Marcela Hofman
@marcelahofman.bsky.social
Mother, Pink Floydian, metalhead, lecturer, former journalist, Brazilian-Dutch, sports-fan, amateur poet, fascinated with the cosmos.
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The multiverse question nobody seems to ask
Are there duplicate of us out there, or are we unique?
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May 1, 2026 at 11:48 AM
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The Sends that Sent me to Tears
Article contains spoilers
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April 3, 2026 at 12:47 PM
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ME(dia), biased: what AI found when I sent it to read 12 Verstappen articles
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ME(dia), biased: what AI found when I sent it to read 12 Verstappen articles
This was supposed to be a weekend of a bit of academic research and some F1 watching.
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March 29, 2026 at 8:31 AM
ME(dia), biased: what AI found when I sent it to read 12 Verstappen articles
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After years of writing random thoughts in between teaching, research, gigs and motherhood, I finally gave them a home: Substack brewedbeginnings.substack.com
My first post is up: A MCMXCI Pink Floyd Affair, about a VHS tape and love!
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My first post is up: A MCMXCI Pink Floyd Affair, about a VHS tape and love!
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Between teaching and meetings, between one country and another, between gigs and motherhood - this is where these words live. Essays, research detours, amateur poetry, and observations I couldn't keep...
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March 24, 2026 at 9:24 AM
After years of writing random thoughts in between teaching, research, gigs and motherhood, I finally gave them a home: Substack brewedbeginnings.substack.com
My first post is up: A MCMXCI Pink Floyd Affair, about a VHS tape and love!
If you are on substack, I'd appreciate a subscribe
My first post is up: A MCMXCI Pink Floyd Affair, about a VHS tape and love!
If you are on substack, I'd appreciate a subscribe
Nightwish is not touring, but that doesn't mean Kai Hahto couldn't go Alone on the road! To see him mastering the drums so up close was amazing! David loved meeting him. Big thanks to Kai's tech who took David to the drumset. Oh and bonus, we bumped into Charlotte Wessels! Gotta love Metal!
April 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Nightwish is not touring, but that doesn't mean Kai Hahto couldn't go Alone on the road! To see him mastering the drums so up close was amazing! David loved meeting him. Big thanks to Kai's tech who took David to the drumset. Oh and bonus, we bumped into Charlotte Wessels! Gotta love Metal!
Watch Trudeau speak directly to Trump during blistering speech
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March 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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March 4, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Ok, done and dusted! It's about time! #i'mstillhere #internationalfilm #oscars2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHzP...
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March 3, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Ok, done and dusted! It's about time! #i'mstillhere #internationalfilm #oscars2025 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DHzP...
I took this picture back in 2015, in Utrecht. Always loved it. Finally, managed to write something inspired by it. #poetry #verseintwo #stillanamateur
March 1, 2025 at 1:22 PM
I took this picture back in 2015, in Utrecht. Always loved it. Finally, managed to write something inspired by it. #poetry #verseintwo #stillanamateur
And maybe that's the main reason why I shouldn't care. I do really wish I'm Still Here and Fernanda were rewarded, but let's be honest... www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP-A... #oscars2025 #I'mstillhere #fernandatorres #brazil #austinburke
These Oscar Voters Did NOT Watch Dune 2?!
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February 28, 2025 at 8:31 AM
And maybe that's the main reason why I shouldn't care. I do really wish I'm Still Here and Fernanda were rewarded, but let's be honest... www.youtube.com/watch?v=jP-A... #oscars2025 #I'mstillhere #fernandatorres #brazil #austinburke
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Are you scared yet? I am. What can be done at this point?
Are you scared yet? I am. What can be done at this point?
Which foods have the most plastics? You may be surprised | CNN
How much plastic is in the food you eat? Much more than you realize, experts say.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:55 AM
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Are you scared yet? I am. What can be done at this point?
Are you scared yet? I am. What can be done at this point?
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Exclusive: Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the US government human resources agency locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials reut.rs/3CuCEPs
Exclusive: Musk aides lock government workers out of computer systems at US agency, sources say
Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the U.S. government human resources agency have locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials.
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January 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
Exclusive: Aides to Elon Musk charged with running the US government human resources agency locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of federal employees, according to two agency officials reut.rs/3CuCEPs
Sometimes it is challenging, but most of the time it's just lovely! #livingwithdavid #poetry #verseintwo #stillanamateur
January 29, 2025 at 6:52 AM
Sometimes it is challenging, but most of the time it's just lovely! #livingwithdavid #poetry #verseintwo #stillanamateur
Reorganizing the fridge magnets this morning, made me think of how can a country go from being a symbol for freedom in Europe (I bought this one in Utah Beach, Normandy) to an actual world threat?
January 28, 2025 at 8:27 AM
Reorganizing the fridge magnets this morning, made me think of how can a country go from being a symbol for freedom in Europe (I bought this one in Utah Beach, Normandy) to an actual world threat?
Hoping part II of this journey comes already in 2025.
Original date Oct 18, 2024
#poetry #reflections #verseintwo #stillanamateur
Original date Oct 18, 2024
#poetry #reflections #verseintwo #stillanamateur
January 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Hoping part II of this journey comes already in 2025.
Original date Oct 18, 2024
#poetry #reflections #verseintwo #stillanamateur
Original date Oct 18, 2024
#poetry #reflections #verseintwo #stillanamateur
There is Z for Zorro, but there is also M for Marjorie, the cat! #livingwithmarjorie
January 24, 2025 at 12:20 PM
There is Z for Zorro, but there is also M for Marjorie, the cat! #livingwithmarjorie
Excuse me while I freak out a little bit... I'm Still Here (BR) under Best Picture and Fernanda Torres?! My heart can't take it
January 23, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Excuse me while I freak out a little bit... I'm Still Here (BR) under Best Picture and Fernanda Torres?! My heart can't take it
Australian Open Women's Final:
Sabalenka v Keys
This is going to be tennis equivalent to a boxing match in terms of force and strikes! So excited! While I do want to see Aryna win this for the 3rd time in a row, it would be so cool to see Madison lifting a Grand Slam trophy.
#ausopen #wta #finals
Sabalenka v Keys
This is going to be tennis equivalent to a boxing match in terms of force and strikes! So excited! While I do want to see Aryna win this for the 3rd time in a row, it would be so cool to see Madison lifting a Grand Slam trophy.
#ausopen #wta #finals
January 23, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Inspired by my idols, "Morning Dues" is about Rick Wright; "Them and Me" was a prompt to take the rhyming words of a poem/song and use them in the same order writing a new poem out of it. I chose Pink Floyd’s “Us and Them". Oct 5 and 8, 2024 #poetry #verseintwo #pinkfloyd #rickwright #stillanamateur
January 23, 2025 at 9:51 AM
Inspired by my idols, "Morning Dues" is about Rick Wright; "Them and Me" was a prompt to take the rhyming words of a poem/song and use them in the same order writing a new poem out of it. I chose Pink Floyd’s “Us and Them". Oct 5 and 8, 2024 #poetry #verseintwo #pinkfloyd #rickwright #stillanamateur