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longsightblues.bsky.social

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Ol’ Bertie Bastard It’s a Hip Hop world, son. Keep up or get out of the way

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“Seven years on, the four-day week (28 hours) has become a permanent part of the agency's working culture. “But what does that look like in practice, and how has it changed the day-to-day lives of the people behind the business?” Article link in the replies 🔗

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The BBC is set to scrap Radio 4 Extra. 📻 Losing this treasure trove of classic comedy, archive drama, and timeless storytelling would be a massive blow for millions of us. Sign the petition to help save Radio 4 Extra 👇 you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/sa...

you.38degrees.org.ukSave Radio 4 ExtraRadio 4 Extra is a fabulous showcase of the BBC's phenomenal archive of radio comedy and drama, fields in which the Corporation is an undoubted pioneer, with a reputation for quality rivals woud envy ...

A shout out to Xaverian College, where all the best people went, in this 👍

‘From Joyce, Anthony Burgess learned that language isn’t simply a means of communication but a wild, disruptive pleasure in itself; 𝘍𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘞𝘢𝘬𝘦 is his book of books, his venerable codex, the hill he would happily die on.’ Ian Penman on the novelist. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

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Oct 12th - While working on a documentary, Steve Zisssou's best friend, Esteban du Plantier, was eaten alive by a "jaguar shark". 📽️📅 The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)

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As ever, and for the last time in connection with lying shit Jeffrey Archer, we remember Monica Coghlan, whose life he destroyed.

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The 4-day week is a global phenomenon. 🌍 “The mechanics are simple: employees are required to work 32 hours a week but are paid as if for 40 — the remaining eight hours are paid as a day off.”

CITEH ARE MASSIVE

Kevin Schofield@kevinschofied.bsky.social

Closing Labour conference, deputy leader (and Manchester City fan) Lucy Powell tells the party's conference: "Can I just say to all those United fans who have been gloating all week - you're still crap and you know you are." I'm sure that'll go down well.