Matthew Littlewood
@matthewdunedin84.bsky.social
Reporter, wanderer and cricket/music/cinema obsessive. Here because everyone else seems to be!
He sure does, but this is depressing. Actual people’s livelihoods are at stake here. One for @craigmranapia.bsky.social
November 12, 2025 at 7:53 AM
He sure does, but this is depressing. Actual people’s livelihoods are at stake here. One for @craigmranapia.bsky.social
“The Jungle Book”, of course!
Name your fav animated film made before 1980.
November 12, 2025 at 12:40 AM
“The Jungle Book”, of course!
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Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
November 9, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Kyle Kingsbury is not a journalist. He is not an op-ed writer.
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
He is a computer safety researcher.
And he has written one of the most compelling, comprehensive accounts of the ongoing hell in Chicago that you could possibly imagine.
In under 1600 words.
aphyr.com/posts/397-i-...
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If you meet someone and they tell you they're part of the Washington Post editorial board, be sure to pat them on the shoulder, tell them to hang in there and maybe they'll get a respectable job someday.
This is references “class warfare” and “Generalissimo Zohran Mamdani” and only gets more bananas from there. The new editorial page is… really something. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...
Opinion | Zohran Mamdani drops the mask
The mayor-elect divides New Yorkers into two groups: the oppressed and their oppressors.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 8, 2025 at 9:14 PM
If you meet someone and they tell you they're part of the Washington Post editorial board, be sure to pat them on the shoulder, tell them to hang in there and maybe they'll get a respectable job someday.
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lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
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Locals did not like Morrieson’s fictional yet highly accurate depiction of their sad grubby depraved little lives. So much so that — despite being the most famous and talented person to ever come from Hāwera and one of NZ’s most successful writers — they knocked his house down to build a KFC.
7p/?
7p/?
November 2, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Locals did not like Morrieson’s fictional yet highly accurate depiction of their sad grubby depraved little lives. So much so that — despite being the most famous and talented person to ever come from Hāwera and one of NZ’s most successful writers — they knocked his house down to build a KFC.
7p/?
7p/?
“Follow the money…” which was never said in the book, became the film’s watchword. In terms of matching visuals to mood and dialogue, it’s also perfect.
#TCMParty All The President's Men is airing and I am torn between loving every dry, irascible moment of Jason Robards as Ben Bradlee, marvelling at the non-confirmation confirmations, and mourning the loss of a great newspaper in our present era.
#MoviesAreAmazing
#ResistanceIsNotFutile
#MoviesAreAmazing
#ResistanceIsNotFutile
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 AM
“Follow the money…” which was never said in the book, became the film’s watchword. In terms of matching visuals to mood and dialogue, it’s also perfect.
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Happy birthday to the brilliant Lindy Morrison. Here's a glorious Go-Betweens performance filmed for Australian TV in 1987. It boasts their best line-up and a short but sweet set including Bye Bye Pride, Right Here, Cut It Out, Spring Rain, Cattle and Cane…
youtu.be/4ALbPfCFfkQ
youtu.be/4ALbPfCFfkQ
The Go-Betweens - Live in studio (Rock Arena 1987) (HD 60fps)
YouTube video by The 80s, a Decade of Music (Master Noise HD 60fps)
youtu.be
November 2, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Happy birthday to the brilliant Lindy Morrison. Here's a glorious Go-Betweens performance filmed for Australian TV in 1987. It boasts their best line-up and a short but sweet set including Bye Bye Pride, Right Here, Cut It Out, Spring Rain, Cattle and Cane…
youtu.be/4ALbPfCFfkQ
youtu.be/4ALbPfCFfkQ
Not just electronic, but hell, one of the greatest debuts full stop! A journey into pure music and sound.
i don't think this is a controversial opinion but DJ Shadow's Endtroducing..... is one of the best electronic albums ever made
November 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Not just electronic, but hell, one of the greatest debuts full stop! A journey into pure music and sound.
