A reminder that while Linehan may present himself as the sole writer and creator of Father Ted, he wasn't. I assumed, because he is mentioned so infrequently, that Arthur Mathews had died. Nope. www.independent.ie/entertainmen...

You guys, so many Romance girlies are reading "On Tyranny" that they've broken the Goodreads recommendations algorithm. 10/10; no notes. #romancelandia

Mandatory Funday's insta reels have increased my knowledge of international relations from 0 to ... well, not much, but something.

In the pilot episode of Murder, She Wrote, Jessica’s first book is published and it’s a bestseller. By the 4th episode, she’s published 6 novels and the first book is being made into a movie. By the 12th episode, she’s appointed as an interim congressperson after Maine’s congressional rep dies.

The chippy in town has started doing samphire in garlic as an alternative to mushy peas.

I am begging men to do this. Begging.

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Just now discovered that Bon Iver is pronounced Bon Evaire rather than Bon Ivor as I had thought.

Wordy/sciency hive mind, what is the correct term for what TV sci-fi keeps incorrectly calling "reverse engineering"? Like making something work backwards, e.g. turning a speaker into a listening device or using principles of telescopy to build a microscope?

This is the kind of LinkedIn post I can get behind.

That's a Labour government minister berating university students and staff by saying that 'too often people go to university to "explore research and knowledge"'. I'm very glad of our students who study history to explore research and knowledge.

Edinburgh City of Literature is looking for new trustees! If you have an interest in Edinburgh’s literary past, present or future, and relevant skills you might be willing to share with us, then do consider applying. cityofliterature.com/trusteerecru...

Will I ever reach a point where I can encounter the word 'hermeneutic' and not have to Google it? Seems unlikely.

A hill I will 100% die on is that media piracy is not a noble, morally good act. You don’t want to give your coin to corporate media? That’s great, actually. There’s plenty of independent, interesting art that’s better than corporate media and needs your support in a capitalist hellscape. BUT… 🧵

I made two mistakes on our walk today, either of which would probably be fine in isolation, but together proved a disastrous combination.

coates is genuinely a generational writer

This process also sounds like it would take far longer than just giving individual comments to each student. I don't understand where the 'effective practice' comes in.

Watched the Shape of Water today for my vocal disorder project. Del Toro *really* wanted us to know the fish had a dick, huh?

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Recorded on 4 Sept 2025 – Dr Gerard McKeever, lecturer in modern Scottish literature at @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social, speaks about Walter Scott’s relationship with Scotland, particularly through the lens of his so-called “Scotch Novels” #C19th #romanticism www.youtube.com/watch?v=twvr...

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The sequel to the twice sold test of arcade reflexes is out now on Itchio: projector-studios.itch.io/ciirque #gamedev #games #itchio #indie #solodev #unity #saturdayscreenshot

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I've just seen a news story where someone won a million pounds and when asked what they'd do with the money they said they've been needing new carpets for years and they can finally get them now. And honestly, I love that for them.

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Enough doom and gloom for the day/week - owl snot!

This feels like an anti-humanities dog whistle.

Fascists attempt to create a dog-eat-dog atmosphere. They want people to believe that they should only look out for themselves. It's important to oppose this mindset at every turn, and to help the most vulnerable whenever possible, to not throw vulnerable people under the bus.

I cannot understand why so many UK politicians are behaving as if the pope died. I feel like I'm losing my mind.

“awful people don’t deserve to be killed, but they don’t deserve to be praised, either” is apparently a thought too complex for the pundit mind

Researchers at Oxford University are recruiting caregivers of LGBT+ youth for a study on stigma & family relationships. It is an online survey that takes 20-30 minutes, and all answers are anonymised. Please visit : psychiatryoxford.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... #TransResearch #LGBTQResearch

Absolutely astounded that the UCU and Unison branches at Kent and Greenwich were not consulted, and that staff only found out about the merger this morning via BBC news and Kent Online. Solidarity to all colleagues.

I came for the frog saunas, and stayed for the dick-punch to capitalism:

Alt-text: A bunch of picketers (including me and 2 picket dogs) outside 50 George Square with an assortment of placards saying things like "Stop the Cuts". Mine says "Ceasefire Now" because a student asked if I would hold it in pictures & I was only too happy - these issues are connected

Certain whinging players of medieval-inspired fantasy games, please take note. (And also, perhaps consider falling headfirst into a toilet).

On my way to the picket line! Glad I bought my coat as it's finally feeling autumnal here. #ucu #strikeaction #ucustrike

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Alien Earth has really driven home to me how if I was on a small, confined ship and one of my colleagues insisted on chain smoking in shared areas, I'd probably chuck him out of an airlock. I get irrationally angry just watching this fictional man do it in a scenario I am not and never will be in.

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Anthropic has agreed to pay affected authors a record $1.5 billion in a settlement, following its use of pirated books to train its AI. We'll share more details with members in the coming days.

Today is the first of 5 strike days by @ucuedinburgh.bsky.social #DefendEveryJob www.ucuedinburgh.org.uk/welcome-week...

Apparently evergreen skeet:

I'm on research leave, but I'm still on strike, because I'm fed up of not knowing whether my colleagues and I will have a job to go back to in the winter semester...

Applications are open for the 2026 IASH @iashedinburgh.bsky.social / Traverse @traversetheatre.bsky.social Creative Fellow residency, a unique opportunity for writers and theatre-makers to develop bold new work at the intersection of research and storytelling (deadline - 29 Sep 2025)

In case you happen to be in Tokyo next Saturday, I happen to be talking about #TEI Communities. tei.dhii.jp/activities/d... #DigitalHumanities #DH #textEncoding

Husband went into Pets at Home to get the dog a new harness and has come out with a Halloween bat costume.

It's only fair and common sense. C'mon Nige, aren't you all about fairness and common sense?

Green leader Zack Polanski calls for Farage’s resignation over tax, on BBC Any Questions: "Farage has changed his personal business to make sure he could avoid tax for his appearances on GBNews. That’s perfectly legal, but is that in the Nolan Principles? Absolutely not. [He should] step down too.”

My husband just described Taylor Kitsch as a "second look beauty" and I can't stop laughing about it.