Mike Pinnington 🍉
@doublenegativem.bsky.social
Writer | Editor | Art Criticism | Exhibition Interpretation | Class | Science Fiction | Popular Culture | PhD student | Lecturer | Lapsed runner
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https://www.thedoublenegative.co.uk/
https://mikepinnington.cargo.site/
https://www.thedoublenegative.co.uk/
Tired. Hint of a sore throat. Get me to Christmas.
December 2, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Tired. Hint of a sore throat. Get me to Christmas.
I'm not sure how many albums have a better opening track than Scout Niblett's Gun, on 2013's It's Up To Emma ▶️🎧
#mondaymorninglistening
scoutniblett.bandcamp.com/album/its-up...
#mondaymorninglistening
scoutniblett.bandcamp.com/album/its-up...
It's Up To Emma, by Scout Niblett
9 track album
scoutniblett.bandcamp.com
December 1, 2025 at 9:20 AM
I'm not sure how many albums have a better opening track than Scout Niblett's Gun, on 2013's It's Up To Emma ▶️🎧
#mondaymorninglistening
scoutniblett.bandcamp.com/album/its-up...
#mondaymorninglistening
scoutniblett.bandcamp.com/album/its-up...
Rage bait named word of the year 2025 by Oxford University Press - BBC News share.google/kwqgKQP4JhYH...
Rage bait named word of the year 2025 by Oxford University Press
The phrase - meaning to get angry scrolling through social media - beats aura farming and biohack to the title.
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December 1, 2025 at 8:15 AM
Rage bait named word of the year 2025 by Oxford University Press - BBC News share.google/kwqgKQP4JhYH...
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joining the war on AI on the side of bong joon ho
Bong Joon Ho hit me up for the squad you legend deadline.com/2025/11/bong...
November 29, 2025 at 1:59 PM
joining the war on AI on the side of bong joon ho
Should be well worth watching:
Tonight's episode features Hole and Smashing Pumkins' bassist, Melissa auf Der Maur 🎸▶️🎧
Sky Arts turns up the groove with new three-part documentary, Greatest Basslines, airing 28 November | Sky Group share.google/poRvSMunpT0j...
Tonight's episode features Hole and Smashing Pumkins' bassist, Melissa auf Der Maur 🎸▶️🎧
Sky Arts turns up the groove with new three-part documentary, Greatest Basslines, airing 28 November | Sky Group share.google/poRvSMunpT0j...
Sky Arts turns up the groove with new three-part documentary, Greatest Basslines, airing 28 November
Sky Arts lines up bass legends for a new three-part documentary series, Greatest Basslines, airing 28 November. The series from Sony Music Vision takes audiences on a hypnotic journey through the...
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November 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Should be well worth watching:
Tonight's episode features Hole and Smashing Pumkins' bassist, Melissa auf Der Maur 🎸▶️🎧
Sky Arts turns up the groove with new three-part documentary, Greatest Basslines, airing 28 November | Sky Group share.google/poRvSMunpT0j...
Tonight's episode features Hole and Smashing Pumkins' bassist, Melissa auf Der Maur 🎸▶️🎧
Sky Arts turns up the groove with new three-part documentary, Greatest Basslines, airing 28 November | Sky Group share.google/poRvSMunpT0j...
Was planning to do some Christmas shopping today, but I forgot that that can be horrible - particularly on a Saturday after payday. So, a pint and a read it is.
November 29, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Was planning to do some Christmas shopping today, but I forgot that that can be horrible - particularly on a Saturday after payday. So, a pint and a read it is.
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Oh Sweet Cthulhu, I've seen the AI Coca Cola advert.
Those smiles will live on in my nightmares.
It's like folks in a cult, but also like aliens cosplaying as humans.
Those smiles will live on in my nightmares.
It's like folks in a cult, but also like aliens cosplaying as humans.
November 29, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Oh Sweet Cthulhu, I've seen the AI Coca Cola advert.
Those smiles will live on in my nightmares.
It's like folks in a cult, but also like aliens cosplaying as humans.
Those smiles will live on in my nightmares.
It's like folks in a cult, but also like aliens cosplaying as humans.
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An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
November 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
An issue we're seeing at all levels of university is that many students are simply refusing to do *anything*. They aren't reading the syllabus, aren't following assignment guidelines, aren't engaging with material, ignoring deadlines. And this might seem like old news, but it truly has ramped up.
Remnants, traces, lapping water and birdsong on my walk into town today. File under the city and the city; and city as time travel.
November 29, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Remnants, traces, lapping water and birdsong on my walk into town today. File under the city and the city; and city as time travel.
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News! The Sacred Memory Bank is an exhibition of assemblage, collage and word at Kirkby Gallery. It’s a joint exhibition with the mighty Mike Badger and we open on 19th January. We would love to see you there! @mikebadger.bsky.social
November 27, 2025 at 10:19 AM
News! The Sacred Memory Bank is an exhibition of assemblage, collage and word at Kirkby Gallery. It’s a joint exhibition with the mighty Mike Badger and we open on 19th January. We would love to see you there! @mikebadger.bsky.social
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Read an extract from a new anthology from @commapress.bsky.social, PALESTINE - 1: STORIES FROM THE EVE OF THE NAKBA, a collection of Palestinian writing, ed. by Basma Ghalayini. 'I Swear, This All Happened' is a magical realist short story by Liana Badr, trans. by Maisa Almanasreh.
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November 29, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Read an extract from a new anthology from @commapress.bsky.social, PALESTINE - 1: STORIES FROM THE EVE OF THE NAKBA, a collection of Palestinian writing, ed. by Basma Ghalayini. 'I Swear, This All Happened' is a magical realist short story by Liana Badr, trans. by Maisa Almanasreh.
