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Mancunian in London Fuelled by books, films, travel, art, chanchur/jhalmuri & coffee Letterboxd https://boxd.it/2vFIJ Views my own

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Yep and preferred it.

10.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

A Room with a View is one of my all favourite films.

10.03.2026 19:35 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Any sauce?

09.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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a group of men are laying on the floor in a circle with a shield in the middle . ALT: a group of men are laying on the floor in a circle with a shield in the middle .

The fight in the lift is one of my all time favourite fight scenes.

09.03.2026 17:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Love this film and this poster is beautiful.

09.03.2026 13:57 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I haven’t watched any films (ones that are new to me) recently that have bowled me over.

09.03.2026 13:55 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Not done this in a while, here are my last four watched films πŸŽ¬πŸ“½οΈ #filmsky #letterboxd #moviesky #lastfour

09.03.2026 12:49 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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India retain T20 World Cup as Samson and Bumrah inspire rout of New Zealand Sanju Samson got India’s 255 for five under way with a quickfire 89, before Jasprit Bumrah took four for 15 as their side retained the trophy and New Zealand lost by 96 runs

Catching up with the news, India won πŸπŸ† - excellent news and I failed the Tebbit test (I don’t care!)
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/m...

08.03.2026 21:12 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

People are not going to like this but some of you have absolutely learned the language of social justice with the intention of cloaking your misogyny and racism instead of doing any actual good with it.

08.03.2026 13:12 πŸ‘ 220 πŸ” 58 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 8

Here are a few favourites from me:

Jane Austen
Edith Wharton
Jhumpa Lahiri
Bernardine Evaristo
Octavia E. Butler
Mary Shelley
Daphne du Maurier
Charlotte BrontΓ«
Elif Shafak
Elena Ferrante

#booksky #femaleauthors

08.03.2026 11:25 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy International Women's Day (image from Kyra Women’s Project). Let’s value and lift up women everyday, not just one day in the year!

08.03.2026 10:37 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy Holi πŸͺ”πŸŒΌπŸŒΈπŸŒΏ

04.03.2026 06:39 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Spring - London, March 2026 🌸🌼🌿

02.03.2026 21:36 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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February | 26 reads #booksky
Theme: ice hockey πŸ’β›ΈοΈ

02.03.2026 17:48 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a blue cartoon character is crying with tears falling out of his eyes ALT: a blue cartoon character is crying with tears falling out of his eyes
01.03.2026 15:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

hello
@bwjones.bsky.social πŸ‘‹

01.03.2026 15:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Any thoughts on moving to Canada soon (so I can visit you)?

01.03.2026 15:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Perfectly expressed by Jayme Lawson. The point about institutions failing to understand what inclusion really means struck a chord with me.

01.03.2026 12:40 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
ROSALÍA - Berghain (Live at The BRIT Awards 2026) ft. Bjârk
ROSALÍA - Berghain (Live at The BRIT Awards 2026) ft. Bjârk YouTube video by RosaliaVEVO

RosalΓ­a’s performance at The BRIT Awards starts of like an opera and then turns into a rave! I wish I was in Manchester for this performance.

youtu.be/7fyufPkXLbs?...

01.03.2026 10:27 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Will do :)

27.02.2026 08:42 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

It was a good trip, but now suffering with a bad cold. 🀧

27.02.2026 08:16 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Books from recent trip to India, I was very restrained this time.
#booksky

24.02.2026 19:14 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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A very proud Mancunian moment.

17.02.2026 04:39 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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PM asks Sir Jim Ratcliffe to apologise for saying UK 'colonised by immigrants' Sir Keir Starmer says comments by the businessman and Manchester United co-owner are

Obviously zero reflection in any of this on how operating the largest empire in human history may have turned us into a multicultural nation. We are here because you were there. #Empireland

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

12.02.2026 08:13 πŸ‘ 1408 πŸ” 338 πŸ’¬ 70 πŸ“Œ 14
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Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds Cognitive health in later life is β€˜strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

#booksky

12.02.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Man I Need by Olivia Dean on AppleΒ Music Song Β· 2025 Β· Duration 3:04

Morning song on repeat 🎧https://music.apple.com/gb/album/man-i-need/1817609404?i=1817609509

06.02.2026 08:53 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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January | 26 reads #booksky

04.02.2026 17:49 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Rest in peace Catherine O’Hara. πŸ•ŠοΈ
Day-O Dance scene
(One of Mum’s favourite scenes from Beetlejuice)
youtu.be/WI7ePVquOtk?...

30.01.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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London, January 2026.

27.01.2026 15:31 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's 'voice of India', dies aged 90 Sir Mark covered some of the defining moments in India's history in a career that spanned decades.

Sir Mark Tully, the BBC's 'voice of India', dies aged 90 www.bbc.com/news/article...

26.01.2026 11:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0