London, UK
Joined May 2010
Book sales were higher in 2025 than they were in 2019. The number of independent bookstores in the US grew by 70% from 2020 to 2025. Readers borrowed 10% more books from libraries in 2025 than in 2024. As Mark Twain said, "The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.
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Tony wrote for Sight and Sound for more than 50 years. You can find a selection of this writing online, including interviews with Edward Yang, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Wong Kar Wai, Rainer Werner Fassbinder and Bong Joon Ho: bfi.org.uk/profile/tony-rayn…
Tony Rayns, the British film critic, programmer, translator and tireless advocate for East Asian cinema, has died
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Colman Domingo, Nicholas Hoult, Noah Jupe & Emma Corrin to star in Francis Lee’s psychological thriller ‘THE SERVANT’ Set in 1950’s New York, “about Tony (Hoult), an entitled British man who moves into a beautiful apartment on Central Park and becomes embroiled in a wicked power play with his manservant, Barrett (Domingo). (deadline.com/2026/05/colman-…)
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You can still see how television was first demonstrated in Soho until the end of May at 75 Dean Street @allisjoysoho @TheMuseumOfSoho
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To celebrate Superman Day, we’re giving away two copies of the HMV Exclusive Superman Limited Edition 4K Ultra HD SteelBook. To enter, retweet this. We’ll pick winners on 25 April. Explore the DC Universe on 4K UHD, Blu-ray and DVD at HMV (@hmvtweets).
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28 April is Terry Pratchett Day, marking the birthday of Sir Terry Pratchett and the extraordinary worlds, characters and ideas he gifted to us. To mark the occasion we have an 8-book set of the City Watch series to give away. Retweet this to enter. We'll pick a winner on 5 May.
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Merry Christmas from FrightFest 🙌🏾🌲
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As 2025 comes to an end, our editors and critics have selected a dozen essential reads in nonfiction and a dozen, too, in fiction and poetry. See the full list: newyorkermag.visitlink.me/_3…
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Our CEO Mark has written a blog reflecting on his own journey with grief during the festive period and offers tips for those who may be struggling during the holidays. 💜 Read the blog now: shorturl.at/USg13 #GriefAwarenessWeek #GrowingWithGrief
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Today is #WorldAIDSDay. Mosaic LGBT+ Young Persons’ Trust is hosting a vigil with @AIDSMemoryUK at Fitzrovia Chapel🕯️ There will be a walk to the site selected for the new AIDS Memorial which is supported by the @MayorofLondon. ⏰1 Dec, 6:30 – 8:00 pm scenemag.co.uk/young-lgbtq-l…
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So listen. @thenerve_news has the receipts. A comprehensive timeline of Nathan Gill & Nigel Farage’s pro-Kremlin influencing activities & 2 other MEPs, David Cobourn & Jonathan Arnott. Please read & share.
NEW There's no overstating how significant the Nathan Gill case is. On Friday, the ex-Ukip/Reform politician and close associate of Nigel Farage was jailed for over ten years for taking multiple bribes via a handler from a friend of Putin. It's a complex, detail-heavy story..🧵⬇️
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Here are some of the amazing photos by Raymond Kleboe of Burton, I think in 1953
Today is the 100th birthday of Richard Burton! And this house is his birthplace, in Pontrhydyfen. You'll know the viaduct behind him; he's crossing it with his father in the iconic 1950s photographs by Raymond Kleboe
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Just announced! David Szalay’s Flesh wins the #BookerPrize2025 Tracing the path of a life brought low by outside events, this at once panoramic and intimate novel ranges from communist Hungary to the London of the super-rich: waterstones.com/category/cul…
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How ever since Labour came to power, the British media has started to notice a whole series of problems they spent the previous 14 years completely ignoring adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-grea…
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Artist Francis Bacon was born #OnThisDay in 1909 - find his portrait on display in Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World, on until 11 January 2026. 📷 Francis Bacon by Cecil Beaton, 1951 © Cecil Beaton Archive / Condé Nast
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David Bowie – “Starman” (Top of the Pops, 1972) This iconic performance on music television inspired generations of musicians and writers and continues to influence many decades later.
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