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Assorted Bobbins | Theology, (Ancient) History (PhD, St Andrews) | Priest and curate in the Church of England | London, but always missing Cornwall http://hannahswithinbank.com
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Here’s a 🧵of Teachers of the Faith ⚓ (in no particular order) as dog breeds. I’ll keep adding more…

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I can't stand bullies. President Zelensky is now trying to stand up against two of them. We should have his back. #SlavaUkraïni

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Thirty seconds of that press conference was enough to make me nauseous. How are Trump and Vance not ashamed of themselves? I do not understand them at all.

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Once again I remind you of the most terrifying (and best written) essay I have ever read.

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Your outie looks forward to her weekly hour of severance from current events.

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Thank u Nick Grimshaw for reminding me what a bop Sleeper’s Sale of the Century is.

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I mean, that sure was a version of Sophocles’ Oedipus I saw at the Old Vic tonight.

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So, good to know English cricket continues to keep pace with the world’s general disarray 🏏

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I gave up listening to Today about a decade ago for this reason. Now I have 6Music’s news bulletins and the papers.

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When I worked in UK academia I recall hearing of a Japanese man who was baffled at how Britain had decided to run its universities like firms. “Why? Your universities are excellent and your firms are terrible.”

submitted 3 days ago • 21 comments

Oh, Anne Carson this is beautiful 💔

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Strong music choice here. Let’s go.

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We have an answer!

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So, I have stuck in my head a quotation that goes something like, “I have found that growing older consists mainly of growing younger” - I don’t have it precisely, and I have it in John Gielgud’s voice which suggests to me I had it in an audiobook as a tween - which says Dickens. Help me find it!

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I'm glad to see the Church of England announce that its seeking to bring some formal disciplinary procedures following the Makin Report, but oooffff, sticky tendrils of the past sure are reaching out at me from that list.

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Where are my Sondheim buddies at?

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I am so ready for the season when my laundry isn't 90% about having clean socks

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The enneagram just got a mention in The White Lotus and I fully chortled.

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Honestly I think Macron is very restrained here

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All one can say is ‘Oooooof’ (Also, I loved Purple Hibiscus and Half A Yellow Sun, so assuming this is fair - which I am - it is also sad)

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I know they’ve got their hands full, but honestly, one door entry and bag check at the British Library is Not The One.

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Riding an escalator entirely decorated in Mickey 17 posters is actually An Experience.

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Dear Manager, 1. I drank a whiskey drink. 2. I drank a vodka drink. 3. I drank a lager drink. 4. I drank a cider drink. 5. I sang the songs that remind me of the good times; I sang the songs that remind me of the better times.

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That Soderbergh made Out of Sight, The Limey, Erin Brockovitch, Traffic, and Ocean’s Eleven back to back remains INSANE.

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Post an image you can hear

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“How d’you feel about Liechtenstein?” An actual text I just sent.

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Completely floored by Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here - which, let’s be real, is deeply unnerving as autocracy keeps rising.

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No *you* just got Sriracha in your eye while cooking.

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Reading Ecclesiastes in Morning Prayer is a small commentary on the state of the world right now. 🕯️✝️

submitted 6 days ago • 1 comment

Maybe I’ll write my leadership reflection piece on the contrasting captaincy styles of Jack Aubrey and Captain Ahab

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Today in films I’ve watched at least six times and am currently watching again. (Peter Weir is a genius)

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

This week’s Severance has more confused horniness than most teen dramas. (I love it)

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I’m sorry but life is actually a group project please act accordingly

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