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Justin Hopper

@oldweirdalbion

Writer. Uncanny Landscapes podcast. Belbury Poly - The Path. Obsolete Spells. Chanctonbury Rings. The Old Weird Albion. https://linktr.ee/oldweirdalbion

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East Anglian Landscape Network Colchester A gathering to meet like-minded artists, archaeologists, activists and more interested in contemporary landscape practices.

Daniel & Clara will be speakers at the next East Anglian Landscape Network meetup - March 21st in Colchester, North Essex. Sign up for free tix here tinyurl.com/EALNCol

10.03.2026 09:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Landscape Imaginary with Daniel & Clara: Uncanny Landscapes S3E5 Artists Daniel & Clara discuss their work, concerned with the way humans gaze upon and interact with landscapes and the natural world. Plus events and announcements.

New Uncanny Landscapes podcast ep is out with artists Daniel & Clara discussing their work in the realm of 'landscape imaginary', asking questions of how we might understand the human gaze upon, and relationship to, the natural world.

uncannylandscapes.substack.com/p/landscape-...

10.03.2026 09:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
An illustration of an owl with head slightly tilted and crescent moon above. Poem text reads "ใ‹ใŸใ‚€ใ„ใŸๆœˆใฎใตใใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใฆ" I am unsure of an appropriate translation.

An illustration of an owl with head slightly tilted and crescent moon above. Poem text reads "ใ‹ใŸใ‚€ใ„ใŸๆœˆใฎใตใใ‚ใ†ใจใ—ใฆ" I am unsure of an appropriate translation.

'Owl and Crescent Moon' - Kozaki Kan, ca. 1990s.
#OwlishMonday #JapaneseArt

09.03.2026 04:34 ๐Ÿ‘ 225 ๐Ÿ” 60 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

If you have a 10 yr old you likely already know this, butโ€ฆ six hunters is out.

08.03.2026 19:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Being old is wild.

07.03.2026 18:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Making stir fry while enjoying straight bourbon and BBC Radio 3 Unwind muthaluvvaas.

07.03.2026 18:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Out in August! ๐Ÿ’š cup.columbia.edu/book/body-ho... #horror #bodyhorror

06.03.2026 08:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 33 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Original first line of Hunter S. Thompsonโ€™s Fear And Loathing In South Wiltshire.

05.03.2026 08:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 123 ๐Ÿ” 20 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
East Anglian Landscape Network Colchester A gathering to meet like-minded artists, archaeologists, activists and more interested in contemporary landscape practices.

21st of March in Colchester - first North Essex gathering via the East Anglian Landscape Network, a new opportunity to hear from and meet people from a variety of landscape-related fields in the arts, sciences and community. Tix are free but filling up; info and signup: tinyurl.com/EALNCol

03.03.2026 13:40 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

As the laid off Middle East News Editor, I concur. Management eliminated the positions of every single staff correspondent and bureau chief in the Middle East.

02.03.2026 20:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 8069 ๐Ÿ” 2220 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 120 ๐Ÿ“Œ 70

Stumbled across this excellent exhibition on my morning walk last week. Went back again for a second look and bumped into @oldweirdalbion.bsky.social whoโ€™s written this wonderful essay about the show...

02.03.2026 10:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, excellent!! I'll be there.

02.03.2026 11:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We Are Making a Film About Mark Fisher everywhere in March - England, Scotland, Europe, tour of Italy, more. I'll be in Lisbon to intro it & perform a set of my ghost box stuff with Joรฃo of Beautify Junkyards 26 March! Rio in Dalston, London, on 28th! Links: www.closeandremote.net/portfolio/we...

02.03.2026 10:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
every time peter tork mouths someone else's lines
every time peter tork mouths someone else's lines YouTube video by maz

love an incredibly niche supercut

www.youtube.com/watch?v=drOk...

01.03.2026 21:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 79 ๐Ÿ” 21 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Haunted Generation In The Fortean Times (Issueย 466) โ€œI spotted some marionettes in a dusty old window in the Cotswolds,โ€ explains writer Simon Avery. โ€œAnd they were arranged in a tableau that suggested the spectres of the 1970s and โ€˜80s to me. Sepiaโ€ฆ

My latest @forteantimes.bsky.social Haunted Generation column now on the website... hello @simonavery.bsky.social @beckgoldsmith.bsky.social @jondixcomposer.bsky.social @buriedtreasure.bsky.social @subexotic.bsky.social @oldweirdalbion.bsky.social and more
hauntedgeneration.co.uk/2026/02/25/t...

