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New video! How did Dolly become a gay icon, and what has she done for the gay community? youtu.be/SpURPplcFhs
Dolly's Quilt of Many Colors
YouTube video by Matt Baume
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August 29, 2026 at 4:09 PM
New video! How did Dolly become a gay icon, and what has she done for the gay community? youtu.be/SpURPplcFhs
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‘In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺, Nolan alludes to the ills of colonial adventure, but he had no qualms about filming in Western Sahara.’
Jeremy Harding on the politics of location shoots, now and previously, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...
Jeremy Harding on the politics of location shoots, now and previously, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...
Jeremy Harding | A Small Part of Paradise
When Casablanca went into production in the spring of 1942, most of Morocco was a French protectorate, administered by...
www.lrb.co.uk
August 28, 2026 at 5:30 PM
‘In 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺, Nolan alludes to the ills of colonial adventure, but he had no qualms about filming in Western Sahara.’
Jeremy Harding on the politics of location shoots, now and previously, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...
Jeremy Harding on the politics of location shoots, now and previously, from the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/au...
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‘There were things that 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 does very well that are not things that Nolan specialises in: such as dialogue. And characterisation.’
@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social on Christopher Nolan’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺, on the podcast.
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@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social on Christopher Nolan’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺, on the podcast.
podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...
Nolan v. Homer
Podcast Episode · The LRB Podcast · 26 July · 52min
podcasts.apple.com
July 28, 2026 at 6:58 PM
‘There were things that 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 does very well that are not things that Nolan specialises in: such as dialogue. And characterisation.’
@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social on Christopher Nolan’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺, on the podcast.
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@emilyrcwilson.bsky.social on Christopher Nolan’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺, on the podcast.
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‘Nolan has read at least the first line of my translation of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 into iambic pentameter. In one interview, he cited my version of it: “Tell me about a complicated man.”
But I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.’
New, by Emily Wilson
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
But I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.’
New, by Emily Wilson
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Emily Wilson · An Uncomplicated Man
As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Christopher Nolan has read at least the first line of my...
www.lrb.co.uk
July 27, 2026 at 9:52 AM
‘Nolan has read at least the first line of my translation of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘖𝘥𝘺𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘺 into iambic pentameter. In one interview, he cited my version of it: “Tell me about a complicated man.”
But I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.’
New, by Emily Wilson
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
But I would be ashamed to have written any part of this script.’
New, by Emily Wilson
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster
‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster
Wilson, whose work on Homer’s epic was praised by Nolan, said his film was grandiose and superficial with ‘nothing convincing to say’
Emily Wilson, the classicist whose 2017 translation of Homer’s Odyssey was cited by Christopher Nolan in early publicity for his hugely successful adaptation of the poem, has roundly criticised the film, saying “it has nothing convincing to say” and that its “lacks psychological, emotional, political and ethical depth”.
In a scathing essay for the London Review of Books, Wilson writes: “I had hoped that Nolan’s affinity with these Homeric themes might push him to new creative heights, and enable him to conjure more believable characters. But The Odyssey features his usual combination of grandiosity and superficiality … the film’s vision is too confused, its characters too underdeveloped, to deliver what it half-promises in terms of big ideas – although it is very good at conveying big bangs and big giants.” Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
July 27, 2026 at 3:03 PM
‘I would be ashamed to have written any part of this’: Odyssey translator Emily Wilson attacks Nolan blockbuster
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PSA on the Victoria Line tube in London.
Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note.
Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note.
July 21, 2026 at 5:33 PM
PSA on the Victoria Line tube in London.
Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note.
Phillipson and every other GC weirdo needs to take note.
