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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Name another 102-y-o who managed to look impossibly glamorous every time she was on screen in North By Northwest *and* was so good in her movie debut that she both won an Oscar and managed to get herself immortalised in a Lloyd Cole lyric. I'll wait. RIP, Eva Marie Saint.

A mid-50s head shot of the actress Eva Marie Saint, who has died aged 102.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I knew I had a picture of the place itself somewhere. This isn't mine - it was taken a few years after we'd moved out, and I found it on a Facebook group. Our house was No.78, the one with the floral curtains. Opposite was basically a bombsite with a few prefabs when we lived there. No cars either.

A monochrome image of a street in Kirkdale, Liverpool 4 taken in 1972.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

This is what happens when you make your employees work 18 hours without a piss break.

Image is a screenshot from the BBC News website. On the right, in bold, is a headline reading "Amazon cargo plane overshoots runway and hits multiple vehicles at Miami airport, officials say", while on the left is a photograph of the aftermath.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Wouldn't necessarily need to be a particularly talented actor to pull it off either.

Drake as Jimmy in Degrassi: The Next Generation

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

New profile pic, taken last week as opposed to when I was 25 (the old one). I'm in my Jonathan Banks era, kids.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

The trending topics sidebar is telling me it's Black Cat Appreciation Day, so here's your opportunity to appreciate Boscoe.

This is Boscoe. He's lying across a stone grey corner sofa. Behind him is an assortment of cushions. He appreciates your appreciation.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

RIP, Gary Dwyer a/k/a Rocky a/k/a Buff Manilla a/k/a the gentle giant of post-punk Liverpool. I know a lot of my old mates are heartbroken today. What a lovely, lovely guy you were.

Image is of the Wilder-era configuration of The Teardrop Explodes. L-R; Gary Dwyer (drums), Jeff Hammer (keys), Troy Tate (guitar), Alfie Agius (bass).

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

One of the 🐐 and the platonic ideal of the one-club player. RIP, Franco Baresi.

Image depicts legendary Italian international defender Franco Baresi, who has died aged 66. He is shown in his prime, wearing the red & black club colours of AC Milan, for whom he played his entire career.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

As I just saw someone else put it; three old First Division trophies, one European Cup, one FA Cup, two UEFA Cups, one Bundesliga, three lower division titles as manager, two Ballon d'Ors and one of the greatest memes ever. #YNWA

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Finally, this is me preparing a response to anyone describing Andy Burnham as "a scouser".

Bob Odenkirk as Hutch Mansell in NOBODY (2021, Ilya Naishuller) sounding the bell on one of the greatest bus fights in movie history with the words, "I'm gonna fuck you up."

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Honestly, I think I preferred Blair when he looked like a cross between Bob from Twin Peaks and the sort of raw food/tantric sex/wellness guru who'll corner you at a house party and subject you to a 20-minute lecture on the proven health benefits of drinking your own piss.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

21 years ago today, at around 10pm-ish, I came back into the house following a much-needed half-time ciggy (I was still a smoker then), plonked down on the sofa, turned to my beloved and said; "This is going to be the longest 45 minutes of my life." Suddenly... #LFC

Steven Gerrard grins and raises a clenched first as he holds up the European Champions Cup, following Liverpool FC's penalty shoot-out victory in the final against AC Milan, which took place in Istanbul on May 25th 2005.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

And what is there left to say about Robbeaux? Greatest LFC left-back of all time in the greatest #LFC side of all time, and you can argue with your mam. Laughing in the face of the fucking tit Pickford and shithousing the🐐as we shove Barca off a cliff and ruin their season. God, I'll miss him.

Andy Robertson laughs in Jordan Pickford's face during LFC's 2-0 derby win against Everton during the 2022/23 season.

Andy Robertson and Lionel Messi square up during the legendary 4-0 CL win at Anfield.

Robbo reminds Messi that the world does not bend to meet him just because he happens to be the best footballer on the planet.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

This was my favourite moment of the 2019/2020 season that didn't directly involve winning a trophy. Ali sprints the length of the park to be first to congratulate Meaux after his injury-time winner against Yanited in the 2-0 at Anfield. Mashallah, Mo Salah, and thank you for everything. #LFC #YNWA

Alisson Becker runs the length of the Anfield pitch to be first to congratulate Mohammed Salah after his injury-time winner in Liverpool FC's 2-0 victory over Manchester Utd during the 2019/20 Premiership season.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

When you've just got the Chelsea job boxed off.

