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Ian Mason | @thedimpause

the dim pause

Finished reading: An Instance Of The Fingerpost by Iain Pears 📚

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Watched: Marty Supreme, 2025 - ★★★★½ 🎥

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🎵 My top weekly artists as logged by last.fm: Dove Ellis (10 plays), Mitropoulos (10), Goose (9), Alessandrini, Concerto Italiano (1), Collins, Swedish Chamber Orchestra (1)

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Watched: Blink Twice, 2024 - ★★★½ 🎥

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Listening and watching in 2025

Some annual summaries!

Podcasts

From Overcast:

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Films

From Letterboxd:

Ian's 2025 film summary includes statistics on films logged, reviewed, and hours watched, featuring Woody Harrelson as the most watched actor and Ken Russell as the most watched director, with highly rated films like A House of Dynamite, One Battle After Another, and Black Mirror USS Callister – Into Infinity.

Music

From Apple Music Replay:

Artists

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Albums

Songs

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Watched: F1, 2025 - ★★★★ 🎥

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The Fire Doors performing at The Dublin Castle, Camden on Saturday 3rd January 2026

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The Fire Doors

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The Dublin Castle, Camden

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The Fire Doors

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The Dublin Castle, Camden

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Small venue, sold out and pretty packed

🔗 They’re among the best in British indie. So why have Field Music become a Doors cover band?

Saturday 3rd January 2026 🎵

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