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Designer. Lover of comic books, art and music.

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Animation Obsessive @ani-obsessive.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Nick Park spent the '80s making A Grand Day Out mostly alone. It was a school project that got out of hand -- he wanted to quit many times. But Park stuck with it and fulfilled his dream of bringing a cinematic feel to stop motion. We explore: animationobsessive.substack.com/p/wallace-an...
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Bob Flynn @bobjinx.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
One of my all-time favorite animated characters, Gromit, born from practical and budget limitations. Because, of course. News to me! thank you for your latest article @ani-obsessive.bsky.social animationobsessive.substack.com/p/wallace-an...
Gromit turned into a dog really early on, since Park found dogs easier to model. And the character's dialogue was cut due to animation difficulties in the first week of the shoot. "That's when I realized I could do everything with the eyes. Gromit was suddenly born. He didn't need a mouth. He became a very introvert and very intelligent dog," Park remembered.
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Lovely interview. Really excited to hear that they’re back in the same room and looking forward to 2027. I only ever got to see the Creta Bourzia lineup of Don Cab play so I have my fingers crossed for more live dates.
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Don Caballero are back?! stereogum.com/2512380/don-...
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Don Caballero Return, Just In Time For Math-Rock's Spotlight Moment
The band has a busy 2027 in store.
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Multiple eye rolls reading this thread. - Govt AI minister sceptical about giving his personal data to chatbots but wants to use my medical data to attract investment? - Concern over US model reliance but no regulation or alternatives? - Energy discounts for data centres but not general public?
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Machine Music @machinemusic.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Bandcamp Friday is a good time to remind you fine folk of our new compilation album. All proceeds go to World Central Kitchen. machinemusic1981.bandcamp.com/album/milim-...
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MILIM KASHOT VOL. 7, by Machine Music
17 track album
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
This made me think of Jace Clayton’s Uproot book. You might’ve read it, but It’s such a cool sort of travelogue book, touching on how technologies like mobile phones or cheap software changed how sounds were created and distributed within different cultures and communities in really different ways.
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
There should be space in the discussion of Manchester City's breach of Premiership rules for an examination of the UAE government's open contempt for rules and the dire and bloody consequences of their rule-breaking outside the realm of sport. A 🧵...
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Cool interview! Not heard the band before, so checking them out now as we speak. I’m a sucker for alternating vocals. Might have to pick up some of their back catalogue.
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Blaft Publications @blaft.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Short fic & comics from 30+ writers, mostly from Dalit, Bahujan, and Adivasi backgrounds. Meghalayan cyberhorror, Ambedkarite magical realism, tasawwuf solarpunk in the Western Ghats, Gujarati robot caste revolts. Cover art by Priyanka Paul. Pick up a copy!!! www.blaft.com/products/the...
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The Blaft Book of Anti-Caste SF
An anthology of weird, fantastic, supernatural, Dalit futurist, & magical realist fiction by writers from South Asia and the diaspora. edited by R.T. Samuel, Rakesh K. and Rashmi R.D. cover art by...
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John Bull @garius.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
will say it again: the most effective way to curb far right agitators like Lowe, "Tommo" et. al. would be to stop their ability to earn money for it from social media or live streaming. So much of it is grifting for revenue, not attention.
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Terracotta Distribution @terracottadist.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
NEWS: Hirokazu Koreeda's new film LOOK BACK - a decade-long friendship between two aspiring manga artists - has UK distribution via GKIDS and screens at BFI London Film Festival. #HirokazuKoreeda #terracottastore
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
If it’s useful, my go-to is @scarbiraudio.bsky.social‘s site for earbud reviews, which I’ve found very helpful in the past. www.scarbir.com/guides
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All Buying Guides on the Best Cheap Wireless Earphones
A list of all Buying Guides on the Best Cheap TWS Wireless Earphones under $50 and $100 on Scarbir.com, sorted on price, use, and type.
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The Wire Magazine @thewiremagazine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Today is the 100th anniversary of the birth of John Coltrane. To mark it we have selected a number of essays and reviews from back issues of The Wire going back over 40 years, all attempting to come to an understanding of the meaning and significance of Coltrane’s life and music.
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Chad Nevett @chadnevett.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My Gutter Review piece on Nexus and the split between Mike Baron and Steve Rude is up on @shelfdust.bsky.social! Always really liked this one. shelfdust.com/2026/09/21/t...
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The Dude Abides: Nexus With and Without Steve Rude
Originally published on The Gutter Review on May 26, 2023. The spirit of The Gutter Review lives on today in the form of Trash Humper, a zine you can buy with your grubby hands right now: head here…
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Chris Cantwell @ifyoucantwell.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Halt and Catch Fire made the 100 Best Shows of the 21st Century.