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D’Angelo’s ‘Voodoo’ wasn’t just an album — it was a soul revolution. From Jimi Hendrix’s studio spirits to Questlove’s deliberate “mistakes,” here are 5 wild facts behind the grooves that changed music forever. zurl.co/guhi8
5 Surprising Facts About D’Angelo's ‘Voodoo’ - That Eric Alper
When D’Angelo dropped Voodoo on January 25, 2000, the world didn’t just get an album — it got a masterclass in groove, spirit, and creative freedom. Recorded at Electric Lady Studios with the Soulquarians, this was funk, jazz, and hip hop all in one breath — a record that felt alive. Here are five deep-cut […]
zurl.co
November 2, 2025 at 11:40 PM
D’Angelo’s ‘Voodoo’ wasn’t just an album — it was a soul revolution. From Jimi Hendrix’s studio spirits to Questlove’s deliberate “mistakes,” here are 5 wild facts behind the grooves that changed music forever. zurl.co/guhi8
Just prime period Roxy, Street Life might be the most energetic and abrasive of their singles. Then again, the good life is never won by Degrees….
November 2, 2025 at 5:34 AM
Just prime period Roxy, Street Life might be the most energetic and abrasive of their singles. Then again, the good life is never won by Degrees….
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A hostile takeover attempt against a fucking public school is insane looking-glass-world crap dystopia shit
Anyone who warned about this sort of carryon before the election would have been mocked, but here the fuck we are
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/30/b...
Anyone who warned about this sort of carryon before the election would have been mocked, but here the fuck we are
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/30/b...
'Battle lines drawn': Group behind attempted charter school takeover
A trust behind a plan to change a public school to a charter school against its will says it is facing abuse.
www.1news.co.nz
October 31, 2025 at 3:53 AM
A hostile takeover attempt against a fucking public school is insane looking-glass-world crap dystopia shit
Anyone who warned about this sort of carryon before the election would have been mocked, but here the fuck we are
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/30/b...
Anyone who warned about this sort of carryon before the election would have been mocked, but here the fuck we are
www.1news.co.nz/2025/10/30/b...
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Donating to support Wikipedia gets more important every day that these fuckers have power. This reminds me to send them some more money.
Don't let Musk have his way. Donate to Wikipedia if you can afford to. I have. 💚
Elon Musk takes aim at Wikipedia
Musk has denounced Wikipedia as "Wokepedia" on X and urged people not to donate to the platform.
www.newsweek.com
October 28, 2025 at 6:14 AM
Donating to support Wikipedia gets more important every day that these fuckers have power. This reminds me to send them some more money.
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This is very cool. Apart from the research value, it's great that we're already seeing the fruit of this work out there in the world, most notably in the remixed 'Brave Words' by The Chills.
Flying Nun on Multitrack
First installment of my blog about these special tapes in the FNR and Chris Knox collections at National Library of NZ. What is a multitrack? What is on these tapes? And how can you listen to and research them? Have a read. 👇👇
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
First installment of my blog about these special tapes in the FNR and Chris Knox collections at National Library of NZ. What is a multitrack? What is on these tapes? And how can you listen to and research them? Have a read. 👇👇
natlib.govt.nz/blog/posts/f...
October 29, 2025 at 8:27 PM
This is very cool. Apart from the research value, it's great that we're already seeing the fruit of this work out there in the world, most notably in the remixed 'Brave Words' by The Chills.
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October 30, 2025 at 2:46 AM
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Lmao. The right in Australia seems to not want to win an election for the next decade. It's an achievement to make yourselves look like losers & *Anthony Albanese* look cool at the same time.
A moral panic about a *Joy Division t-shirt*.
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
A moral panic about a *Joy Division t-shirt*.
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
‘Dark origins’: Aussie PM attacked for wearing band t-shirt
Opposition Leader Sussan Ley accuses Anthony Albanese of parading “an image derived from hatred and suffering” through his choice of casual attire.
www.stuff.co.nz
October 28, 2025 at 6:03 AM
Lmao. The right in Australia seems to not want to win an election for the next decade. It's an achievement to make yourselves look like losers & *Anthony Albanese* look cool at the same time.
A moral panic about a *Joy Division t-shirt*.
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
A moral panic about a *Joy Division t-shirt*.
www.stuff.co.nz/world-news/3...
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Bertold Brecht (1953)
"... the people
Had squandered the confidence of the government
And could only win it back
By redoubled work. Would it not in that case
Be simpler for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?"
