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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Husband: "he's just lost the election."

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Is there a word for the noise branches make on the top deck of a bus as it goes down a diversion on a route where the trees haven't already been shortened by the drive-by pruning?

close up of the top branches of a tree from a bus window

more branches. very close up. this time with reflections on the window showing the edges of the bus.

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Jude Rogers @juderogers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

...so read my long love-letter to this show, in which I explore all its complications and unanswered questions, here. juderogers.substack.com/p/the-unansw...

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The unanswered questions of 70 Up

The death of Nick, goodbye to Neil, and the power of watching fourteen real lives in time-lapse – the return of my Mid-Week Culture Culture Blast

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

If I had any respect for Watson I'd lose it now. But I lost it all when he was tweeting selfies from Glasto the day after the Brexit vote.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Just finished reading it. It's very good.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I enjoyed doing this Q&A with Tony Fletcher about my book Atypical Girl. Includes doing it for the sisterhood, being southern in Liverpool and how Substack got me a publishing deal. tonyfletcher.substack.com/p/atypical-g...

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Atypical Girl: author Penny Kiley on Liverpool, Punk Rock, and trying to be Normal.

The author of an acclaimed new memoir elaborates upon her life story.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For a lifelong fan of the series, a disappointing decision. But it set off a train of thought: it's weird that nearly every children's book I was brought up with presented children being sent away to school as something normal. Not even as a plot point, just background. And yes, even Paddington.

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Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

For the 33rd edition of Science & Magic I wrote about this house and the things that happened there. You can read it here: www.violetterecords.com/science-and-... My new book Latchkey is set in the house too and you can read more about it and order it here: www.sacredparasite.com/product/jeff...

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Please can media (and everyone else) just call Daniel Thomas by his actual name. Otherwise you're promoting his "brand".

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Radio Lento @radiolento.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Here's how to support Radio Lento ❤️ Donate - ko-fi.com/radiolento Subscribe - www.youtube.com/@RadioLento Rate / review - wherever you get your podcasts Share / promote - in your newsletter or socials Comment - we love to hear from you.

green hops growing on a bush next to the River Stort in Essex on a sunny September day

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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

“AI” IS impacting labor, but not in the ways you think. In some cases, people generating “workslop” are making their colleagues’ jobs more difficult. Snippet from my video Myths of AI and Productivity, in which we at dispel 5 common myths around AI and labor. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BO0...

There are three stacked screenshots from a video of Alex, a brown trans woman, sitting on a pink chair and speaking into the camera while holding a small microphone. She has short black curly hair and is wearing a blue long-sleeved shirt and light tan pants. Behind her is a cat-shaped pillow with an image of a tuxedo cat on it, and behind her chair are rows of books on a light blue wall. Underneath are captions from the video that say: “But generative AI can also reduce wages in other ways, namely by punishing workers who use the tools and pass on ‘workslop’ to their colleagues.”, “...researchers report that receiving generative AI text or images from colleagues results in lower perceptions of the competence of their colleagues.” and “Getting slop from your colleague makes you think worse of them. And if those workers are women or older, or people of color, then it confirms their co-workers’ biases against them.”

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

"Are we witnessing a massive, civilization-changing set of technological breakthroughs, or is this marketing?"

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Otto English @ottoenglish.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The total weaponisation of the poppy over the last ten years by the right is undoubtedly one of the more unpleasant and depressing elements in our national pantomime. It's become a de facto nationalist symbol.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I keep seeing things about people clearing out their parents’ houses, cos that's the reality for my generation now. Here's what I wish someone had told me. olderthanelvis.blogspot.com/2026/09/how-...

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How to clear your parents’ house

What I've learnt about clearing your parents' house. What I wish I'd known.

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Julianne Regan @julianneregan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

julianneregan.substack.com/p/important-... - The master recording of All About Eve’s version of “See Emily Play” is jointly owned by Cousin / Price / Regan / Willson-Piper. Any attempted use of band-owned recordings without the necessary permissions, will always be robustly challenged.

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THE NERVE @thenerve.news · 21/09/2026

The real reason AI bosses want a pause: They aren’t afraid of superintelligence, they are afraid of competition, writes Nerve tech columnist @doctorow.pluralistic.net www.thenerve.news/p/cory-docto...

AI’s big beasts aren’t really scared of their products. They’re scared of their competition. By Cory Doctorow. Image of OpenAI, Meta and Google logos.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Watching @channel4news.bsky.social and just heard Charles talking about AI "falling into the wrong hands". It's already in the wrong hands!