This drama began in the early days of the personal computer evolution—before social media, before FOMO, before AI angst—to tell the story of a Quartet of tech pioneers, who looked at those clunky beige desktop boxes and saw kaleidoscopic future. Computers were “the thing that gets us to the thing,” the latter thing being connection, empowerment, even a new kind of art. What began as a familiar tail of business-suite intrigue—“mad men” with processors—became a rich, heartfelt, human exploration of the cost and rewards of work and the necessity of failure. Its portrait of 80s and 90s techno-optimism may seem quaint now, but its rendering of the love of creation remains bleeding-edge. —James Poniewozik
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Lew Stringer @lewstringer.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Rob Reed and Claire Bend, the filmmakers behind the Oink! documentary have set up a crowdfunder to expand the film with more footage for future screenings. It's not often we get films about humour comics in this country so here's the link if you wish to support it... www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/oink
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Oink: Piggs, Puns & Plops - Short Documentary
Raising finishing and screening funds for a short documentary that looks at the origins, influence & legacy of a revered cult British comic.
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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Happy Robot Dreams day from the film's art director Jose Luis Agreda.
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BladeoftheSun @bladeofthes.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Here's the list of everything banned going into Gaza including. Water Filters Water Purification Tablets Nappies Insulin Wheelchairs Fishing rods and all fishing equipment All Water Pumping and sewage treatment equipment All Cancer drugs and Antibiotics It's a Genocide.
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John Harris @johnharris1969.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Latest from me: bit of proper journalism. A specialist in the industrial scale production of fake vinyl was jailed yesterday. This is the whole story www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...
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Deep cuts: how one Londoner’s fake vinyl empire sheds light on ‘industrial scale’ fraud
Thousands of knock-off records worth a fortune are being seized in the UK by anti-counterfeit police stings
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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
GenAi companies know this massive theft is existential to the industry. Instead they weave doomsday stories & and impose the solution. They push for bail outs, regulatory capture and escape from legal consequences. So we don’t use the civil or criminal laws we have. May they only get justice.
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Karla Ortiz @kortizart.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
“An astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and the “largest theft of labor in human history” is what a Microsoft executive privately said about GenAi as shown in newly unsealed court filings. And these court filings get worse. These execs knew all along the immense theft they committed.
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‘Doom Loop’: OpenAI and Microsoft Admits LLMs Are Destroying the Web and Built on Theft
"Millions of people around the world will soon consider large models ‘hoovering up’ all their work to be an astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions."
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Charlotte Lydia Riley @lottelydia.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
some of those that work forces are the same that burn crosses
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Broken Frontier @brokenfrontier.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
News! @darkhorse.com to Bring Paul Chadwick’s ‘Concrete’ Back to Print in 2027 in the First of an Omnibus Range. www.brokenfrontier.com/dark-horse-b...
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Dark Horse to Bring Paul Chadwick's 'Concrete' Back to Print in 2027 in the First of an Omnibus Range – Broken Frontier
If you're a 'Concrete' fan or have just wanted to read this classic series it will be back in print for the first time in 20 years in 2027.
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Dark Horse Comics @darkhorse.com · 10/09/2026
NEWS 🚨: Paul Chadwick's early CONCRETE stories finally return to print in a paperback omnibus format, coming June 2027! Details: bit.ly/4xIbJXC Volume 1 of this release collects the first two volumes of Concrete, Depths and Heights. By @paulchadwick.bsky.social
Cover of Concrete Omnibus Volume 1, illustrated by Paul Chadwick
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
It’s a bit annoying that Suno also acquired/were given Songkick and all its users’ behavioural data and Spotify listening habits too. Songkick used to be a good service until WMG got its hands on it.
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John Oxley @joxley.jmoxley.co.uk · 09/09/2026
Also, why is this basically written up as "quirky crowd make an embarrassing mistake" and not "violent racists form mob because Asian people use hotel"?
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Chat Pile @chatpileband.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Who Loves the Sun tour heads to Europe and the UK this Feb. Tickets go on sale Sept 11 at 11AM CEST - get yours at chatpile.net/shows
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Chris Grey @chrisgrey.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There's an under-discussed link between the 'cerebral' Christian Conservatism of Orr/ Kruger etc, the 'cultural Christianity' of Lowe etc., and the 'Christian' rhetoric & symbols of the Patriot Platform thugs. It's not enough to see this in terms of US influence - it's got a domestic inflection.
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Steve Peers @stevepeers.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Kent police said 'no arrests were made' of the people who blocked a port and roads. There's your two-tier policing, folks www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cm...
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Port of Dover delays: Disruption as masked 'stop the boats' protesters block roads
Hundreds of demonstrators, wearing black with their faces covered, caused delays to traffic reaching the port.
