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Dr Lucy O’Brien

@lucyobrien61.bsky.social

Writer/broadcaster/academic. Author of She Bop: the history of women in popular music, plus in-depth biogs on Dusty, Madonna, Karen Carpenter. Co-memoirist with Skin, the Liverbirds. www.lucyobrien.co.uk πŸ©΅πŸ¦‹πŸ’•

175 Followers  |  9 Following  |  4 Posts  |  Joined: 12.11.2024  |  1.459

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Emmanuel Macron joins growing criticism of Elon Musk in Europe French president accuses world’s richest man of intervening directly in continent’s democratic processes

Musk has been and is way out of line. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

07.01.2025 07:40 β€” πŸ‘ 58    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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Book 1 / 2025
Neneh Cherry - A Thousand Threads
Absolutely loved this book. Not only fascinating & beautifully written but a perfect evocation of womanhood as a daughter, friend, girlfriend, wife, mother - but also as a person and artist + body, heart, soul, feeling joy & pain. So much resonated!

07.01.2025 18:13 β€” πŸ‘ 36    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 1

Come and join us on Feb 2nd. I'll be talking about my book Lead Sister - a moving, challenging and inspiring project - the true story of Karen Carpenter.

@hannahwhitemusic.bsky.social & Keiron Marshall will be playing Carpenters' songs. Can't wait! 😁🎢❀️

07.01.2025 19:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

HI MIKI…just joined too!

14.11.2024 21:20 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Ed Templeton.

Hula Hoop Girl.

Trinity, Huntington Beach.

2017.
Two girls play with hula hoops.
One girl’s dress is entangled with her hoop.

Ed Templeton. Hula Hoop Girl. Trinity, Huntington Beach. 2017. Two girls play with hula hoops. One girl’s dress is entangled with her hoop.

Ed Templeton.

Hula Hoop Girl.

Trinity, Huntington Beach.

2017.

30.10.2024 16:09 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hi folks, I’ve escaped from Twitter & just joined. That’s me and my dad. Moving into the light, discovering hope! I write music biography, history, memoir. Love feminist writers, intuitive thinking, good conversation, punk DIY, visual art…do follow me! πŸ˜€πŸŒΉ

14.11.2024 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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YouTube video by Stevie Wonder - Topic As

kind of convinced this is the greatest pop song ever recorded youtu.be/eLbmdG8U60E?...

12.11.2024 21:04 β€” πŸ‘ 4623    πŸ” 383    πŸ’¬ 557    πŸ“Œ 128
Run for Something The must-have guide for young progressives looking to run for local office, complete with contributions from elected officials and political operat...

I rarely bring it up anymore (IDK why, it feels weird to promote??) but feels sadly/newly relevant again: If you're thinking about running for office, I wrote a book for you. www.simonandschuster.com/books/Run-fo...

12.11.2024 14:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2887    πŸ” 561    πŸ’¬ 84    πŸ“Œ 15

Okay, I'm gonna give blue sky another shot.

BECAUSE MAANNNN, FUCK X AND FUCK META.

12.11.2024 21:32 β€” πŸ‘ 30403    πŸ” 2099    πŸ’¬ 1377    πŸ“Œ 234

Lovely to meet you. I’ve just joined. I’m a writer too, of music books!

12.11.2024 21:54 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Tuesday BlueSky fam. 🫢🏽

12.11.2024 16:12 β€” πŸ‘ 14094    πŸ” 575    πŸ’¬ 368    πŸ“Œ 15
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Giving up Twitter… heard it’s nice here… here is a picture I took from my front door. If you see it give me a follow….

12.11.2024 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 33916    πŸ” 995    πŸ’¬ 875    πŸ“Œ 58

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