James Bridle
@jamesbridle.bsky.social
Artist, author of New Dark Age (2018) and Ways of Being (2022). Free Palestine, Protect Trans Kids, for ever and ever. https://mastodon.social/@jamesbridle / jamesbridle.com
The amount people are willing to believe that corporations and capitalism was responsible or ethical before AI appeared is quite staggering. They've always hated and wanted to eat you. If it wasn't AI it would be something else. They are setting fire to the earth. Refuse. Revolt.
Saw a peregrine falcon in a city square, soaring and pecking at its kill. Only my son and I saw it, and we sat on the kerb and stared until it swooped away. Two hours later I'm still buzzing, unable to sleep. This world.
For Microsoft's new publication, The Humanist Review of AI, I wrote about living on what feels like a different planet to AI boosters, the friends I've made over there, and the fatal limits of what they call "humanism".
We spent nine months surveying local seagrass meadows. Then we made a traditional taverna tablecloth map showing the seagrass alongside rivers, wildlife, and ecological info. Now we've distributed it to restaurants across the island for the summer season. Pretty damn proud of this piece of work.
Fuck it, think I'm going to try and see the Tour live this year. There are two Alpe d'Huez stages, July 24 and 25. Anyone with tour experience and/or local knowledge got tips on campsites, viewing spots, party villages, etc?Kid-friendly important - sadly won't attempt the summit in the saddle...
This summer the big panic in Greece (apart from the wildfires) is the pufferfish, Lagocephalus sceleratus, which has been around for a while, but has surged in numbers this year. It's all over Facebook as everyone heads to the beaches, and I've seen them every time I swim.
Del Toro! Pogacar! Carapaz! Vingegaard! It's going to be a great three weeks.
I have to make a single web page with about 1000 words of information and some images on it, designed for easy, casual, impactful viewing on a mobile phone (via QR code). Does anyone have good examples / best practices they could share? There must be tricks.
Some thoughts on the unique and irreplaceable Vjosa-Narta ecosystem at the heart of the #flamingorevolution in Albania right now. Petition against the destruction of the Vjosa-Narta here: c.org/R76Q28MSZY
“I call it the place where I go to meet the gods.” ~ Hanais Mhilli Excellent and important piece @mongabay.com on what's happening right now in the Vjosa-Narta area of Albania and the Flamingo Revolution aiming to stop the destruction of these irreplaceable sites. news.mongabay.com/2026/06/flam...
‘Flamingo Revolution’ aims to stop Kushner-backed resort on protected Albanian delta
VJOSA-NARTA, Albania — In late April, heavy machinery began moving into the Pishë Poro-Narta protected landscape on Albania’s Adriatic coast without permits or public notice. Bulldozers and excavators...
news.mongabay.com
networksofny2026.bigcartel.com/product/netw... hi, did you like my book Networks of New York when it came out in 2016? you might like the updated 2026 edition which I'll be releasing in September and you can pre-order now
Networks of New York, 2026 Edition (PRE-ORDER)
SHIPPING SEPTEMBER 2026! Networks of New York is a book by me, Ingrid Burrington. It helps readers identify indicators of physical internet and telecommunications infrastructure in New York City. Usin...
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My new edition of Anarchism. A Very Short Introduction (2022), is out as an audiobook a week today (June 9th). How does it differ from Colin Ward’s edition and what’s new? 1/
RBmedia | Anarchism
Listen to the audiobook Anarchism, written by Alex Prichard, narrated by Alex Prichard.
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Tom Gray is amazing at this sort of thing. An impassioned speech to the Ivors Academy. Inspiring stuff.
@dieworkwear.bsky.social this is a photo of John Craxton (left) taken by Joan Leigh Fermor. Please tell me where I can find these shorts, perhaps the whole thing. I will never need anything else.
A spider decided to spin it's web across the kid's bedroom doorway, and I walked right through it and screamed. So we got out the spider book and tried to identify it. A horrifying, teachable moment.
Such a pleasure talking about the Greek mountains, the Prespa lakes and the unique Aoos-Vjosa river system spanning Greece and Albania for the brilliant Mountain Stories, Mountain Futures podcast. @mountainsofgreece.bsky.social @futuremountain.bsky.social msmf.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk/2026/05/13/l...
Lifelines
Jason König interviews Julian Hoffman about his book Lifelines and his latest project on the Aoos/Vjosa river.
msmf.wp.st-andrews.ac.uk
"To convincingly transform into a neuroscientist, Leung’s preparation was fiercely intellectual. Enyedi assigned him several heady books, including the eco-philosophy tome “Ways of Being” by James Bridle" 🤯 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/07/m...
Still thinking about this, which really does sum up so much, so clearly. People who have always lived normative lives, driven insane by the visibility of other options because they are afraid (baselessly) of being treated as they have always treated others.
Brian Hughes@bmhughes.bsky.social · 8mo agoThis is actually quite brilliant, up to and including the final sentence 🔥
As a former participant in the Biennale, and an ANGA signatory, I stand in solidarity with the strikers in Venice. Powerful to see those who actually make creative work taking over the narrative from institutions and sponsors. anga.live hyperallergic.com/historic-str...
@jamesbridle.bsky.social at Bozar on his latest work Ways of Being and his shift towards art practices that engage with what he calls ‘the great work’ of our time. “The only future we’re going to have is the one we build together right now.”
with the caveat that I'll believe anything spoken in a thick enough scottish accent... I believe this bicycle philosopher man is spitting truth
Analog Resistance: Why Mechanical Simplicity Matters in an Increasingly Digital Cycling World
YouTube video by Fiefdom Tracklocross
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Pretty disappointing to see an art critic write "Anarchism here does not mean anarchy but co-operation". I know we probably still need to explain Kropotkin, but anarchy does quite explicitly mean co-operation. That's the whole point. www.theguardian.com/artanddesign...
Has the world grown weary of art biennials? In search of an antidote, a Portuguese festival turns to anarchism
Art festivals around the globe have been accused of clearing a path for monied elites to take over. But the city of Coimbra has more radical ambitions
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Alan Warburton remains one of the few Real Ones. As well as making his own brilliant work, he's incisive on the dangers of AI - it's never going to replace artists, but it is going to suffocate them and destroy creative livelihoods. www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...
Grimes joining LinkedIn is artwashing at its most brazen. I should know – I released my new film on there
The business networking platform is rapidly becoming an AI slop dystopia – which made it the perfect place for my Nvidia-inspired fairytale, says multimedia artist Al Warburton
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