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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

Watched: Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, 2026 - β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… πŸŽ₯

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Watched: Frankenstein, 2025 - β˜…β˜…β˜… πŸŽ₯

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Currently reading: The Rats of Montsouris by LΓ©o Malet πŸ“š

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Finished reading: 120 Rue De La Gare by LΓ©o Malet πŸ“š

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Watched: The Secret Agent, 2025 - β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜…β˜… πŸŽ₯

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Currently reading: 120 Rue De La Gare by LΓ©o Malet πŸ“š

πŸ“† | 🏷 Books

🎡 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Kremer, Hagen, Barshai, Chamber Orchestra of Europe (26 plays), Home Counties (20), Poyushchiye gitary (14), Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture SO (5), Stokowski, Houston Symphony Orchestra (4)

πŸ“† | 🏷 Music

Notes from the US: Trump’s war

Driven by looming midterms and the Epstein Files, the MAGA cult has no credible arguments for this bloodbath

πŸ”— freedomnews.org.uk/2026/03/1…

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Even taking Trump’s confused reasons for the Iran war at face value, it’s still a total disaster

Two weeks in, it’s increasingly clear that the US-led war has taken every problem it aimed to solve – and made it worse

πŸ”— www.theguardian.com/commentis…

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Franz Ferdinand

Cardiff University Student Union Great Hall, Sunday 8th March 2026 🎡

πŸ”— FRANZ FERDINAND captivate Cardiff on their Greater Glasgow Cultural Exchange tour

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Supported by Home Counties

Home Counties band on stage
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Watched: Brief History of a Family, 2024 - β˜…β˜…β˜…Β½ πŸŽ₯

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Location check in β€” Cardiff University Great Hall to see Franz Ferdinand supported by Home Counties 🎡
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A March walk in Pembroke 🚢

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🎡 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Daniil Trifonov, Gidon Kremer, Nils Mânkemeyer, Alexander Roslavets, Yulianna Avdeeva, Kremerata Baltica, Staatskapelle Dresden & Thomas Sanderling (20 plays), Asha Bhosle & Kronos Quartet (12), Gorillaz (12), Rozhdestvensky, USSR Ministry of Culture SO (10), Pekka Kuusisto, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra & Sam Amidon (7)

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Italy have been exceptional this Six Nations πŸ‰

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