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David Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 17h

I see there's a Queen in Budapest thing out. Did I ever mention I was there and did the last ever interview with Freddie Mercury? quantick.substack.com/p/freddie-me...

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Freddie Mercury in Budapest

Hungarian Rhapsody...

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 12h

All the talk at Frankfurt Book Fair this week revolves around the publishing industry's fear that they stand on "the knife-edge of history", and that AI is going to spell the end of books as we know them.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

She seems nice, and I'm sure this will foster an even-handed, nuanced and smart comms era.

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Dr. Tessa Fisher @tessafisher.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

"We want this AI system in the hands of every med student at our med school" PLEASE NO

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The New Yorker @newyorker.com · 02/10/2026

Emmanuella was the only one in her family on Temporary Protected Status. Now that it’s gone, she’s leaving her job without a word, desperately dating to find a husband, and beginning to go underground. www.newyorker.com/news/our-loc...

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The Quiet Unravelling of a Haitian Life in America

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 01/10/2026

Hernan Diaz’s new novel, “Ply,” a follow-up to his Pulitzer Prize–winning novel, “Trust,” is a disappointment that fails at the central task of any ambitious end-of-the-world story, Jacob Brogan writes:

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The Essential Element of a Postapocalyptic Story

Hernan Diaz’s new novel, 'Ply,' fails to fulfill the promise of every great end-of-the-world novel.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This two tier policing is disgraceful. It's as if there is one approach for people who helpfully film themselves committing crimes and another approach when there is insufficient evidence.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I have a violin the size of a quark, and I'm playing an extremely mournful lament.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

On behalf of all podcast listeners in the US, let me just say this: verizon Fios, FUCK your crown molding.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

If anyone spots me uglycrying on the DC metro this week… I’m reading another doggy novel, and these generally break me apart with little prevarication. #BookSky #mondayreading #dogsofbluesky www.barnesandnoble.com/w/etna-paul-...

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Etna: A Novel

Barnes & Noble’s online bookstore for books, NOOK ebooks & magazines. Shop music, movies, toys & games, too. Receive free shipping with your Barnes & Noble Membership.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

My wife has just found an unopened Go Team! record from 2004. It has now been opened.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

A true story: I used to work with this guy at Simon & Schuster UK. A bit galling he's more infamous than I am, but then to me nothing is worth the inconvenience of being jailed. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/25/b...

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Filippo Bernardini Scammed the Book Business for Years. Is He Back?

The man who admitted to stealing hundreds of manuscripts swore he’d never do it again. New online skulduggery resembles his old tricks, and then some.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I am here for Bongo's new character "Tiny Undertaker". #U2 #Bono

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

More confusing journalism from the #NME who describe this week's new song 'Silencio' as the LEAD SINGLE from U2's forthcoming new album, then go on to concede that 'Street of Dreams' came out a couple of months ago. Are you guys OK? www.nme.com/news/music/u...

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U2 announce long-awaited new album ‘Carnaval De Luz’ and share charismatic single ‘Silencio’

U2 have announced new album ‘Carnaval De Luz’, which features the last recorded vocal performance from Dolly Parton. Check out the details below, along with new single ‘Silencio’.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

This world is a disgrace and I want no further part of it.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Who will buy my excellent teeshirts?

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tuesday. Again. Ugh, ugh, and thrice ugh.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I’ve only just noticed how much my dog looks like the actor David Thewlis.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Someone needs to point out to the NME that Mark Frost is in fact the co-creator of Twin Peaks. movieweb.com/twin-peaks-d...

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'Twin Peaks' Writer Reveals Whether New Series Without David Lynch Will Happen

"We'll see what happens."

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Elizabeth Nelson @paranoiacs.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Every discerning fan of popular music should register that ticket sales are growing scarce for the one-time-only-historical-anomaly Lisa Walker & Elizabeth Nelson house tour package occurring next week in venues ranging from the midwest to the Atlantic. Grab a seat at Undertow Music while you can.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Is she a 21st-century influencer dreaming up the 1800s, or a woman from 1855 imagining Instagram? Review of Yesteryear — the novel everyone's been reading this year 👇 theflaneurmagazine.substack.com/p/firstediti...

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First.Edition: Yesteryear

by Caro Claire Burke

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Turns out the fastest way to sober up is to use a matter transmitter you found in a haunted castle basement. Ask Rebecca Winterhill how that's going. Part Two, live now 👇 theflaneurmagazine.substack.com/p/winterhill...

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Winterhill: A Cold Day in Hell

Part Two

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Here come The Shriek… theflaneurmagazine.substack.com/p/winterhill...

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Thirty-five years ago today, Guns N' Roses released Use Your Illusion I and II. 30 songs. This was the last time anyone has accused Axl Rose of productivity.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

And we have learned that Garbage are one of the last few acts on this Earth with the courage to speak out against the 24/7 cavalcade of shit engulfing our news-fan.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

What have we learned today? It is still too hot to go for a cheeky sunset run. *Slumps to the floor like a sweaty potato*

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

First.Edition takes a long, slow and careful look at Penguin Random House's book of 2026, Yesteryear by Caro Claire Burke. theflaneurmagazine.substack.com/p/firstediti... #BookSky #Wednesdayreads #books #fiction

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First.Edition: Yesteryear

by Caro Claire Burke

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

I’m starting to worry that our new restaurant critic isn’t very good at reviewing restaurants. theflaneurmagazine.substack.com/p/tables-of-...

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Tables of the Reconstruction: Above the Dunes

with Lizzie Izzard

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The Onion @theonion.com · 11/09/2026

Americans Observing 9/11 By Trying Not To Masturbate

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The International Drink of Publishing.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I just got the following email: "Sam Altman. Marc Benioff. One extraordinary conversation. Stream it free." There must have been a conversation about charging people to watch it. Imagine paying actual money to watch two men talking absolute arsepiss about "advancing the AI frontier."

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Today sees the start of a new four-part adventure for Winterhill, and introduces some appalling individuals... theflaneurmagazine.substack.com/p/winterhill...

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Winterhill: A Cold Day in Hell

Part One

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R.E.M. @remhq.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Crank it up! “What’s The Frequency, Kenneth?” was released as the first single from Monster on this day in 1994. Video directed by Peter Care.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I thought I was OK at creating fictional worlds, but then I heard Chris Wright speak. I retire.

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Patton Oswalt @pattonoswalt.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Apparently people are sharing this far and wide on social media, which I think is horrible. This could cripple ICE operations. PLEASE do not share this.

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💥Richard with an💥R @rbwaltonthereal.com · 05/09/2026

I lost my wife’s audiobook... and now I’ll never hear the end of it!

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

One hill that I might -if not actually die then at least sustain a bad wound- upon, is that 1987’s Robocop is one of America’s best movies, and so I bought tx to a $5 screening at Cineopolis.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Justice Secretary?! Bollocks. That’s Leslie from Ted Lasso.

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The Flaneur @theflaneurmagazine.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

First.Edition returns with a look at the biggest books of 2026. First up, it's daft uncle Will. theflaneurmagazine.substack.com/p/firstediti... #Booksky #AmReading

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First.Edition: The Quantity Theory of Morality

by Will Self

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Anti-Reform @antireform.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

'Farage in 2016: “The worst case scenario, economically, is better than where we are today.” 10 years after 'today'' "98.2% of UK businesses want to rejoin the EU single market" meme via Mina Rodgers

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