Why is this not a national scandal? If 1000+ jobs were lost overnight in carmaking or steel it would be pure shock.

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A Zig or a Ziggy. ( I have a Ziggy)

I wrote this book, which is about a writer but not a literary biography. It's published by a university press, but it's not an academic book. It's just a good story about an interesting life — and I keep hoping that someday someone else will mention that. Sigh.

John Ashbery, from his Czerny exercises

Jeremy Prynne, prankster poet The famously obscure poetry of JH Prynne glitters with aphorisms and jokes

Very sorry to hear that the poet J.H. Prynne has died, at the age of 89. Here, from 10 years ago, is my attempt to describe the man and the work

photograph of a drawing, blue stained flesh and linen, text in bright pink (Baskerville typeface) reads Isabella Streffen, On Love In All Its Forms, Queens 1.10, 3pm, 29th April. It's an invitation to a talk about my work in Leicester. Open to all.

Isabella Streffen: On Love In All Its Forms

Queens 1.10, Leicester, 3pm, Weds 29th April

an invitation to a talk about my work –– all welcome

David Tennant is crucial to many replies

A dog stands on a table, posing next a basted peak lapel sport coat. The jacket is being displayed on a dress form.

A dog sitting on the floor, posting next to a basted blue tweed sport coat with notch lapels. The jacket is being displayed on a dress form.

A dog sitting on the floor, posing in front of a wall where three tailored jackets are hanging.

A dog poses on a table. He's surrounded by a tailor's measuring tape.

Every time this tailor posts a photo of their workspace, it looks like their dog is a tailor and he's showing off the garments he made.

IG z.o.e.y.a.t.e.s

Congratulations to @martindoyle.bsky.social on the launch of A Hosting,a career spanning collection of 60 interviews with Irish writers over 35 years. A phenomenal achievement. What a great record of Irish writers and writing. Will be widely read and studied I'm sure.

Went to a workshop and evening of readings last year and it was so enjoyable. Very keen to see this!

Thank you.

We should try and meet up some time, with wine!

What collection is this from? I know so little about Merwin.

Amazing

Georgina Hayden’s quick and easy recipe for smoky prawn, new potato and spinach stew | Quick and easy This Spanish-style stew is a superb midweek dinner – it’s effortless but looks special

Just made this. Very quick, easy and delicious.

I’ll have one too.

Dhal is the best.

Would immediately buy the mid-century novel that began with this sentence.

I feel your gaffing and your hassle. Xx

One of my very favourite books.

A shot from the film showing the four men in summer shirts / tops - two of the men are smiling, while a third looks across at them. The other man is in the background and is harder to see.

DAYS AND NIGHTS IN THE FOREST (Satyajit Ray, 1970).
I loved this witty, humane, beautifully observed film about relationships, privilege, entitlement and class. Some interesting contrasts emerge when a group of middle class men travel to the forests to get drink and pick up girls. (1/3) #FilmSky

Believable Lies, a history of WW2 propaganda and disinformation, by me.

Since this is popular by my standards, please buy my book! It’s only 99p on Kindle in April and contains lashings of skulduggery.

Today, information: pulverized, nonhierarchized, dealing with everything: nothing is protected from information and at the same time nothing is open to reflection.

Roland Barthes, The Neutral #AContinuation

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My morning coffee will never quite be the same

Just saw her pop up! How! Why!

March into the Ruins | Bruce Robbins A reflection on the “wildly generous, proliferating creativity” of Alexander Kluge.

Alexander Kluge passed away last month at the age of 94. Bruce Robbins writes on his lifelong dialogue with his fellow artists, writers, and thinkers, from Jürgen Habermas to Oskar Negt to Ben Lerner.
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She has played this very well tho her motives …