Alasdair McKillop
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Top of the Special Thanks in the credits for Super Mario World: Yoichi Kotabe, the one-time close collaborator of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata who went on to help define the look of Nintendo's characters.
September 21, 2026 at 7:59 AM
Top of the Special Thanks in the credits for Super Mario World: Yoichi Kotabe, the one-time close collaborator of Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata who went on to help define the look of Nintendo's characters.
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Happy birthday to Justine Frischmann. Here are Elastica performing Connection on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1995
September 16, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Happy birthday to Justine Frischmann. Here are Elastica performing Connection on the Late Show with David Letterman in 1995
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This evening’s viewing
September 11, 2026 at 7:11 PM
This evening’s viewing
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In the days, weeks, and months after September 11, 2001, grief rose like wildflowers, Adam Gopnik writes. Yet there was also the beautiful persistence of New York City.
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Remembrance of September 11th
It became immediately evident that this was terrorism on an unexampled scale. The twentieth century had ended, and the twenty-first had begun.
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September 10, 2026 at 8:00 PM
In the days, weeks, and months after September 11, 2001, grief rose like wildflowers, Adam Gopnik writes. Yet there was also the beautiful persistence of New York City.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
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the monoculture was good, actually
RIP TO ONE OF THE GREATEST TO EVER DO IT
August 25, 2026 at 6:43 PM
the monoculture was good, actually
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August 20, 2026 at 9:35 PM
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“Lee Miller with the essentials of life: a cigarette, wine and petrol”, Weimar, Germany, 1945, by David E. Scherman.
August 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM
“Lee Miller with the essentials of life: a cigarette, wine and petrol”, Weimar, Germany, 1945, by David E. Scherman.
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Please I can't look at that Beatles film photo anymore
August 17, 2026 at 4:08 PM
Please I can't look at that Beatles film photo anymore
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I literally want ALL of these …
One last post about The Beatles Film Poster Series and then I’ll shut up, I promise. Here’s a little video showing all 63 entries across Volumes 1, 2 and 3!
August 13, 2026 at 8:04 PM
I literally want ALL of these …
Macca goes weird! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Freak Zone Playlist - Macca Goes Weird - the experimental side of Paul McCartney - BBC Sounds
Author JR Moores explores the experimental side of Paul McCartney.
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August 6, 2026 at 7:17 AM
Macca goes weird! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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Actually, I was mistaken. This is the only choice.
August 5, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Actually, I was mistaken. This is the only choice.
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MACCA GOES WEIRD!
Join me on BBC 6Music’s The Freakzone Playlist at midnight, 6th August.
I’ve selected plenty of Paul McCartney’s stranger things. Giddy for this to air. Reposts appreciated. Tune in, Paul!
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#6Music #PaulMcCartney
Join me on BBC 6Music’s The Freakzone Playlist at midnight, 6th August.
I’ve selected plenty of Paul McCartney’s stranger things. Giddy for this to air. Reposts appreciated. Tune in, Paul!
@reaktionbooks.bsky.social @stuartmaconie.bsky.social
#6Music #PaulMcCartney
July 28, 2026 at 11:58 AM
MACCA GOES WEIRD!
Join me on BBC 6Music’s The Freakzone Playlist at midnight, 6th August.
I’ve selected plenty of Paul McCartney’s stranger things. Giddy for this to air. Reposts appreciated. Tune in, Paul!
@reaktionbooks.bsky.social @stuartmaconie.bsky.social
#6Music #PaulMcCartney
Join me on BBC 6Music’s The Freakzone Playlist at midnight, 6th August.
I’ve selected plenty of Paul McCartney’s stranger things. Giddy for this to air. Reposts appreciated. Tune in, Paul!
@reaktionbooks.bsky.social @stuartmaconie.bsky.social
#6Music #PaulMcCartney
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‘It’s claimed that something like a hundred thousand people perished in those final Berlin weeks, and Buruma’s witnesses recall scenes of such nightmarish horror that such a total becomes credible.’
