Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 04/10/2026This afternoon's film and some of my thoughts, borrowed from Meg Walters. 030
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I don’t think I’m the only person who will appreciate this 18397115
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026That's weird but not as odd as being able to step out of the shower and on the terrace... Not sure I'd feel safe showering in a room with an outer door. 000
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I was messaging an Aussie this week who didn't know what conkers were, she'd just read about them in childhood books and wanted to know all about them. They're such an English joy, the shjny feel of a fresh one. I can't resist picking them up. 030
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 01/10/2026I walked behind a guy yesterday who suddenly started skipping along the last few steps to his house, unlocked the door and went in. It was lovely to watch!static.klipy.comFather Ted FrolickingAlt: Father Jack Frolicking 010
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 28/09/2026I had a colleague say to me last week that she's put a thing together with AI and now "I don't have to use my brain at all." She meant it as a good thing... 100
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyNot In Our Name (NION) Women @nionwomen.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Feminism doesn't require women to see trans+ people as the enemy. For many of us, feminism has always meant challenging inequality, standing alongside people whose rights are under threat, and refusing to accept that one group's equality must come at another's expense. That's our feminism too. 327797
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026IKR? It's still September, ffs. Let us have this time! 010
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 26/09/2026Dear god, they have put the Christmas decorations up in Waterstones.static.klipy.comStevie Budd Says 'I'd Rather Not'Alt: Stevie Budd from Shitt's Creek, shakes her head and says 'I'd rather not' 230
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Couldn't handle watching the first, not heard of the second so I'll take your word for it! 100
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyRachel Savage @rachelmsavage.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This is a really beautifully done interview by Jason Okundaye with Michael Kiwanuka, the first after he had a devastating stroke in July last year. Kiwanuka is still in a rehabilitation centre and, but the piece, while sad, also manages to convey the hope and healing power of musictheguardian.com‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating strokeThe Mercury prize winner hasn’t been able to go home since falling ill last summer. In his only interview, he opens up about the ‘poignancy’ of finally releasing the new album his stroke shelved 042
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyBrian Jay Jones @brianjayjones.com · 24/09/2026So today, honor the memory of the guy who wanted to “make the world a little bit better for my having been here.” Go do something worthwhile today. Create something. Collaborate with others. Read something. Or go be silly simply because you can. Jim Henson would want you to. 534585
Reposted by Susan E BarsbySam Jordison @samjordison.bsky.social · 22/09/2026A few quick thoughts on why Meta is afraid of Virginia Woolf: samj.substack.com/p/no-room-fo...samj.substack.comNo Room For Virginia WoolfMeta has forbidden reference to A Room Of One’s Own. It almost makes you think that techno-fascism might not be good for the world. 13016
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Hello! I think this is tonight? If so, it's 15 Sept. X 100
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A knitted tapestry? I am begging journos to allow someone who knows about yarn craft to write one of these stories. 130
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 14/09/2026This reminds me of a team building exercise (in a previous job) where we had to pick a list of limited items to use in an emergency. My suggestion of a radio was laughed out of the room so hard by people who decided to take a pack of 6 mince pies instead. 152
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 13/09/2026We have one for The Pitt. Nearly through watching, then will cancel till series 3 is available in full. I do the same with Apple for Slow Horses. 110
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026God, how awful for her. I really don't understand why you'd do this, even if I could afford it. 140
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Lots of children's books feature boarding schools as an adventure but I remember reading to my daughter, explaining what a boarding school was to her and watching her face fill with horror and panic. She's just about conquered homesickness for school trips but it took some time. 190
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Nothing like a dead rat outside the office to greet you in the morning... #LivingTheDream 020
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 09/09/2026If you’d like to find out more about RNLI volunteers, I recommend Dominic Gregory’s book. It’s an honest account of what they do, including the challenges. I’d never thought properly about it so the chapters detailing a stormy rescue bring home the appalling conditions they face, and their bravery. 000
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Surely all matcha is dissatisfying? *gets coat* 110
