Maddy Fry

Journalist. Editor of U2 and Us Substack and the @wabbey review. Writer for Hiddlestoner. Christian. Consumer of Star Wars and stout.

[Maddy Fry @maddyfryabides]

So happy to be the new editor for this! If you miss @U2 and #Propaganda then give 'U2 and Us' a read. It's free, thoughtful and fun, by fans for fans. @U2ThreeChords
@u2songs
#U2 #BONO

[Kenny @singnomore]

Hey all -courtesy of some of the guys who worked the @atu2 site an opportunity to engage with our favourite band.

Sign up and give it a try!

This is a free read - it’s not linked to band .

https://t.co/ln9OIzhimc

[Pope Leo XIV @Pontifex]

Today we celebrate World Press Freedom Day, sponsored by UNESCO. Unfortunately, this right is often violated, sometimes flagrantly, sometimes in hidden ways. Let us remember the many journalists and reporters who are victims of war and violence.

[Sir Laurence Olivier @slofanpage]

A very original article from the @wabbey magazine.
I gave the author some information, and my first book and I get a mention 😊
https://t.co/6Z9VspDdp4

[Tim Wyatt @tswyatt]

Find out in my biography of her, published just last month and available for just £8.99 https://t.co/FLma08jdo8

[Religion Unplugged @ReligionMag]

Read the full story: https://t.co/1f8DB3yyzy

[MCU Film News @MCUFilmNews]

Tom Hiddleston talks about returning as Loki in 'AVENGERS: DOOMSDAY':

“When you get asked to come back to tell more story, you get to go more deeply, you get to investigate more profoundly, think more carefully.”

(Source: @Collider)

[Historic Vids @historyinmemes]

J.R.R. Tolkien famously turned down the Beatles: in the late 1960s, the band pitched a Lord of the Rings film starring themselves and directed by Stanley Kubrick, but Tolkien ultimately refused to grant them the rights to his epic.

[Fascinating @fasc1nate]

Paul Newman and Robert Redford playing ping-pong during a break while filming Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1968).

Iconic historical photos: https://t.co/VL9mxUrlIW

[Zarah Sultana MP @zarahsultana]

Today marks day 65 of Heba Muraisi’s hunger strike.

Day 58 for Kamran Ahmed.

They are now at imminent risk of death and this Labour government remains spineless and cowardly — refusing even to meet their lawyers while lives hang in the balance.

Keir Starmer’s government is not passive; it is actively complicit: enabling genocide abroad, escalating repression at home and giving a green light to Trump’s renewed imperialism.

This is not neutrality. It is collaboration.

Let there be no ambiguity: if Heba or Kamran die, that blood is on the hands of this Labour government.

Our demand is clear and immediate: bail for all remand prisoners. Now.

[Maddy Fry @maddyfryabides]

Thanks to @rianjohnson for a deeply moving instalment of @KnivesOut - and the quiet @U2 connection. It was rich material to dig into.
#wakeupdeadman #u2

https://t.co/ZDcpY17j9h

[U2 @U2]

We see what you did there... @rianjohnson

[Maddy Fry @maddyfryabides]

Recently I uncovered details about the ‘lost’ western with a soundtrack written by @springsteen
Most music critics had no interest in exploring why the film went missing. I’m proud to say I did. See the full story below.
#Springsteen #Scorsese

https://t.co/Lcfm4IrwuX

[Maddy Fry @maddyfryabides]

For all the #U2 heads out there - Kevin Davies’ new book of photography is a beautiful and moving read. I had a very fun 90 mins with him chatting photography and all things #bono and the boys. Check it out the interview here:

https://t.co/decceVaP1z

[Maddy Fry @maddyfryabides]

For anyone who missed the #sundayprogramme, I was on there recently talking about @U2 and how a brief tenure with a Christian cult almost ended their careers.
Link below. Starts at 13.48.
@BBCRadio4 #U2

https://t.co/TheAe8DDbO

[U2 @U2]

Two years since we moved in mysterious ways for the first time at @SphereVegas... 🪩

[IJAN @IJAN_Network]

We continue to protest outside Parliament, weekdays from 11 am until 2pm. Contact your MP to demand that the lorries get in. The food is available but is blocked by the criminal siege of Israel. Join us! Share with your network.

[U2 @U2]

On Gaza - Everyone has long been horrified by what is unfolding in Gaza - but the blocking of humanitarian aid and now plans for a military takeover of Gaza City has taken the conflict into uncharted territory. We are not experts in the politics of the region, but we want our audience to know where we each stand.

Read on https://t.co/WVBQm9jSAk: https://t.co/AnNcoN2GKk

[Maddy Fry @maddyfryabides]

Er…sorry, which party are you again?

Yet another reason I will not be voting for Labour at the next election. I wish they would stop chasing Reform voters and actually give us a credible progressive alternative.

[Keir Starmer @Keir_Starmer]

If you come here illegally on a small boat, you will face return.

My government is fixing the broken asylum system we inherited.

[Kenny @singnomore]

Something new from the U2andus crew. Remember it’s free to subscribe!

@U2 @U2comZooMods @U2Community @AppleMusic @maddyfryabides

https://t.co/PF62PUI0f7

[Ash Sarkar @AyoCaesar]

Well, I for one feel a lot safer knowing that this is how the police are spending their time and resources.