Matthew Rees
@reesmf.bsky.social
Born in Leeds, raised in Weymouth and now settled in Ham straddling the Kingston/Richmond border in SW London. I love walking, theatre, architecture, politics, radio drama, pubs and reading comics.
That’s the old Chinatown, the new one is in Whitechapel where estate agents have Chinese speakers and many shops have signs in two
languages, sometimes with Chinese first.
languages, sometimes with Chinese first.
November 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
That’s the old Chinatown, the new one is in Whitechapel where estate agents have Chinese speakers and many shops have signs in two
languages, sometimes with Chinese first.
languages, sometimes with Chinese first.
My comic reading habits have changed a lot over 60+ years and I was an early adopter of digital with ComiXology until they became part of the Evil Amazon Empire so it is wonderful to see a new entrant @neonichiban.bsky.social and even better to start with a story by @jockbsky.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 9:08 PM
My comic reading habits have changed a lot over 60+ years and I was an early adopter of digital with ComiXology until they became part of the Evil Amazon Empire so it is wonderful to see a new entrant @neonichiban.bsky.social and even better to start with a story by @jockbsky.bsky.social
When I am as old as Arthur Brown is now I hope that I still alive and well enough to see Arthur Brown playing gigs.
November 14, 2025 at 11:42 PM
When I am as old as Arthur Brown is now I hope that I still alive and well enough to see Arthur Brown playing gigs.
Lots! I walk several hours a day with podcasts for company, these are some of the more political ones.
November 11, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Lots! I walk several hours a day with podcasts for company, these are some of the more political ones.
Let’s hope that the billions being spent on AI will lead to walking directions that take you straight there rather than finding unnecessary detours.
November 10, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Let’s hope that the billions being spent on AI will lead to walking directions that take you straight there rather than finding unnecessary detours.
I've walked 20% of the roads in Greater London with CityStrides, that's 7,938 roads. That leaves a loot of London still to be discovered.
November 7, 2025 at 10:48 PM
I've walked 20% of the roads in Greater London with CityStrides, that's 7,938 roads. That leaves a loot of London still to be discovered.
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
October 19, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
Looking forward to some light relief with Noel Coward’s Private Lives at @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social
October 16, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Looking forward to some light relief with Noel Coward’s Private Lives at @rosetheatre2008.bsky.social
A welcome tribute to @sparksofficial.bsky.social
October 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A welcome tribute to @sparksofficial.bsky.social
Dear IOS26, why is the ok button red?!
September 17, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Dear IOS26, why is the ok button red?!
Not the one I am at!
September 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Not the one I am at!
As a fan of architecture I have followed some of the other walking routes by @modernistestates.bsky.social and now that we're getting a local one for Richmond and Ham I'll be getting that one too!
thingsyoucanbuy.co.uk/collections/...
thingsyoucanbuy.co.uk/collections/...
September 12, 2025 at 5:28 PM
As a fan of architecture I have followed some of the other walking routes by @modernistestates.bsky.social and now that we're getting a local one for Richmond and Ham I'll be getting that one too!
thingsyoucanbuy.co.uk/collections/...
thingsyoucanbuy.co.uk/collections/...
Vegetarian Katsu curry from Wagamama!
September 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Vegetarian Katsu curry from Wagamama!
For some reason, the one thing that BBC thinks you really need to know about @zackpolanski.bsky.social following his emphatic election win on clear left-wing policies is that he used to be an actor. Admittedly I did not know that but I care even less.
September 2, 2025 at 12:19 PM
For some reason, the one thing that BBC thinks you really need to know about @zackpolanski.bsky.social following his emphatic election win on clear left-wing policies is that he used to be an actor. Admittedly I did not know that but I care even less.
My cunning plan of taking the @chess.com daily puzzles seriously is starting to show results!
August 8, 2025 at 7:03 PM
My cunning plan of taking the @chess.com daily puzzles seriously is starting to show results!
St Paul’s and Barbican as seen from an apartment that I will never be able to afford, even with a good lottery win (I don’t do the lottery).
August 3, 2025 at 11:53 AM
St Paul’s and Barbican as seen from an apartment that I will never be able to afford, even with a good lottery win (I don’t do the lottery).
I know my rating has fallen a bit in recent months but I still feel insulted by @chess.com offering me an M1 puzzle.
July 24, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I know my rating has fallen a bit in recent months but I still feel insulted by @chess.com offering me an M1 puzzle.
I am always extremely interested in any production of a Eugene O’Neil play or any play starring Ruth Wilson; A Moon for the Misbegotten at @almeida.co.uk has both which made it unmissable. It is unsurprisingly excellent.
July 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
I am always extremely interested in any production of a Eugene O’Neil play or any play starring Ruth Wilson; A Moon for the Misbegotten at @almeida.co.uk has both which made it unmissable. It is unsurprisingly excellent.
If you see this, post an Image cover you love.
July 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
If you see this, post an Image cover you love.
Quite a few of us in Hyde Park to celebrate Neil Young.
July 11, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Quite a few of us in Hyde Park to celebrate Neil Young.
Whatever reason @ecotricity.bsky.social has for estimating that I used no electricity last month is erroneous. Utility billing is not that hard and there is no excuse for errors like this.
July 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Whatever reason @ecotricity.bsky.social has for estimating that I used no electricity last month is erroneous. Utility billing is not that hard and there is no excuse for errors like this.
1,200 councillors is still little more than noise in the full picture. How long before you get real success?
July 4, 2025 at 11:27 AM
1,200 councillors is still little more than noise in the full picture. How long before you get real success?
A graph without context tells you absolutely nothing. The full story is pretty grim for Greens.
July 4, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A graph without context tells you absolutely nothing. The full story is pretty grim for Greens.
Settling down nicely for the start of #MarxismFestival2025
July 3, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Settling down nicely for the start of #MarxismFestival2025
Averaging 28k steps a day but that’s a sharp fall in recent weeks due to getting old (knees and ankles protesting).
July 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Averaging 28k steps a day but that’s a sharp fall in recent weeks due to getting old (knees and ankles protesting).