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Writer of books + stuff for Viz Rep @LitAgentClare Preorder The Funny Thing About Love: https://xitter.gq/t.co/r6ZBTNNBYS The Lifeline: https://xitter.gq/t.co/TO4FiRoicn

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For #FallFriday, giving this piece I did for @thequietus a little re-up - The Fall, William Blake and the Wu-Tang in the Invisible City! thequietus.com/articles/2866…

Low Culture 14: Wu-Tang Clan, William Blake, The Fall & The Hidden City | The Quietus

Before you read on, we have a favour to ask of you. If you enjoy this feature and are currently OK for money, can you consider sparing us the price of a pint or a couple of cups of fancy coffee. A...

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“I mean, shit, it's what war is, you know? Once you in it, you in it. If it's a lie, then we fight on that lie.” -Slim Charles, Baltimore Poet Laureate
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@RealisticPoetryOct 30
What quote lives rent-free in your mind?
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Fun Fact: RZA met the owner of the Speed Racer cartoon while in Tokyo. He happened to be a huge fan of The Wu, so he allowed them to use any footage they wanted for it, making it the first rap anime music video on US television (s/o @iAmJeffSledge)
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@NewBlackManOct 30
IYKYK Ghostface Killah - Daytona 500 (Feat. Raekwon & Cappadonna) -- (1996)
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Robert Carlock pointed towards the Homonym game show as his favorite cut-away gag in 30 Rock and yeah it's one of the best.
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Can - Halleluwah Eight colossal minutes of industrial-strength funk. Monotonic, yet ever-changing: a slow-burning rhythmic monster. There's funk, and then there's Can’s version of funk. Beat Club. 1971.
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The new Viz has a few bits by me in it, including Fru T Bunn’s trip to the cinema, an interview with the world’s unluckiest mystery shopper and the showbiz stars revealing their favourite fireworks. Out today!
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A mini reunion of THE WIRE last night as we gathered at the premiere of WAR, the new HBO series starring Dominic West and Sienna Miller @hbomax 25 years and counting….
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One of mine from way, way back 👇🏼
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@thedailymashSep 22
Science cannot explain why beards go a bit ginger buff.ly/X4rGp7p
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I was not expecting to read "he was working on a cover of Madonna’s Material Girl". #TheFall #MarkESmith theguardian.com/music/2026/s…
‘Love and respect’ or ‘a cash grab’? The furious battle over the final album by the Fall

‘Love and respect’ or ‘a cash grab’? The furious battle over the final album by the Fall

Creators of Post Script, made with vocals by the late Mark E Smith, defend it as ‘a great, positive record’, but fiancee describes it as ‘ethically wrong’

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samuel@gooofsterrSep 13
The hardest Beavis and Butthead ever made me laugh was one where they're watching a music video set in front of the Egyptian pyramids and one of them says, "where the hell is this"
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Dorian Cox@_doriancoxSep 12
So, so good
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NoNewYork収録グループでこの人達だけなんか違うContortions 。JBのファンクミュージックを壊すとかよく思いついたと思う。いや思いついたんじゃなくて自然とこうなったのか😅 James Chance & The Contortions /I Can't Stand Myself
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i still think nathan cosplaying as captain sully and theorizing that the 23 seconds of silence was him listening to evanescence as he lands the plane in the hudson is one of the best moments of television ever
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Some hot Hollywood gossip by me, in the new Viz, out today!
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My top 5 (today): Omar Brother Mouzone Dukie Snoop Slim Charles (Bodie very close 6th)
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@WaleAug 26
Who the top 5 characters on the wire ?? No order Omar Michael Chris/snoop (they one character to me😂) Bubbles Marlo
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The new Viz has a couple bits by me in it, including this in-depth investigation into the UK government’s shocking, decades-long extraterrestrial cover-up. Out today !
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A very stupid Viz thing I did a few years back
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DBRP@DadBodRapPodJul 23
He realized the realism of life in actuality – at San Jose, CA
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@stanademikstvJul 22
Hip Hop legend AZ announces that he is rolling out a platform for artists to monetize and protect their likeness from AI. Love to see the legends out here on the right side of this AI issue.
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the fact that the richest man of all time is also the biggest loser who's ever lived makes for an incredibly efficient argument against capitalism IMO
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@DEADLINEJul 22
Elon Musk‘s campaign against Christopher Nolan epic 'The Odyssey' just deepened. The tech mogul wrote on his social media service X that his AI tool Grok Imagine would create a “full-length” feature version of Homer’s Greek myth deadline.com/2026/07/elon-mu…
Elon Musk: Grok Imagine Will Make "Historically Accurate" 'Odyssey'

Elon Musk: Grok Imagine Will Make "Historically Accurate" 'Odyssey'

Elon Musk syas Grok Imagine will make an "historically accurate" AI version of 'The Odyssey' as his criticism of Christopher Nolan's film continues.

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One of the best bits of business in transfer history. Shakin' Stevens signs for Fulchester Rovers. (@vizcomic)
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@empiremagazineJul 2
🚨NEW ISSUE DAY🚨 Our #TheOdyssey is in stores now! Inside, we spend two days on set with Christopher Nolan, his cast and crew, following their globe-spanning journey to bring the ultimate myth to life. Get a copy: greatmagazines.co.uk/empire-…
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Replying to @TheSimpsons
@thesimpsons writers touring San Onofre Power Plant in 1990. Left to right: Sam Simon, Wally Wolodarsky, Jeff Martin (I think), Me, George Meyer and Jon Vitti
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