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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 2h

This month on The Allender Calendar I’m delighted to be joined by the fabulous author @regretteruane.bsky.social to discuss her brilliant novels Birding and This is Yesterday. Lots of Manics chat too!

The Allender Calendar: Episode 14: Rose Ruane

This month on The Allender Calendar I talk to the fabulous writer Rose Ruane. Rose has published two novels, Birding (2024), which was longlisted for the 2025 Women's Prize for Fiction, and This is...

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 22h

The single detail I loved the most was Cromie, the person on night shift who tried to start the car, having ‘yellow hands’. Haha. Mad.

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 23h

Pre-20th century novels are boring, often very very good, but boring

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 1d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

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ceej @ceej.online · 1d

any culture, at any point in history, could have invented darude’s sandstorm. the fact that they didn’t is just further proof that old times were busted generally

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Enna-brae (dir. Dario Argento, 1982) @hiddenbonusnoise.bsky.social · 1d

Truth Coming Out Of Her Well To Select All Images With A Fire Hydrant

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Dane Law @danelaw.bsky.social · 1d

this is fantastic

_lemon @andylemon.bsky.social · 1d

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wubk...
Boards of Canada's Olson played thru a 1959 DEC PDP-1 via Lightbulb pulses at the Computer History Museum. Mountain View, California. Hosted on Joe Lynch's YT chan <3 603 bytes of music code on punchpaper :)
#chiptune

Boards of Canada "Olson" on a 1959 PDP-1 Computer

YouTube video by Joe Lynch

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 1d

Amazing isn’t it. Really stayed with me. The only thing I think is a bit overdone is that guest in the restaurant who’s chained there! The whole atmosphere is brilliantly nightmarish, and funny!

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 1d

There are going to be loads of bands attempting to sound like Geese in the next few years aren’t there

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 2d

Big fan of 🙃
Most used 😭

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 4d

Walk into the pub and it’s playing Songs Ohia, decent energy. Have a good Friday. Imagine if I ended this with bosh haha.

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 4d

Ha! I don’t even know that one!

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 4d

Spotted a classic music journalist getting 4/4 confused with four on the floor today

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 4d

The only thing Taylor Swift should have beef with is horseradish!! I live alone.

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 5d

Just saw an ad for the new Nigel Slater book A Thousand Feasts and thought it said A Thousand Fears. Might be time to give the Aickman a break.

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 6d

Was this prompted by playing Connections this morning?

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Brian Libby @brianlibby.bsky.social · 6d

One of the more interesting Beatles covers I’ve heard, which I was introduced to on KMHD tonight. youtu.be/Kp0n-461fg8?...

Counter Points Come Together

YouTube video by wilt234

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 7d

Ah great I don’t know that story, will check. Aickman is great, have a go on The Hospice

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 7d

I’ve started reading Robert Aickman’s ghastly little stories

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Kate Bevan @katebevan.com · 8d

This whole thread is absolutely peak Bluesky. Dear Americans, not everything is about you.

NYCNAFOFELLA. 🇪🇺🇺🇦🇭🇷🏳️‍🌈🇺🇲 Militant Centrist, Bill Maher aligned @nycnafofella.bsky.social · 8d

Announcing this on a board where Americans are in the fight of their lives against a fascist takeover may be a pointer....

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 8d

How is it possible to do anything when there are simply so many word games to play each morning

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 8d

The End of an Earring – Pam St Clement

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Mike Galsworthy @mikegalsworthy.bsky.social · 9d

She was arrested for holding a sign reading:

“I do not support the proscription of Palestine Action”

How that would warrant arrest is very unclear. I wonder if the police here even understand the boundaries of the bizarre law they’ve been forced to enforce.

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 10d

I decided to take my first album off the streaming services (because I think it’s awful!), but it is still on Bandcamp if anyone wants to listen to it

robinallender.bandcamp.com/album/the-bi...

The Bird and the Word, by Robin Allender

11 track album

robinallender.bandcamp.com

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 10d

Why does Dolly Parton spoonerised sound like someone you went to primary school with

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Robin Allender @robinallender.bsky.social · 11d

Just dropped ‘rich as Croesus’ into a conversation for the first time, think it went well, and I really enjoyed it. Would recommend!

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