Robert Tait
@rstait.bsky.social
Guardian journalist in Washington DC. Used to be Tehran, Jerusalem, Istanbul, Prague and a few other places. Tired but not yet clapped out.
But it’s not one-way. I’m struck by the many Britishisms now commonplace here that were never heard when I first visited these shores.
November 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
But it’s not one-way. I’m struck by the many Britishisms now commonplace here that were never heard when I first visited these shores.
And track two. It’s not a “track” in the sense that it would be recognised on hearing.
May 18, 2025 at 3:16 AM
And track two. It’s not a “track” in the sense that it would be recognised on hearing.
There’s no tack called “tubular bells”? It’s the album itself that has that title and is his best known work.
May 18, 2025 at 3:09 AM
There’s no tack called “tubular bells”? It’s the album itself that has that title and is his best known work.
Break On Through is far from being the best known Doors track. On the contrary, at risk of being overlooked in any compilation of their highlights. And Tubular Bells wasn’t a “first track” but the title of an entire concept album, so really shouldn’t be considered as part of such a list.
May 18, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Break On Through is far from being the best known Doors track. On the contrary, at risk of being overlooked in any compilation of their highlights. And Tubular Bells wasn’t a “first track” but the title of an entire concept album, so really shouldn’t be considered as part of such a list.
I doubt that but I do my best.
May 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I doubt that but I do my best.
Don’t think it was very well circulated. I went to the forum and told them I was surprised that it hadn’t been sent to me beforehand. I had to ask them to email it to me.
May 1, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Don’t think it was very well circulated. I went to the forum and told them I was surprised that it hadn’t been sent to me beforehand. I had to ask them to email it to me.
Is this a metaphor for events in certain other parts of the world?
March 29, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Is this a metaphor for events in certain other parts of the world?
Way better than his Live Aid performance.
March 18, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Way better than his Live Aid performance.
Yep. Americans totally spooked. It’s the mood of the times here.
March 6, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Yep. Americans totally spooked. It’s the mood of the times here.
Correct. But the whole thing was surely a set up in advance.
February 28, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Correct. But the whole thing was surely a set up in advance.
It’s the “and Germany” bit that has my eyes popping. Stuck in a cultural stereotype time warp surely.
February 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
It’s the “and Germany” bit that has my eyes popping. Stuck in a cultural stereotype time warp surely.
“This is likely a lie” is not a line you ever see in news journalism - a discipline with which you clearly have scant familiarity. Now kindly acquire a life - or go for a walk in the traffic. Journalists didn’t cause Trump.
January 28, 2025 at 1:49 AM
“This is likely a lie” is not a line you ever see in news journalism - a discipline with which you clearly have scant familiarity. Now kindly acquire a life - or go for a walk in the traffic. Journalists didn’t cause Trump.
Absolutely. I’ve written such things many times. Obviously, Mr/Ms Anonymous.
January 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Absolutely. I’ve written such things many times. Obviously, Mr/Ms Anonymous.
Let me help you. The word you’re grasping for is “sorry.” Save your rage for where it’s needed. Or maybe put some of your professional successes on display to let us see your qualifications to judge.
January 28, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Let me help you. The word you’re grasping for is “sorry.” Save your rage for where it’s needed. Or maybe put some of your professional successes on display to let us see your qualifications to judge.
I merely report. Neither stupid nor naive. And less inclined than you to be insulting towards total strangers.
January 28, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I merely report. Neither stupid nor naive. And less inclined than you to be insulting towards total strangers.
Don’t be triumphalist. Some of us are in distant lands.
January 27, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Don’t be triumphalist. Some of us are in distant lands.
Frustrating? It’s terrifying. Like a scene from Hitchcock.
January 22, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Frustrating? It’s terrifying. Like a scene from Hitchcock.
I wasn’t reporting on his speech but on his earlier farewell letter, in which he made no comments on oligarchy, etc. Those comments were reserved for the speech, which was covered in a later report by another journalist.
January 16, 2025 at 10:34 AM
I wasn’t reporting on his speech but on his earlier farewell letter, in which he made no comments on oligarchy, etc. Those comments were reserved for the speech, which was covered in a later report by another journalist.
Your basis of knowledge and expertise is zero and opinion worthless and devoid of validity. Delete your account and leave the platform. And perhaps spend some time searching for a better purpose in life - though that’s up to you. Your funeral.
January 6, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Your basis of knowledge and expertise is zero and opinion worthless and devoid of validity. Delete your account and leave the platform. And perhaps spend some time searching for a better purpose in life - though that’s up to you. Your funeral.
I see your anonymous. Very courageous way of attacking other people.
January 6, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I see your anonymous. Very courageous way of attacking other people.