My beef with Morrissey runs all the way back to 1986 when he said this about Black artists. Nineteen Eighty Six, while the Smiths were still active. It’s not a “later phenomenon” don’t try and lie to me www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
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Educator - Writer - Speaker - Consultant: Musical Theatre, Identity in Popular Culture, Black Studies & Music. Author: TOO DARN HOT: KISS ME, KATE AND THE MAKING AND REMAKING OF A BROADWAY MUSICAL (OUP, 2026)
I have been watching international rugby for at least 30 years and I don’t think I have EVER seen players appear to be getting ready to jump a ref over a decision. I think that’s genuinely disgusting.
And … whatever we have to say about how it is done, LOTR does include non-white races in it so what now?
Bianca Michelle Parker@bumblebigirl.bsky.social · 3w agoFeels bad that a director of a major studio film is perfectly comfortable saying that casting non-white actors is just something you do to look woke and otherwise isn't remotely necessary
Giving copies of my book to people in the wild is the most wild experience!
You might need this little soapstone carving of a whale today… (1200-1600 CE, Chumash culture, California, held at Musée des Beaux Arts, Montreal)
Summer eating. Papaya, sugarsnap, and peanut salad in a soy, tahini, and ginger dressing. Yes please.
I’m talking specifically to bereaved Federer fans - why don’t I like Sinner? Because I appear to be supporting Novax, a thing I never ever thought to be doing.
In this climate, wishing you 'all the best for your future career' feels like a passive aggressive sign-off. How about 'as an institution dedicated to research and educational excellence, we will do everything we can to support UK academia beyond our own hallowed halls', instead?
This is a cause I could dedicate some energy to tbh
Dr Hannah Murray@hlmurray.bsky.social · 4w agoWhat if Farage loses to Count Binface. What then.
It's the US release date of my book TOO DARN HOT, the first dedicated academic text on the messy classic musical Kiss Me, Kate. So excited for it to be out in the world. UK release in August 😃
We're thrilled to present the shortlist for the 2026 Ursula K. Le Guin Prize for Fiction:
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Ok, look, what's been particularly infuriating about the redundancies at Exeter (and Nottingham and Newcastle and and and) is this weird idea that it only affects those individuals and institutions. It harms us all because we are so closely interconnected.
Asian! Pirate! Musical! 28 July to 2 August in London! join us for our first full run - tiny.cc/APMgatehouse tell your crew! tell your friends!!
Me and my book photo saw you from across the bar
The only improvement I have seen myself is the wait for NHS appointments is less dire but you know pales in comparison to supporting genocide, vile transphobia, taking support from the disabled, demonising asylum seekers, their clear heirarchy of racism…
Stumbled upon an entire album of Philip Glass' 3 Pieces in the Shape of a Square that was meant for two flutes and arranged here for saxophones but being performed by a trumpet (??) and how weird to discover an album that seems like it was specifically created just for you.
Philip Glass: 3 Pieces in the Shape of a Square by Craig Morris on Apple Music
Album · 2018 · 15 Songs
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Good morning from Nottingham! We will be reporting on Nottingham Trans Pride today at 11:00 - Although a few people are already beginning to turn up at Sneinton Market. 🔴🧵 Live thread below
it’s really weird that people are celebrating the Andy Burnham win when he’s basically said he’s not gonna stop the rightward shift of the Labour Party maybe I’m a killjoy but I’m an immigrant with trans friends so…like what are WE in particular supposed to be celebrating exactly?
A real honour to be asked to give the Agnes Flues Annual Memorial Lecture - Wednesday 24 June, 2-4pm. Hybrid - online details in link. I’ll be going bold and talking about ‘How we win’. www.tickettailor.com/events/uonuc...
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Back on this - I REALLY need policy makers to look at the context of only children who are also latchkey kids. And when boomers yell “read a book”, I will tell you that reading 200+ books a year thanks to living near a less spotted library did nothing for my socialisation.
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 2mo ago🚨 NEW: Under-16s in the UK will be banned from the following 10 social media apps TikTok YouTube Snapchat Instagram X Reddit Facebook Twitch Kick Threads
Welcome to St. Paradise, pulsing with blood magic, where clan secrets and shifting allegiances rule the land and where two clan heirs are about to cross paths, transforming the city's future forever... Eclipse & the Wolf, an epic fantasy from Akwaeke Emezi out 11/02 🌑🐺 linktr.ee/eclipseandthewolf
Imagine if we just: 1) fined companies that don’t have real people moderating content for harm 2) regulated the financial model around child influencers and family-focused content that centres kids 3) underwrote non-digital spaces for young people to enjoy and socialise in
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 2mo ago🚨 NEW: Under-16s in the UK will be banned from the following 10 social media apps TikTok YouTube Snapchat Instagram X Reddit Facebook Twitch Kick Threads
Love and commiserations to everyone @uonucu.bsky.social finishing an alternative business case this week. May your drinks be hydrating, your sleep deep, and your calculations “realistic”, not “speculative” despite having next to none of the data 🙂