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyDr Jo Kershaw @mthrjo.bsky.social · 06/09/2026The RNLI have some of the best people in Britain volunteering for them. They put their lives on the line when they are called on and they will rescue anyone who needs them. Because every life matters, and offering help is the right thing to do. You can donate here: rnli.orgrnli.orgRNLI - Royal National Lifeboat Institution - Saving Lives at SeaThe RNLI is the charity that saves lives at sea. We do this through lifeboat search and rescue, lifeguards, water safety education and international interventions. 161168607
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyRhodri Marsden @rhodri.biz · 08/09/2026It won’t stop these reprehensible, cowardly pieces of shit attacking the RNLI, but here is a handy link to donate rnli.org/support-us/g...rnli.orgDonate to the RNLI and help save lives at seaYour donations really make a difference. We depend on your generosity to educate people to stay safe and prevent tragedies on and offshore. Donate here. 47786440
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Watched it last week in tribute. Hubby thought I meant Magnolia when I told him what we were watching and couldn't understand where Tom Cruise was... 🤣 121
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyCarole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · 03/09/2026As we elders, our daughters, and our granddaughters continue the fight for power, equality, and respect, we hold you in our hearts with love and gratitude. Rest in peace and power, Gloria Steinem. 🤍nytimes.comGloria Steinem, Personification of the Women’s Movement, Dies at 92 (Gift Article)She challenged sexist assumptions, helping women develop a sense of self-worth and gain a measure of equality at work, at home and in society at large. 368182104370
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyRos Taylor @rostaylor.bsky.social · 03/09/2026'Men would brag about how long and how much.' RIP Gloria Steinem www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....tandfonline.comIf Men Could MenstruateIn this satirical essay published in an early issue of Ms. magazine (October 1978), feminist activist and journalist Gloria Steinem “flipped the script” to show how a natural reproductive process, ... 22811
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Another good one gone. Thank you Gloria, one of my heroes and guiding star. Rest in power. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...theguardian.comGloria Steinem, groundbreaking feminist campaigner, dies aged 92Famous for the 1963 exposé in which she worked as a Playboy Bunny, her books and journalism took on many varieties of discrimination 152
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 02/09/2026Right? How could she ever feel secure in that marriage? Cassandra Austen wanted a different ending and I'm with her. 010
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 30/08/2026The book, then the series. Avoid the 2005 film. 000
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyMatt Owen @mjowen174.bsky.social · 27/08/2026This. And if that isn’t enough the same people park their vehicles on the pavement because they can’t be arsed. 1226
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 27/08/2026"Something happened on the day he died..." All our heroes and legendes are passinge. Thei have done so much. Thei have given us so much. Thei have showne us the waye. It ys tyme for us to be our owne heroes and legendes. Ich knowe, Ich am not at all readye eyther! But heere we go. Hande yn hande. 846996
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 26/08/2026Do not dreame it Be it 4412113
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyToss @stevenspoints.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing 2295268212869
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I have spent 3 hours this evening in a phone repair shop getting data transferred from my wreck of a phone and emerge to Tim Curry news. A day after Dolly, why does the universe do this to us? 030
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyAmadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible. 46149474072
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyBradford Pearson @bradfordpearson.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Whenever I’m down I watch this video of Dolly Parton joining Kenny Rogers during their joint 1985 tour. The crowd pop when she comes onstage mid-song is unlike anything I’ve ever heard.m.youtube.comWe Got Tonight - Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers live 1985YouTube video by dollyabba 414128
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 25/08/2026Time for this. What a woman. Thanks Dolly. youtu.be/x87Zx3XAIsI?...youtu.beDolly Parton - Here You Come Again (Official Video)YouTube video by DollyPartonVEVO 020
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Any friend of Wonder Boys is a friend of mine. Even if I only managed 20 favourite films when I tried to make a list… 110
Reposted by Susan E BarsbyIceland Cricket @icelandcricket.bsky.social · 21/08/2026We need more talented cricketers in Iceland. If you can play a bit and have an Icelandic grandparent or fifth cousin, get in touch. If you have even watched some films by Baltasar Kormákur, we will think about it. 30435103
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Alright, I've tried to do the 100 favourite films thing and I've managed 20. I have a separate list of 'things I'll watch and enjoy if they're on but wouldn't class as favourites' which is longer. 001
Susan E Barsby @susanebarsby.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Travelling from Nottingham to Kent today. I've seen people on Race Across The World traverse Uzbekistan with more ease than we've experienced so far. 🙄 030