Hesham Sabry
@heshams.bsky.social
pseud. layabout. tv lawyer. she said she’d stick around until the bandages came off. MD ANT
John Douglas 1963-2026. Sending all my love to Eddi, Frank, Stephen, Paul, Davy and all of John's co-travellers in life.
“Robert Burns said, ‘You’ve got to rivet words together just to hear them clang.’ That always stuck with me.” John Douglas (1963-2026) | Pete Paphides
Oh God. Not John? Surely not John? To the best of my knowledge John had never done anything as shocking, anything as dramatic as this. Low-k
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I am sad beyond words at John Douglas’s shocking passing. A lovely, gracious man. His and the Trashcans music will always mean so much to me. RIP John x
Here on E Street, we are heartbroken over the death of Glen Hansard. We met in Ireland many years ago and he was always nothing but a great musician, a good friend and a generous and gracious man. Always positive, smiling and ready to sing. God bless him and his loved ones. Bruce
Happy birthday to Bobbie Gentry, wherever she may be
Mike Leigh’s influential Play for Today from 1976, NUTS IN MAY, will be released on Blu-ray restored and packed with special featured by the BFI on 17 August tinyurl.com/2pkb3p6h
Larry laid his mouse in front of the press to be photographed. Lest you ask, this is a real photograph via the Press Association.
Jacques Dutronc et des jolies filles, Paris, 1966 📷 Jean-Claude Deutsch
My cat, who is unemployed and refuses to vote, is unhappy with his fancy new cat food and l, a walking talking miracle capable of reason, art, science, and philosophy, am on my way back to the store to rectify the matter immediately for some reason
This remains one of the most surreal, but lovely, moments of my entire life. RIP to a brilliant man youtu.be/Ud7Uti74yvo?...
Kevin Keegan reads @GalacticKeegan
YouTube video by Galactic Keegan
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Left: Keir Starmer, "I go proud of everything we have achieved" Right: Under Keir Starmer the face of terrorism in the UK is now elderly retired people who hold up signs, over 2,700 of them arrested, including this retired priest
Midnight Run turns 38. De Niro, Grodin, and one of the sharpest scripts of the ’80s. Martin Brest’s cult classic only gets better with time. 🎬 Revisit its legacy at Cinephilia & Beyond: cinephiliabeyond.org/midnight-run... #Filmsky 📽️
I was there. It was a charged moment. Such a desperately sad song, and such a devastatingly perfect choice for the occasion. RF has such class.
There Must And Shall Be Aspirin@boscobel1975.bsky.social · 3w agoWell this is lovely. Roddy Frame reacts to the death of his friend Grant MacLennane in 2006 by playing “The Wrong Road.” Maybe phones at concerts aren’t such a bad thing, after all. on.soundcloud.com/RMdjQyDHOU89...
I wrote about Beatles books without the word 'Beatles' in the title: books they read; books that explain cultural shifts in the 20th-century; books in the bibliographies of those books — and so on. Here's Part Two. What did I miss? helenbarrett.substack.com/publish/post...
Bob Dylan Fall UK dates His first Royal Festival Hall shows since 1964!!
I often think about that door handle which looks like Kenneth Williams.
I find it uncomfortable and insidious that police statements now begin with a suspect's colour, nationality and origins to appease a tiny minority of thick fucking racists and stop them torching hotels
Burnham plans to take Starmer’s ‘censor for Israel’ plan even further...
Burnham plans to take Starmer's 'censor for Israel' plan even further
Burnham is not reversing Starmer’s ‘censor for Israel’ agenda — and appears poised to take it even further
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Here's a starter at least. youtu.be/0hEI9WPgUtU
Lord Woodbine – eight minutes to set the record straight
YouTube video by Mark Lewisohn – official channel
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Sam@sb92.bsky.social · 4w agoOh deary me. Where to begin with this.. @beatlespod.bsky.social @stevenc63.bsky.social @nemonihil1664.bsky.social @marklewisohn.bsky.social
"Egypt's greatest accomplishment was giving the nation a rare reason to celebrate together...dancing with supporters in the streets after matches,Salah belting out songs with a boombox in hand, and reminding everyone that this was never just about football" www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Egypt’s World Cup adventure gave the country its first collective joy in 15 years | Karim Zidan
In a nation where more than 70% of people rely on food subsidies the team’s history-making campaign brought welcome celebration
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We are in the hands of, and surrounded by, Philistines.
Arts Professional@artsprofessional.co.uk · 4w agoPerforming and creative arts university courses will no longer receive funding from a government teaching grant as part of “difficult decisions” about spending priorities, Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson has said.
My wonderful friend Leslie Woodhead, the only person to film the Beatles in the Cavern, the pioneer of docudrama, and a wonderful human being has died aged 88. An extraordinary, very humble filmmaker who fostered the talents of Stephen Frears, Paul Greengrass, and many others. I’ll miss you
Leslie Woodhead obituary
Director of current affairs programmes who was a pioneer of drama-documentaries on British television
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On Monday we'll be covering Snodgrass, Ian Hart's third outing as a 50-year-old John Lennon, who as you'll remember left The Beatles in 1962. And we're delighted to announce we'll be featuring an interview with its writer @quantick.bsky.social.
