I have a suspicion that my reach here is near zero but if you see this, please do consider spreading the word about these London-based jobs for German speakers, if you feel so inclined:

📢 The Goethe‑Institut London is hiring! German-speaking Social Media Manager (part‑time) & Head of Library and Library Events📱📚 Work where culture, language & international exchange come together 🌍✨ Apply now – or help us find the right people by sharing 🔁💬 www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ue...

So unsettling, hope the issue gets resolved quickly, but what a nightmare for that family. Not to mention that this admin mess is completely unacceptable.

So well deserved!

I have a piece out in @theguardian.com today on how the internet is becoming a fully surveilled digital panopticon and why we need to fight back with everything we have

A devastating, beautiful novel set in the Valleys. Coincidentally read it on St David‘s Day.

FFS, horrible story

International Booker 2026 longlist with alt text. #BookSky #LiteratureSky 💙📚🌎

We are thrilled to share that two of our books, THE NIGHTS ARE QUIET IN TEHRAN by Shida Bazyar and THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER by Anjet Daanje, have been longlisted for the International Booker Prize 2026. @thebookerprizes.com #InternationalBooker2026

Took a trip down to Sussex last weekend for Suede finishing their Antidepressants tour in Brighton. What a night! … but seriously, it was incredible. Suedeworld 💙 The photo is of their support, the splendid Bloodworm.

Family outing to the Barbican for Blonde Redhead last Thursday. Half-term done right / second gig of the month for me.

Congratulations to the winner of the Schlegel-Tieck Prize for translations into English of full-length German works of literary merit and general interest: jpolizei.bsky.social for a translation of Djinns by Fatma Aydemir (Peirene Press).

Congratulations to the winner of the Goethe-Institut Award for New Translation, aimed at new and emerging translators whose literary translation work has not yet been published in print: Nick Browne

I can’t quite put into words what Ezra Furman’s music does to me & seeing her and her band play live is just the most life-affirming experience. Last week’s gig at Kentish Town Forum was no exception.

Will I make a gig a month this year? So far so good… Took a trip down to Kent last weekend for Suede kicking off their Antidepressants tour in Folkestone. What a night!

Reminds me of the time I got to interview Daryl Palumbo in my short lived side gig as a music journalist… he was such a sweetheart!

This has been a pretty nice & eclectic selection so far… feeling nostalgic

Wolf Alice have released White Horses as a single? Nice!

Hard no to this: French publisher Harlequin has told translators that their work will now be done by AI. They can ‘revise’ AI translations at much lower rate. It’s a subsidiary of Harper Collins so treat this as a test for rollout elsewhere

Finally finished The Overstory, hallelujah.

The artist duo Ackroyd & Harvey will be this year’s Goethe Annual Lecture speakers 🌱 Join us to discover how Joseph Beuys’ visionary project “7000 Oaks” inspired their tree-growing practice and community engagement. 📅 20 Nov | 6:30PM 🔗 Save your spot: www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...

The Photographers' Gallery and @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social invite proposals for two micro-commissions from artists or collectives based in the UK or Germany. unthinking.photography/other/open-c...

FYI: AI in education, ai teachers, ai degrees.. all of it is for the poor. The rich won’t be sending their children to schools full of screens and chatbot teachers. And they will be doing philosophy, business, international relations degrees. Not “ai”. It will be a sign of wealth to not use ai.

“… How integrated do you feel on a regular basis? Do you have an extended society of neighbours and drop-in centres and free spaces that haven’t been sold off for development where you can spend time with other people? I doubt it. …” www.theguardian.com/world/commen...

Join @annierutherford.bsky.social for 'Reviewing Translations: Making the Translator Visible' ONLINE on Wednesday 22 October 📚 ✨ Find out more and book: www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-c... In partnership with @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social

A quick read full of wit and wisdom, gloriously translated

🌟Registration is open to become a volunteer mentor in 2026 with Arts Emergency across London, Greater Manchester and Merseyside.🌟 bit.ly/4lux6Fb

Ronboy

A good read 8/10

Listening to Stars of CCTV for the first time in ages, searching the Guardian website to find a recent article on Hard-Fi, came across this, thought I’d share: www.theguardian.com/music/musicb...

I love a) this cover and b) how Suede now look like the cast of a gritty ITV crime procedural. (l-r) Mat - Beleaguered boss Richard - Life-hardened sidekick Brett - Detective who plays by his own rules. Neil - Undercover drugs operative Simon - Forensic pathologist 1/2

The Gaza discourse has been Vylanised – but that diversionary strategy just doesn’t work any more | Archie Bland

These are good times for finding your moral compass.

Gotta love Lewis Capaldi.

A grassroots movement like Arts Emergency rarely lasts or grows as we have.Our work changes lives, but we rely on monthly donations.Those donations are down £50k since 2021. We've cut all we can, now we're appealing to you for £2/month to plug the gap & go on www.arts-emergency.org/donate%F0%9F...

71,000 children in Gaza will need urgent treatment for acute malnutrition, according to the latest Integrated Food Security Phase Classification report. With supplies running out, it's imperative that aid be allowed in for children’s health and survival.

Wed 28 May - Wed 11 June 2025, Goethe-Institut London & Online THOMAS BRASCH: A LIFE BETWEEN EAST AND WEST www.goethe.de/ins/gb/en/ve...

Disability benefit cuts impossible to support, 42 Labour MPs tell Starmer

Best book I’ve read in a while, really enjoyed the atmosphere.

It was an absolute pleasure and privilege to host a preview screening of #RiefenstahlFilm with such wonderful guests at @goethe-institut-uk.bsky.social. The documentary is an absolute must-watch, coming to UK cinemas next week.

I was so sorry to hear of the passing of Walthamstow artist Anna Alcock. Before she died she set up this Go Fund account to raise money for her children. Share and donate if you can. t.co/99TQ0p4x4g

🏳️‍⚧️ NEW 🏳️‍⚧️ We believe the Supreme Court – which disgracefully refused to hear from trans people before its decision last week – has placed the UK in breach of its obligations under the Human Rights Act. So we’re readying a challenge – join us: goodlaw.social/xpme

South Kensington station, April 2025

Oh Clem 😔 #OldGreyWhistleTest #Blondie #BBCFour

The kid and I went to see Matt Berninger at Union Chapel last weekend. Would recommend.

It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer. (1/7)

A very good road movie. player.bfi.org.uk/subscription...

Recreate an indie club night with 3 floors in your house by putting on BBC Four (classic #TOTP), Sky Arts (Guy Garvey from the vaults) and 6 Music (indie forever) simultaneously.

“If the government goes ahead with these cuts, new care homes will to have to be available.” I spoke to carers about the catastrophic impact of upcoming PIP cuts: when a disabled person loses their benefit, their loved one will lose Carer’s Allowance too. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

We asked you to #ShoutOutForGerman, and you delivered! Thank you to everyone who took part - especially to all the German teachers and pupils across the UK! It was wonderful seeing such an outpouring of joy and enthusiasm for the German language. DANKE! 🖤❤️💛