Brannavan Gnanalingam

Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only

while 'young republicans are literal nazis' is well known to folks here, the extent of it is surprisingly not that commonly known even in media and analyst circles, let alone normal people.

Huge thanks to @murdochstephens and @brannavan_g from Lawrence & Gibson for coming in to speak to us – so interesting to hear about the publishing process from a publishing collective's perspective. And this newspaper is now the coolest book that we own! 👑🐀🏡

Some recentish ones I’ve read, include Adania Shibli’s Minor Detail, Michael Winkler’s Grimmish, Alexis Wright’s work, David Coventry’s Performance, and Geetanjali Shree’s Tomb of Sand (I need to read her new book). I’m also hoping Krasznahorkai’s Nobel win might lead to more distribution

Better Wellington everyone

Ultra long sentences and gloomy existentialism, two of my favourite things, ftw!!

My research told me it was two types of pies (meat and Christmas mince) but five in total

Hahaha oh no

It baffles me that centrist politicians over the last couple of years can’t figure out is that if you refuse to stand up against something so bleedingly obviously wrong, then your constituents won’t believe that you’d stand up for them

On a more serious note, Collins thinks the Riyadh lineup reflects something dire about both American politics and the bifurcated woke-versus-anti-woke comedy scene. Collins says there’s “a lot of money” behind enticing anti-woke comics to shill for the political project on the right. “I also like money, but I think getting hundreds of thousands of dollars to tell jokes for 10 minutes about ‘airline food is bad’ is actually illustrative of a much larger thing: The stuff that’s getting greenlit is not necessarily popular with the populace. It’s popular with rich people who are sick of being yelled at in the media. They are using some of these people as vehicles for whatever the comedy equivalent of greenwashing is.”

A quick note about money and comedy and power.

www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/st...

If Graeme can’t make 3, you can come up to my work. I’ll be in a meeting but can sort someone out here to help

Beyond Bites at the Capital Markets has bloody good kottu, fyi Pōneke

Under the first Labour government New Zealand took an independent line in the League of Nations. For instance, when Italy invaded Ethiopia in 1935 the league imposed economic sanctions against Italy, but these were lifted in 1936 when Italy threatened to go to war over the matter. New Zealand opposed the lifting of sanctions and the league's decision not to challenge Italian aggression, which put New Zealand at odds with Britain's position. The government justified its stance by saying New Zealand was a sovereign country and did not always have to support Britain - Te Ara

I was reminded of this today

What a fucking waste of a platform

Pathetic and shameful

I love unnecessarily sexy statues. My favorite being Thirst Trap Lincoln from the LA County Superior Courthouse.

BREAKING: Israel has ordered shut the Allenby Crossing, the only gateway for three million Palestinians in the West Bank to the outside world, “until further notice,” in what appears to be a response to the wave of recognition of Palestine by UN member states including key European allies.

Hundreds of Alligator Alcatraz detainees drop off the grid after leaving site As of the end of August, the whereabouts of two-thirds of more than 1,800 men detained at Alligator Alcatraz during the month of July could not be determined by the Miami Herald.

More than 1800 detainees are missing after the closure of Alligator Alcatraz. Their families and lawyers can’t find them and they’ve vanished from the ICE database. Feels like this should be a much bigger story www.miamiherald.com/news/local/i...

In the shadow of this

Congratulations fellas, we’ve all moved one spot up on the world’s most handsome man rankings

BREAKING UN investigators determine Israel has since October 2023 committed "genocide" in Gaza, with the "intent to destroy the Palestinians".

"We came to the conclusion that genocide is occurring in Gaza and is continuing to occur, and the responsibility lies with the State of Israel"

"Joss is a magnificent linguistic brocade that weaves together lines from museum labels, gravestone markers, diaries, news clippings, films, ancient Chinese poetry, various novels, history books, and interviews."

❤️Cybonn Ang reviews 'Joss: A History' by Grace Yee.

www.takahe.org.nz/joss-a-histo...

There are thousands of us queuing to join the march.

The briefest internal twitch from Kash Patel

*watching innocent people rapidly acquire the cursed knowledge that has driven me to madness* oh no

Sending aroha to all those marching tomorrow! Route change has been announced because of weather. Check your networks for details. #FreePalestine

Dave Pigeon fans! Bad Panda fans! This is it! This is the first book in my brand new series with #MinkyStapleton and I reckon you might like this one because I bloomin’ LOVE it. Happy reading, everyone 🦓🦝🐧🎉

What a cover!!

A proof copy of The Emotion Dealer and other stories by Jack Remiel Cottrell sits on a brown table.

It exists in physical form! THE EMOTION DEALER AND OTHER STORIES is only two months away from launch! Check out how great it looks!