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Haters of the Dodgers may complain about payroll disparities, but you can’t love baseball and not be in awe of Shohei Ohtaniβ€”perhaps the greatest player who has ever lived, Louisa Thomas writes. https://www.newyorker.com/sports/sporting-scene/shohei-ohtani-and-the-dodgers-are-a-sight-to-behold

19.10.2025 03:00 β€” πŸ‘ 155    πŸ” 18    πŸ’¬ 13    πŸ“Œ 2
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the #Beatles 1967

16.10.2025 18:58 β€” πŸ‘ 127    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The genius of Seamus Heaney (plus Swallows, an exclusive new poem) As a new collection of the Nobel Laureate’s complete poetry is published, Laura Hackett meets friends and family in his home town of Bellaghy

Lovely read on a very Heaney morning - autumnal, light shifting with the wind.

www.thetimes.com/article/619b...

05.10.2025 07:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gore Vidal: American prophet The writer understood better than anyone how far the United States was going to fall

Gore Vidal: American prophet

πŸ“• Will Lloyd on the writer who understood better than anyone how far the United States was going to fall

03.10.2025 11:08 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl review – dull razzle-dazzle from a star who seems frazzled Far from the Max Martin-assisted pop juggernaut fans expected, this soft-rock paean to domestic bliss is slight on tunes and still seethes with grievance. And the less said about her fiance’s β€˜magic w...

Thoughts and prayers with Alexis Petridis, who will shortly be going into hiding. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

03.10.2025 06:11 β€” πŸ‘ 259    πŸ” 29    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 4
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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth - Episode 1 - BBC Sounds Richard Schiff reads Roth's chilling alternative history of a far right-leaning 1940s USA.

BBC Radio 4 has adapted Philip Roth's Plot Against America with the great Richard Schiff reading. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

24.09.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Harbour in Trieste (1907) by Egon Schiele

20.09.2025 22:25 β€” πŸ‘ 410    πŸ” 79    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 3
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J. Robert Lennon Β· Never use your own car: Elmore Leonard’s Superpower I don’t think there’s anyone on today’s bestseller lists as accomplished on the page asΒ Elmore Leonard was; he...

β€˜Leonard understands the dramatic satisfaction of coincidence and comeuppance and delivers them in unexpected ways, within a matrix of crossed wires and shifting allegiances.’

J. Robert Lennon on Elmore Leonard: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

19.09.2025 09:45 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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the #Beatles

13.09.2025 19:09 β€” πŸ‘ 237    πŸ” 14    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
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i've been watching videos like this for over 20 years and don't know a single word of japanese. i just nod along bc the videos are so pleasing

12.09.2025 02:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3292    πŸ” 118    πŸ’¬ 98    πŸ“Œ 11

What a crossover that is!

10.09.2025 15:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Carlos Alberto’s goal at the β€˜greatest World Cup’ was a mirage of what football could be Brazil’s 1970 triumph, summed up by their captain’s brilliant strike in the final, was the game’s Woodstock, a glorious moment offering an implausible future

An extract from my new book on the World Cup.

www.theguardian.com/football/202...

08.09.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 38    πŸ” 10    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Just another Saturday in the 90s.

Glorious.

06.09.2025 07:28 β€” πŸ‘ 94    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 3
Teenage Fanclub - Radio (Later with Jools Holland '93)
YouTube video by TeenageFanclubVEVO Teenage Fanclub - Radio (Later with Jools Holland '93)

Happy birthday to Gerard Love. Here's a thread celebrating his genius, starting with Teenage Fanclub performing Radio on Later in 1993. This sounds so good and Gerry's smile at the end says it all
youtu.be/FYS-K-dPgKs

31.08.2025 09:41 β€” πŸ‘ 166    πŸ” 28    πŸ’¬ 9    πŸ“Œ 4
Squares of wrapping paper that looks like the texture and color of golden bread.

Squares of wrapping paper that looks like the texture and color of golden bread.

Items wrapped with the paper, which makes them look like bread.

Items wrapped with the paper, which makes them look like bread.

There's so much bad news in the world. So, here's some wrapping paper designed by Japanese artist Ippei Tsujio that turns everything into bread. A delightful (delicious?) distraction.

More info: spoon-tamago.com/bread-wrappi...

14.05.2025 12:21 β€” πŸ‘ 791    πŸ” 173    πŸ’¬ 12    πŸ“Œ 14
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John Lennon 1964

the #Beatles

31.08.2025 15:05 β€” πŸ‘ 146    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia, 1965) - released August 30th, 1965.

Bob Dylan, Highway 61 Revisited (Columbia, 1965) - released August 30th, 1965.

Few albums have created as clear a dividing line between β€œbefore this” and β€œafter this.” Happy 60th.

31.08.2025 02:16 β€” πŸ‘ 195    πŸ” 26    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 3
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28 years ago today the world tuned in to watch the great R9 make his Serie A debut for Inter.

But nobody remembers… because Alvaro Recoba strolls up and hit two Grade A Thunderbastards to win the game.

What a fucking maverick.

31.08.2025 07:52 β€” πŸ‘ 46    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
07 Naked in the Jungle Van Morrison live at Montreux 1974 HD
YouTube video by schuerbuikske 07 Naked in the Jungle Van Morrison live at Montreux 1974 HD

The Belfast Cowboy, 80 today. youtu.be/0jTILGqToT4?...

31.08.2025 09:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Van Morrison is 80 today. I'm glad I've had an opportunity to thank him for what his music has meant to me for almost 40 of my own 52 years. The rewards are unquantifiable. The rest is noise.

31.08.2025 08:31 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Terrific rumination on the inherent *oddness of Van Morrison and his music. Read first before replying.

31.08.2025 08:30 β€” πŸ‘ 42    πŸ” 12    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 2
I can

I can

I can

30.08.2025 17:14 β€” πŸ‘ 17303    πŸ” 4092    πŸ’¬ 358    πŸ“Œ 344
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the #Beatles 1967

30.08.2025 18:35 β€” πŸ‘ 437    πŸ” 49    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2
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Build-your-own Fillmore West!
Bring the San Francisco, Hippie dream to YOUR living room! Easy to assemble! Fun for old & young!
ONLY from heykidsrocknroll.etsy.com

12.08.2025 07:58 β€” πŸ‘ 34    πŸ” 11    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 3
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It's "National Beach Day," so let's get some use out of our Beatles' Beach Towel! 😎 #NEMSmemorabilia #TheBeatles

30.08.2025 15:01 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
100 Horses
YouTube video by GEESE - Topic 100 Horses

Ragged glory youtu.be/7Fto6SlKDLc?...

30.08.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Paddington in Ponyo (2009)

Paddington in Ponyo (2009)

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1631

28.08.2025 07:22 β€” πŸ‘ 284    πŸ” 39    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
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Want (out November)

27.08.2025 08:03 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We're in the days of brambles and conkers.

24.08.2025 08:56 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Paddington in King of the Hill Season 14 (2025)

Paddington in King of the Hill Season 14 (2025)

I Photoshop Paddington into a movie, TV show, or pop culture until I forget: Day 1626

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