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![Comic: Holes. Elevation is to scale relative to sea level and ground level. Land shapes and horizontal distances are not to scale. [Lines for every 1k meters starting from -12k up to +4k: Bingham Canyon Mine (US), Veryovkina Cave (Georgia), MPONENG Gold Mine (South Africa), Sanford Laboratory (US), Giant Crystal Cave (Mexico), Derinkugo Underground City (Turkey), WIPP (US), Restof Salt Mine, with an arrow pointing at the bottom that reads “oops” (US), San Andreas Fault Observatory Borehole (US) CFB North Bay (Canada), Woodingdean Water Well (dug by hand) (United Kingdom), Diefen-Bunker (Canada), Deep Underground Command Center (Canceled in 1965) (US), Lake Peigneu, with another oops arrow next to it (US), Sydney Opera House Parking (Australia), Onkalo Spent Nuclear Fuel Repository (Finland), Hudson River, Delaware Aqueduct (US), Raven Rock (US), Wieliczka and Bochina Salt Mines (Poland), Atchison Storage Facility (US), Snolab (Canada), Detroit Salt Mine (US), Hongyancun Subway Station (China), Nuclear Test Shafts (North Korea), Super Kamiokande Neutrino Detector (Japan), Gran Sasso Laboratory (Italy), Peak above Gran Sasso, Modane Laboratory (France), Peak above Modane Laboratory, Gotthard Tunnel (Switzerland), Peak above Cheyenne Bunker and Gotthard Tunnel, Cheyenne Mountain Bunker (US), Kola Superdeep Borehole (Russia) - deepest artificial point below surface at -11917m, Lake Baikal (Russia), sediments under Lake Baikal, IDDP-2 Borehole (Iceland), Dead Sea (multiple countries), Ryfylke Tunnel (Norway), Pantal Remis Mine with another oops arrow (Malaysia), Great Blue Hole (Belize), Joides Resolution Expedition 307 (Atlantic Ocean), Deepwater Horizon Borehole (Gulf of Mexico) - deepest artificial point below sea level at -11944m, Glomar Challenger Hole 504B (Pacific Ocean), Mohole (Pacific Ocean), Joides Resolution Expedition 329 (Pacific Ocean), Mariana Trench (Pacific Ocean)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreia43wl3gwyqydc47yse5gbdzybk2edtcibxdtr5jf4gqorc676ap4)
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All over the country, solicitors are removing themselves from the free legal aid scheme.
It's causing thousands of cases to be adjourned, and is leaving victims and their families in limbo.
Why is the govt so intent on dismantling this scheme?
And why are they doubling down on causing chaos?
It's causing thousands of cases to be adjourned, and is leaving victims and their families in limbo.
Why is the govt so intent on dismantling this scheme?
And why are they doubling down on causing chaos?
July 1, 2026 at 3:03 PM
All over the country, solicitors are removing themselves from the free legal aid scheme.
It's causing thousands of cases to be adjourned, and is leaving victims and their families in limbo.
Why is the govt so intent on dismantling this scheme?
And why are they doubling down on causing chaos?
It's causing thousands of cases to be adjourned, and is leaving victims and their families in limbo.
Why is the govt so intent on dismantling this scheme?
And why are they doubling down on causing chaos?
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Last weekend of Pride month -- a perfect time to celebrate how far we've come & look to the future! Get out your poppers, invite your friends, and settle in for five hours of of raw uncut Pride:
Inside the Marriage Wars
If you asked someone in the '80s if the director of When Harry Met Sally would fight the actor who played the Terminator over legalizing marriage for same-sex couples, they would probably have said ……
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June 26, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Last weekend of Pride month -- a perfect time to celebrate how far we've come & look to the future! Get out your poppers, invite your friends, and settle in for five hours of of raw uncut Pride:
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‘Fifa’s remorseless commodification of the people’s game is set to result in a gated tournament confined to those few with the requisite income, visa status and social media history.’
Simon Skinner on the history of the World Cup.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Simon Skinner on the history of the World Cup.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Simon Skinner · ‘I wouldn’t pay it either’: World Cup Wallcharts
This World Cup, unlike Russia 2018, is hosted by democratic nations, and unlike Qatar 2022 the walkways to its stadiums...
www.lrb.co.uk
June 28, 2026 at 9:42 AM
‘Fifa’s remorseless commodification of the people’s game is set to result in a gated tournament confined to those few with the requisite income, visa status and social media history.’
Simon Skinner on the history of the World Cup.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Simon Skinner on the history of the World Cup.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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‘This World Cup, unlike Russia 2018, is hosted by democratic nations, and unlike Qatar 2022 the walkways to its stadiums are not paved with bones. But it will forever be associated with newly obscene levels of fan exploitation.’
Simon Skinner on the World Cup.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Simon Skinner on the World Cup.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Simon Skinner · ‘I wouldn’t pay it either’: World Cup Wallcharts
This World Cup, unlike Russia 2018, is hosted by democratic nations, and unlike Qatar 2022 the walkways to its stadiums...
www.lrb.co.uk
June 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
‘This World Cup, unlike Russia 2018, is hosted by democratic nations, and unlike Qatar 2022 the walkways to its stadiums are not paved with bones. But it will forever be associated with newly obscene levels of fan exploitation.’
