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Simon Mackie
@simonmackie.uk
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Content pro. I also make electronic music: http://soundcloud.com/simonmackie he/him
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Morning Bluesky! Very occasionally I make a decent latte
A latte in a red cup and saucer sitting on a wooden table. The latte art is passable, looking somewhat like a flower
February 18, 2026 at 7:36 AM
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On a bit of a holiday to Porto. The bad news for me is that it is raining here possibly even more than back home.
A stack of port wine barrels bearing the logo of SANDEMAN (an enigmatic figure in a cloak wearing a sombrero)
February 9, 2026 at 7:33 PM
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kitdewaal.com
£500 given out to a working class writer every month.

Details in link.

Please share :)
The Creatives Grant
let's make art less middle class
thewhitepube.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 10:57 AM
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Ah man. A true legend, this is really sad news
rollingstone.com Rolling Stone @rollingstone.com · 19d
Catherine O’Hara, a Comedy Great from ‘SCTV’ to ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ Dead at 71

The celebrated actress was also known for her appearances in the Home Alone movies and many collaborations with Christopher Guest.

Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
January 30, 2026 at 6:43 PM
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There’s a scene about half way through the film The Great Beauty that uses Arvo Pärt’s version and it’s so beautiful and melancholy- always makes me well up
emmaharding.bsky.social Emma Harding @emmaharding.bsky.social · 24d
“My heart’s in the Highlands, my heart is not here…”

Happy #BurnsNight 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 A favourite Burns poem - and Arvo Pärt’s haunting setting of it youtu.be/6UadEvSJMrQ?...
January 25, 2026 at 10:29 AM
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Released this techno groove the other day… think it’s pretty good even if I do say so myself: on.soundcloud.com/akxB8hCT9Jmk...
Patterns
Bristol based electronic music artist. Techno, experimental, breaks/bass/garage (as Hanmoto), and more.
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January 15, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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This is the most Adrian Chiles Guardian column yet
Screenshot of an Adrian Chiles headline is the Guardian: “I’ve been thinking a lot about dog poo”
January 14, 2026 at 6:02 PM
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This feels like an apt soundtrack right now… on.soundcloud.com/mprDKOWwy0N8...
Forsaken - Gravel Mixtape 2
Made without us in mind. 01. Abul Mogard - Slate-Coloured Storm 02. Lorn - Entangled 03. Pinch & Trim - God Knows 04. Simon Mackie - Interlude II 05. Sevdaliza - Human 06. Apparat & Soap&Skin - Good
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January 3, 2026 at 7:47 PM
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If you’re looking forward to watching the Stranger Things finale today like me, a while ago I made a dnb cover of the theme tune and it is a bit of a banger (even if I do say so myself): on.soundcloud.com/PgTR2UdIxiJV...
Hanmoto - Spooky Stranger Escher Things
Another silly Halloweeen drum n bass remake/cover for Escher, this one of the Stranger Things theme
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January 1, 2026 at 11:47 AM
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Ready to seize the year! (Just after one more cuppa in bed…)
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
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Merry Christmas Bluesky! Starting the day right with a latte and a lie-in
A latte in a red cup on a wooden table
December 25, 2025 at 9:36 AM
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Merry Christmas Bluesky! Starting the day right with a latte and a lie-in
A latte in a red cup on a wooden table
December 25, 2025 at 9:33 AM
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One more day of work to get through - you can do this!
Latte in a red cup and saucer on a wooden table. The latte art isn’t bad, even if I do say so myself
December 24, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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barristersecret.bsky.social
Happy Festivus, one and all!

May your Feats of Strength be brutal, your aluminium pole undecorated and your Airings of Grievances prolonged.

A Festivus for the Rest of Us!
an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
ALT: an older man in a red cardigan says i got a lot of problems
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December 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
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Currently in Devon for a pre-Xmas getaway ☔️
two men are crying in the rain and one of them is saying `` we 've gone on holiday by mistake '' .
Alt: Classic scene from Withnail and I, both protagonists looking very miserable in the pouring rain. Withnail is saying “We’ve gone on holiday by mistake”
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December 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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Morning Bluesky!
A latte in a red cup with saucer sitting on a wooden table. Sometimes my latte art turns out ok, and when it does I like to share it.
December 4, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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sardonicus.eu
Le chien de la concierge.
André Kertész, 1926.
a dog leaning over a balcony, looking around. a birdcage is behind it
November 15, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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Throwback to the time I accidentally made a spooky ghost in my #latteart 👻
A latte. Somehow the form has formed into a ghostly figure!
October 31, 2025 at 7:06 AM
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Happy Halloween everyone! For the last few years I’ve been making a silly dnb track for Halloween. This year’s is based on classic Vincent Price movie, House on Haunted Hill: on.soundcloud.com/7Kv0zVWTEu8t...
Hanmoto - The House on Haunted Hill
Another silly Halloween dnb track for Escher!
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October 31, 2025 at 6:26 AM
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Amazing work on this video!
September 30, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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It’s that time of the year when I start wearing jeans again and also remember how bloody uncomfortable they are 🙁
September 21, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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Just did a tiny bit of pushback against right wing authoritarian creep by voting for the board recommendations for the National Trust AGM to keep the Restore Trust loonies out. (It’s really easy to do! Just hit the quick vote button to accept the board recommendations)
September 21, 2025 at 10:42 AM
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nsousanis.bsky.social
My statement on Ai from the mini-comic as syllabus i made for new class I'm teaching that starts tomorrow! It robs you of your decisions & struggles - and the joy of being surprised. We won’t to be robbed of our learning - this is essential. This & the full mini at post:
bsky.app/profile/nsou...
a snippet of a mini-comic, at top - straight line stretches from point A to B. Immediately below, same dot at A, then becomes a curving, meandering line that winds through the page and ends at a point with rays and a question mark emanating from it. Text reads: "Nothing can do this for you - for that robs you of experience and conflates answers with learning. Rather, it's all the decisions you make along the way, the mistakes, struggles, and surprises! These pathways you create - this is learning.
August 24, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Bristol skies during the Balloon Fiesta can be pretty epic! Hoping the wind blows them over my house in North Bristol at some point…
syrpis.bsky.social Phil Syrpis @syrpis.bsky.social · Aug 8
Just the view from my house this morning…
August 8, 2025 at 4:18 PM