Simon de Bourcier

Not really on here any more. For information on my publications follow the link to my Academia profile.

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

No, no, no, @OnlyConnectQuiz - the song is ‘Head [singular], shoulders, knees and toes’, not ‘Heads’!

[Bloomsbury News & Events @Bloomsbury_News]

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[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

Nick Cave in conversation with John Wilson: a treat, as you would imagine. https://t.co/sMn0fEGXFw

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

And there’s more…

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

A letter has been left pinned to my gate, we think it was left early this morning. It reads:

"FIRST POINT - Do not add this to the Twitter page you started yesterday, we saw that and we are taking legal advice.

SECOND POINT - We require and demand a full apology from you....

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

Great thread. Made me chuckle.

[RS Archer @archer_rs]

First British tourists of the summer season are here. Middle aged couple with a caravan that had a UKIP sticker in the window. Assumed I spoke English, asked for directions, I replied in French. The woman tutted, rolled her eyes and said,
"They don't even try to speak English"

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

@martin_eve Sorry to hear that. All the best to you, as ever.

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

Public awareness of ‘nuclear winter’ too low given current risks, argues expert | University of Cambridge https://t.co/bdEHzpdLZE

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

@ToTheHappyNone It’s really useful for understanding some of the cultural and historical references. Just be aware that it’s one person’s reading of the novel, and some of his interpretations need to be taken with a pinch of salt.

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

If this is the answer, what’s the question?

[composers doing normal shit @NormalComposers]

Leonard Cohen playing pinball.

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

I knew corvids use simple tools, but this is getting worrying.

https://t.co/YsSzy1CrYB

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

The correct answer is ‘all the money’, surely?

[Brendan May @bmay]

Missed this in November. Not that it’s needed, but further proof that the Home Secretary’s grip on her brief is as robust as Nadine Dorries’ was on hers. These people have literally no idea what they’re doing. Not even a grasp of the basic facts. Stunning.

[Morgan Day Frank @Mowhan]

The book, it exists! For those interested, you can have a 30% discount with the code AAFLYG6.

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

Rishi Sunak's new anti-union legislation means when workers democratically vote to strike, they could be forced to work and sacked if they don’t. Join the campaign to protect the right to strike. https://t.co/StO6muHrEE via @megaphoneuk

[The Huntington @TheHuntington]

This just in! The Huntington has acquired the literary archive of Thomas Pynchon, considered by many to be among the greatest novelists of our time. https://t.co/HeSbQGMRw0

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

@IrwellEdition @arrroberts I’ve thought for a while that it probably started as ‘a partridge, une perdix’ (given that the ‘e’ of ‘une’ could well be sounded in verse/song, like the ‘e’ in ‘patrie’ in the Marseillaise). Maybe makes more sense than ‘in a’?

[Simon de Bourcier @SimondeBourcier]

I’m trying to understand the Cumbria coal mine thing. There are obviously ways of generating power without coal, but are there ways of making steel without coke?

[Michael Morgan @mikecmorgan]

Riz Ahmed nails it…“where are you really from?”