It’s so satisfying to see UK passport holders at border control go “oh we can’t go to the EU line can we”

My guess it that our makeshift Thatcher (who doesn’t even have half the discipline that MT had) is going to tank in less than a year, and then we’ll have our version of the new “nice young man” PM

Hey, UK - how do we kick out an incompetent, far-right, corrupt, and patriarchy-loving female PM in 45 days? Asking for a friend

I also do have a theory that the only reason this started is because so many “quirky” celebs went on Vogue What’s In My Bag and went “omg I lose my earbuds so quickly so I’ve got so many wired earphones in my bag look at them all they’re so tangled look at me I’m relatable”

Why are wired apple earbuds suddenly trendy now? They sound shit and they’re overpriced. It made sense when they came with the phone, but the fact that people are going out and spending 20 or so pounds on these is absolutely baffling to me. Go to Poundland if you want crap quality wired earphones…

"Cosy autumnal listening" Album review: DODIE – NOT FOR LACK OF TRYING, out tomorrow www.theskinny.co.uk/music/review... [Article by @rhagiwr.bsky.social]

"Dean encapsulates love as a multifaceted emotion, singing with passion, warmth, sincerity and intimacy" THE ART OF LOVING, the new album by Olivia Dean, is out Friday – read our ★★★★ review www.theskinny.co.uk/music/review... [Review: @rhagiwr.bsky.social]

New researcher page! Feel like a proper PhD student now hehe www.sfb1671.uni-heidelberg.de/de/ueber-uns...

“How’s the PhD going?”

Album has been fully recorded!

Went to London. Walked right into a crowd because of Rachel Zegler’s balcony stuff. Great, I’m tired already.

I think I’ve settled on the era that I’m going to base my PhD dissertation on. 1930s-40s Japan. Strap in for a depressing (but very necessary) ride of propaganda and power tripping

Nigerian composer Ayo Bankole explores African Pianism beautifully in ‘Egun Variations’ based on an Egun theme of the Yoruba people of Nigeria. 🎥Video courtesy of Onassis Stegi, Athens, part of my African Pianism recital programme.

I fully understand that different languages have different words for things, but hear me out. There’s a street in my neighbourhood called Fahrtgasse…

Sam Nicoresti has won the Edinburgh Comedy Award for the best show on the Fringe http://dlvr.it/TMf92d

The album that I made with Mark Watson (Mock the Week, Taskmaster, books and that) is out now. Basically he text me some words and then I did loads of work to make this happen and paid a man £500 to make it loud. So please listen. music.apple.com/gb/album/dre... open.spotify.com/album/0XjLb3...

Resonance (UC Press) is looking for humanities research across the following topics: Sound in Political Crisis, Sound and Social Justice, Experiments in Sound, Sound Archives and Preservation, and we're convening a permanent series that'll examine "Film and Cinema Sound" in 2026. Please circulate!

Er… is anyone around this week?

New feature (written by me) for The Cusp: thecuspmagazine.com/features/pai... #musicsky

Karine Polwart review for @theskinnymag.bsky.social www.theskinny.co.uk/music/live-m...

Show 2: @watsoncomedian.bsky.social. As my boyfriend said, “he really does look like a heron”.

Show 1 at the Fringe: @mrnishkumar.bsky.social. Very, very relatable rage.

Every strand of this Edinburgh University report could be its own front page. Yes, some of it will be familiar to historians, but this kind of frank public recognition is all too rare. Incredible work by many different scholars.

Listen to Improvisational Variations on Bandcamp here: ryokahagiwara.bandcamp.com/track/improv... Follow me on Bandcamp here: ryokahagiwara.bandcamp.com/follow_me #musicsky

I’ve released my track on Bandcamp too (because I’d rather not be held hostage by Spotify if I can help it…) I’m hoping to release some Bandcamp exclusive material (🐫👀) soon-ish, so please follow! ryokahagiwara.bandcamp.com/track/improv...

Excited to announce that Creative Scotland have offered to fund my next musical project through their Open Fund for Individuals!! I’m so very grateful for their support in the arts industry, and am thrilled to be able to contribute to the beautiful creative community in Scotland.

Wait…

There is a guy with an actual Nokia on the bus. Yes, with that ringtone.

the thing is, ‘concern’ about immigration is directly proportional to how much media coverage is focused on immigration, so even assuming Labour reduce the absolute numbers by 2030, the only way that it will make voters happy is if the press decide it should

Q: What’s large, grey and beside the point? A: An irrelephant

Last ep of the current @hornesection podcast series - ALL LOOSE ENDS tied up. So that’s a relief. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

I saw that show at the Fringe last year, it was so so so so good

What if The Weeknd comes back as The Weekdy…

Trans rights are human rights. #TransDayOfVisibility

‘Gigil’ has long been a favourite untranslatable: finding something or someone so impossibly cute you just want to squeeze them (not always great for the squeezee). www.bbc.com/news/article...

For #IWD in 2023 I made this, a playlist of 100 women composers. open.spotify.com/playlist/0P5...

Yayyyyy! @thehornesection.bsky.social @alexhorne.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/7kLa...

I wrote this for any cocktail lovers out there: thecuspmagazine.com/uk/immersive...

I made a website too! ryokahagiwara.com

For once in my life, I received photos in which I genuinely think I look kinda good

Horne Section Christmas Shindig last night!

Venice!

I got my little degree ❤️

Graduation day 🥳

My compositional, Improvisational Variations, has been selected for iMusician’s monthly classical music picks playlist! Find the playlist here: open.spotify.com/playlist/01T...