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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Such a shame it is now a lost masterpiece itself, Bendor’s Lost Masterpieces was a marvellous programme. The cleaning process was always unexpectedly so compelling and what a catalogue of detective work…

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Thank you to Paul Parker and everyone who joined us at The George IV in Chiswick last night. A fantastic evening that went from Loftus Road’s plastic pitch to Italia 90 and beyond, plus featured a ride in a Jag with George Best. Watch this space for our next event. 📸 Lucia Gallen

Paul Parker, speaking at a live Q&A at The George IV in Chiswick on 27 September 2026.

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

“Parker with the cross…” For a unique insight on #England at #Italia90, and much more, join us for a live Q&A with Paul Parker this Sunday (27/9). 4pm, Boston Room at The George IV in Chiswick. Get tickets here: tickettailor.com/events/newgo... #england #paulparker #threelions #football

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Say ‘ciao’ to Paul Parker this Sunday (27/9)… he is joining us for a live interview at The George IV in Chiswick from 4pm, to talk Italia 90, QPR, Man Utd, Fulham and much more. Get your ticket now to guarantee entry: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

A football sticker from the World Cup in 1990 showing the footballer Paul Parker, who played for England in that tournament in his England kit looking into the distance before the start of a match. The sticker is decorated with logos from the 'Italia 90' tournament, including a small image of the event's mascot, Ciao, a stick man made out of the Italian flag with a football for his head.

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A word from Paul Parker. Join him for our live Q&A at The George IV in Chiswick on Sunday 27 September at 4pm. Get your tickets now: tickettailor.com/events/newgo... #qpr #manutd #fulhamfc #england #threelions

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

“Paul Parker of all people!” Next Sunday (27/9), we will be talking Italia 90 and more with Paul Parker at The George IV in Chiswick from 4pm. Get tickets for our live Q&A here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo... #Italia90 #PaulParker #England

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The Fence @thefence.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Sacha Jafri sold an artwork for $62 million dollars in 2021 at an auction. But the money never changed hands. What happened? the-fence.com/article/impo...

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Impossibility Is a Myth

Sacha Jafri sold an artwork for $62 million dollars in 2021 at an auction. But the money never changed hands. What happened?

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Best import from France since Julien Stéphan ⚜️ #bayeuxtapestry #qpr #britishmuseum

A photograph of the Bayeux Tapestry taken by the poster at the British Museum , displaying the section where William The Conqueror reveals he is still alive during the Battle Of Hastings.

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Derby night for #QPR Paul Parker has played in more than his fair share of inter-London clashes… and on a few different sides. Hear from the man himself at our live Q&A. 26 September, 4pm at The George IV in Chiswick. Get your ticket now. www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

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Buy tickets – Paul Parker live Q&A. London 27 September 2026 – on sale now – The George IV, 185 Chiswick High Road, London. The Boston Room.

Paul Parker live Q&A. London 27 September 2026 – on sale now – The George IV, 185 Chiswick High Road, London. The Boston Room., Sun 27 Sep 2026 - Italia 90, two Premier Leagues, the FA Cup and a speci...

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

“WU LYF moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” youtu.be/oR19BHzjfGk?...

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WU LYF - T R I U M P H (Official Music Video)

YouTube video by WORLDUNITE

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

There are some truly languid and intoxicating atmospheres on Sirenas, a new instrumental album from Allah-Las, that arrived with subtle subtlety over the weekend. allah-las.bandcamp.com/album/sirenas

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Sirenas, by Allah-Las

10 track album

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

🎟️ On sale now 🎟️ Paul Parker will be joining us at The George IV in Chiswick on 27/09/26 at 4pm to discuss his career on the pitch, Italia 90, the evolution of the game and much more. Get your ticket here: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

A vintage football sticker featuring defender Paul Parker in his QPR kit

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Paul Parker made his #QPR debut on this day (15 August) in 1987 in a 3-0 win against West Ham... not a bad way to start the season. Join Paul for our live Q&A at The George IV pub in Chiswick, 4pm, Sunday 27 September (international break week). Get tickets now: newgoaldream.co.uk

QPR programme from 1987 featuring Paul Parker on the cover playing against West Ham

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

A pleasure to write the sleeve notes for Volume 2 of Rough Trade Records' new 7-inch box set. Features The Fall, Scritti Politti, Robert Wyatt, Aztec Camera, The Go-Betweens, Jonathan Richman, The Sundays, Mazzy Star... and a 'new' one from The Smiths. roughtrade.ffm.to/singlesboxset2

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

After randomly watching it last night, discovered Columbo episode Now You See Him, guest starring David Cassidy's father Jack, inspired some of lyrics for Bob Dylan's Man Of Peace. Magic.

A still from Columbo episode Now You See Him, featuring Jack Cassidy with a playing card portraying a murderous magician and Peter Falk as Columbo

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

We're kicking off the new season with QPR, England & Man Utd hero Paul Parker Live Q&A Sunday afternoon, 4pm 27 September 2026 The George IV, Chiswick On sale now: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

And the eyes in the curtain follow you like a smirking ghost

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Tremendous scheduling now by BBC Four

Screen grab of BBC Four of The Last Battle Of The Vikings

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

(Flying) Anteca, more like 🐜

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Spent Saturday afternoon interviewing @tim-burgess.bsky.social on stage at Club Starshapped in London, in between the Red Arrows blasting above the Thames. We’re both back for more questions and tunes, but not fighter jets, on 15 August. Tickets available here: dice.fm/event/nvdx99...

The poster and Tim Burgess engaged in a on stage Q&A interview

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Farewell David Hockney. I look at our copies of the Tate posters from his last retrospective pretty much every day, he was a great bringer of joy.

