Tim Dowling
@timdowling.bsky.social
Guardian writer, sad sack. Police Dog Hogan's banjo player.
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Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
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Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Beautiful piece by @TimAdamsWrites on the brilliant Observer journalist Rachel Cooke who could write wonderfully about anything, has died tragically young and will be hugely, hugely missed by so many people.
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observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
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Tim Dowling: the dog is destroying the lawn, but I need to catch her red-pawed
Tim Dowling: the dog is destroying the lawn, but I need to catch her red-pawed
I spend all afternoon watching the dog. Then an email pings and I turn to read it. When I turn back, the dog is gone and there’s a new hole in the lawn
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July 19, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Tim Dowling: the dog is destroying the lawn, but I need to catch her red-pawed
The short answer to the question is: yes, I'm afraid it does suit me.
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The fisherman aesthetic: anglercore is everywhere – but does it suit me?
Waders you could wear to a gallery opening, vests cropped weirdly short and laden with pockets. I tried the biggest trend in fashion to find out why so many non-fishers are wearing it
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July 8, 2025 at 8:52 AM
The short answer to the question is: yes, I'm afraid it does suit me.
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www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
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As a custodian of an ancient tortoise adept at concealing himself with the least available ground cover, that elusive Pimpershell, I always identify with @timdowling.bsky.social’s columns about his.
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Tim Dowling: let my tortoise’s humiliating mishap be a lesson to him
A freak thunderstorm soaks the middle one on his way to our house (he’s come to raid the fridge), but the real drama is the toppled tortoise
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May 24, 2025 at 9:26 AM
As a custodian of an ancient tortoise adept at concealing himself with the least available ground cover, that elusive Pimpershell, I always identify with @timdowling.bsky.social’s columns about his.
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Here's this week's column, posted a bit later than usual (no idea why).
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Tim Dowling: Help! We have no internet and I really do have work to do
I’ve got a date with one of the country’s worst-rated customer service departments. What could possibly go right?
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May 10, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Here's this week's column, posted a bit later than usual (no idea why).
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www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
I'd forgotten that when I went to interview Onion staff 23 years ago, their photographer asked to borrow my gormless, self-satisfied mug.
Peace Activist Has To Admit Barrett .50 Caliber Sniper Rifle Is Pretty Cool
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April 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I'd forgotten that when I went to interview Onion staff 23 years ago, their photographer asked to borrow my gormless, self-satisfied mug.
The less I say about this the better, except: there are ticket still available for Glasgow, Edinburgh and Brighton.
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Tim Dowling: I’m on tour with my band – and my wife is ignoring my calls
After a misunderstanding over who was using the car, my wife teaches me a lesson without saying a word
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March 22, 2025 at 10:15 AM
The less I say about this the better, except: there are ticket still available for Glasgow, Edinburgh and Brighton.
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www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Somewhere on this album is the sound of me not playing the banjo, which is now destined to become a popular live request.
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Kate Bush and Damon Albarn among 1,000 artists on silent AI protest album
Recordings of empty studios represent impact on musicians of UK’s plans to let AI train on their work without permission
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February 25, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Somewhere on this album is the sound of me not playing the banjo, which is now destined to become a popular live request.
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www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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We're among 1,000+ musicians who are jointly releasing this album of recordings of empty studios to protest the government's planned changes to copyright law, which would hand the life's work of the country's musicians to AI companies for free.
Don't legalise music theft! isthiswhatwewant.com
Don't legalise music theft! isthiswhatwewant.com
Is This What We Want?
More than 1,000 musicians have come together to release Is This What You Want?, an album protesting the UK government’s proposed changes to copyright law.
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February 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
We're among 1,000+ musicians who are jointly releasing this album of recordings of empty studios to protest the government's planned changes to copyright law, which would hand the life's work of the country's musicians to AI companies for free.
Don't legalise music theft! isthiswhatwewant.com
Don't legalise music theft! isthiswhatwewant.com
For the record I would like to state that I know you're not supposed to wear them around your neck like a feed bag.
But I am eerily compliant in the company of photographers.
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But I am eerily compliant in the company of photographers.
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My week with a man bag: am I cool enough for winter’s hottest trend?
Timothée Chalamet, Pharrell Williams and Jacob Elordi have no qualms about using one. But can our writer carry it off?
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January 30, 2025 at 5:05 PM
For the record I would like to state that I know you're not supposed to wear them around your neck like a feed bag.
But I am eerily compliant in the company of photographers.
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
But I am eerily compliant in the company of photographers.
www.theguardian.com/fashion/2025...
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Celebrating #SteveEarle at 70 on #ralphmcleancountry tonight. Some old favourites and a couple of exclusive session tracks. Also new music from Brown Horse, Dean Owens and Police Dog Hogan plus a classic live performance from #GarthHudson. 8pm on BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds folks.
January 22, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Celebrating #SteveEarle at 70 on #ralphmcleancountry tonight. Some old favourites and a couple of exclusive session tracks. Also new music from Brown Horse, Dean Owens and Police Dog Hogan plus a classic live performance from #GarthHudson. 8pm on BBC Radio Ulster & Sounds folks.
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Many thanks to Ralph McLean for playing the title track from our album Lightning Strike on BBC Radio Ulster last night! Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Ralph McLean - Country - Steve Earle at 70 - BBC Sounds
Ralph celebrates the music of Steve Earle.
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January 23, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Many thanks to Ralph McLean for playing the title track from our album Lightning Strike on BBC Radio Ulster last night! Listen here: www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
January 21, 2025 at 6:20 PM
I have a big ask. My 9yo son is autistic and he’s been raising a betta fish he named Kevin. Yesterday He asked if he could “share a photo of Kevin with the whole world“. I don’t know if this will work, but a dad’s gotta try. Like and share if that’s your thing. Kevin says hi! 🐟👋
Super-rare all the animals portrait.
January 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Super-rare all the animals portrait.
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When kids set their parents’ screen time rules: ‘I hit my limit before I even get out of bed’
When kids set their parents’ screen time rules: ‘I hit my limit before I even get out of bed’
Would six-year-old Malakhi be strict? Could the grownups give up their phones? Three writers let their children set the rules
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January 18, 2025 at 3:19 PM
When kids set their parents’ screen time rules: ‘I hit my limit before I even get out of bed’
I interviewed @leenanorms.bsky.social about her new book Half-Arse Human. I thought she'd have nothing to teach me, but it turns out I've been half-arsing half-arsing all this time.
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How to be a half-arse human: ‘You probably aren’t going to have clean knickers all the time’
Is it better to fail half the time than do nothing at all? Of course! Author and poet Leena Norms explains the fine art of being slapdash and happy
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January 9, 2025 at 12:14 PM
I interviewed @leenanorms.bsky.social about her new book Half-Arse Human. I thought she'd have nothing to teach me, but it turns out I've been half-arsing half-arsing all this time.
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