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The Empty City @davidallengreen.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Seems the difference between ‘protestors’ and ‘terrorists’ is that protestors wear balaclavas while terrorists hold placards.
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Dr Anke Marsh @ankemarsh.bsky.social · 05/09/2026
Just so we are clear: The 83yo priest on the left is a terrorist. The balaclava-clad men on the right are protestors with legitimate concerns
A photo from the BBC of an older woman, with grey hair, being led away by police. A photograph of a line of men in black clothes and balaclavas blocking the port at Dover.
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Stuart Hemingway @stu31.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
www.verbatiminvestigations.com/full-investi...
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Dirty Money: A Year Undercover in Reform UK
A yearlong investigation into Nigel Farage’s fundraising operation reveals a plot to break the law by bringing foreign money into British politics
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Channel 4 News @channel4news.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation. 🔗 Read the exclusive story on Substack:
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Exclusive: Nigel Farage filmed undercover celebrating secret new foreign donations
Undercover footage verified by Channel 4 News reveals a secret plot by senior Reform UK figures to break the law on party donations. A leading legal expert is now calling for a criminal investigation.
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The Seldom Seen Kid @seldom-seen-kid.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
They're all dead, Dave.
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Think I would’ve preferred The Argument if they’d found a way to include some of the Furniture 7” songs on there. It’s a good Fugazi album but not a great one for me. Vespertine felt like lightning in a bottle the first time I heard it.
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Not sure how I overlooked the monospaced fonts and design decisions. Seems obvious now. I did also wonder if Outlier also rewarded words that sounded like they should be words at times?
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Victoria Rose Richards @aerialembroidery.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
This forest fire aerial is now available! All profits are going to the Devon Wildlife Trust 🦡 the link to the listing is here: victoriaroserichards.co.uk/work/forest-...
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Forest fire - 'You'll choke too'
My first ever embroidered forest fire. This is a response to widespread climate apathy and selfishness I've been feeling around me.
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Baba Yaga's Hut @babayagashut.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
NEW SHOW: December 18th-20th DJ Scotch Egg Residency at @cafeotodalston.bsky.social Tickets on sale Friday at 10am, save the tickets now via Dice link.dice.fm/T4c7db5a7318 Individual show tickets available or a 3 day pass at a discounted rate.
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Toby Earle 🇺🇦 @tobyontv.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
In 'Have you ever felt like this? news' news, ITVX will stream cult - if not often downright weird - kids' show Round The Twist from 17th September
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
No surprise that Sex Matters CEO, Maya Forstater supports racist eugenist Nathan Cofnas. bsky.app/profile/jess...
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Nick Walker @nickwalker.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Actually sad what AI has done to the world of souvenir fridge magnets, postcards, etc. It's kind of microcosmic of the whole issue: the people in charge of fridge magnets don't seem to care that fridge magnets actually matter to people who collect fridge magnets.
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
If no luck finding a home, I don’t know if these might be able to help (South East/London adjacent)? Apologies if you’ve already tried them. www.croydonanimalsamaritans.co.uk/contact/
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Contact | Croydon Animal Samaritans
Helping and rescuing animals since 1974
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Shreya Ila Anasuya - THE POISON PALACE @thresholdrose.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
For context, PLEASE read frontline.thehindu.com/arts-and-cul...
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Shreya Ila Anasuya - THE POISON PALACE @thresholdrose.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
This really pissed me off. I know not to expect much from the BBC but it is so utterly disingenuous not to talk about the way in which the right-wing has been actively using the Ramayana as propaganda. Not a word. www.bbc.co.uk/culture/arti...
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Mythical beasts, almighty gods, new technology: The epic blockbuster that could be India's answer to The Odyssey
The Ramayana is one of India's most famous stories – and now the heroic epic has been adapted into two mega-budget films that the team behind it are hoping will be a global event.
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Almost find the more interesting morsel of the story to be around how these tech millionaires seemingly become 21st century evangelists normalising the TESCREAL bundle. Like, is it just a grift or do they believe this stuff deep in their (adamantium laced) bones?
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Ibram X. Kendi @ibramxk.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
A @huadvstudy.bsky.social study found that 15 U.S. media outlets published 30 articles on Jason Arday in the 12 days. These outlets published 0 pieces in 8 years on his colleague, William O’Reilly, who faced more serious allegations. My latest @theemancipator.org. theemancipator.org/2026/08/19/i...
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Jason Arday Faced 30 Stories in 12 Days from 15 U.S. Media Outlets. A White Colleague Accused of More Serious Misconduct Faced None
In 2021, a former student of University of Cambridge history professor William O’Reilly accused him of plagiarism. The student noticed his prose comprised nearly half of O’Reilly’s article in the Jour...
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Troutboy @troutboy.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
Amazon entering their new villain arc, buying massive quantities of rare books, scanning them, then destroying them.
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