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If you’re sharing gratitude with your loved ones, maybe let a bit of that kindness reach a family that’s been trying to rebuild from nothing.❤️
On this Thanksgiving, I’m grateful for every kind heart that stood with my family.
We still need you, and I’m trying my best to take care of my family. 🦃
If you can support us today with a any amount or a share—it would mean the world to us.🕯
Your kindness keeps my kids safe, warm and hopeful.❤️
We still need you, and I’m trying my best to take care of my family. 🦃
If you can support us today with a any amount or a share—it would mean the world to us.🕯
Your kindness keeps my kids safe, warm and hopeful.❤️
November 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
If you’re sharing gratitude with your loved ones, maybe let a bit of that kindness reach a family that’s been trying to rebuild from nothing.❤️
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Christmas is right around the corner, and we're really getting into the festive spirit here at the Bluecoat ✨
We've got a month full of free exhibitions, creative markets, and family-friendly storytelling with Father Christmas!
Find out more: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/
We've got a month full of free exhibitions, creative markets, and family-friendly storytelling with Father Christmas!
Find out more: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/
November 28, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Christmas is right around the corner, and we're really getting into the festive spirit here at the Bluecoat ✨
We've got a month full of free exhibitions, creative markets, and family-friendly storytelling with Father Christmas!
Find out more: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/
We've got a month full of free exhibitions, creative markets, and family-friendly storytelling with Father Christmas!
Find out more: https://www.thebluecoat.org.uk/
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November 28, 2025 at 4:03 PM
No Kling Klang gig for me tonight (it's sold out), but looking forward to listening to their newie this weekend ▶️🎧
klingklang.bandcamp.com/album/half-l...
klingklang.bandcamp.com/album/half-l...
Half Life, by Kling Klang
10 track album
klingklang.bandcamp.com
November 28, 2025 at 2:15 PM
No Kling Klang gig for me tonight (it's sold out), but looking forward to listening to their newie this weekend ▶️🎧
klingklang.bandcamp.com/album/half-l...
klingklang.bandcamp.com/album/half-l...
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I'm not doing Black Friday discounts this year.
It’s just me in my Manchester studio. I can't compete with big brands slashing prices.
Every purchase keeps my tiny business going.
Shop independent this Christmas gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s just me in my Manchester studio. I can't compete with big brands slashing prices.
Every purchase keeps my tiny business going.
Shop independent this Christmas gailmyerscough.co.uk
November 28, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I'm not doing Black Friday discounts this year.
It’s just me in my Manchester studio. I can't compete with big brands slashing prices.
Every purchase keeps my tiny business going.
Shop independent this Christmas gailmyerscough.co.uk
It’s just me in my Manchester studio. I can't compete with big brands slashing prices.
Every purchase keeps my tiny business going.
Shop independent this Christmas gailmyerscough.co.uk
It's #nationalillustrationday - perfect excuse to show us your fab work, people!
November 28, 2025 at 12:06 PM
It's #nationalillustrationday - perfect excuse to show us your fab work, people!
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It's #NationaIllustrationDay ✍️
Discover women illustrators in twentieth-century Britain 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-the-line-women-illustrators-in-twentieth-century-britain
'Spring Frieze' by Hannah Frank (1908–2008) © the artist's estate. 📷 Glasgow Women's Library
Discover women illustrators in twentieth-century Britain 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-the-line-women-illustrators-in-twentieth-century-britain
'Spring Frieze' by Hannah Frank (1908–2008) © the artist's estate. 📷 Glasgow Women's Library
November 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
It's #NationaIllustrationDay ✍️
Discover women illustrators in twentieth-century Britain 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-the-line-women-illustrators-in-twentieth-century-britain
'Spring Frieze' by Hannah Frank (1908–2008) © the artist's estate. 📷 Glasgow Women's Library
Discover women illustrators in twentieth-century Britain 👉 https://artuk.org/discover/stories/drawing-the-line-women-illustrators-in-twentieth-century-britain
'Spring Frieze' by Hannah Frank (1908–2008) © the artist's estate. 📷 Glasgow Women's Library
A new portal appeared...
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
A new portal appeared...
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Indie makers, artists, illustrators, give us a heads up about what you do. I don't have a great reach or anything, but would love to see your work - in the spirit of an antidote to the empty capitalist churn of black Friday if you will 👍
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Indie makers, artists, illustrators, give us a heads up about what you do. I don't have a great reach or anything, but would love to see your work - in the spirit of an antidote to the empty capitalist churn of black Friday if you will 👍
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BBC have been told that they can't quote the line that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history”, which the BBC has censored from the Reith Lectures.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
BBC tells staff they cannot quote Trump line removed from Reith lecture
Journalists not allowed to repeat Rutger Bregman’s corruption claims against US president in coverage of edit
www.theguardian.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BBC have been told that they can't quote the line that Trump is “the most openly corrupt president in American history”, which the BBC has censored from the Reith Lectures.
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/media/2025/n...
Indie makers, artists, illustrators, give us a heads up about what you do. I don't have a great reach or anything, but would love to see your work - in the spirit of an antidote to the empty capitalist churn of black Friday if you will 👍
November 27, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Indie makers, artists, illustrators, give us a heads up about what you do. I don't have a great reach or anything, but would love to see your work - in the spirit of an antidote to the empty capitalist churn of black Friday if you will 👍
Something needs to happen in Pluribus, huh? I get that it's a character study, but give me Body Snatchers - either Don Siegel's or Philip Kaufman's Invasion of - every time.
November 27, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Something needs to happen in Pluribus, huh? I get that it's a character study, but give me Body Snatchers - either Don Siegel's or Philip Kaufman's Invasion of - every time.