Robert Shaw, as "Quint", shares a joke with the titular star of JAWS (1975, Steven Spielberg) during a break in filming.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

Celebrate every win, no matter how trivial or petty.

Blocked by Bsky's Technical Advisor for being mean about the ego-massaging plagiarism machines. Aboohoo.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Afternoon, Reds. Not been here for a long while. #LFC

A rare sighting of yours truly at Anfield.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

He was a genuinely great pop songwriter. When he caught his second wind during the 70s, it seemed as if he was never off the radio. Then there's this NME cover from a little over 50 years ago. Here we are, with punk about six months away, and a forthcoming Neil Sedaka tour is still front page news.

Image depicts the front cover of the New Musical Express, dated January 24th, 1976.

The cover image itself is a black & white shot of a man with collar-length dark hair, wearing jeans & a plaid western shirt. His back is to the camera and he looks into a mirror which reflects a much older man with grey hair, wearing the same shirt. Headlines down the left-hand read; "Is your fave rave rock star old enough to be your father?", "Is rock 'n' roll an old man's game?" and "We name the aged men."

In the upper right-hand corner is a banner running diagonally from upper centre down to the right, and in black text on a red background it reads "Box office concert details: Neil Young, Rod, Purple, Sedaka".

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Post a pic you took, no context, to bring some zen to the feed.

Keith Haring's "Untitled (Boxers)" sculpture at Potsdamer Platz, Berlin, where it was displayed until 2025.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

stirring-fox-7e1fab.netlify.app

A fake op-ed headline in the raving mad style of The Telegraph's Allister Heath, someone whose own family would have walled him up 150 years ago. The headline reads: The public will never forgive the establishment for the disaster of beans on a fry-up.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

What an actor. One of that rare breed who was always great, even when he was appearing in absolute crud (which wasn't often, to be fair). RIP, Colonel.

Robert Duvall (1931-2026) photographed by Mark Arbeit.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Drop an album that was important to you when you were 19.

The cover of Fear Of Music, the 1979 album by Talking Heads.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

This is at the front entrance of the apartment building in Mpls where my friend lives. Obviously there's the "that sign can't stop me cos I can't read" factor to consider, but I imagine it might cause at least a few of these shitheads to hesitate rather than immediately try to force their way in.

Image shows a sign on the entrance door of a Minneapolis apartment building. Sign is an A4 sheet of paper, the upper half of which is white text on a mid-grey background. It reads, "This is private property". Beneath is black text on a white background, reading "Use by any federal, state or local government entity or personnel is not authorized for staging, processing, operations, or similar uses for civil immigration enforcement". The second part of this sentence is in bold text.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

The adolescent me would have been bereft to hear of Bardot's passing, but I doubt that kid would have anticipated her all-too-reasonable disillusionment with fame & celebrity eventually curdling into hateful, misanthropic racism and her committing to that for the rest of her life. Oh, well.

Brigitte Bardot, long before she became a terrible old bigot.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Schöneberg's most famous daughter would have been 124 years old today. #berlinsky

Marlene Dietrich sits on the floor, looking up toward the camera. She is wearing a white blouse and dark trousers. In her right hand she holds a cigarette and to the left of the frame is a portable record player with a 10" 78rpm shellac disc on the turntable. Behind her on the right of the frame is an assortment of gramphone records.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

NME's top 50 singles of 1980. I own (or owned) 37 of these. I used to buy a lot of records.