Neal Ascherson on Berlin during World War II.
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Neal Ascherson on Berlin during World War II.
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Neal Ascherson · Dancing on a Volcano: Wartime Berliners
As a British wartime child living near secret things and sites, I can remember easily respecting the instruction: ‘...
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July 26, 2026 at 11:50 AM
‘It’s claimed that something like a hundred thousand people perished in those final Berlin weeks, and Buruma’s witnesses recall scenes of such nightmarish horror that such a total becomes credible.’
Neal Ascherson on Berlin during World War II.
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Neal Ascherson on Berlin during World War II.
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From now on, whenever I need a little boost of dopamine I'm going to watch this moment between David Millar and @nedboulting.bsky.social. It's from the superlative 'For the Love of Cycling' podcast. #TourdeFrance #TdF #TdF26
July 22, 2026 at 10:49 AM
From now on, whenever I need a little boost of dopamine I'm going to watch this moment between David Millar and @nedboulting.bsky.social. It's from the superlative 'For the Love of Cycling' podcast. #TourdeFrance #TdF #TdF26
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A beautiful addition to Derry’s streetscape and a fitting tribute to the man.
Also great that local young people helped shape the project.
Also great that local young people helped shape the project.
July 24, 2026 at 7:36 PM
A beautiful addition to Derry’s streetscape and a fitting tribute to the man.
Also great that local young people helped shape the project.
Also great that local young people helped shape the project.
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Spending some time with Ringo by the pool
July 24, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Spending some time with Ringo by the pool
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Pogacar conquers Alpe d’Huez in record climb to win stage 19 and extend Tour de France lead www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
Pogacar conquers Alpe d’Huez in record climb to win stage 19 and extend Tour de France lead
Tadej Pogacar conquered the famed hairpins of the Alpe d’Huez in a record time as he won stage 19 of the Tour de France to extend his overall lead
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July 24, 2026 at 10:18 PM
Pogacar conquers Alpe d’Huez in record climb to win stage 19 and extend Tour de France lead www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/j...
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Tadej the Untouchable: Pogacar’s domination and the power plays of his team make him the new patron👇
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How Tadej Pogacar became the new ‘patron’ of the Tour de France peloton | Jeremy Whittle
Tadej Pogacar’s dominance has drawn admiration and criticism, with some fearing the Tour de France is losing its competitive edge
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July 13, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Tadej the Untouchable: Pogacar’s domination and the power plays of his team make him the new patron👇
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Happy birthday to Roger McGuinn. Here are the Byrds with Goin' Back on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967
July 13, 2026 at 7:16 AM
Happy birthday to Roger McGuinn. Here are the Byrds with Goin' Back on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1967
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[average evening as a Scotland fan] well, Scotland just needed Argentina to avoid defeat to Stirling Albion, however the Binos produced a wonderful display
June 25, 2026 at 10:17 PM
[average evening as a Scotland fan] well, Scotland just needed Argentina to avoid defeat to Stirling Albion, however the Binos produced a wonderful display
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‘Marilyn Monroe’s image, after Warhol, is still encoded with a vulnerability we instantly recognise, which makes us want to save her or explain her all over again. The real Marilyn has been dust for a long time, but her image has only grown stronger.’
Andrew O’Hagan:
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Andrew O’Hagan:
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Andrew O’Hagan · At the NPG: Portraits of Marilyn
Marilyn Monroe’s image, after Warhol, is still encoded with a vulnerability we instantly recognise, which makes us...
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June 18, 2026 at 12:30 PM
‘Marilyn Monroe’s image, after Warhol, is still encoded with a vulnerability we instantly recognise, which makes us want to save her or explain her all over again. The real Marilyn has been dust for a long time, but her image has only grown stronger.’
Andrew O’Hagan:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Andrew O’Hagan:
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...