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I once received an electric shock during torture only for writing for Radio Liberty: I was told that it was "a CIA structure and an enemy of Russia", and for that reason alone I was already guilty. Now, the "enemy of Russia" is being destroyed by America itself, and my torture seems doubly in vain.

submitted 22 days ago • 28 comments

I have just this moment discovered that PJ Harvey did a cover of Love Will Tear Us Apart. It's beautiful of course. How could it not be? youtu.be/YLnY0TXOl8w?...

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

I had very high expectations after This Is How You Lose the Time War, and was not disappointed. Delicious, ecstatic, masterful prose from the first to the last page. Page adornments surprisingly add to it all. Can't wait for the short story collection! #booksky

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

An excellent memoir about growing up in 80-90s Albania. Fundamentally humanising, full of hope and disillusionment, a still life of a society in flux. #booksky

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Oklou - choke enough so glad I gave this a shot thanks to a few friends posting about it. lush, future-tilt dreamy pop that's right up my alley. funny enough my college gf had that cd player shown on the cover art oklou.bandcamp.com/album/choke-...

submitted 54 days ago • 3 comments

This is so cool youtu.be/4oLxNE-rCQc

submitted 80 days ago • 0 comments

Gremlins is the best christmas movie change my mind youtu.be/VAli2gisXkA

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments

Adding this to my lexicon

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US friends, I'm very excited to announce that @tordotcom.bsky.social is sending me on tour for THE RIVER HAS ROOTS next year! Confirmed so far are stops in NYC, Portland ME, Chapel Hill, Cincinatti, & St. Louis, & you can book your tickets now! us.macmillan.com/tours/amal-e...

submitted 125 days ago • 61 comments

goat.bandcamp.com/track/ourobo... - doesn't reach the heights of early albums, but Goat continues to be consistently excellent #music

submitted 115 days ago • 0 comments

Context aside, I wouldn't be surprised to see this in some queer photography exhibition

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This has always been my worst fear about climate change: the worse it gets, the more geopolitical chaos it causes; the more geopolitical chaos there is, the harder it is to cooperate to fight climate change. theconversation.com/a-doom-loop-...

submitted 118 days ago • 115 comments

youtube.com/watch?v=VEtT... - unhinged country music filtered through Japanese pop sensibilities from 2000s

submitted 119 days ago • 0 comments

dontrustheruin.bandcamp.com/track/planet... Black Sabbath is classic for a reason, so many endlessly cover-able songs

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clppng.bandcamp.com/track/keep-p...

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www.youtube.com/watch?v=lyHS...

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Saramago's semi stream of consciousness, semi fourth wall breaking narrative gazes straight into the soul of his characters, and turns a simple story about moving an elephant from Lisbon to Vienna into a parable about living a life while life happens at you. What a delightful little book. #booksky

submitted 170 days ago • 0 comments

Holy hell, what a comeback serpentcolumn.bandcamp.com/track/the-lo... #metal #newmusic

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