It's a shame that "defend your culture" always means "hate strangers different from you" and never "enact anti-pollution laws so that you can go fishing with your grandkids the way your grandpa taught you."

OK, so now I need one.

Doesn’t London look beautiful? ❤️

Bridport's film festival, From Page to Screen, begins tomorrow.

Many years ago, when I had far fewer followers, I asked the universe for help identifying a panel I clipped from a comic during our first trip to the UK in 1977, but had no luck. Being a romantic, I carried it in my wallet until it was in tatters, and would love to replace it. Can you ID the comic?

This is DaDa at its best

The impact of populism; outsourcing away from the public sector is proposed to provide efficiency & save tax payer’s money. Yet, given the opportunity, the private sector commits fraud? This is what our future looks like. www.thecanary.co/uk/2026/04/2...

Every MLB team should adopt a rescue dog and make them their official Bat Dog!🐶⚾ A shelter pup sprinting out to fetch bats between innings? Pure joy, second chances, and instant crowd favorite. Adopt. Train. Win hearts❤️

Anyone need a single train ticket from Liverpool to London at 20:43 tomorrow (Sunday)? Boost so it can get used 😉

This is interesting even with Dozey Donny not taking a federal paycheck, he's making Billions in his first year versus presidents within the last 100 yrs! Where is Congress? Why isn't this being investigated? It's not right vs left, it's morality vs corruption. #ProudBlue 📹: sully_dawg_2/IG

He’s looking self satisfied because he’s found way to keep other campers pitching too near.

I’m surprised Ringo hasn’t launched a patented hair dye, like a Vanta Black for a Beatle. “Ringo Noir™️”?

Ladies and gentlemen, The Innumerati!

The other Wood Green

New Forest Sunset

I thought this point Eric made about how libraries are early introductions to a social contract was really interesting, too:

I'm not sure my French is good enough to understand the full subtleties of Libé's review of the Michael Jackson biopic

Meanwhile: hometown return

Wood Green Gothic Sundown

A slice from a hole in the wall place on Court St, Brooklyn, April 1989. I hadn’t eaten all day, bought a 50c slice, folded it & held it above my head, eating like a baby bird.

Goudafellas

Beach

Hour delay driving West due to “horses on the road”

Obits of Desmond Morris focussing on the controversies, but avoiding mention of the comb over.

It's been so interesting to watch this unfold. Barnes & Noble and other big book chains shut indies down in the the 1990s (and on) and then Amazon came along and ate up all the book market share. Now people tired of big corporations are creating demand for more indies

I NEED HELP! Please take this quick, meaningless 19 question survey so I can get data for my students to learn stats! I did a similar version a few months ago but missed an important question type. Even if you did the old one, please do it again! Please circulate widely!

Just re-waxed the Barbour. Then in the attic until required.

Does he talk to Biden like this in the toilet? "Oh, that's a big one. You think Biden could do one that big, nurse?"

This picture of Astronaut Christina Koch after the Artemis landing is frankly incredible and beautiful.

He had his troubles, but helped loads of us; a really fan.

Life of B̷r̷i̷a̷n̷ Donald.

I went out for a short stroll before settling down to work - that was two hours ago. Twice in two days I’ve become entirely distracted by making something. I edited most of this on my phone whilst walking in the maze, which I think makes it a spell of sorts

I remember my brother closing a dispute with my sister 50 yrs ago with the following: “He who buyeth the batteries, haveth the radio!”

Ben Wiseman for Die Zeit.

In the 80s I approached a group of cabbies & the guy that stepped forward was the cheeky cockney from 7UP. As I explained this to my fellow passenger, the driver seemed surprised I knew who he was and added that one of the guys he was just chatting to was one of the original posh boys!

ITV has announced 70 Up, the documentary following contributors every seven years, is to come to an end. The director Michael Apted died in 2021. The Up film series has aired since 1964. Final episodes this year.

TONIGHT. Talk time is over. 7:45pm at Chalk Lane. Cockfosters are our very tough hosts. Win or draw for glory. Lose and it's a home playoff semi final. Who's with us!? #WeAreHaringey

I’ve been trying to figure out why I’ve been obsessed with the Artemis II mission — more obsessed than I usually am with NASA stuff. This explains it! (IG: morganevelyncook)

[the year 2073] ME: of course back in those days we had to buy Starbucks without the help of ChatGPT MY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN: what?! you mean you just thought of coffee orders on your own? without a computer? ME: [staring into space, solemnly] we were no better than beasts, yes

American conservative politician Clare Boothe Luce converted to Catholicism in 1946. In a 1953 meeting with Pope Pius XII, she was fiercely lecturing the pontiff on the Church's moral duty to fight communism when the Pope finally interrupted her. "You know, Mrs. Ambassador, I am a Catholic too."

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... This was a common practice 40 years ago (I experienced this with a disabled pal). Let’s hope this venue faces legal consequences. And let’s stop the populists pretending that “DEI has gone too far”. It clearly has barely scratched the surface.

In the home of the grift, the US World Cup aspires to become the griftiest event in history. USA! USA! #exploittoexhaustion

Red-spotted Bluethroat Swineham, Dorset @harbourbirds.bsky.social @dorsetbirdclub.bsky.social

So cool! I had to look this up to learn more:

"You'll never guess what the Spitfire looks like at ninety years old!"

I believe it to be worthwhile to insist that Trump agree to play a round of golf on live television, immediately after he takes a Montreal Cognitive Assessment, also on live television.