A poster from David Hockey’s 2017 retrospective exhibition at Tate Britain.

A self portrait of David Hockney as a young man.

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Lion & Unicorn @lionunicorn.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Miles Davis was born 100 years ago today. So here's @benfinlay74.bsky.social on the great man's first visit to the UK in 1960. thelionandunicorn.com/2026/05/23/a...

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Autumn Leaves: Miles in the UK

BEN FINLAY on Miles Davis’s first British tour in 1960.

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Thomas Jones @moonjets.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Kitchen porter, pastry chef, flight attendant, spy novelist: Deighton was not only funnier than le Carré, but also had the good sense not to try writing about the world after the fall of the Berlin Wall.

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

You can order ‘Thin Places in Hard Concrete‘ now, with 10 brand new stories of everyday worlds weirdly out of whack: cults, ghosts, impossible infrastructure, haunted Mellotrons... eBook (pre-order, available from 30 April) www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DC5PL7T4 Paperback www.amazon.co.uk/Thin-Places-...

The cover of Thin Places in Hard Concrete with a floating brutalist staircase. “Admirers of the cult TV series Inside No. 9 will love this collection.” David Collard “His incredible eerie tales of the urban weird will haunt you in the most welcome way.” Rose Ruane

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This Many Years Ago @thismanyyearsago.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

567 years ago, on the 24th of April 1459, Fra Mauro completed his world map. It was the most detailed and accurate world map at the time. The map is 2.4 by 2.4 metres (8 by 8 feet). It includes a lot of text and illustrations. (Note that the map depicts the South on top.) #otd #history 🗃️

The Fra Mauro Map of the world. The map depicts Asia, Africa and Europe, with South at the top.

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Tim Burgess @tim-burgess.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

Tickets on sale now Go get ‘em dice.fm/event/pydvly...

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Ray Newman @raynewman.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

My new collection ‘Thin Places in Hard Concrete‘ is out on 30 April as an eBook and paperback with 10 brand new weird stories. Pre-order the eBook here 👉 www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0DC5PL7T4

The cover of Thin Places in Hard Concrete with a floating brutalist staircase and a pale blue to purple gradient.

A quote from Rose Ruane, author of Birding: “Ray’s books are masterpieces of uncanny atmosphere, claustrophobic, tautly plotted, exquisitely evocative prose, written with an artist’s eye for detail and architecture, an M.R. James or Robert Aickman of crumbling concrete and civic buildings. His incredible eerie tales of the urban weird will haunt you in the most welcome way.”

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Tim Burgess @tim-burgess.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Tickets on sale Wednesday (April 15th) at 10am See you there

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Andrew Harrison @nndroid.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Andrew Perry was a true star of the old Select mag gang, an incorrigible enthusiast who loved Lee Perry, Iggy Pop, the Stones and mind-melting acid house alike. He was brilliantly talented and THE best company. He deserved many more years and I will miss him. RIP www.musicweek.com/talent/read/...

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

So sad to hear of Andy Perry’s passing over the weekend. I sat next to Andy in my very first music journalism job, in the last days of Select. If ever there was a force of nature to prepare me for what was to come, it was him. A great comrade ever since. Go easy AP.

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Len Deighton, spy writer and also a chronicler of a certain British class claustrophobia. One of the greats has gone. 📷Ronald Grant

Len Deighton and Michael Caine on the set of The Ipcress File

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Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

The ‘de Brecy Tondo’, once hailed by AI as an undoubted Raphael, has been quietly (and correctly) sold at auction as a later copy for £13k.

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

I thought Gwendoline Christie spoke very well at the @sleafordmods.bsky.social gig. 🐐

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Love a Jamie Mackie smile... here's a big grin versus Middlesbrough in 2010. To see a few more smiles in real life, come to our Q&A on 25 March at The George IV in Chiswick, as Jamie & Shaun Derry will be sharing plenty of #QPR stories & memories. Get tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo...

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SwissRamble @swissramble.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Review of QPR's financial results for the 2024/25 season, when they finished 15th in the Championship #QPR

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Vappu 😺 @vappu.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Daniel Bennie 🚀 #QPR #HULQPR

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Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

This week on the podcast; what made John Constable great? I discuss with Susan Owens, author of the excellent new book, ‘Constable’s Seasons’. *(Waldy and Bendy’s Adventures in Art, on all the usual platforms.)

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Tom Robinson @tomrobinson.com · 11/02/2026

NEW!! JOIN ME ON PATREON! www.patreon.com/cw/TomRobins... Free monthly newsletters and two cheap optional tiers of stuff we can make up together as we go along if you fancy joining me...

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Tom Robinson | Patreon

Music and community

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New Goal Dream @newgoaldream.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Fancy an audience with Jamie Mackie & Shaun Derry… AND a signed poster? We now have just a handful of limited edition posters left with early bird tickets for our Q&A on 25 March at The George IV in Chiswick, so grab yours now. www.tickettailor.com/events/newgo... #QPR

Poster for a live Q&A with former QPR players Jamie Mackie & Shaun Derry at The George IV pub on 25 March 2026. Both players are pictured in their playing days.

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Viz Comic @vizcomic.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

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IF A MONKEY randomly
hitting keys on a typewriter
for an infinite amount of time
will eventually write the complete
works of Shakespeare, then it
stands to reason that Shakespeare
randomly twanging strings on a
guitar for an infinite amount of
time would have eventually written
the complete works
of The Monkees.
Is there no end
to that man's
talents?
Robobonobo,
Melbourne

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Dr Bendor Grosvenor FRHistS @bendorgrosvenor.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

This week's podcast is on the Wilton Diptych; what it's all about and who may have painted it. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/w...

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Paul Stokes @stokesie.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Possibly the greatest recorded conversation about varnish… ever.

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