Simon Skinner on the World Cup.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Simon Skinner on the World Cup.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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I often hear the refrain that data centres in Ireland don't use that much water. But if that's the case, why then is it impossible to find the figures? If it's not a problem, show us the figures to prove it.
The lack of transparency breeds mistrust.
www.dublininquirer.com/does-irish-w...
The lack of transparency breeds mistrust.
www.dublininquirer.com/does-irish-w...
Does Irish Water even know how much water data centres are using?
Much of the debate around data centres has focused on electricity, but the gap in figures for their water use has started to draw more attention – and breed mistrust.
www.dublininquirer.com
June 26, 2026 at 11:49 AM
I often hear the refrain that data centres in Ireland don't use that much water. But if that's the case, why then is it impossible to find the figures? If it's not a problem, show us the figures to prove it.
The lack of transparency breeds mistrust.
www.dublininquirer.com/does-irish-w...
The lack of transparency breeds mistrust.
www.dublininquirer.com/does-irish-w...
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Just 10 days after the SpaceX IPO, the stock has plunged and the average investor has seen most of their initial gains disappear.
And don't forget: rules protecting investors from volatile new stocks were gutted — at SpaceX's behest.
The universe's largest Ponzi scheme?
And don't forget: rules protecting investors from volatile new stocks were gutted — at SpaceX's behest.
The universe's largest Ponzi scheme?
June 23, 2026 at 8:45 PM
Just 10 days after the SpaceX IPO, the stock has plunged and the average investor has seen most of their initial gains disappear.
And don't forget: rules protecting investors from volatile new stocks were gutted — at SpaceX's behest.
The universe's largest Ponzi scheme?
And don't forget: rules protecting investors from volatile new stocks were gutted — at SpaceX's behest.
The universe's largest Ponzi scheme?
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Marjane Satrapi, RIP. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
Marjane Satrapi’s Rebellious Art
The radical legacy of the cartoonist and filmmaker who created Persepolis.
www.thenation.com
June 8, 2026 at 2:00 PM
Marjane Satrapi, RIP. www.thenation.com/article/cult...
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If you're at the UK Games EXPO and want to pick up a jubensha(!), the Chronic Insanity booth have Spy of the Year and Laboratory of Death, both of which I recommend
May 29, 2026 at 12:44 PM
If you're at the UK Games EXPO and want to pick up a jubensha(!), the Chronic Insanity booth have Spy of the Year and Laboratory of Death, both of which I recommend
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Mars - Clouds over Terra Cimmeria - ESA Mars Express HRSC
Full size 5k image: flic.kr/p/2sdpsHP 🔭🧪
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY
2025-07-24
South is up
HR211_0000 ND3+GR3+BL3
Full size 5k image: flic.kr/p/2sdpsHP 🔭🧪
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY
2025-07-24
South is up
HR211_0000 ND3+GR3+BL3
May 16, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Mars - Clouds over Terra Cimmeria - ESA Mars Express HRSC
Full size 5k image: flic.kr/p/2sdpsHP 🔭🧪
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY
2025-07-24
South is up
HR211_0000 ND3+GR3+BL3
Full size 5k image: flic.kr/p/2sdpsHP 🔭🧪
Credit: ESA/DLR/FUBerlin/AndreaLuck CC BY
2025-07-24
South is up
HR211_0000 ND3+GR3+BL3
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A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.
March 17, 2026 at 5:25 PM
A friend just sent me this perfect piece by Karel Čapek, trans. Dora Round, ‘From the Point of View of a Cat’.
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![Comic. [Person 1 with short hair gestures to car while talking to Person 2.] PERSON 1: You won’t have to worry about gas pries *or* electricity prices with our new pullback drive model. At the factory, we put the car on the ground and tow it all the way backward until it starts clicking. To drive forward, you just release the brake and it goes.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreid7nx5xlxlmws5o2b2rg347mkgqhtbzleojikwkntvvh6cpkyhqie)
May 12, 2026 at 7:13 PM
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Hello Stockholm! This is today!
May 5, 2026 at 5:03 AM
Hello Stockholm! This is today!
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See you in one week, Utrecht!
May 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
See you in one week, Utrecht!
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