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Brendan O'Grady

@brendanogrady.bsky.social

Global Brand & Comms @ Diageo. Ex comms @ Guardian Media Group, Pearson plc, British Embassy Washington, No Ten &c. Politics, music, and the trifecta. E17. Stop making sense.

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WAF*debut*R...

26.02.2026 15:02 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Not going to pretend I understood every ohm of this article but loved it deeply anyway

25.02.2026 23:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

great read, this

17.02.2026 15:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

🎡 "chill's always hiding, I've looked everywhere"

11.02.2026 22:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

(also, where can I get one of these...)

11.02.2026 22:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

our fan base does also have zero chill though

11.02.2026 22:33 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

changed a tyre for the first time ever today

31.01.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A five by five bingo card, here are the things to look out for:
Top row: 80's bed linen, obscure musical instrument, bed too small for over 6ft person, CRT TV/Monitor, tumble dryer
Second row: exercise bike (as clothes horse), DALEK, 90s or earlier games console, too much crafting stuff, single beds for long term partners
Middle row: old cuddly toy, bed on tiles/lino, DUVET, multiple labubus, bare plaster board
Fourth row: bed next to fridge, 4+ Jilly Cooper novels, definitely dead house plant, caravan, large collection of jigsaws
Bottom row: giant buzz ball, "curtains" that are not curtains, scary dolls, bed under table, power tools.

A five by five bingo card, here are the things to look out for: Top row: 80's bed linen, obscure musical instrument, bed too small for over 6ft person, CRT TV/Monitor, tumble dryer Second row: exercise bike (as clothes horse), DALEK, 90s or earlier games console, too much crafting stuff, single beds for long term partners Middle row: old cuddly toy, bed on tiles/lino, DUVET, multiple labubus, bare plaster board Fourth row: bed next to fridge, 4+ Jilly Cooper novels, definitely dead house plant, caravan, large collection of jigsaws Bottom row: giant buzz ball, "curtains" that are not curtains, scary dolls, bed under table, power tools.

Right then, no one asked for it (everyone seems quite happy with last year's!) but here we are anyway, your #DuvetKnowItsChristmas 2025 bingo card! Some returning classics, some we missed last year and some new ones. Enjoy team, donation link below once Rhodri posts it!

24.12.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 613    πŸ” 144    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 20

This is a brilliant, gripping story, and at once inspiring and very sad.

13.12.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0

Superb list! (*humble assertion = You Could've Been A Lady beats Every 1s A Winner as Hot Chocolate 's finest work)

10.12.2025 22:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Whatever would Bruegel the Elder think? (read the quote in yr previous piece and thought - this PR person is *wasted* in current role...)

20.11.2025 09:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is really very good. And weird. Best opening paragraph...ever?

18.10.2025 06:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Essential listening, especially if you have been waiting for decades for someone to say this to Parris, starts from 23 minutes in.

16.09.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 24    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Record-breaker: Leonard Barden’s chess column celebrates 70 years and a place in history Now 96, this week marks a milestone for our columnist, whose astonishing career has set a Guinness World Record

β€˜After 70 years, 14 prime ministers, and nearly 4,000 articles, Leonard Barden is still going strong. In all that time he has never missed a week – rain or shine, in sickness and in health. And now, officially, he is a record-breaker.’

By @seaningle.bsky.social

06.09.2025 06:20 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

Many people are saying this (in West Ham WhatsApp groups)

29.08.2025 09:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@sarahoconnorft.ft.com exposΓ© on the internet form-filling hell of the apostrophe-haver

22.07.2025 08:21 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Apollo 11 lunar lander in front of the moon. The earth is half a distant blue ball over the moon's horizon. Photo was taken from the Command Module by Michael Collins

Apollo 11 lunar lander in front of the moon. The earth is half a distant blue ball over the moon's horizon. Photo was taken from the Command Module by Michael Collins

This photo contains every human who was alive on July 20, 1969.

Except for Michael Collins

21.07.2025 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 191    πŸ” 40    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

I for one welcome our new Trisolaran overlords...

02.07.2025 18:56 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Saw BDB play it in full a few months back in a little theatre style venue in London - transcendent

26.06.2025 21:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looking at a French festival lineup... the Lads have been absolutely bodied here by Google Translate

21.06.2025 10:06 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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KingΒ Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Lava [Instrumental Intro: 0:00-2:06] / [Intro] / Death smells like boiled eggs / Death, a hot stove glowing red / Lava, sticky like peanut butter / Lava, the ultimate stonecutter / [

genius.com/King-gizzard...

06.06.2025 06:55 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is just the lyrics to a King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard song?

06.06.2025 06:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t praise this enough - it’s a beautiful, profound, wise, moving piece about what it means to have a disabled child, and about love. Do read it …

24.05.2025 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 39    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

*chanting*

crosstabs, crosstabs

Crosstabs, Cross tabs

CROSSTABS, CROSSTABS

21.05.2025 15:12 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

What a day to be in Manchester...

17.05.2025 17:39 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Essex roundabouts that could also be Metallica albums:

10.05.2025 13:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

...Lincoln-centric?

02.05.2025 13:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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THE NEW INDIE 2008-2010 - the further we get away from this the more it's obvious it was a very good era
Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/6Pw...
Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
YouTube: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

25.04.2025 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 44    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

super list, cheers! A pretty great era for indie, sandwiched between two pretty bad ones...

26.04.2025 19:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I was at this, my first festival, aged 16. Wiiiiiiild. Bookmarking to rewatch in full...

05.04.2025 20:23 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0