I did a lot of live interviews y'day that went from initial shock of the news about Ozzy into a celebration of his & Black Sabbath's global status & then the connection with Birmingham so I really enjoyed this deeper conversation w/ Sky News Niall Paterson podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/sky…

Expertise that’s not written down will eventually be forgotten. Capture it now.

Capitalism depends on the fiction of the ‘independent’ and ‘self-sufficient’ worker. Disability shatters that illusion. We remind the world that everyone relies on care and access—but instead of embracing interdependence, the political economy punishes us for embodying the truth.

NEON has released new footage from a new technology that scans pupil dilation to gauge audience reactions during "Together."

Now in Paperback! Performing Folk Songs is the first full-length volume to explore English folk singing from the perspective of performance studies. This book explores the affective and emotional aspects of learning songs 'by heart'. Learn more: bit.ly/4lB3eHK

Disability isn’t outside the labor struggle, it’s central to it. Capitalism creates debility by designing work that breaks us down and then discards us. Disability is not just a medical category. It’s the byproduct of violence, extraction, and neglect.

Barb begins measuring YouTube viewing on TVs broadcastnow.co.uk/news/barb-begi…

University tuition fees in England & Wales rise to £9,535. Student debt £267bn. Most European nations don't charge uni tuition fees, England does. People penalised for education, upskilling; can't start family, business; buy home. Must abolish uni fees bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

It's here! Over 150 calls for literary competitions & submissions incl. poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, art, photography & more - contests, literary journals, residencies, bursaries etc - open or with deadlines in August 2025. Good luck & pls share. thisiswordbox.com/wordbox-blog/w…

Dynamic pricing will kill theatre. Evita’s producers are selling tickets on the sides of the penultimate row of the Palladium for £109.50 which were priced at £39.50 when it went on sale. And to what end? Pure greed, and desire to keep poorer people out of theatre is the motive

Me and the 400 word footnote that makes no sense

Laura Mulvey is to receive a BFI Fellowship, in recognition of the huge global impact of her work through her groundbreaking writing and filmmaking including her seminal essay, Visual Pleasure and Narrative Cinema. theb.fi/47sXMm0

Taylor Swift Album Reveal Delivers a Massive 10 Million Views, Crashes YouTube hollywoodreporter.com/news/music-new…

Pathways to Work will not give the people the chance to ‘find work and thrive’ in a system that sanctions people and financially flogs them into work. That’s coercion. Stop sanctions and uplift people- then more will work.

Ozzy Osbourne Doc Pulled From BBC Schedule Hours Before Broadcast variety.com/2025/film/glob…

Chantal Akerman: The Long View Opening Sep 11 Full schedule now online! moma.org/calendar/film/…

A lesson for every Brit.

Being disabled/chronically ill means constantly balancing two impossible tasks: convincing the state/doctors that you’re “disabled/sick enough” to deserve help and convincing everyone else that you’re “well enough” to be worth keeping around.

86 years ago today, ‘THE WIZARD OF OZ’ released.

"One of the most sheerly enjoyable films of recent years, this sophisticated horror-comedy…is permeated with the distilled essence of impure thoughts." Pauline Kael on Dressed to Kill, screening Weds at 7! moma.org/calendar/event…