.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

The perfect parody doesn't exis-

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Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈 @josephpolitano.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Someone in DC set up a “little free blockbuster” with DVDs inside instead of books lol

A picture of a box styled like a little free library but with blockbuster movies

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Matt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I wrote something about why AI is a big old wrong un a while ago - if you’re looking for the real thing, I am that thing. Here’s a link to that piece www.mathew-owen.co.uk/post/ai-ai-no

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AI, AI, NO.

Unaccustomed as I am to writing blog pieces about the fact AI is a wretched pain in the arse, here I am writing one.The subject of AI in the shape of ChatGTP or whatever tool people use is unfortunate...

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VictoriaQOTD @victoriaqotd.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

If I was Prime Minister - and thank goodness I'm not, because I've been the length and breadth of Downing Street and never spotted a decent wool shop.

Kitty getting hammered on sweet sherries.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Really sad news at the loss of Kevin Keegan, for my generation it was that iconic heartfelt Newcastle rant that I so wish had come true. Lucky enough to have him as City Manager for a time & clearly a legend as a player.

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Kevin Keegan's Passionate 'Beat Them' Rant

Alt: Kevin Keegan's Passionate 'Beat Them' Rant

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

My youngest said Robbie Williams looked like a Despicable Me villain.

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Jon of The North @krauza.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

You're going to get left behind if you don't use Al." Leave me then. Leave me with my critical thinking skills, my ability to read and write long- form, and books without needing Al summaries.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Had a great time at this last night. Such good fun, smart and knowing without being smug or cynical. Brilliant cast and staging! #SomethingRotten

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Saw this last night and loved it! It was so good to laugh! ‘Musical’ is currently going round my head 😊

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

It’s always revealing who newspapers feel their audience is when you get big articles on it and 93% of the country don’t send their children to them.

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Dare Obasanjo @carnage4life.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Ford has rehired hundreds of senior engineers after replacing them with AI backfired and has cost the company billions of dollars. AI adoption is blamed for Ford being the most recalled automaker in the U.S. with 51 recalls covering over 11 million vehicles in the first half of 2026 alone.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

After Starmer said he needed 10 years and got 2 it seems rather bold!

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Joel Morris @gralefrit.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Morning! Time for a deliciously waspish 1926 attack on the way writers are treated, by A A Milne. It's a broadside at the nascent BBC, but it's even more timely now it's "all just content". "Hush hush Whispers be stayed Alan A Milne Is throwing some shade." open.substack.com/pub/joelmorr...

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A.A. Milne on The Writer's Lot

An article by the creator of Winnie-The-Pooh, about working for free.

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Nicola Schofield @nicschofie.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Thank you for sharing this! It always amazes me how so much pitching work in radio/TV is unpaid. Even when your pitch is being developed and you get through various stages it’s still all unpaid. That awful word, ‘exposure’. Theatres used that a lot!

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