Irksome "wackaging" on this Easter egg.

Leonard chatting to some of those posh Londoners #TheArchers youtu.be/g8I_WGgHHqk?...

It’s very much not the point, but I actually favour people juggling on their own, in the dark and or forcing me to have to watch it.

Thinking of this again, seeing the Anglican’s Christmas message…

Understatement was Ann Miller’s middle name. And a Happy Easter to you.

A grown adult in a party that seeks power one day starting an article like this is just very very embarrassing. Who talks like this in everyday life?

You could probably do with a lovely hour long mix of uplifting disco and stuff right about now, whats that? You want to look at me while I play the records. ALRIGHTY THEN! This is me live at Tapps in Clifton (where I am playing tonight!) www.youtube.com/watch?v=AT_U...

Traditional Good Friday lounging occurring.

Can confirm: an absolutely fantastic piece, and, god, the band, what a band. A night for the memories. (We also - literally - bumped into @adrianspecs.bsky.social in the interval, which was a nice surprise).

Think it's going to hellish for anything involving discretionary spending , noticed inflation influcencing my planning and spending especially on impulse things like a quick pint or coffee .

I see - for the second Sunday AM running - the tired podcast men are jealous of the much funnier men and women half their age on that TV show.

We’re in for a Tone Poet penny now… #nowplaying

It’s all happening in Henthorn Road again according to local group:

God, I’ve remembered why I basically hate international* football and those who watch it** *mainly, but not exclusively England **mainly, but not exclusive English

Anyway, Frank Skinner mentioned that the new Archbishop of Canterbury was the spit of Tristan from George and Mildred. And it's absolutely true. I'm now imagining the blessed Yootha floating around Lambeth Palace in a polyester negligee and fluffy mules

Men continue to be celebrated for the bare minimum I see www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

People have taken about 30 seconds to extrapolate "exploring" charging non-local residents to get into museums (like hundreds across the world) to "these people just want to kill foreigners/I'm so sad I'll never be able to see art again".

Time for this one again.

Lord of the Rings fairy/goblin stuff and American late night hosts. Two things that are absolutely none of my business.

YES.

Yes. It’s such a good show but you absolutely have to find it for yourself, while the iPlayer throws Eastenders, the news and Strictly at you in case you’ve never heard of these things.

Just seen an advert for a new British film. You’ll never believe it, but they seem to have made the bold choice to cast Richard E Grant.

There’s a debate on my timeline about an international policy area I know absolutely loads about. I’m not diving in, because online nonsense, but nearly everyone is talking utter uninformed bollix about said international policy.

Was thinking of listening to Sara Pascoe’s Desert Island Discs but am acutely aware that last time I heard her on something like this (A Good Read), she enthusiastically recommended Ayn Rand.

Off to see the Delines tonight, so #nowplaying

Yay Nancy Banks-Smith. 97 and still with us. The greatest TV critic who ever lived. Turned down an OBE. Both Guardian anthologies of her writing are shamefully out of print. Every sentence she wrote was the very opposite of me me me showy clickbait. Genius with a pen.

The best Blind Date for years gets the Myers lens. It’s so good.

Already seen three posts saying how shit SNL UK is. I mean, it may well be, but… “There’s not enough comedy on TV” “Here’s a new thing.” “No, not that thing. It’s shit.” God, it’s tiresome.

The Take Anything She Says With A Pinch Of Salt Path.

As there are no small children in this house and I don’t do Radio 2 (except specialist 9pm shows) at all any more, I’ve only just found out it’s Comic Relief tonight. Just a few hours before: there’s your silo’ed algorithms in action.

Yes, he’s the absolute archetype of a “nice guy”, not a nice guy. It took me to about the age of 30 to understand the difference, but once you do, “nice guys” are everywhere.

A book about one of Britain's best bands, from one of Britain's best music writers? Yes please.

The opening paragraph of the new Willy Vlautin book, The Left and the Lucky, is perfect.

Brilliant night with Viktoria Mullova and the Hallé. She’s just a wonderful musician and the band were on top form for a bit of Tannhauser, Brahms and Barton. Life enhancing stuff.

Chortling at Lisa Nandy’s interview on the Media Show “I very famously launched my leadership bid to lead the Labour Party through the Wigan Evening Post” VERY FAMOUSLY.

Local Facebook group outdoing itself this AM.

Massive thank you to @clairywoowoo.bsky.social for pointing me towards Loving You: The Untold Sondheim podcast in the Times.

Kemi has now had more positions on this war than Prince in a one night stand

I generally don't like using memes or social media slang to extrapolate onto huge geopolitical issues but that Orange Twat over the sea seems to be at peak #FAFO right now.

Dolores Keane, ‘distinctive’ Irish folk singer, dies aged 72

Bluesky is even more mental post-Oscars than Twitter was. “Just FYI, the best choreographer winner hates dogs. Absolute red flag piece of shit, always got a bad vibe off her from Insta and was one of the first to say so here. I’ve always been witchy like that . WON’T be watching that film EVER.”

Ooh, you don’t like fashion and don’t care what dresses people wear? How fascinating of you.

I love this Laura McCluskey photograph a lot: observer.co.uk/culture/phot...

There is no violin small enough be played when hearing the F1 bosses moan about the £million hit they're taking because of cancelled races in Saudi and UAE.

I love this Laura McCluskey photograph a lot: observer.co.uk/culture/phot...

MEET THE COVER STARS! In a week of crazy things around Tales of the Suburbs it was a joy to meet Chuck and Dave, who were photographed in 1985 by Sunil Gupta and are still going strong!

Happy Birthday Rita. You’re the best.

Gifts!

Nice of the Manchester weather god to provide an immersive experience of windy, rainy, stormy weather for Opera North's Peter Grimes tonight