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Iain M. Banks died on this day in 2013. Years ago, I wrote about his career for Kirkus Reviews, and ended up interviewing @amendlocke.bsky.social about him. I figured it was a good time to resurface the interview: www.andrewliptak.com/iain-m-banks...

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Tuesday 9 June 2026 www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Tuesday 9 June 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

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The End of Everything by M John Harrison review – near-future visions from an SF master

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The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Monday 8 June 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

The London Minute ⏰ Monday 8 June 2026 londonminute.substack.com/p/london-min...

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 8 June 2026 www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

George Smiley's age revealed in new Le Carré:

I wish I could take a I'm Reading a Really Good Book Right Now day off work

Whenever I hear Rory Sutherland speak nowadays it sounds like he's describing our economics more broadly.

Do you remember when the BBC made a massive deal out of "BBC Verify", its fact checking arm? Weird how this kind of inflammatory nazi shit isn't in their job description, isn't it? Almost as if we were right to mock it.

new William Gibson book opening line dropped

Imagine if the UK media was as sceptical of white supremacist claims as they were of, say, Corbyn's tree planting scheme that was obviously possible and there was the precedent of developing nations more quickly planting *more* trees than he proposed.

Some of my colleagues use the term 'stone botherer' as slur. I refuse this. We might not view portal tombs as 'ley line hubs' or 'ghost-containment units', but we archaeologists are also stone botherers and I for one am proud of it. – Dr. K. Brophy #StandingStoneSunday

Jim Radford: D-Day veteran, peace campaigner, squatters' leader and folk singer in this week's Rebel Britannia by @rebelbrit.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/rebelbri...

🍽️ The Glasgow Food & Drink Wrap: 04 - 11 June 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Weekend Guide 5 - 7 June 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

British newspaper headline, huge: IS THIS INSANE FAR RIGHT CONSPIRACY THEORY ACTUALLY TRUE? British newspaper subhead, in the smallest font possible: no, but we thought we’d discuss it at length anyway

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Thursday 4 June 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

I'm at the Comet Festival in Port Glasgow on Saturday 20 June: www.greenocktelegraph.co.uk/news/2616306...

Congratulations to everyone who said it would get this bad. Your prize is watching everyone who disagreed now claim no one could have predicted it would get this bad.

On his YouTube channel, Paul Cockshott has made a video critiquing an article in @jacobinmag.bsky.social by Vivek Chibber where Chibber critiques the theory and practice of central planning and argues for market socialism. www.indep.network/paul-cocksho...

Goodnight from Cecelie Walker, wishing she hadn’t read that story about Marrow-suckers to children that are now crowding her bed. Goodnight from Jonny Kew, desperately circling in his Piper PA-34 as he tries to find an airfield seemingly vanished into time. Goodnight from Hookland.

#Cymera2026 kicks off this Friday 5th June - and we can't wait to see you all! From workshops to talks, here's an updated reminder of what your GSFWC pals will be bringing you this Cymeramas -- plus our pick of the annual Silent Auction! Read on... www.cymerafestival.co.uk/programme-26 (1/7)

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Wednesday 3 June 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

If you read one thing today, make it @stephenkb.bsky.social's admirably clear and rational analysis of the police's actions following Henry Nowak's murder, from the @financialtimes.com Inside Politics newsletter www.ft.com/content/aa94...

'No class in history immediately comprehends the logic of its own historical situation, in epochs of transition: a long period of disorientation and confusion may be necessary for it to learn the necessary rules of its own sovereignty.' Perry Anderson, Lineages of the Absolutist State

Throwback to when a TV station in Iceland accidentally aired an episode of Teletubbies with subtitles from the Sopranos 👌🏼

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Tuesday 2 June 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

It kills me how we see story after story about this happening in other professional settings AND YET we are being encouraged to use AI and teach with AI in the universities.

Every summer I repost this article on how to spot drowning. Please read it and pass on. In the last few years I’ve had SIX messages from people who saved a kid’s life after clicking on the link from my feed. slate.com/technology/2...

Mainstream media discovers TESCREALism without crediting the people who did the defining work. @timnitgebru.blacksky.app @xriskology.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Lucky, lucky Londoners. I'm quite excited about this new book, with its cheery title

I call bullshit on the #science trend to claim #consciousness even in #fungus #plants #bacteria & #AI I explain the difference between #awareness #intelligence #consciousness & #selfconsciousness & what #computational resources are needed to achieve each. www.richardcarrier.info/archives/41751

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Monday 1 June 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

Yes. Using a computer now feels like this at all times.

Scottish angles in Soundings: www.democratic-left.scot/post/soundin... / @ewangibbs.bsky.social @rosiehampton.bsky.social @niallchristie1.bsky.social @balaitous.bsky.social @calumbairdsongs.bsky.social @cathiell.bsky.social @annidonaldson.bsky.social @amendlocke.bsky.social @gerryhassan.bsky.social

YESTERDAY's The London Minute ⏰ Monday 25 May 2026, which is taking a pause until Monday 8 June. londonminute.substack.com/p/london-min...

YESTERDAY's The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Monday 25 May 2026. The Minute is taking a pause until Friday and then until 8 June www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

A ridiculous but revealing conference declaration open.substack.com/pub/clivebat...

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Tuesday 26 May 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

A livestream of a volcano in the Philippines captured a meteor crashing to Earth today. What are the odds? Mayon Volcano, Location: Albay, Luzon, Philippines

Tremendous obituary for Ian Watson from Lisa Tuttle. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞 Weekend Guide 22 - 24 May 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...

The London Minute ⏰ Friday 22 May 2026 londonminute.substack.com/p/london-min...

The Edinburgh Minute ⏰ Weekend edition: 22 - 24 May 2026 www.edinburghminute.com/the-edinburg...

The Glasgow Wrap 🗞️ Thursday 21 May 2026 theglasgowwrap.substack.com/p/the-glasgo...