Rebecca
@arbitrarygenius.bsky.social
Love cats, comics, theatre, politics/news, films, TV. Trained librarian, but now analysing media. Not arbitrary nor a genius. Same tag on twitter. Do Moon Knight, Iron Fist and DCAU podcast. She/Her.
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Andy Burnham’s new press room
don't bother addressing a congregation unless you're in the baroque creature pulpit
October 1, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Andy Burnham’s new press room
Wait, only a crazy person would do the night safari after a 13h flight and jetlag...
September 24, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Wait, only a crazy person would do the night safari after a 13h flight and jetlag...
Last minute holiday panics, mouth still a little tender/swollen, have all tickets etc and passport. Now just need to get through a morning of work!
September 22, 2026 at 5:29 AM
Last minute holiday panics, mouth still a little tender/swollen, have all tickets etc and passport. Now just need to get through a morning of work!
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Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online
Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online
Exclusive: Collection’s 300,000 pages record lives of enslaved people in countries including the Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, Mauritius, South Africa and Trinidad
Nearly 4m records documenting the lives of enslaved people across 20 former British colonies have been made searchable online for the first time.
The records have been digitised and indexed by the genealogy company Ancestry, which has partnered with the Centre for the Study of the Legacies of British Slavery at University College London. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
September 22, 2026 at 5:19 AM
Nearly 4m records of enslaved people in 20 former British colonies now searchable online
restful (w/painkillers) few days before Singapore trip!!!!!
it's been a long time coming.
it's been a long time coming.
September 18, 2026 at 6:24 AM
restful (w/painkillers) few days before Singapore trip!!!!!
it's been a long time coming.
it's been a long time coming.
feeling sorry for myself after an unexpected tooth extraction :-/
September 17, 2026 at 12:44 PM
feeling sorry for myself after an unexpected tooth extraction :-/
[This is good] From this weekend, rail passengers affected by cancelled train services...can travel on another operator’s train departing up to two hours before or after the cancelled service, using either the same route or a reasonable alternative.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/can...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/can...
Cancelled train? Your ticket will now work on more operators
From Sunday, affected travellers will have more freedom to continue their journeys using the same or a reasonable alternative route.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
September 15, 2026 at 1:16 PM
[This is good] From this weekend, rail passengers affected by cancelled train services...can travel on another operator’s train departing up to two hours before or after the cancelled service, using either the same route or a reasonable alternative.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/can...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/can...
Idly browsing the British Museum Bayeux Tapestry gift selection and it's impressively bonkers - and also very good. William the Conqueror as a cat greeting card and Bayeux Tapestry Top Trumps my favourites so far.
September 15, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Idly browsing the British Museum Bayeux Tapestry gift selection and it's impressively bonkers - and also very good. William the Conqueror as a cat greeting card and Bayeux Tapestry Top Trumps my favourites so far.
3h sleep, my body (and brain) hates me. Have to get through thankfully-short work day and then maybe rest before Diablo 4 season 15. But I would rather be asleep.
September 15, 2026 at 2:48 AM
3h sleep, my body (and brain) hates me. Have to get through thankfully-short work day and then maybe rest before Diablo 4 season 15. But I would rather be asleep.
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jesus fucking christ
whatcha thinkin?
September 15, 2026 at 2:30 AM
jesus fucking christ
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New from me on the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk substack "the write-round"
Why can't MPs call each other liars?
Part of a new series of 'why parliament is weird' a collection of gripes, oddities and head scratchers...would love to hear your takes on the weirdest things in parliament!
Why can't MPs call each other liars?
Part of a new series of 'why parliament is weird' a collection of gripes, oddities and head scratchers...would love to hear your takes on the weirdest things in parliament!
Why parliament is weird (no.1): Why can't MPs call each other liars?
MPs can be quite rude to each other in the House. So why can’t they call each other liars?
instituteforgov.substack.com
September 14, 2026 at 10:37 AM
New from me on the @instituteforgovernment.org.uk substack "the write-round"
Why can't MPs call each other liars?
