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Mary Novakovich

@marynovakovich.bsky.social

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Travel writer, journalist, author of award-winning My Family and Other Enemies: Life and Travels in Croatia's Hinterland. Words in Guardian, Times, Telegraph, Independent, i, CNN Travel, etc. Agent: https://cullandco.com/ https://linktr.ee/marynovakovich

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 7h

Fabulous interview, Alice. And absolutely loved the first episode of Riot Women.

Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 7h

Pure tragicomedy.

Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 7h

Absolutely! Joanna Scanlon is superb.

Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 7h

Glad I caught Riot Women on BBC1. Am now hooked.

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Venus Bivar @vbivar.bsky.social · 11h

Yes!!!! A permanent solution to my search engine woes.

Anja Krieger @anjakrieger.bsky.social · 12h

Finally looked up how to get rid of Google‘s automatic AI answers (and the attached waste of resources) and it‘s so easy! What relief. 😅

www.reddit.com/r/techsuppor...

zensnapple's comment on "Is there a real way to shut off the Google AI overview for searches, or am i switching browsers and search engines?"

Explore this conversation and more from the techsupport community

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 13h

That too.

Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 13h

I remember this from last time! Spot on.

Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 13h

Trying to learn a bit of basic Portuguese and, flippin' 'eck, it's a toughie. God knows how I managed to learn enough to have a conversation last time I was there seven years ago. Might have to combine my French and Italian, dredge my scrap of Spanish, add a lot of shhh sounds and see how it goes.

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Brendan May @brendanmay.bsky.social · 1d

Absolutely superb effort by all those who voted for this, many of whom are now dead.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 1d

Still can’t believe it.

Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 1d

Diane Keaton? Really? Who designated October the month to take away amazing women?

Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 1d

Good question.

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Trump wants a prize for the Gaza deal. But the real question is, why didn't he do it earlier? | Jonathan Freedland

The ceasefire in Gaza happened when the US president lost patience, but how much horror occurred, how many people were killed because he delayed, asks Guardian columnist Jonathan Freedland

www.theguardian.com

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 2d

I can hear the howls of rage as he sits on the loo in the middle of the night, staring in disbelief and fury at his phone.

Tits McGee @scientits.bsky.social · 2d

The Nobel Peace Prize being won by a woman means we can look forward to an unhinged stream of ranting from Emperor Wotsit

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 3d

Try Fat Face.

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James McConnachie @jamesmcconnachie.bsky.social · 4d

One of the many benefits of my English degree (a degree in language and critical thinking, really) is that I can immediately see how narrow, short-sighted and stupid a policy this is.

Martin Paul Eve @eve.gd · 4d

This makes me so angry. These people view all life as training for lifelong servitude/work. There's no room for interest, enjoyment, and culture in their bleak vision of education. At least she'll never be in power to see it through. Though Reform are probably worse.

Badenoch: Curb students taking "rip-off" degrees such as English. The performing arts, sociology and anthropology are among the subjects the Conservatives would like to cut

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Sam Freedman @samfr.bsky.social · 5d

JFC the man has not one ounce of shame in him.

He went to private school and Cambridge. He owns three homes and rents a fourth!

James Austin @jamesdaustin.bsky.social · 5d

I know plenty of politicians 'working classify' their backgrounds, but this from Jenrick is taking the piss.

His father's linked in is here: uk.linkedin.com/in/bill-jenr...

He was a managing accountant who ended up as the Managing Director of Cannon Industries

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 5d

Cheers, Geoff!

Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 5d

Seriously chuffed to be a finalist in the @travwriters.bsky.social BGTW Members' Excellence Awards. My @theguardian.com feature on food and wine in Samoëns made the shortlist for best specialist feature. I'm up against stiff competition, but it's wonderful to be shortlisted.

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Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 5d

This is wonderful. I need to rectify the fact that I've never read any of her books. How could have I deprived myself of so much fun and joy over the years?

Mary Novakovich @marynovakovich.bsky.social · 6d

You're not making it up. Radio 3 did a tribute to her by playing Wagner, and citing that very thing.

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Rosie Holt @rosieisaholt.bsky.social · 6d

I loved loved loved Jilly Cooper, i got to meet her last year and burbled at her about how her novels had often got me through hard times and she was so kind. RIP xx www.theguardian.com/books/2025/o...