Mathew Lyons
@mathewlyons.bsky.social
Writer, historian. FRHistS. Recent work: History Today, The Spectator, Slightly Foxed, New Humanist, Engelsberg Ideas.
I remember that messing with my teenage head big time!
November 26, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I remember that messing with my teenage head big time!
Oh I think I have this edition somewhere!
November 25, 2025 at 10:51 AM
Oh I think I have this edition somewhere!
Yeah an extraordinary drummer. Hard to imagine a lot of modern music without him.
Looking at wiki and imdb, I'm wondering which film it was. It could have been the Sal Mineo biopic, I guess.
Looking at wiki and imdb, I'm wondering which film it was. It could have been the Sal Mineo biopic, I guess.
November 24, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Yeah an extraordinary drummer. Hard to imagine a lot of modern music without him.
Looking at wiki and imdb, I'm wondering which film it was. It could have been the Sal Mineo biopic, I guess.
Looking at wiki and imdb, I'm wondering which film it was. It could have been the Sal Mineo biopic, I guess.
I laughed. I cried. I thought more deeply about birds and our fascination with them. Such a lovely book, Lev!
November 23, 2025 at 10:20 PM
I laughed. I cried. I thought more deeply about birds and our fascination with them. Such a lovely book, Lev!
And an essay from me on the book of wonders that is John Masefield's The Midnight Folk. mathewlyons.substack.com/p/the-midnig...
The Midnight Folk: memory, magic, and consolation
The private griefs and terrors behind John Masefield's classic children's book
mathewlyons.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:51 AM
And an essay from me on the book of wonders that is John Masefield's The Midnight Folk. mathewlyons.substack.com/p/the-midnig...