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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · 14d

The leaves are changing colour and falling; the days getting shorter and cooler... How better to mark #Autumn's arrival than by listening to my blog's tailored #Playlist, featuring #TheBeatles, #EarthWind&Fire, #JohnColtrane, #EdithPiaf and #MartyMcFly? 🍁💨🍂🎼🎹🎸😀

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Listen, my friends! Playlist: Autumn 2025

. In the words of Moby Grape… listen, my friends! Yes, it’s back (again) – the occasional playlist presented by George’s Journal just for you good people. There may be one or two classics to …

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · 28d

Gorgeous, free-spirited, vivacious, impossible to resist, and now gone.

Goodbye, #ClaudiaCardinale (1938-2025), #RIP.

#ThePinkPanther #OnceUponATimeInTheWest #EightAndAHalf #TheLeopard #Fitzcarraldo #EscapeToAthena

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Sep 18

One of Hollywood's greatest on one of the world's worst...

#RobertRedford #RIP #Resist

RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Sep 16

How well do you remember 1990-95? Could you pick your top film and song from each of those years?

Why not give my latest blog post a read and see if you agree or disagree with my picks...? #NewBlogPost #1990s

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George’s Journal’s pick of the flicks and top of the pops ~ 1990-94

. Like me, does it feel to you that, in a blink of an eye, the 1990s have gone from being a heartbeat away to more than two or three eras ago? If so, that’s because it’s now – unbelievably &#…

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Sep 16

"Storytellers broaden our minds: engage, provoke, inspire and, ultimately, connect us."

The man who, from the beginning, was always so much more than Hollywood's golden boy has gone. Must admit, this one has hit me a little bit.

Goodbye #RobertRedford (1936-2025). #RIP, sir.

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Sep 8

Did you know today's the centenary of the creator of Inspector Clouseau, star of Dr Strangelove and Being There, husband of Britt Ekland and all-round Goon, #PeterSellers?

Here's my profile of Britain's most mercurial, celebrated and successful comic performer...

Legends: Peter Sellers ~ the clown prince

Britt of all right: Funny, handsome, rich and talented – comedy great Peter Sellers had it all (including Ms Ekland as a wife), but the truth was often more bizarre than the fiction of his fi…

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Jul 28

From comeback kids to back-to-back queens!

Hopefully, the #Lionesses' unique triumph will be a touchstone for many years: an opportunity to celebrate and recognise the best of our modern selves.

This is what English/ British pride looks, sounds and feels like in the 2020s.

(Images: Getty)

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Jul 18

Are you basking in a heatwave? Or could you do with a little more sun in your summer? Don't fret, for here are Donna (ahem) Summer, Quincy Jones, Tony Bennett, Soul II Soul, Julie London and Queen at Live Aid to soundtrack your summer! #Playlist 🎼🎸🎹🌞

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Listen, my friends! Playlist: Summer 2025

. In the words of Moby Grape… listen, my friends! Yes, it’s back! It’s the occasional playlist presented by George’s Journal just for you good people. There may be one or two classics to be found h…

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Jul 13

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the utterly unique #LiveAid, the legendary mega-charity gig to top all others.

Why and how did it took place, and just what went down that Saturday in July 1985 at Wembley and JFK Stadiums? Find out here, folks! 🎼🎸🌞🕊 🤘

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The global jukebox: Live Aid ~ July 13 1985

Freddie and the dreamers: Queen’s frontman leads a capacity Wembley Stadium in perhaps the most memorable – and magical – set at the extraordinary, unforgettable Live Aid event Al…

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MI6 - Home of James Bond @mi6hq.bsky.social · May 17

Happy 72nd birthday Pierce Brosnan

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Geoffrey Skelley @geoffreyskelley.com · Feb 27

85-90 years ago is not a long time in the grand scheme of things. The past is still very much relevant to the present. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/27/u...

Rose Girone, Oldest Holocaust Survivor, Dies at 113

She fled Nazi Germany in 1939 with her husband and baby only to be forced into a Jewish ghetto in Shanghai. Still, she would often say, “Aren’t we lucky?”

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Clare Malone @claremalone.bsky.social · Mar 5

538 closing is a very sad end to a place that was always misunderstood by the companies that owned it. There are lots of smart people there who should be snapped up. Reach out!

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G Elliott Morris @gelliottmorris.com · Mar 5

As reported, the entire staff of 538 was laid off this morning. This is a severe blow to political data journalism, and I feel for my colleagues. Readers note: As we were instructed not to publish any new content, all planned updates to polls data and averages are canceled indefinitely. Huge loss :(

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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · Mar 3

Conan: You know, Anora is having a good night. That's great news. Two wins already. I guess Americans are excited to see somebody finally stand up to a powerful Russian.

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Feb 20

Everything changes, eventually.

For better or worse, I suspect the cinematic #JamesBond as so many of its fans know it may now be dead but, of course, one should admit they don't know anything for certain unless there's definitive proof. Never say never (again).

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Danielle Moodie @daniellemoodie.bsky.social · Feb 11

It’s incredible that tech companies that were once seen as the most progressive places, fostering innovation and creativity have now become regressive robber barons synonymous with toxic masculinity and repression. Absolute power always corrupts absolutely.

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Jan 20

Today marks Trump's return but also honours
#MartinLutherKingJr - ironically, today is also #MLKDay. So, here's a post from my blog featuring the full transcript of King's 'I have a dream' speech. By all means give it a read; it may just give you a pick-me-up: ☀️🌈🕊
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He had a dream: Martin Luther King and that speech

Freedom of speech: Martin Luther King Jr. hails attendees of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom on August 28 1963, at which he delivered his extraordinary, unforgettable speech Had he liv…

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Mark O'Connell @markoconnell.bsky.social · Jan 20

'The cause of civil liberty must not be surrendered at the end of one - or even one hundred - defeats.'
- Abraham Lincoln, November 1858

#WashingtonDC #PresidentLincoln #USA

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Mia Farrow @miafarrow.bsky.social · Jan 20

Wishing everyone everywhere peace and inspiration. Come what may, let us stand strong for all that is right and just. Let us defend those who are being mistreated, and live with kindness and respect as Martin Luther King hoped we would . Our task is clear. ❤️

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Carole King @carolekingofficial.bsky.social · Jan 20

“We must accept finite disappointment, but never lose infinite hope.”
- Dr. Martin Luther King

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RetroGeorge @retrogeorge.bsky.social · Dec 31

#RIPJimmyCarter. Former US President, humanitarian, diplomat, WWII veteran, Nobel prize laureate, community activist and peanut farmer.

A man whose post-Presidency was an unequivocal lesson in decent, dignified and earnest public service - one we simply can't afford to ignore in the 21st Century.

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · Dec 29

Honest. Decent. Principled. A Lifetime of Selfless Service.

#ThankYouJimmyCarter 🙏

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Dec 29

President Jimmy Carter has passed away at the age of 100. He was a symbol of what is best about America: kindness, compassion, duty and service. He will be missed, most of all by those who long for a return of that kind of country, led by a man with such strength of character.

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Jack Cousteau ⚓️ @angrywaterman.bsky.social · Dec 29

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𝑀𝒶𝓎𝓇𝒶°❀⋆.ೃ࿔*:･🫧 @mayraphotography.bsky.social · Dec 27

Still guilty.

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