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Adam Macqueen

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Author, Private Eye hack and Page 94 podcaster. Third 🏳️‍🌈Tommy Wildeblood thriller, The Inalienable Right, is out now: http://bit.ly/3EugugB

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · Feb 4

🧵 It’s 🏳️‍🌈LGBT+ History month in the UK 🏳️‍🌈. So let me take you back to a time when life for gay people in this country was very different indeed.

A headline from the Sun newspaper reading "Screaming Gays Bring Commons To Halt!"

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 4h

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 5h

1. Salute that flag
2. Provide evidence of earnings
3. Detail Hardy's use of the pathetic fallacy in his description of Egdon Heath

Pawel Swidlicki @pswidlicki.bsky.social · 5h

They have to be able to write 1000 words on how The Tempest is a critique of Colonialism?

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 18h

Now
I will rewrite
the book
that I wrote
so it will be better

hopefully

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 18h

I have reread
the book
that I wrote
that I thought was bad

And it is not so bad
as I thought

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 1d

"This your kid, is it Bill?"

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 2d

It's not relevant at all, but this has reminded me that a couple of years ago I wrote in the book at a lighthouse visitor centre "Quite good but too much stuff about lighthouses" and yes, since you ask, I do feel proud of myself.

Henry Mance @henrymance.ft.com · 2d

when the 11-year old insists on writing in the hotel guest book

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 2d

Even as I wrote it, I knew someone would pop up with this information before the evening was out. Although to be fair, I thought it would be @cheeseford.bsky.social . Thank you!

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 2d

American ghost in 1977: he he little British kid I'm gonna freak you out switching your TV through all the different daytime channels one after the other wait wtf??

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 2d

Watching The Conjuring 2 and they've got The Goodies being broadcast during the daytime and that's it, I'm out, how am I supposed to believe all this ghost shit if they're going to make up something as ridiculous as that?

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 3d

Quite right, it was Compston's turn.

The National @scotnational.bsky.social · 3d

A manager at Historic Environment Scotland was sanctioned after allegedly 'twerking' in front of Hollywood actor Martin Compston, according to reports

Scottish heritage boss sanctioned for 'twerking' in front of Martin Compston

www.thenational.scot

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 3d

So, how are those massive cuts to the subbing team working out for you, Mail on Sunday?

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 3d

I am actually confident he'd have liked it enough to get me in to do a session.

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 3d

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Haunted Tales: Ghostly stories for the darkest nights. 'Festive and Fascinating' Christmas Read.

Ghostly stories for the darkest nights. 'Festive and Fascinating' Christmas Read.

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 3d

“Immersive home-grown unease”. Love it. My ghost story collection, Haunted Tales, is in all good bookshops now. Get your copy ready for Halloween!

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 6d

This is out in paperback today, if you'd like to scare yourself silly.

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · Dec 3

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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 7d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 7d

It's me in the big seat for the Eye podcast this fortnight, with an Archbishop of Canterbury joke I'm rather proud of, and a great deal else besides. Listen and weep!

Private Eye Magazine @privateeyenews.bsky.social · 7d

🎧 New PAGE 94 Podcast OUT NOW

This week: Bishops, Buggers and Health Freaks

Adam, Ian and Jane discuss the new Archbishop of Canterbury, the police forces prepared to break the rules to look after their own, and RFK Jr’s very peculiar ideas about Making America Healthy Again.

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 7d

In other "pop culture observations from two decades ago", I have strong opinions about season one of Heroes

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 7d

Dad in The Black Parade is a bit of a weirdo, isn't he? Like, dad, chill out, I thought we were just coming to watch a marching band, was hoping maybe you'd get me an ice cream afterwards.

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 11d

It's not a war until you've faked some photos of soldiers, Piers

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 11d

Just watching Carrie. So glad that she got to go to the prom and have her happy ending and everything's going to be fine now.

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 11d

Innit?

Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 11d

Had no idea this was on until I saw my Amazon ranking jump sky high and my mum phoned all cross because I hadn't told her:
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

A Good Read - Patricia Routledge and Alexander Waugh - BBC Sounds

Sue MacGregor, Patricia Routledge and Alexander Waugh discuss favourite books.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 11d

RIP Patricia Routledge. A superb actress - her Talking Heads is as heartbreaking as the best of them - and a woman with superb taste in books.

Dear Adam Macqueen,
Your letter gave me such pleasure - thank you.
I was so pleased that Sue MacGregor and Alexander Waugh (the latter slightly grudging, though won over eventually), were enthusiastic about your book. I'm even more delighted that the programme has given such a boost to the sales and acknowledgement.

You are immensely readable; I look forward to your 'Private Eye's history.
'The King of Soap' had a special interest for me both, in memory, as a child and also because of my regard for the late Lord Leverhulme, a great benefactor and impressive descendant of the original.
Keep writing!
With best wishes
Patricia Routledge

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Adam Macqueen @adammacqueen.bsky.social · 14d

Man, even I got this reference, and I'll bet I was bullied even more at school than Christian Calgie.

Sam Bright @writesbright.bsky.social · 14d

Tell me you’ve never played sport without telling me you’ve never played sport

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