‘If Trump’s intention was to remove Khamenei from the political landscape, he may instead have fixed him in it, recast in the eyes of his devotees as a figure of sacrifice rather than failure.’
@eskandarsadeghi.bsky.social on the US war on Iran, new on the blog.
www.lrb.co.uk/blog/2026/ma...
The Greens comfortably won a key UK by-election, suggesting that they are able to outcompete Keir Starmer as the primary leftwing opposition to Reform in Labour heartlands. Follow our blog for live updates and analysis: ft.trib.al/diEVgAe
Latest and last The Ansible of 2025 is out now!
Reflections on travels in the PNW and some late Autumn releases for the darker months - happy solstice all!
#musicwriting #doom #blackmetal #blackmetalsky #doommetalsky #pallbearer #stygianbough #oneofnine #yelloweyes #drone #ambient #folk
it's a fantastic record, congratulations! Will feature in the next Ansible!
Award announcement for the 2025 Museum or Exhibition Space winner featuring Donald Insall Associates, Nissen Richards Studio, and The John Rylands Library.
Announcement: 🏆The John Rylands Library has been awarded the FX Award for Museum or Exhibition Space 2025, triumphing in a highly competitive international category. 😀
www.manchester.ac.uk/about/news/the-john-ryla...
The latest edition of my newsletter - videogame soundtracks, the genius of Hollow Knight and Silksong, composer Christopher Larkin and what these beautiful games can teach us about creativity in 2025! #silksong #hollowknight
It's Dangerous To Go Alone! Take This.
open.substack.com/pub/theansib...
“An extraordinary amount of money is spent by the artificial intelligence industry to ensure that acquiescence is the only plausible response. But marketing is not destiny.” Out from behind the paywall: the Editors on the literature of AI resignation.
www.nplusonemag.com/issue-51/the...
Great channelling of Peter Finch in Network here!
BOOK LAUNCH: Join us for the launch of our new book, Radical Abundance!
📆 Friday 19th September, 7-9pm
📌 Pelican House, London
🔗 Register your free place: www.in-abundance.org/latest/book-...
@bertrussell.bsky.social @kmilb.bsky.social @kaiheron.bsky.social @plutopress.bsky.social
🎉🥳
Latest The Ansible is out now!
Thoughts on 28 Years Later and some albums and artists that carry it's fervent, heatstroke-induced atmosphere
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New Fall of Efrafa merch drop for all you Watership Down-themed stadium crust hypebeasts out there alexcf.bigcartel.com/product/fall...
Umberto Eco’s enduringly popular manual “How to Write a Thesis” is more than a guide for undergraduates; the book is a celebration of the magical process of self-realization.
My latest edition of The Ansible is out now - on 2025's edition of Roadburn festival, what a special place it was and how it might be the best festival in the world for any 40+ DIY Elders/Punks/Music Fans!
#roadburn #thou #diy #festivals
Redefining Heaviness open.substack.com/pub/theansib...
Radical Abundance: How to Win a Green Democratic Future is now available to pre-order!
PLEASE do this directly via @plutopress.bsky.social rather than through Amazon etc. Their distro is from both UK and US.
www.plutobooks.com/978074535135...
This is fantastic and I've really enjoyed discovering your newsletter over the last few months - you're a great writer and brilliant example of the exponential "spite/anger to wit/articulate" curve, keep it up!
Casting out into the digital ether, my most recent piece on metal-punk miscreants Thou and plans for The Ansible over the year as I start gearing up for Roadburn:
#thou #diy #punk #hardcore #metal #sludge #roadburn #roadburnfestival #roadburn2025
theansible.substack.com/p/by-enduran...
A shot of Main Library from the side on, on a sunny day with blue skies, capturing the trees in front of the building and the benches
Welcome to the official BlueSky account for The University of Manchester Library! 👋
Follow us for Library news and updates, information about our resources, Library services and more. 📚
@uomlibrary.bsky.social #HelloBlueSky
extra bit of punky heft and "EURGH!" to it!
lmao 😅
#drewmcdowall #AThread,SilveredandTrembling #rafaelantonirissari #facdisms #drone #ambient #theansible #substack #musicwriting
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwMV...
The latest edition of my Substack 'The Ansible' dropped last week - please read below! Thoughts on the further splintering of social media platforms (is it worth me posting here?) and new records from Drew McDowall and Rafael Anton Irisarri
Ambient Nihilism open.substack.com/pub/theansib...
