That would be great!

"Cyprus is the belly button of the world" Alex Christofi | S4E7

I had a great conversation with Maria on From Root to Vine about the history of Cyprus - I'm pleased to be invited on as it's such a brilliant podcast!
open.spotify.com/episode/6wBP...

I think my least popular sincerely held opinion of all time is that I thought Sinners was okay. It's worse than that time I said I didn't like Hamilton in the office.

Yes! So excited about that - it is so fun and also injected a bit of much needed optimism about humanity...

Brave, visionary and queer: the Bohemian brilliance of author George Sand With her radical politics and flamboyant affairs, Sand was no stranger to controversy, but it’s time to debunk the myths surrounding a writer ahead of her time

www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
Love this piece by Fiona Sampson on the criminally underrated George Sand and her new biography, Becoming George.

The saddest thing about going cashless is you never find a random fiver on the floor or in a jeans pocket any more. The death of free money 🥲

A Russian proverb: 'He throws the fur coat onto the fire because he's angry at the fleas.'

now for the traditional eating of the christmas tree

Haha okay - loser sucks it up. Coin toss for preference.

one gets their preference and also pays?

“FFS it’s 4 COLLY birds, not ‘calling’ birds! Colly bird means Blackbird. It’s a specific type of bird, like turtle dove, or partridge - you see?! What even is a ‘calling bird’? Nothing! NOTHING!”

[slipping free from wife and running back into kids carol concert]

“And it’s GOLD rings, not golden!”

I really hope Serkis reels in the public with the funny jokes then hits them with a harrowing 15 minute one-shot of Boxer being turned into glue

The meme of Jason Momoa sneaking up on Henry Cavill on the red carpet. The text on top of Henry Cavill reads, "Me, assuming that because I turned my book in I'm done writing for the year" The text on top of Jason Momoa reads, "revisions"

😭

Where else but @thefence.bsky.social could you read the collected life advice of Robin Lane Fox? (Though I'd swap 'fox hunting' for 'exploring')

Just got out of "Who Do We Think We Are?", a series of talks at Theatro Technis (+ excuse to gather with food) about being a Cypriot working in the arts in Britain.

Cypriotness is complex, and with every passing year I realise how much of me is tied to it. An enriching, invigorating event.

This is how you blurb

On my way to Frankfurt Book Fair - this in the @financialtimes.com made me chuckle

Thank you!

I'm so pleased to be shortlisted for the London Hellenic Book Prize alongside some wonderful other books on the Hellenic world!

Alex Christofi's Cypria: A Journey to the Heart of Cyprus, published by Bloomsbury. @christofi.bsky.social @bloomscontinuum.bsky.social @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social

This is the only proper way to watch Beckett. This person understands Beckett on a level you and I cannot even hope to.

Denmark says 'professional actor' behind drone incursions over its airports But the defence minister says there is no evidence of Russian involvement after the latest incident.

My money's on character actress Margo Martindale

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Can't wait for this! It's so exciting.

So grateful to @mmagency.bsky.social, esp. @agentbal.bsky.social who helped me figure out this book (and how to not write like an academic!), and to @christofi.bsky.social at @torvabooks.bsky.social and @sarahhaugen.bsky.social at @harperbooks.bsky.social who are excellent editors. I got so lucky. 🥰

I find it so funny that royals give themselves so many badges and buttons to show they are good at kinging, it's like a 5 year old found the teacher's sticker drawer. Bless

Thank you!

Honestly - one of the mysteries of my childhood was why none of the grown ups ever produced said tooth comb. I imagined it must be a kind of multi-flosser.

This has shaken me to my core

'what is your citation house style?'
'plagiarism'

Title page with the name of my book: Data Empire: A Human History of Records and Rule

I did it.