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My beginner’s guide to Lacan, now available as an audio book. Jacques Lacan: The Basics amzn.eu/d/eamEHSs

Rest in peace Mary Anne Trump. You are one of the most honest people I know.

@snjeriwambugu audible.co.uk/pd/Jacques-Lac…

I have to take a very long drive today (to chase my dream) audiobook recommendation? no memoir pls

@World0fEcho Mwandishi (Beatrice Dillon Remix)

what album most accurately captures this description

@SInRecovery Currently reading Solvej Balle.

@AxisofElvis The one written by a woman.

Which to read next?

@jimmyjacktoth Worse still when, six months later, they’re discounting it to clear stock.

few things will make you feel more alone in the world than racing to buy a record released in a limited edition of 250 copies only to check back two weeks later and find that there are still copies available

Israel is threatening to destroy Tyre. Tyre (Sour) is Lebanese. But also part of world history: cradle of Phoenician seafaring, source of Tyrian purple - the colour of Roman Emperors, the birthplace of Stoicism, and site of Alexander’s famous siege. An assault on us all.

Never forget how the world can cooperate to get oil through the Strait of Hormuz but couldn't cooperate to get food into Gaza. Everything is a choice.

@boomkatonline Daft as the concept sounds, the record sounds pretty good.

Erik Satie, in Dub. daft, but kinda undeniable lol boomkat.com/products/inna-…

@pattiecain I often think I’m the sweaty, nervous, unprepared provocateur.

academic conference panels are always made up of: the Sweaty One; the Nervous Rambler; the Smart One; the Rude Provocateur; the Unprepared One; the One in an N-95 mask whom nobody can hear; the Department Plant; and the two virtual presenters from a Scottish university

I have been deliberately silent on social media for a while. I use all my social media platforms to promote education & make dreams come true for young minds. I rarely post anything about family or politics. This morning, Israel demolished the building I have an apartment in. It took 22 years of my work here & 20 years of my wife’s work to own this apartment. This madness has to stop.

Join us tomorrow night @lacaninscotland for an exploration of the idea of trauma with Leslie Chapman eventbrite.co.uk/e/towards-a-la…

how is this different from 9/11?

@NoiseTheology The first two are two of the most powerful cinematic experiences I’ve ever had. I’d never heard of the second two. This is what I love X for. Thank you!

Here's mine ^_^

Make a 70s/80s double feature in a language other than English

@funkentechno I’ve been quite hypnotised by the Dagmar Zuniga album (although I know it was originally released a while ago) and the early tracks from the Mabe Fratti & Bill Orcutt album are some of the best things I’ve heard so far this year.

What are your favorite releases by women in 2026 so far? I've got a big, growing list of great albums this year but I just scanned through and realized how male-heavy it is. Would love some recommendations.

@Top10Nathan Haven’t stuck this one on for such a long time. Brilliant album.

Mad Professor's daring rewriting of Protection means this redub record stands just as much a part of Massive Attack's discography as any other release. Headphones on, washing away into the night. Bliss.

Translated from Hebrew: Are you okay that we live in a society where I can go to the supermarket right now, start putting tomatoes in a bag, and next to me in the cucumbers there'll be a guy who shot a 5-year-old to death? Or go to the bank and the person in front of me in line dropped a bomb on a building and killed everyone who lived in it? Or go to a clinic and be treated by a doctor who just came back from reserves in a torture camp? How can you live as if everything is normal? Israel must be stopped because it is not going to stop by itself.

The boy who saw seventy bullets pierce through his family in Tammun said: "I asked the soldier, 'Do you love your father and mother?' He replied, 'Yes.' I said to him, 'Then why are you killing my father and mother?' So he slapped me across the face." Noor Abu Salma

I am very grateful to Betty Fuks for helping me to publish my article "The Greeks of V13" in the Brazilian publication Trivium. Access the full essay in Portuguese or English at Trivium: ojs.uva.br/index.php/triv… #trivium #richardledes #v13 #alaindidierweill #greece #bettyfuks