Part of a new series of 'why parliament is weird' a collection of gripes, oddities and head scratchers...would love to hear your takes on the weirdest things in parliament!
Why can't MPs call each other liars?
Part of a new series of 'why parliament is weird' a collection of gripes, oddities and head scratchers...would love to hear your takes on the weirdest things in parliament!
Ahh, the Scottish songs in Last Night of the Proms bit was fab. The Dolly tribute.. they should have done better.
September 13, 2026 at 5:18 AM
Ahh, the Scottish songs in Last Night of the Proms bit was fab. The Dolly tribute.. they should have done better.
Play was great, love Stratford East theatre. Increasingly enjoying non West End and prices so much better
September 12, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Play was great, love Stratford East theatre. Increasingly enjoying non West End and prices so much better
Hands up if you have yourself food poisoning this week 🤚
September 12, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Hands up if you have yourself food poisoning this week 🤚
Off to Stratford (London) for Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy today. Last trip to London before holiday. After this I'm cocooning so I don't get sick (or can recover if I get sick today), bar a dentist appt, waaaa.
September 12, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Off to Stratford (London) for Bloodsport: After Helen of Troy today. Last trip to London before holiday. After this I'm cocooning so I don't get sick (or can recover if I get sick today), bar a dentist appt, waaaa.
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It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.
A cheery message from the new minister responsible for research funding for the Arts, Humanities, Social Sciences (and the subjects that the majority of UK taught undergraduate and Masters students study).
Science and maths degrees offer most value to the nation, says minister
Chris McDonald told a room full of vice-chancellors that science, engineering and mathematics ‘offer the greatest personal, social and economic value’
www.thetimes.com
September 11, 2026 at 9:00 AM
It's just weird isn't it when the British Museum is running a sold-out exhibition, when The Odyssey reports $1billion at the box office, when the V&A has just opened the most innovative and accessible museum model in Europe....and this is what our minister for research comes out with.
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'Questions remain' after Reform leader shared confidential information
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln...
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln...
September 11, 2026 at 6:17 AM
'Questions remain' after Reform leader shared confidential information
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln...
www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk/news/lincoln...
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This is literally a plot point in “It Can’t Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis. Written in 1935, it predicts the rise of a fascist populist who promises each family $5,000 per year if he’s elected.
Trump: "If the Republicans win the House of Representatives and the United States Senate...I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000."
September 10, 2026 at 4:54 PM
This is literally a plot point in “It Can’t Happen Here” by Sinclair Lewis. Written in 1935, it predicts the rise of a fascist populist who promises each family $5,000 per year if he’s elected.
Only booked for Rogue Trooper for LFF. Could have got others but feeling poor ahead of holiday and also I can't take any time off work in Oct.
September 10, 2026 at 3:07 PM
Only booked for Rogue Trooper for LFF. Could have got others but feeling poor ahead of holiday and also I can't take any time off work in Oct.
Also we recorded an Sons of the Dragon this week so it'll be out sometime, finishing Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (so a Misty/Colleen comic, good times)
September 9, 2026 at 6:07 AM
Also we recorded an Sons of the Dragon this week so it'll be out sometime, finishing Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (so a Misty/Colleen comic, good times)
Moon Knight is really on a generational run (again). You should read it.
But also, Robin Hood and Sword in the Stone comics - I'm looking forward
But also, Robin Hood and Sword in the Stone comics - I'm looking forward
September 9, 2026 at 6:05 AM
Moon Knight is really on a generational run (again). You should read it.
But also, Robin Hood and Sword in the Stone comics - I'm looking forward
But also, Robin Hood and Sword in the Stone comics - I'm looking forward
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When the rain comes…
September 8, 2026 at 8:02 AM
When the rain comes…
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Or comics are merely the latest form of sequential art.
September 8, 2026 at 8:06 AM
Or comics are merely the latest form of sequential art.
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A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’.
September 8, 2026 at 7:49 AM
A detail missing from The Times story… the woman who took the photo shared it to a Facebook group called ‘South east patriots’.
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