Mike Press's Starter Pack
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@mikepress.bsky.social
@manmademoon.bsky.social
I helped make Moon, Source Code, Warcraft, Mute, the graphic novel MADI and the kids Stenton & Zowie. ROGUE TROOPER movie in the works.
@stephenkb.bsky.social
Associate editor and columnist @financialtimes.com. Post too often about culture, public policy, management, politics, nerd stuff, Arsenal, wosoc. Try my UK politics newsletter for free here: www.ft.com/tryinsidepolitics
@hern.bsky.social
AI writer at the Economist. I write about it, that is. I’m still human. One of literally dozens of people online who is not American.
@jonnelledge.bsky.social
#1 Sunday Times bestselling author, because apparently that matters. New Statesman, Oh God What Now, The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything, Paper Cuts (RIP). Not an American.
@carolecadwalla.bsky.social
Ex-Guardian & Observer journalist till I got replaced by Nick Clegg. Fighting the Broligarchy since 2016. Please sign up to my (free!) newsletter: https://open.substack.com/pub/broligarchy
@helenlewis.bsky.social
Staff writer, The Atlantic | Author, Difficult Women (2020) and The Genius Myth (2025) | Podcaster, Page 94 and Strong Message Here | Doom scroller, the internet
@trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social
Prof of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford. Researching digital health/ inequities, covid prevention (masks/ air quality). Wild swimmer. Mum to Rob (marine bio) & Al (doc). She/her. https://scholar.google.com.au/citations?user=QDCqsJwAAAAJ&hl=en&oi=ao
@rmcunliffe.bsky.social
Associate Political Editor @NewStatesman. Devout classicist, "indulgent editrix", at one point the only Ancient Greek teacher in South Korea
@neilhimself.neilgaiman.com
Makes things up. Writes them down. Dreams about growing up but not yet.
@annkpowers.bsky.social
I write about music things and things music at NPR and elsewhere. Latest book: TRAVELING: ON THE PATH OF JONI MITCHELL.
@rhodri.biz
Vapid Response Unit. Writer, not always about tech. Gadget editor at ft.com/htsi Also, musical human. Producer for Lush Handmade Sounds. Perform with Scritti Politti, Lost Crowns, Sweet Billy Pilgrim, Spearmint etc. More info at rhodri.biz
@johnharris1969.bsky.social
Guardian: Politics Weekly pod, Anywhere But Westminster films, also columns. Plus music writing in MOJO. Maybe I'm Amazed, my new memoir about autism & music, out now. Order here https://linktr.ee/maybeimamazed
@sianushka.bsky.social
Writer | Senior Investigative Reporter at openDemocracy | Bylines in i; Observer; Guardian; The Times | BWLF | Book: Bodies Under Siege, Verso | Got a story? Email sian.norris(at)opendemocracy.net
@thequietus.com
Black Sky Thinking since 2008. Help support independent cultural journalism & get perks by becoming a tQ subscriber here: https://steadyhq.com/thequietus
@emmaburnell.bsky.social
Best political commentator you've sort of heard of. Award-winning playwright you've never heard of. It just goes to prove what I've always said... https://linktr.ee/EmmaBurnell
@yokoono.bsky.social
Official Yoko Ono account, administered by Yoko’s office, Studio One. IMAGINE PEACE: Think Peace, Act Peace, Spread Peace. ䷊⊙🏳️
@newstatesman.com
Politics, geopolitics, economics, books, culture, ideas, science, history, tech, data... Become a subscriber: https://newstatesman.com/subscribe
@horrormakesushappy.com
We (lightly) psychologically profile creators in the horror biz to uncover the REAL reasons people love horror. https://linktr.ee/horrormakesushappy
@sophiedennis.bsky.social
Head of User-Centred Design & Product @MadeTech. ex @ukhsa @nhsdigital @cxpartners @dwpdigital. Devon exile in Yorkshire. #sophiesthatux she/her
@folklondon.co.uk
Features, reviews and listings for folk and roots music in and around London. Contributions and review CDs welcome – see http://folklondon.co.uk
@eggpod.bsky.social
Beatles podcast. A jaunty stroll through Pepperland discussing The Beatles' & solo Beatle albums with a pot pourri of delicious guests. Hosted by @chrisshaweditor.bsky.social iamtheeggpod.com
@vickytnz.bsky.social
Design (particularly of the digi-gov variety), books and brunch (usually from NE England). Brits think I sound Kiwi, Kiwis think I sound English. Links-a-plenty, views my own. https://vickyteinaki.com
@afterdinnerconversation.com
Philosophy | Ethics Short Story Literary Fiction Publisher. Top 10 (Chill Subs) LitMag 2023-2024, books, & podcasts. $ subscriptions (& Patreon) pay writers. Links: https://bio.site/afterdinner
