iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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beka valentine @bekavalentine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I love the Snow Crash audio book I have. it has this ridiculously vibin' chapter title audio that's so perfectly early 90s cyber

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Repeater Books @repeaterbooks.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

UK version out next week with our sister imprint, Zer0 Books www.collectiveinkbooks.com/zer0-books/o...

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

New radio show, up now on the wire website for your listening pleasure 🎶

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The Invisible College @jjstannard.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The Samhain edition of The Invisible College takes place on 30th October at Tough Love with a screening of Censor + Q&A with director @pranobaileybond.bsky.social + a live set by @meemocomma.bsky.social + @bunnyhausen.bsky.social on DJ duties. Tickets: wegottickets.com/f/27776

Poster for the next edition of The Invisible College at Tough Love on 30th Oct featuring a screening of Censor + Director Q&A + Meemo Comma (live) + Xylitol/DJ Bunnyhausen (DJ)

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The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our October 2026 issue www.thewire.co.uk/audio/tracks...

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Office Ambience 512 - The Wire

Stream a selection of tracks from releases we listened to during the making of our October 2026 issue

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Helen Barrett @helenbarrett.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

New book in the British Library series by Travis Elborough has one the most delightful descriptions of the inside of a record shop I have read, of the Record Album shop in Brighton: 'The output of Howard Keel had its own bin.'

The Philosophy of Vinyl by Travis Elborough (published by the British Library)

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Yiannis Kalaitzis @yianniskalaitzis.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Illustration: Ella Baron/The Guardian

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

ooh, sort of like the usenet oracle of yore: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interne...

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Internet Oracle - Wikipedia

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The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

The Wire 511 is out now! Featuring Space Afrika on the cover, plus Nuno Canavarro, Lucy Liyou, Jad Atoui, Rump State, Primitive Percussion Youth Orchestra, Darla Quintana, Jennifer Herrema’s Invisible Jukebox, and much more. Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Thinking about Jessica Lynch, the soldier who was captured & tortured in Iraq in 2003, she only joined the army to go to college & become a teacher. Will this rule push more people towards the military-- or just the guys, since Hegseth and co seem determined to force women out of there too?

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Blue Tapes @bluetapes.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

NEW We are donating all proceeds from the release of the new Blue Tapes House Band release to support the medical bills and rehabilitation of BTHB member Eugene S. Robinson, who recently suffered a stroke that robbed him of the ability to speak, read or write.

Eugene S. Robinson in hospital, post-stroke

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

If you're doing this, please let me write an essay on Gibson's Agrippa en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agrippa...

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Agrippa (A Book of the Dead) - Wikipedia

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Love this idea. Theirs is a stupid & disingenuous framing anyway; it's not like there's not a massive physical infrastructure of cabled networks and energy and water slorping data centres needed to power the 'knowledge' world here. Can't escape material reality!

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

just saw that richard gere's son is playing robert, no idea if he can even act, but that is surely some inspired casting

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Rhioween @digitalisnarcissus.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

This robotic arm constantly trying to recover an ever leaking blood-like fluid.

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Can't Help Myself (Sun Yuan and Peng Yu) - Wikipedia

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

yeah, and he gets props for casting Lupita as Helen, can't argue with that--i still have zero desire to see this thing, but more myths onscreen, bring it on!

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

only if it's this version with production design referencing the cover here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chimera...; no more of this all grey all the time nolan cinematography, that shit's as dreary as HGTV laminate flooring

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Chimera (Barth novel) - Wikipedia

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

can't dm (stupid uk id verification) but please email me emily(at)thewire(dot)co(dot)uk thanks!

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I remember getting a kick out of Sue's guerrilla journalism from Jane magazine back in the day, had no idea she was involved with this, how cool. Do you have screener links for review?

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Simon Coates @simonjcoates.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

An exhibition of album covers from the early days of the Greensleeves record label is coming to London. Free entry 💥

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Blue Tapes @bluetapes.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

And check out Yapping Portal bluetapes.bandcamp.com/album/blue-f...

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blue fifty-six, by Yapping Portal

18 track album

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The Invisible College @jjstannard.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

The Invisible College debuts at Electric Palace Cinema in Hastings on 16th August. We’re screening Philip Brophy’s body horror classic Body Melt with an exclusive video intro from the director plus live sets from @triggerobject.bsky.social and Dream Skills. Get tickets here: wegottickets.com/f/22399

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Travis Elborough @improbableatlas.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

My Slacker Shakespeare season at the @riocinema.bsky.social and sponsored by @fivepointsbrew - kicks off this Sunday 21 June at 2pm with @gus_van_sant My Own Private Idaho riocinema.org.uk/Rio.dll/What...