"... the people
Had squandered the confidence of the government
And could only win it back
By redoubled work. Would it not in that case
Be simpler for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?"
"He did not believe the coalition Government’s use of urgency and truncated select committee processes was behind the rise in submissions..."
Of course he would say this, but he's wrong, and disingenous. The evidence suggests that an overall poor legislative process IS significantly implicated.
Of course he would say this, but he's wrong, and disingenous. The evidence suggests that an overall poor legislative process IS significantly implicated.
Tighter rules may be needed to stem flow of public submissions, says MP
'Coordinated, largely online campaigns' make it harder for politicians to consider good-faith submissions on laws
newsroom.co.nz
October 23, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Bertold Brecht (1953)
"... the people
Had squandered the confidence of the government
And could only win it back
By redoubled work. Would it not in that case
Be simpler for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?"
"... the people
Had squandered the confidence of the government
And could only win it back
By redoubled work. Would it not in that case
Be simpler for the government
To dissolve the people
And elect another?"
It’s the most streamlined and least strange record of the early Roxy Music years, but there are some brilliant songs, not least Both Ends Burning, Love is the Drug and Just Another High. Ferry was an astonishing singer and lyricist.
October 24, 2025 at 8:29 AM
It’s the most streamlined and least strange record of the early Roxy Music years, but there are some brilliant songs, not least Both Ends Burning, Love is the Drug and Just Another High. Ferry was an astonishing singer and lyricist.
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There is an interesting history behind Labour Weekend but in 2025 its sole purpose is to give those born in Otago and those who call Otago home an extra day to celebrate! 💙💛 #Otaaaaago #Otago #ItsOyear
October 24, 2025 at 5:19 AM
There is an interesting history behind Labour Weekend but in 2025 its sole purpose is to give those born in Otago and those who call Otago home an extra day to celebrate! 💙💛 #Otaaaaago #Otago #ItsOyear
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The vile Trump takeover of FEMA is complete- only states that voted for Trump get climate disaster relief.
Alaska, North Dakota, and Missouri approved. Vermont, Illinois and Maryland denied.
Trump explicitly cited how the states voted in announcing the approvals.
Alaska, North Dakota, and Missouri approved. Vermont, Illinois and Maryland denied.
Trump explicitly cited how the states voted in announcing the approvals.
Trump issues disaster declarations for Alaska and other states but denies Illinois and Maryland
President Donald Trump has approved major disaster declarations for Alaska, Nebraska, North Dakota and the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe
abcnews.go.com
October 23, 2025 at 10:44 PM
The vile Trump takeover of FEMA is complete- only states that voted for Trump get climate disaster relief.
Alaska, North Dakota, and Missouri approved. Vermont, Illinois and Maryland denied.
Trump explicitly cited how the states voted in announcing the approvals.
Alaska, North Dakota, and Missouri approved. Vermont, Illinois and Maryland denied.
Trump explicitly cited how the states voted in announcing the approvals.
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I did an interview with Tom Scott that was supposed to be for a North & South story. But North & South is unfortunately "on hold" for the foreseeable, so I've ended up creating a Substack as a destination. It was fun to be able to just dump the whole thing in there. open.substack.com/pub/dubwise/...
An Examined Life
Visiting Tom Scott
open.substack.com
October 23, 2025 at 1:47 AM
I did an interview with Tom Scott that was supposed to be for a North & South story. But North & South is unfortunately "on hold" for the foreseeable, so I've ended up creating a Substack as a destination. It was fun to be able to just dump the whole thing in there. open.substack.com/pub/dubwise/...
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Surveillance and propaganda reign supreme in the fictional world of “1984”—for which generations have found real-life parallels, again and again. The new film “Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that noting such similarities isn’t enough, writes Shirley Li:
It’s Not Enough to Read Orwell
A new film argues that, in an era of rising authoritarianism, audiences have become too numb to the speculative force of “1984.”
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Surveillance and propaganda reign supreme in the fictional world of “1984”—for which generations have found real-life parallels, again and again. The new film “Orwell: 2+2=5” argues that noting such similarities isn’t enough, writes Shirley Li:
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Louvre robbery. French police release image of suspect.
October 19, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Louvre robbery. French police release image of suspect.