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Women for Refugee Women @4refugeewomen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Some news reports on Piddington village's 'referendum' to leave the UK due to plans to house people seeking asylum nearby are: ❌Dangerously weaponising violence against women and girls ❌Dehumanising people seeking asylum ❌Feeding the misleading rhetoric that men seeking asylum are dangerous 1/4

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33 1/3 Books @3313books.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

For International Country Music Day, we're remembering the Queen of Country: Dolly Parton🦋 Read about the complex persona Dolly constructed over her iconic career in this interview with Steacy Easton, author of Dolly Parton's White Limozeen bit.ly/4cTDqoa

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Dolly Parton White Limozeen | Steacy Easton White Limozeen | 33 1/3 books

Interviewed by music journalist Stephen Deuner, author Steacy Easton shares why they chose to pitch White Limozeen in the 33 1/3 open call, where this album fits within the larger Dolly Parton story, ...

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Alex Hanna @alexhanna.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Another thing about these Doomers that are coming out of the woodwork: who's paying for their press tours? I'm quite press savvy & have gotten at least a dozen requests since last Friday. But Coxon is 27 and worked at Anthropic for a few months. Is FLI's favorite publicist handling Coxon's calendar?

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Dorian Lynskey @dorianlynskey.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The question was: name some great conservative art. The Kinks and IAWL are two terrific choices in the now-forgotten sense of conservatism as a commitment to conserving things rather than a movement predicated on paranoia and hatred

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And if you want to know the extent to which AI bros are feckless arseholes, read Empire of AI by @karenhao.bsky.social. It's an eye-opener.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Next gig: Brighton, 7th October. An evening of "talks about music and subculture". Still pondering what mine will be about...

Poster with the words: "Sound Affects, 7th October, Brighton, East Street Tap, 7.30pm. Penny Kiley (writer), Keith Jopling (author), Dean Lloyd Robinson (artist). Talks about music and subcultures."

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Yeah, when I came on here I just wanted to talk about music and books, and catch up with old Twitter friends, and avoid the feeling of living in a dystopia.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Copy-editor and former journo here (and regular Substacker), if anyone needs one.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Latest Substack: It’s 1983, and Pauline Black of the Selecter is taking the lead role in a stage adaptation of The Blue Angel. pennykiley.substack.com/p/pauline-bl...

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Pauline Black, 1983

An early acting appearance

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

"The vast majority of people in Britain have their own private pension provision alongside the state pension". Does anyone better informed than me know if this is actually true?

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Louder Than Words Festival @lthanwordsfest.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Wowzers! Our Women in Punk panel #Louder2026 is going to be a belter! Join @mollytie.bsky.social @pennykiley.bsky.social @mccookerybook.bsky.social @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social for a brilliant & pertinent discussion Sat 14 Nov, 2,15pm: The Innside Manchester All tickets: tinyurl.com/bddvrx3a

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

As a reader (and an editor, hint), I strongly agree with this. Academic writing is too often like this, but I've seen it in widely recommended general non-fiction too.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

No, London Northwestern, none of these are my title. (And I shouldn't be having to claim for a train that was delayed because there were no working toilets. What century are we in?)

A drop-down menu for "Title" with only three options: Mrs, Mr or Mx.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Just back from a trip to Merseyside. It was a treat to do a book talk at Wallasey Central Library - an original Carnegie library. A fabulous historical building but just as important still in use for the community. #LoveLibraries

A room in the library with a poster saying "Love Libraries".

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I wonder how long it'll be before the RNLI run out of Christmas cards?

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Jeff Young @wildtwin.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I have a new book coming out soon, you can pre-order it here. It’s a novella called Latchkey and it’s published in Berlin by the excellent @sacredparasite.bsky.social It’s VERY 1980s Liverpool 8 and it’s set in the aftermath of my Amsterdam years. Wild times… www.sacredparasite.com/product/jeff...

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Jeff Young's LATCHKEY

THIS IS A PRE-ORDER!!! ALL PRE-ORDERS WILL SHIP SHORTLY AFTER I HAVE THE BOOKS BACK FROM THE PRINTER, SOMETIME BEFORE THE OFFICIAL PUBLICATION DATE. Official Publication Date: 29.9.26 Latchkey's narra...

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Old British Telly @oldbritishtelly.co.uk · 09/09/2026

[1977] A clip from the Granada TV programme 'So It Goes' (hosted by Anthony H Wilson) featuring Sweep donning punk attire to perform the Buzzcocks' 'Boredom'.

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Sara Gibbs @sararoseg.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Yeah there are conversations where someone’s Jewishness is a valid discussion. There are rare cases of people who have never before culturally or religiously self-defined as Jewish grasping at family backgrounds to excuse antisemitism. That’s a real tactic and it’s gross. Miliband isn’t doing that.

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Penny Kiley @pennykiley.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I can't help thinking that "Kemi Badenoch says something" isn't actually News.

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Dr Jennie Orr @drjenniferorr.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Signed. Please consider doing the same. I have family on the local lifeboat who literally down tools to go and rescue anyone without prejudice. They, not these masked thugs, are the true heroes.

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HOPE not hate @hopenothate.org.uk · 08/09/2026

Tomorrow night, Channel 4 Dispatches airs the findings of a year-long investigation into Tommy Robinson’s finances. Watch it. Then come back here. We’ve got more to show you.

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