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Caught by the River @caughtbytheriver.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

In the company of @paulreesauthor.bsky.social's’ ‘Raised on Radio – Power Ballads, Cocaine & Payola’, Travis Elborough dips into the history of Adult Orientated Rock — the sound of a confident, car-driving North America www.caughtbytheriver.net/2026/06/rais...

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Mutable Joe @mutablejoe.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

a horse walks into a bar and says to the barman, "on a right angled triangle with sides x, y and z, if x and z are perpendicular which side is opposite the right angle?", and the barman says "y, the long face"

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 24/05/2026

if it's something you could write up in a 1000 word essay for a nonacademic audience, I'd love to hear more--please email me at my Wire address to discuss (can't dm here because I'm in the UK & not going to send Bluesky my passport for the privilege)

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The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Listen back to last night's edition of The Wire’s weekly radio show, which was hosted by @lucythraves.bsky.social and featured music by Scott Walker, Marvin Tate, Fire-Toolz, Rosa Pistola and more www.thewire.co.uk/audio/on-air...

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Lucy Thraves hosts Adventures In Sound And Music - The Wire

The 21 May edition of The Wire ’s weekly radio show on Resonance FM and Resonance Extra featured music by Scott Walker, Marvin Tate, Fire-Toolz, Rosa Pistola and more

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Hmm, is this why there is so much fae/faerie romantasy erotica at the moment? It presents desire for proximity to (and protection of) those warping reality in a more attractive package (hot fae nobles) than real life realitybender/persuader counterparts, tech bro/AI pushers, who are pretty repulsive

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

following you for this, spreading the gospel!

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

this is one of the best, sharpest dystopian books predicting some present day horrors, and it's especially sick/brilliant for being written from the perspective of painfully vapid teens. love it so much and so glad to see it recommended here

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Melvin Gibbs @melvingibbs.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

my book is available in the UK on June 4th

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Shimmersoft @shimmersoft.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

That's not Bluesky advertising what the site is like. That's Bluesky trying to subliminally remind you that you could just be outside instead of posting.

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Hilda cat is fiercely guarding this one, always a sign of quality

Hilda, a white cat with black spots, fiercely guarding the new issue of The Wire, at least she's not pissing on it, that's usually how she likes to mark her turf

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

New show alert! Lots of soothing drones, rocking out and spoken word weirdness in here, plus links to what's what and where to find it all, enjoy 🎶

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Will Wiles @willwiles.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

(I make a "mouth" with the side of my hand and draw little eyes above it) Richard Dawkins: hmmmm (I put lipstick around the "mouth") Richard Dawkins, suavely: well hello

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

i know, right? sadly this is not new, there's a whole history of coding servile virtual agents as female ... I gave a talk on it 11 years ago (!) from 1:11:20 here; features everything from chatbots to AOL Connie to a super early atm modelled on I Dream Of Jeannie www.youtube.com/watch?v=or4K...

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Room B, Session 5: 'Here Comes Every Body'

YouTube video by theorizingtheweb

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

of course, OF COURSE Dawkins imagines his Claude as female...barf

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Great stuff, this is as good as when someone figured out how to use google translate's text to speech feature to beatbox

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Yes, thank you for getting word out re: S7:The Contenders! One of the absolute best! (Now I've got Joy Division in my head)

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Travis Elborough @improbableatlas.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

My latest Elborough's Eye books column in the new issue of @idlermagazine out now www.idler.co.uk

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The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Tonight on Resonance FM & Resonance Extra, @jjstannard.bsky.social hosts The Wire's weekly radio show, delivering a deluge of delights including tracks by 808 State vs Humanoid, Kristen Gallerneaux, Sunn O))) (pictured) and more. Tune in from 9pm BST extra.resonance.fm/schedule 📷 Charles Peterson

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Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · 07/04/2026

Today is a good day to remember that Carl Sagan was as outspoken about the dangers of war and nuclear weapons as he was an advocate of space exploration.

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

sorry--uk media bubble! (and sorry that that creep's page existed in the first place)

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Emily Bick @saving-throw.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

(if this story managed to stay contained within the UK and not spread any further, that's also good)

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