Alex Needham

‘I was always obsessed with death’: how Linder turned pornography and trauma into art At 70, Linder is having a retrospective at the Hayward Gallery – after years of being overlooked by the art establishment. She discusses punk, porn and politics

@alexneedham.bsky.social: Linder - Punk, Pornography And Photomontage At The Hayward Gallery 'Danger Came Smiling' | @theguardian.com

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Thanks Alan. Moz referred to Michael Stipe as “Michael Tripe” when I met him, so I guess the friendship did not endure.

It was! Thanks John

A random and extremely niche query … can anyone remember who Morrissey’s “four friends” were in the 80s? Linder was deffo one - James Maker and Howard Devoto could have been in the lineup … but who else?

‘Love exists beyond death’: Andrew Scott on All of Us Strangers – and whether his character was dead The co-star of the Guardian’s film of 2024 talks about director Andrew Haigh’s ‘unabashedly romantic’ love story, loneliness – and the idea of seeing your parents as your peers

Enjoyed this interview with Andrew Scott by my colleague @alexneedham.bsky.social on All of Us Strangers, the Guardian’s No 1 film of 2024

www.theguardian.com/film/2024/de...

Thanks Graham

They were best mates. Then one had a baby, while the other struggled. Two brutally honest takes on what happens when motherhood affects friendship They both had something the other wanted. Could their relationship survive?

This lovely and so very human piece by @helenpidd.bsky.social and Lexi Topping (not on here I don’t think YET) will resonate with many www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

‘Gimp play is a craft’: how a Canadian writer went from fetish sex work to creating powerful BBC drama Jordan Tannahill has turned his novel, The Listeners, into a tense, timely BBC drama inspired by cults and conspiracy theories. He talks Brexit, banging raves and exploring kinks with closeted junior ...

Since we’re doing this, please have at my interview with Jordan Tannahill, who wrote brilliant new BBC drama The Listeners, and who also used to engage in gimp play with Tory MPs www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

‘I’ve waited 25 years for this moment’: Oasis, the reunion – and what made them great Their sneering vocals, seething guitars and thermonuclear charisma electrified the 90s. But will a reunion be a Champagne Supernova – or a Digsy’s Dinner? Our music writers weigh in

Some thoughts on Oasis www.theguardian.com/music/articl...

Thanks David!

Thanks Deborah - I think I’ve thought about it every single day since first watching it, which is three months ago now.

I’ve never posted an article I’ve written on Bluesky, so please have at this one - an interview with Andrew Haigh about his masterful film All of Us Strangers www.theguardian.com/film/2023/de...

I miss the Christmas NME (reading it more than making it). Turns out that 20 years ago I was getting, er, festive with the Libertines

Let Suella’s fate be a warning to all writers who refuse to take edits

Same!

So many questions …

Now I get it. I truly am common as muck.

I’m a touch baffled by the house keys one … is it chic to get locked out?