01.03.2026 14:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads:

The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you.

And our governments are very much the same...

- Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Picture of Marjane Satrapi alongside a quote from her. The quote reads: The world is not divided into countries. The world is not divided between East and West. You are American, I am Iranian, we don't know each other, but we talk together and we understand each other perfectly. The difference between you and your government is much bigger than the difference between you and me. And the difference between me and my government is much bigger than the difference between me and you. And our governments are very much the same... - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian-French graphic novelist

Thinking about this quote from Persepolis creator Marjane Satrapi again.

28.02.2026 17:18 ๐Ÿ‘ 19178 ๐Ÿ” 8196 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44 ๐Ÿ“Œ 121
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The Medieval Drone Society II, by Laura Cannell 8 track album

THE MEDIEVAL DRONE SOCIETY II is OUT TODAY ๐ŸŽป I have been obsessed / inspired by 14th century poet/composer Guillame de Machaut's music for at least 20 years! I have fragmented & explored the spaces between the notes & dreamt it into new music. Ltd Ed CD/DL
brawlrecords.bandcamp.com/album/the-me...

27.02.2026 09:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 54 ๐Ÿ” 18 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Plotlands with David Knight: Uncanny Landscapes podcast S2E3 Architect David Knight talks about the makeshift communities called 'plotlands', the anarchist writer Colin Ward who championed them and the way they inspire placemaking today.

There's a great episode of @oldweirdalbion.bsky.social's Uncanny Landscapes podcast that explores the rise of plotlands in the between wars period and Colin Ward's anarchism that I'd highly recommend ๐Ÿ‘
substack.com/@uncannyland...

25.02.2026 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Dead the Long Year. Back in action thanks to a care package from #farwestpress in the spring-ish sunshine!

25.02.2026 09:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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my local park is full of hundreds of snow sculptures and someone has been adding museum labels

24.02.2026 19:42 ๐Ÿ‘ 8146 ๐Ÿ” 2118 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 97 ๐Ÿ“Œ 265

Any suggestions for recent ish creative-nonfiction books that tell reported and/or researched stories, removed from the author (as in they donโ€™t have first-hand knowledge), in a cool & compelling, novelistic way?

23.02.2026 20:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Loved this book. Big recommend to folk-horror and/or weird-landscape fans.

Ben will be on Uncanny Landscapes soon!

23.02.2026 17:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That brings the total arrests so far over the contents of the Epstein files to two. Both British. None in the United States.

23.02.2026 17:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 342 ๐Ÿ” 78 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 16 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Mind How You Go On paintings of edgelands, landscapes of power and powerlessness and what spaces have been left for us to imagine within. (Exhibition in London through Saturday 28 Feb.)

On/inspired by the exhibition 'Mind How You Go', edgelands and landscapes of power/powerlessness. (image: joanna whittle)
uncannylandscapes.substack.com/p/mind-how-y...

23.02.2026 13:31 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Wire - Eardrum  Buzz
Wire - Eardrum Buzz YouTube video by ohnoitisnathan66

Here's the star-studded video for Wire's Eardrum Buzz. Who can you spot? Happy birthday to Graham Lewis!
youtu.be/DXu_XWMF0RA

22.02.2026 22:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 35 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Childโ€™s Play, by Sam Kriss Techโ€™s new generation and the end of thinking

Found this compelling. harpers.org/archive/2026...

22.02.2026 12:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

No cheating, your last saved picture of a celebrity is your therapist.

21.02.2026 19:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks so much @ianrankin1.bsky.social ๐Ÿ™

We could really use your support out there if youโ€™re able to join us at one of these shows.

All ๐ŸŽŸs: linktr.ee/wasylyk

@claypipemusic.bsky.social

20.02.2026 20:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 5 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Under water, in denial: is Europe drowning out the climate crisis? Even as weather extremes worsen, the voices calling for the rolling back of environmental rules have grown louder and more influential

"This is Europeโ€™s new reality: under water in winter, withered in summer. Yet even as the weather extremes worsen, the voices of denial have grown louder and more influential."

Excellent piece on the distance between lived realities and ideological denial.

www.theguardian.com/news/ng-inte...

21.02.2026 08:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 50 ๐Ÿ” 33 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

I plan to try that next time!!

20.02.2026 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0