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Jason Latnar started the topic Has Matt left us for politics? in the forum General Chat 1 week, 3 days ago
Anyone seen Matt lately? Did he get elected?
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Blog: The Pretender by Jo Harkin review – a bold and brilliant comedy of royal intrigue from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 1 week, 3 days agoThis fantasia on the life of Lambert Simnel, who finds himself a claimant to the English throne, is a romp through late-medieval identity and historical […]
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Blog: The Romance Edit: April from
Mills & Boon Blog in the group Mills and Boon fans 1 week, 4 days agoWelcome to the April issue of The Romance Edit. The sun is out 🌞 and from Shakespeare retellings to spicy … Continued
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Blog: New research reveals that parents are losing the love of reading aloud from
Press Releases Archive – HarperCollins Publishers – HCUK Corporate in the group Harper Collins 1 week, 4 days agoThe post New research reveals that parents are losing the love of reading aloud appeared first on HarperCollins Publishers – HCUK Corporate.
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Blog: Century of Viewing, Month Four from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 week, 5 days agoIn April, I watched eighty-three things (some were repeats). Twenty-five were five-stars. I started a Chronological Watch of Buster Keaton–many rewatches, some […]
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Blog: April Reflections from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 1 week, 5 days agoIn April, I read thirty-four books. Thirteen of the thirty-four were five star reads! This was also the month that I discovered how much I enjoy listening to audio […]
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Have I invented perfect random number generation computer chips? in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 2 weeks agoHave I invented perfect random number generation computer chips?
So, last night I slept for a very long time. While I slept, I dreamed that I was explaining to a scientist how to do real random number generation with a […] -
Blog: Week in Review #17 from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 2 weeks agoThis week I read nine books.41. Rebellion 1776. Laurie Halse Anderson. 2025. 405 pages. [Source: Library] [YA historical; MG historical, 4 stars]Read this if…You […]
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘Sleeping in a Shaking City’ by Cath Drake from
Seren in the group Seren Books 2 weeks, 2 days agoThis week’s Friday Poem is ‘Sleeping in a Shaking City’ by Cath Drake from her collection ‘The Shaking City’.
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Blog: 43. The Hobbit from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 2 weeks, 3 days ago43. The Hobbit. J.R.R. Tolkien. 1937. 320 pages. [Source: Library] [5 stars, MG Fantasy, fantasy, classic] First sentence:
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Blog: 42. Inkheart from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 2 weeks, 5 days agoInkheart. Cornelia Funke. 2003. 563 pages. [Source: Library] [4 stars, MG fantasy, Mg Fiction]First sentence: Rain felt that night, a fine, whispering rain. Many […]
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Blog: Wellwater by Karen Solie – landscapes in distress captured with raw candour from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks, 5 days agoIn this blazingly honest collection, the Canadian poet catalogues humanity’s destructive impact on the natural worldIt is human nature to prefer our landscapes n […]
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Blog: Paradise Logic by Sophie Kemp review – a TikTok Stepford Wives for the Pornhub era from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks, 5 days agoThis startling debut follows a young woman on a surreal and bluntly graphic quest to be the perfect girlfriendSet in upstate New York, Sophie Kemp’s surreal s […]
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Blog: 41. Rebellion 1776 from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 2 weeks, 6 days ago41. Rebellion 1776. Laurie Halse Anderson. 2025. 405 pages. [Source: Library] [YA historical; MG historical, 4 stars]First sentence: “Take away this puke bucket, […]
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Blog: Poem of the week: The old pond full of flags and fenced around … by John Clare from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks, 6 days agoA closely observed country scene teems with the vitality of early summerThe old pond full of flags and fenced around
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Blog: Girl on Girl by Sophie Gilbert review – how pop culture turned a generation of women against themselves from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks, 6 days agoThe Pulitzer-nominated journalist recounts how modern misogyny has been shaped by a mass culture attuned to male desire and all-pervasive pornographyIn 2021, JD […]
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Blog: Moral Ambition by Rutger Bregman review – don’t just stand there, do something from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 2 weeks, 6 days agoAn altruistic companion to Oliver Burkeman’s Four Thousand Weeks aims to encourage anyone with a conscience to stop being a spectatorMany years ago there was a B […]
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Blog: The Illegals by Shaun Walker review – Russian spies hiding in plain sight from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 weeks agoThe strange stories of the agents who lived apparently normal lives in the west as part of Soviet espionage programmes make compelling readingOne muggy afternoon in […]
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Blog: The North Road by Rob Cowen review – the poetry and pain of Britain’s backbone from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 weeks agoA beautifully written study of our longest numbered route, the A1, is full of rich asides and haunting explorations, conjuring the visual pleasure of a road […]
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Blog: Week in Review #16 from
Becky's Book Reviews in the group Book bloggers 3 weeks, 1 day agoThis week I read eight books. 38. Wonderland. Barbara O’Connor. 2018. 288 pages. [Source: Library] [3 stars, mg fiction, mg realistic fiction] Read this one […]
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Blog: Doing some smol web stuff from
Matrix Dreams in the group Matrix Dreams 3 weeks, 1 day agoToday, I have mostly been attending to my pixel wall and thinking small and personal. Thus, I added 88×31 badges to my pixel wall for my two Evil Password Validator […]
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Matthew Brown edited the blog post
I made little animated badges for Password Game and Pasword Game 2 (both games by me) in the group The Fantastic (Group) of Lord Matt, Super Geek: 3 weeks, 1 day agoI made little animated badges for Password Game and Pasword Game 2 (both games by me)
The banners are for my Pixel Wall project. Password Game is the original (web-only) evil password validator game. More polished versions came later, but […] -
Blog: Rosarita by Anita Desai audiobook review – a moving tale of memory and identity from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 weeks, 2 days agoNarrator Meera Simhan draws out the dreamlike atmosphere of a young Indian woman’s quest through Mexico to find out more about her motherIn this novella from the t […]
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Blog: Friday Poem – ‘The opposite of Swedish death cleaning’ by Alison Binney from
Seren in the group Seren Books 3 weeks, 2 days agoThis week’s Friday Poem is the title poem from ‘The Opposite of Swedish Death Cleaning’ by Alison Binney.
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Blog: The Next Day by Melinda French Gates review – Melinda on life, before and after Bill from
Books | The Guardian in the group The Guardian book reviews 3 weeks, 3 days agoThe philanthropist offers sensible advice about moving on and ditching perfectionism, but you get the impression she is struggling to take it herselfMelinda French […]
