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Matt Gilbert

@richlyevocative.bsky.social

Poetry bothering, blog tinkering, place pondering, musically promiscuous, book-loving freelance copywriter. Likely to moan & rail at the unfairness & absurdity of life. Poetry links https://richlyevocative.net/articles-reviews-first-published-elsewhere/

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Matt Gilbert@richlyevocative.bsky.social · 3d ago

tomcox.substack.com/p/31-notes-i... “Email from my dad. No subject heading. Just says “WE ARE LIVING IN THE AGE OF THE GIT.” Nothing else…” Almost everyone of these is very funny. Some hysterical. Having recently lost my own; mad dad stories are something of a tonic.

31 Notes I Have Made About My Dad In My Notebook

My dad has come to an arrangement with the public pool in Nottinghamshire where he swims: after everyone else has got out of the pool, he is permitted to do a somersault before he gets changed.

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Matt Gilbert@richlyevocative.bsky.social · 3d ago

tomcox.substack.com/p/31-notes-i... “Email from my dad. No subject heading. Just says “WE ARE LIVING IN THE AGE OF THE GIT.” Nothing else…” Almost everyone of these is very funny. Some hysterical. Having recently lost my own; mad dad stories are something of a tonic.

31 Notes I Have Made About My Dad In My Notebook

My dad has come to an arrangement with the public pool in Nottinghamshire where he swims: after everyone else has got out of the pool, he is permitted to do a somersault before he gets changed.

tomcox.substack.com

Gaia Vince@wanderinggaia.bsky.social · 4d ago

A government spokesperson said: “The Border Security Command works around the clock to protect our border and will continue to detain, check and process every small boat arrival.” Disgraceful response. Where is Mahmoud? She should be everywhere condemning this criminality

Far-right activist Daniel Thomas slashes dinghy in Channel with blade while rescue worker onboard

Thomas called followers to protest against arrival of asylum seekers in Gosport, but Border Force instead transported them to Dover

theguardian.com

Matt Gilbert@richlyevocative.bsky.social · 2w ago

www.theguardian.com/environment/... ““For every £1 invested in protecting nature, you’ve got £30 spent trying to degrade it,” Smith said. “So that’s a political choice and it’s not a lack of finance. It’s where it’s used.”

Climate solutions most likely to reach ‘positive tipping points’ revealed by scientists

Global shift towards clean electricity could trigger ‘cascade’ of progress, helping reduce air pollution, cut waste and revive oceans

theguardian.com

Andrew Kelly@andrewkelly.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Coming up 12 September we have the second part of our John Boorman and Bristol series with @swsilents.bsky.social. Boorman worked in BBC Bristol in the early 1960s and made many films about the city as well as elsewhere. This is a rare chance to see six of these. Book here:

John Boorman and Bristol: Part II at Bristol Megascreen

Before he went on to Hollywood fame, film director John Boorman (Deliverance, Excalibur, Point Blank) worked at BBC Bristol where he made many films about the city. Last year South West Silents show...

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Matt Gilbert@richlyevocative.bsky.social · 2mo ago

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a... “Berger in the flesh is diminished, disappointing, “less present here than you are in the archive” …probably the case with most artists. They’ve put the best of themselves on the canvas, page or screen. That’s where we’ll find them – in their work, in the past.

John Berger: From Life by Tom Overton review – a vibrant biography of the pioneering critic

This multi-layered portrait is a fitting tribute to the man behind Ways of Seeing

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