I’ve wanted to see George Martin’s dots for about forty years and today they arrived, in a beautifully compiled collection by Curvebender. And these are the exact bars I first turned to. No wonder I’ve had trouble discerning them all this time. Lots of jumpy detail.

‘Difficult decisions’ is almost always code for ‘punching down’. Fucking STOP IT. The arts sector in the UK is worth £8.5bn per year. That is (just numerically, quite apart from anything else) a FUCKING PRIORITY, you flailing cretins.

What Pete says. 400%.

‘I’M CLOSING THE BUREAU. For an hour.’

“I am the most verbally and physically attacked public figure or politician of modern times.” The disgraceful Nigel Farage. Remembering Labour MP Jo Cox, born 1974, murdered 2016.

Your reminder that every “news” piece about Tilly Norwood is a press release. The creator keeps saying stuff and the media keeps printing it with no other sourcing. None of it is real

Oswald Toadsley says he broke no parliamentary rules when he broke parliamentary rules.

I predict that a significant proportion of the workforce arriving in the office still drunk this morning is going to IMPROVE productivity.

This is *so* interesting: the lifecycle of a meme, from five years ago. The hosts giggle at the mention of Jpeg Magazine (which was A Thing), but the fact the photo paid off Zoë’s student loan by being sold as an NFT now seems as much of A Thing. www.wbur.org/endlessthrea...

‘Space balls – not to be confused with the 1980s American space comedy…’ Because there must be SOMEONE who struggles to tell toxic waste on the beach for a Mel Brooks parody, mustn’t there? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.

My mother’s washing machine appears to be possessed by the spirit of Bernard Herrmann.

It is seriously alarming how many of the world’s wealthiest and most powerful people are just screamingly mentally unwell in deeply toxic, dangerous ways.

Tee hee and all that, but this is how Scott Johnson, one of Radiohead’s techs, was killed. It’s NOT GOOD ENOUGH to leave stages badly rigged. They need multiple, systematic checks.

Can’t help thinking this one has bindun

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FUCKING GORGEOUS

‘The Wind-Break War,’ the ep of The Good Life being shown in tribute to Penelope Keith tonight, is a MASTERPIECE. For one thing, there’s a whole page and a half of script just featuring the characters wishing each other ‘Good evening’. And for another… (1/2)

Obituary writers assemble: it’s not Margot Leadbetter. It’s MARGO LEADBEATTER. It says so in the scripts.

BBC Two are showing an episode of The Good Life at 7pm tonight, in tribute to Penelope Keith.

What a REMARKABLE photo. Never come across it before. Like seeing Nixon sharing some popcorn with Mao.

I wonder where John Cunningham is now. This is SUCH a lovely, lovely album.

Remembering the legendary composer and first EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar & Tony) winner RICHARD RODGERS born 124yrs ago today.

This is the best thing I’ve seen today. Every country should do this.

The weirdo’s weirdo has checked out. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Contains the world’s loudest man. (It’s not one of us. And it’s not Steve Bray. Although he’s in there too.)

Unbelievable. I’m in central London, and I can’t find a mulled wine ANYWHERE. Tsk.

I SAY ISN’T IT WARM

Hoping that Flying Ant Day and Oh Look Racist Day will, at some point of convenience, coincide.

I live in Wandsworth. Alphabetically close to Wales, but I think otherwise a wasted drop.

There won’t be a midnight news bulletin. Was one person reading the news and throwing to pre-RX clips *that* expensive? Yesterday, BBC News had a helicopter hover above the train Andy Burnham was on — in case… what? It turned into a fucking butterfly? — at a rate of £4,000 per hour.

They’re calling it the least comprehensible achievement of all time.

The Brexit vote was ten years ago, was it? Well, the results of that have been shit. No redeeming features at all. Just shit. Shame on everyone involved.

I’d never think of pouring a pint of hot coffee, but because it’s cold brew, it’s a refreshing summer drink, right?

I’m an writer and I don’t use AI because, as you might recall my mentioning earlier, I’m a writer.

Lovely book. Go.

I could listen to this for ever. It’s so beautiful. The combo of Waits and Gayle — their voices at their peak — Bob Alcivar’s velvety string arrangement, Jack Sheldon’s smoky trumpet… it’s fucking sublime. If you don’t know the One From The Heart soundtrack, you will. m.youtube.com/watch?v=P40v...

I said this would happen. I did say.

Sad to see the chief has checked out. people.com/james-burrow...

Absolutely stumped. Have never seen this term, can find no definition anywhere, and can’t parse it. Anyone got the full Grove’s to hand?

🚨 OUT EARLY because we might be Emergency Makerfieldcasting tomorrow…  🔥 Russia’s war on Britain comes out of the shadows. Plus, will anyone in politics go to bat for #NetZero any more apart from Ed Miliband? Even the Greens? Sam Bright of @desmog.com is our guest 📳 Listen linktr.ee/ohgodwhatnow...

The World Tonight & Crossing Continents were the last BBC programmes that dealt in depth with global affairs. Their demise says everything you need to know about priorities in British public life, which is mired more than at any time in monolingual mediocrity and insularity. You reap what you sow.

COURTESY PROFESSIONALISM RESPECT BOMB SQUAD

Fucking hell. This is still enough to fill anyone with overflowing, horrific sadness. Her poor family. Her poor friends.

In 1908 the Lancet called for an 18+ age limit on reading in bed for U.K. children.

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There's probably never been a better time to remind you that when David Hockney first took his Mum to California she remarked 'all this lovely weather and nobody puts their washing out'.

Released 40 years ago today. Still the greatest day off.

This should be No 1 now.