So, some happy news from me. May 2026. 😊

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Happy 56th anniversary to “Sesame Street,” which made its broadcast debut #OnThisDay in 1969.

WTF

Seconded. Always proud to work with @andrewrawnsley.bsky.social but this is a corker.

I havent read such a banger of an essay in a very long time. This is so well-written!

These Tureen tests are getting crazy

Can't leave the boy alone. Watch this space. May 2026.

Excellent and learned thread from George here

This is really good. I miss "Why don't we just see what's playing?"

the grape escape

They're calling him the most French man in history

Elon Must won't stop. I wrote this for @theobserveruk.bsky.social.

Magisterial

My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings. I am considering a paywall so you may not look upon my works.

Great 🧵

Reform are into Day Three of Racismsplaining. It's harder than it looks. thecritic.co.uk/easy...

Really great publisher; really great list

We will fight them on the quiches

during the 2016 campaign, the Boston Globe ran a scary mockup front page of what a world where Trump was president would look like, and it’s pretty tame compared to a random Friday morning’s headlines now

I love that readers are seeking out the paintings I wrote into the Two Roberts. It gives me joy! This video is a lovely review and includes a spontaneous field trip to the National Gallery to see some Sunflowers....the very ones Bobby and Robert fall in love with www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HQ8...

AutoCorrect changed "The Monkey's Paw" to "the monkey spa"

@benpester.bsky.social, Sarah Hall, @cdrose.bsky.social & @ericawgnr.bsky.social on stage last night @southbankcentre.bsky.social. Colwill Brown, @yrsadaleyward.bsky.social & Charlie Porter contributed in virtual form. Thanks to everyone for a stimulating evening of readings and discussion.

A joy to take part in this — happy memories!

And I'm sure he won't be advancing any opinions that would be helpful to his other employers: Microsoft, Anthropic and Goldman Sachs

Maybe its not really theft because they needed them to train their AI

1/3 Of course it's probably worth noting that the BBC is constantly having funds cut, which would be a major reason why this is happening. Instead of complaining to the BBC, write physical letters to your local politicians, to members of parliament, to the PM, communications ministers, etc.

More weekly brilliance from @lauracummingart.bsky.social her description of Prince dancing is worth the price of the Observer on its own

See @vanessathorpe.bsky.social in @theobserveruk.bsky.social — a devastating story: observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

What a joy, honour to write about the great Robert Caro: I talked to David Remnick, to Mark Rutte, to Louise Mirrer of @nyhistory.bsky.social, to Elliott Kalan & Roman Mars of @99pi.org — we all couldn't say enough good things observer.co.uk/news/profile...

As Robert Caro's 90th birthday approaches, @ericawgnr.bsky.social explains why his exhaustive profiles of Lyndon Johnson and Robert Moses are a must-read for global leaders. https://bit.ly/4n9yDkA

seen this @luketurner.bsky.social ?

observer.co.uk/news/columni... Well worth reading this

❤️

Chicago Pope is pretty fun.

LONG to see this, and The Two Roberts is brilliant. Run to the exhibition, run to the bookshop 🌟

That’s crazy. I wonder what happened in January

How did that title win out against Vagina Neck?

pleasures of the flesh fade, other people however much you love each other will sometimes let you down, the world is filled with sorrows. but from today until the last day of your life, wherever you are if you pay attention there is something new to learn. it's a great comfort.

Indie publishing is *vital*. If you are a reader and a lover of books, this is a cause that deserves your strong support. This is the pipeline for some of the best writing around.

'“Get rid of creative and arts degrees” does fail as a test of essential understanding of some of the things that make life worth living. But as a piece of hard-headed economic policy-making… it also fails.' Wise words from the great @naomialderman.bsky.social —

My campaign colleague Kate Murphy has written today about the plight of women's studies in light of the BBC Written Archives Centre's withdrawal from the world of independent study. The policy changes, in her view, are 'nothing short of catastrophic'. cstonline.net/defending-th...

One only has to give a cursory glance to the British literary landscape to see what a vital role indie presses play in our ecosystem. As larger publishers try harder and harder to bet on the supposed "sure thing" (hint: you can't), more and more it's the indies which are doing the real work.

"The exploits of Calamity Jane and Wild Bill became wild west myth, as Peter Cozzens’s history of Deadwood shows. But behind them lay the venal, illegal settlement of Native American land", writes @ericawgnr.bsky.social. Read more: https://bit.ly/46UxDdV

Salt Books is an excellent publisher who put out exciting books that most multi-nationals wouldn't go near. Think I've bought more @saltpublishing.com titles than any other Indie (bar the ones that publish me, anyway) Why not help them grow? gofund.me/f8293c76d

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