Good God, someone's just uploaded to YouTube a nearly 2-hour long video of one of the original Vic Reeves Big Night Out live shows at the Albany Empire from 1989. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKPU...

Honestly, I did NOT have "punching the air and going HELL YES to Chris Patten" on my bingo card today. But what he says is SO rarely said and needed saying SO badly! "How shall we treat Mr Farage's concerns? Shall we hail Brexit a tremendous success? Something that has cost the country billions?"

my name is ozymandias, king of kings but you can call me mandy

Reduced rates.

The vast majority of economic and social issues facing people in the UK can be attributed to the cost of housing - both rental and purchase.

why did the crab go to prison crimes

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

Reform are filth. They represent hatred, extremism, ignorance and irresponsibility. They'd make us a wretched vicious hateful little island. If people don't stand up to this, they won't stand up to anything.

It’s Paul’s birthday which means I’m reposting this even though I only posted it a few days ago. It’s also become painfully clear to me that my favorite Beatles song has become whichever one I’m doing an episode on.

Extraordinary youtu.be/pV_BxnNfcR0?...

I’m more and more convinced whatever Labour does or doesn’t do, it no longer matters. The media in all forms, wants Reform in power, no matter what they do or say. Just like they wanted Johnson to win the 2019 election. They want drama and chaos & Farage. Even though they know he’s totally unfit.

Farage and the far right in general come from a grievance culture. If you do what they want, even maximally – Brexit – they’ll move the goalposts and keep moaning. If you engage seriously with their concerns, they’ll find new ones. You will never satisfy them, because they don’t want to be satisfied

Incredibly sad news. When Paul McCartney describes you as a genius you know there’s something beyond special and precious in your heart and music. RIP Brian Wilson x😔 youtu.be/LYR327oEdY8?...

Hating a football team and everyone who supports them, just because you support another is a bit fucking strange right ?

Bollock Trotsky United States, Census, 1920

So many memories brought back by this image. From the days before you could go under the Channel.

I think we need some more Beatle harmonies today. Here's Michelle, with those gorgeous backing vocals in stereo. Come hear them isolated this Thursday at my Zoom class, "The Beatles as Harmony Singers." Link in comments youtu.be/lAL1RITrKhA

Brexit has never looked quite so daft

Jeez, guys. This is bad. We should arrange some sort of Union of Europeans, or something.

"I definitely did not rent these movies"

Spare a thought for Chris Mason as he flies home. He'll have to write positive things about Keir Starmer. He'll need a new vocabulary.

And now, the isolated stereo vocals for Drive My Car. youtu.be/2Bldiw3isys?...

It won't capture the headlines but Labour has met its pledge for 2m extra hospital appointments. A close relation is having cataracts treated 5 days after diagnosis. Unsexy but important stuff.

It is utterly pathetic. Chris mason going on like he’s uncovered watergate. What an utter prick.

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This is why the media gives people like Donald Trump such an easy ride and people like Keir Starmer such a hard one iandunt.substack.com/p/journalism...

Incredible thread on how one obsessive gummed up £billions of vital infrastructure projects at a cost of hundreds of millions of pounds.

If you like your Steely Dan, this is an extraordinarily good dissection. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGys...

Football grounds have gone from an era of neglect to now being considered as modern cathedrals. Simon Inglis has charted this transformation over the past 40 years. Here, he talks about that evolution... www.nytimes.com/athletic/589...

Don't fall for the 'Deep-fry your money in batter' investment plan - that's how I frittered away my savings.

5 reasons why The Shining is a Christmas movie 1. Snow 2. Red rum 3. Hyperactive kids 4. Big snuggly jumpers 5. Huge family row ending with someone putting an axe through the door.

Wow. Here is one to brighten up your morning. The first images of the restored interior of Notre Dame cathedral. Breathtaking. In just five years France did it