NME's 50 best singles of 1980;
1 Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
2 The Jam - Going Underground
3The Beat - Mirror In The Bathroom
4 Joy Division- Atmosphere
5 David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes
6 Bow Wow Wow - Your Cassette pet
7 Grace Jones - Private Life
8 David Bowie - Fashion
9 Bow Wow Wow - C30 C60 C90 Go
10 Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster
11 The Teardrop Explodes – Treason
12 Dexys Midnight Runners – Geno
13 The Jam – Start!
14 UB40 – Food For Thought/King
15 Elvis Costello – New Amsterdam
16 A Certain Ratio – Shack Up
17 Echo And The Bunnymen – Rescue
18 UB40 – My Way Of Thinking/I Think It’s Going To Rain Today
19 Kurtis Blow – The Breaks
20 The Beat – Best Friend/ Stand Down Margaret
21 Elvis Costello – I Can’t Stand Up For Falling Down
22 The Cramps – Drug Train
23 The Fall – Fiery Jack
24 Dexys Midnight Runners – Dance Stance
25 Robert Palmer – Johnny & Mary
26 The Beat – Hands Off…She’s Mine
27 The Subterraneans – My Flamingo
28 Magazine – A Song From Under The Floorboards
29 Comsat Angels – Independence Day
30 The Undertones – My Perfect Cousin
31 The Stray Cats – Runaway Boys
32 Robert Wyatt – At Last I Am Free
33 Robert Palmer – Looking For Clues
34 Dexy Midnight Runners – There, There, My Dear
35 Madness – My Girl
36 Squeeze – Another Nail In My Heart
37 A Certain Ratio – Flight
38 The Au Pairs – Diet/It’s Obvious
39 Tom Browne – Funkin’ For Jamaica
40 Cabaret Voltaire – Seconds Too Late
41 Diana Ross – I’m Coming Out
42 Elvis Costello – Hi-Fidelity
43 Aswad – Warrior Charge
44 Richard Hell – Love Comes In Spurts
45 Smack – Edward Fox
46 The Police – Don’t Stand So Close To Me
47 Bette Bright – Hello I Am Your Heart
48 Linx – Rise And Shine
49 Siouxsie And The Banshees – Happy House
50 Adam And The Ants – Dog Eat Dog

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Dave Clark's somewhat sporadically scheduled version, shown in... 😏🕶️😎 ...bits and pieces.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

"And that's the second one from Bovril Amphetamines, in session for us tonight, one of my favourite sessions for quite some time, as a matter of fact. Coming up next, the b-side of the new single by Bogshed - played the other side at completely the wrong speed last week... *chuckles*"

Legendary British broadcaster & DJ John Peel "driving the desk."

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

"🎶 It is old and it is beautiful, and its colours they are fine, it was worn at Derry, Aughrim, Enniskillen and the Boyne, SING ALONG NOW!"

Pope Leo XIV speaking into a microphone, his hands clasped around it as if in prayer. Behind him stands a crowd of people.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Post a non-religious photo you think of as holy.

Liverpool FC players and coaching staff line up in front of the Kop end as the fans sing You'll Never Walk Alone at Anfield on May 7th 2019. LFC had just beaten Barcelona 4-0 in the first semi-final, overturning a three-goal deficit in the previous leg and qualifying for the Champions League Final, where they would go on to defeat Tottenham Hotspur 2-0.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

"Mortimer, your brother is not well! We'd better call an ambulance!" "Fuck him."

Trump in the Oval Office standing with a frown behind the Resolute Desk looking distractedly downward to his left. Off to his left slightly behind him, people are gathered around someone who has collapsed.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

"Hi, Geoff. You're now in your 50s, no doubt with kids, a mortgage and chronic back pain. Isn't it time you got over your frequent public resentment of how all the creative freedom you enjoy is directly attributable to Portishead's music having found an audience amongst the kind of people you hate?"

Screenshot from the Culture section of the website for British newspaper The Guardian. It consists of a photograph of a lightly bearded white male with short hair in a loose side parting, wearing a plain black t-shirt and an unzipped heather grey hoodie. Below the photograph is the following text:
Film & Music reader interview
Post your questions for Geoff Barrow, of Portishead, Beak> and more.
As he moves from music into film production with Game, a thriller starring Sleaford Mods' Jason Williamson, the multifaceted creative mind answers your questions

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

A first-rate collection of Eddies, to which I would add Eddie Russ and Eddie Condon, as immortalised on the front door of one of my favourite watering holes here in Berlin.

American jazz guitarist & bandleader Eddie Condon immortalised on the upper right-hand corner of the front door from which one of Berlin's finest bars (The Green Door, Winterfeldstrasse) takes its name.

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Paul McGee @paulmcgee.bsky.social · 01/11/2025

A film you've seen more than seven times with a gif.

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