Tim Lees
@timlees.bsky.social
Novelist, short story writer. Brit in Chicago. Door-opener and treat-supplier to a small dog. Married to a wonderful woman.
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"Villain" (1971) is an enjoyable British gangster movie with a great cast, and (like the early Carry Ons) offers a glimpse into a long-gone world. (Those ruffled nylon shirts...)
February 9, 2026 at 1:46 PM
"Villain" (1971) is an enjoyable British gangster movie with a great cast, and (like the early Carry Ons) offers a glimpse into a long-gone world. (Those ruffled nylon shirts...)
You can even hear his accent.
"Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness."
Werner Herzog
"Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness."
Werner Herzog
February 6, 2026 at 7:39 PM
You can even hear his accent.
"Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness."
Werner Herzog
"Civilization is like a thin layer of ice upon a deep ocean of chaos and darkness."
Werner Herzog
If the Clintons' testimony isn't live, in public, it'll end up so redacted it'll look like last week's crossword.
February 6, 2026 at 7:10 PM
If the Clintons' testimony isn't live, in public, it'll end up so redacted it'll look like last week's crossword.
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Anyone need frightening?
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Frankenstein's Prescription
First appearance in paperback. "A philosophically insightful and literary tale of terror" — Publishers Weekly Banished to an isolat...
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November 1, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Anyone need frightening?
brooliganpress.blogspot.com/2018/05/fran...
brooliganpress.blogspot.com/2018/05/fran...
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I’d love Americans to be asked if they had to have their taxes finance one thing over the other, would they prefer it to be a healthcare system that doesn’t bankrupt them, or ICE.
I’m guessing the numbers might surprise the news media…
I’m guessing the numbers might surprise the news media…
February 3, 2026 at 10:39 PM
I’d love Americans to be asked if they had to have their taxes finance one thing over the other, would they prefer it to be a healthcare system that doesn’t bankrupt them, or ICE.
I’m guessing the numbers might surprise the news media…
I’m guessing the numbers might surprise the news media…
Finally got round to watching Die Another Day. Like Skyfall, it's an art film masquerading as an action movie, and Craig is excellent, well able to imbue Bond with emotions not necessarily in the script. Plus a superb impersonation of a man who's just been blown up with a bomb.
February 2, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Finally got round to watching Die Another Day. Like Skyfall, it's an art film masquerading as an action movie, and Craig is excellent, well able to imbue Bond with emotions not necessarily in the script. Plus a superb impersonation of a man who's just been blown up with a bomb.
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This is the kind of stuff I wish someone had told me, during many, many low times in my life. So that's what I'm telling all of you.
Good luck, you got this.👍
(7/7)
Good luck, you got this.👍
(7/7)
February 1, 2026 at 5:30 PM
This is the kind of stuff I wish someone had told me, during many, many low times in my life. So that's what I'm telling all of you.
Good luck, you got this.👍
(7/7)
Good luck, you got this.👍
(7/7)
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Hackman was fascinating & perceptive about acting when he was prepared to open up about it.
www.filmcomment.com/article/inte...
www.filmcomment.com/article/inte...
January 30, 2026 at 1:37 PM
Hackman was fascinating & perceptive about acting when he was prepared to open up about it.
www.filmcomment.com/article/inte...
www.filmcomment.com/article/inte...
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Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 PM
Last week in Minnesota, I watched ordinary people risk their lives to protect their neighbors. In the process, they not only won a significant—though not final—victory against authoritarianism, they proved virtually every MAGA social theory wrong. (gift link) www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Jodorowsky's Santa Sangre is a strange but surprisingly enjoyable film, with echoes of Fellini, Bunuel, giallo, and a plot that might have come from Freud (or one of his patients). Not for everyone, perhaps, but I really liked it.
January 23, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Jodorowsky's Santa Sangre is a strange but surprisingly enjoyable film, with echoes of Fellini, Bunuel, giallo, and a plot that might have come from Freud (or one of his patients). Not for everyone, perhaps, but I really liked it.
I seem to be available at Walmart. My life is complete. www.walmart.com/ip/The-Other...
Robot or human?
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January 23, 2026 at 5:37 PM
I seem to be available at Walmart. My life is complete. www.walmart.com/ip/The-Other...
You don't change history by erasing it from the public record.
January 23, 2026 at 12:22 AM
You don't change history by erasing it from the public record.
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I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
January 22, 2026 at 3:58 AM
I came to Minneapolis to report on what's going on, and one of the main questions I showed up with is "just what is the scale of the resistance?" After all, we're all used to the news calling Portland a "war zone" or whatever when it's just some protests in one part of town.
Where did you get those shoes? www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7EJ...
The Dukes of September - Pretzel Logic (Live)
YouTube video by Craft Recordings
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January 22, 2026 at 4:26 AM
Where did you get those shoes? www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7EJ...
I am receiving ads for a very luxurious-looking hotel called the Broadmoor. However, to an Englishman and former psychiatric worker, "Broadmoor" carries connotations that are, shall we say, less than inviting...
January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
I am receiving ads for a very luxurious-looking hotel called the Broadmoor. However, to an Englishman and former psychiatric worker, "Broadmoor" carries connotations that are, shall we say, less than inviting...
Some great authors here. Also, me, talking about magic, Manchester -- and murder.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6tU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6tU...
Spring in the City Launch Party
YouTube video by Ruadán Books
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January 13, 2026 at 7:02 PM
Some great authors here. Also, me, talking about magic, Manchester -- and murder.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6tU...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=F6tU...
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John Atkinson Grimshaw, Figure in the Moonlight, 1861
January 12, 2026 at 8:57 AM
John Atkinson Grimshaw, Figure in the Moonlight, 1861
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Here's something about the US, and people in general. On the one hand, there's the thug who murdered Renee Good. On the other, there's the 2 folk I met yesterday, who'd found an old man collapsed in the street, & looked after him until an ambulance came. I know whose side I'm on.
January 9, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Here's something about the US, and people in general. On the one hand, there's the thug who murdered Renee Good. On the other, there's the 2 folk I met yesterday, who'd found an old man collapsed in the street, & looked after him until an ambulance came. I know whose side I'm on.
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When they show you what they are, believe them.
January 7, 2026 at 9:31 PM
When they show you what they are, believe them.
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Eno diary, year's end 1995. Thanks, Brian: it's been fun looking back 30 years with you.
December 31, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Eno diary, year's end 1995. Thanks, Brian: it's been fun looking back 30 years with you.
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What happens in a psychiatric hospital? A review of "The Other Country". www.thebookbeat.com/backroom/202...
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December 22, 2025 at 4:16 PM
What happens in a psychiatric hospital? A review of "The Other Country". www.thebookbeat.com/backroom/202...