@juderogers.bsky.social
Journalist @guardian @obsnewreview @newstatesman, author of The Sound Of Being Human: How Music Shapes Our Lives, radio programme maker, public arts project leader. Music, culture, books, people 🤓
@jahduran.bsky.social
Co-founder/Editor of theQuietus Co-founder of Acid Horse Writer/Editor Anti-Fascist Emile thanks you
@willallennz.bsky.social
Sustainable development and co-design practitioner, focus on supporting multi-stakeholder processes and constructive change. Sharing insights on systems thinking, adaptive management, evaluation, facilitation. More at https://learningforsustainability.net
@marklewisohn.bsky.social
Writer of the Beatles biographical history trilogy All These Years. The first volume, Tune In, is out. Volume 2 is taking an age but still progressing steadily. www.marklewisohn.net
@simonprice.bsky.social
Biographer of The Cure & Manic Street Preachers Music critic, ex-Independent/Melody Maker. Podcaster with Chart Music History Of Pop lecturer. DJ at Spellbound He/Him. Welsh. https://linktr.ee/simonprice
@rufflemuffin.bsky.social
Filmmaker / Directing #section28film Founder: anthrobricolage.com Director: @theschoolofgood DR of Design, once ran @wearesnook Made cycling easier with @cycle_hack GOOD Magazine #100 Board member at @lomondtrossachs She/they
@danlockton.com
Utrecht, Netherlands + Norwich, UK Director of the Institute for Sustainable Worlds, Norwich University of the Arts ⦿ Design—imagination—climate—futures ⦿ Imaginaries Lab http://imaginari.es ⦿ http://newmetaphors.com ⦿ he/him
@lowwintersun.bsky.social
Live near Manchester (UK), work on citizen-led/co-op approaches to the energy transition as a way to tackle climate change. Interested in politics, urban design, anarchism, co-ops and football (not necessarily in that order).
@audree.bsky.social
Was @avfletcher | Director @publicdigitalhq | exChiefDigitalOfficer @tradegovuk & ServiceDirector @ukhsa | Digital Transformation and Strategic Design Leader | Anti-anti-wokeness. |
@thepmcproject.bsky.social
A Fan For Fans Project. The Paul McCartney Project is dedicated to uncovering the magic of one of the greatest musicians of our time. Our mission is to create the most comprehensive and detailed guide to Paul McCartney's life, art, and music.
@paddyclarke.bsky.social
Deputy Editor and Folk Music columnist at The Quietus // My book Bedsit Land: The Strange Worlds Of Soft Cell is out now via Manchester University Press // Will write for £££ // bi Portfolio here: https://www.clippings.me/users/patrickclarke
@hannahpeel.bsky.social
Composer, producer, synther, all the eerrrrs Broadcaster on BBC Radio3 #nighttracks & 6Music #Instrumental // Mgmt: steve@randommusicmgmt.com
@beatlesbookspod.bsky.social
A podcast chatting to the very best Beatle authors and writers - available on all Podcast Apps. Also posting Daily Beatle Content! https://podtail.com/en/podcast/beatles-books/
@cydharrell.bsky.social
cyberpunk is a warning, not a manual she/her. dayjob & usual location: City & County of San Francisco (this is a personal account) on the board at Technologists for the Public Good; wrote a small book about doing this: https://cydharrell.com/book/
@nickbwalking.bsky.social
Writer, walker, Who and Wolves fan. Lots of other things that don't begin with W. https://linktr.ee/nickbarlow He/him Avatar: Me (50ish man with greying hair and beard) smiling at the camera after climbing Chrome Hill in the Peak District.
@stevenc63.bsky.social
Co-host of Nothing Is Real … a podcast about The Beatles. www.nothingisrealpod.com “Never was there a time when I did not exist, nor you, nor all these kings; nor in the future shall any of us cease to be.”
@derekrocks.bsky.social
Writer & editor. ✍🏻 for @guardian, @Independent, @NME, @VICE, @theQuietus, @timeout, @TheFaceMagazine & more. https://derekrobertson.journoportfolio.com
@toppermost.bsky.social
Music site, all genres: blues, rock, indie, country, jazz, folk ... Top 10s galore, passionate writing, new contributors welcome. Rock 'n' roll. It will stand. https://www.toppermost.co.uk/
@herdyshepherd.bsky.social
New book The Place of Tides (Allen Lane) now in all good bookshops
@bsky.app
official Bluesky account (check username👆) Bugs, feature requests, feedback: support@bsky.app
@mikepress.bsky.social
Writer - about music, about London, often both together. Sometimes about design. One half of the Walk on the Wild Side project. https://walkonthewildside.substack.com We write, take photos and organise walks.