Mike McCarthy
@mikefmcc.bsky.social
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A man heavily into nuts.
Reckon if Kier announces he was cancelling the heatwave next week it might buy him a little time
17 days ago
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We surely don't need an origin story for everyone
30 days ago
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β€οΈ I once went on Kuwaiti national radio to discuss the Spice Girls π I was briefly in Joel Dommett's nu-metal band at school π I was once the understudy to Bungle on a national tour of Rainbow π I've played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on piano with Mackenzie Crook
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about 1 month ago
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It's weird how the first Krispy Kreme in the UK opened in Harrods and now you can get them in a petrol station. makes you think xx
about 1 month ago
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Ian Wade
about 2 months ago
HAPPY 31ST BIRTHDAY YES
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The Ultimate Fuck You: McAlmont & Butler's 'Yes' Revisited | The Quietus
Ian Wade travels back three decades to the song that blew the Adidas socks off Britpop, a defiant moment in which Bernard Butler and David McAlmont transcended their pasts with what became a queer ant...
https://thequietus.com/opinion-and-essays/anniversary/mcalmont-butler-yes-review-bernard-butler-david-mcalmont-suede/
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Not saying I have a tendency to catastrophise but I woke up this morning feeling a bit under the weather and immediately thought 'probably the hantavirus'.
2 months ago
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Just replied 'you too!' to the person who handed me my sandwich who said 'Enjoy!'. Will think of this for 8 months
2 months ago
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We came, we saw, we conquered (the middle tier).
2 months ago
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A takeover, no point deduction and an actual win. What a day
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2 months ago
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'I don't know why you need to send me this nonsense' my wife says as I send her yet another photo of Mr Blobby.
3 months ago
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How have I not heard Lux by RosalΓa until today. Absolutely astonishingly good
3 months ago
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Veterans of PlayStation's Singstar will know that there are just simply too many 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart's at the end of the song of the same name. Goes on forever, it's unseemly
3 months ago
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Where did all these novelty hot cross buns come from? Who's watching them? Something nefarious going on there
3 months ago
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It's just perfect isn't it
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3 months ago
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I know it's coming in with the fresh 10 year old take but Melodrama sure is an astonishing album
4 months ago
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Sam P
4 months ago
And in a shock write in landslide... Better Man has won Best Picture for the second year in a row!
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Derek Powazek
4 months ago
This is the destination of every company that tries to replace creative human workers with AI slop.
futurism.com/artificial-i...
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BuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AI
Three years after its pivot to AI, the writing is on the wall for BuzzFeed. The company said there's "substantial doubt" it can keep going.
https://futurism.com/artificial-intelligence/buzzfeed-disastrous-earnings-ai
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Hotel Chocolat feels old now doesn't it. Live long enough and you become the Thornton's. What are you thinking xx
4 months ago
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Incredible album.
4 months ago
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History makers
5 months ago
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Asked my daughter who I'm starting to suspect struggles with ADHD what goes through her brain and she just answered 'just lots and lots of dancing bananas'
5 months ago
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Team GB golds at the Winter Olympics π€ π€ my closet More than a normal amount of skeletons
5 months ago
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8.50: 'curling is boring isn't it' 8.55: 'HE DOUBLE TAPPED IT! I SAW IT!'
5 months ago
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That true authentic cuisine, European
5 months ago
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Aaron Rupar
5 months ago
Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event
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Remember when they tried to make a strawberry sandwich a thing
5 months ago
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Heartbroken π thanks Barry for everything, absolute legend π¦
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5 months ago
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NUMBER 16 BABYYYYYY Who the fuck are 'The Beatles' anyway Absolute legend.
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6 months ago
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Comfortably the least owns in the top end but still pleased to finish top 25 in Brain of Music. Still, there's a LOT of music out there I have no clue on. Until next time!
6 months ago
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2026 is definitely the year so far of 'Hey, do you remember all that work you did in terms of self-validation and growth? Wouldn't it be cool if you forgot it all and went back to hating yourself?'
6 months ago
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This was already a lovely blind date and then I saw this. Go on Jenny you legend.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
6 months ago
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Yes
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Make Me Pure
https://open.spotify.com/track/5VMv2fT6KGMkb7iZycoxHm?si=-S22npgPQzGgZbpg9UxsVg
6 months ago
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If you think this is a problem in The Traitors you should see quiz. I've forgotten which one I am before.
6 months ago
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Rian Johnson
6 months ago
This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares)
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WHAT A FUCKING RECORD
7 months ago
This Christmas. WAFR TV. 1: A Christmas Top of the Pops by WAFR 2: 100 Top WAFRs of 2025 Pop Party
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WAFR TV
YouTube video by Ian Wade
https://youtube.com/shorts/Zb1m2UHOrJQ?si=ZY5QSK_yja9jXXsI
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Anytime I go on Facebook there's some AI slop video of the worst possible shit you can imagine and it has 700k likes
7 months ago
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I've seen some great wrestling in my time but have never had as much fun at a show as last night at
@riotcabaret.bsky.social
. Just completely gets what it's meant to be about, outrageously silly and fun, and we got a photo with the big man.
7 months ago
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Tried to get one of those Spanish surrealist artists to paint the capital of Timor-Leste but it was a big waste of time.
7 months ago
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Went on my annual trip to the cinema last night to see the new Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man. Really loved it, so much fun, had some pick and mix, what more can you want in an evening really
7 months ago
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Sometimes a silly thing is the best thing.
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7 months ago
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John Self
8 months ago
Of the last twelve authors who have won the Booker Prize, only two (Marlon James and Douglas Stuart) have published another novel since their win. Obviously very recent winners skew the stat, but still a surprising figure to me. Worth a read (though you may need to register to read it for free):
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That difficult second Booker: the long-term impact of a win
In the week since its victory, 2025βs Booker winner David Szalayβs Flesh experienced a boost of 1,441% in week-on-week sales, according to NielsenIQ BookData.
https://www.thebookseller.com/bestsellers/that-difficult-second-booker-the-long-term-impact-of-a-win
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Yeah this looks very much up my street
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8 months ago
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Can't believe I get to watch my all-time hero wrestle
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8 months ago
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Not saying my Dad struggles with tech or anything but he made a WhatsApp group, added only me to it and called it 'Mike'.
8 months ago
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Get this man a statue.
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8 months ago
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Not saying that second child syndrome is a thing or anything but our first child wouldn't speak a word at school for his first two years whereas our second child has had six weeks at school and so far I've had to tell her..
8 months ago
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We've got our club back β€οΈ
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9 months ago
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Multiple people sent this to me and said 'this is you isn't it?'. That can't be good.
9 months ago
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Was idly listening to Spotify and it suddenly played Toploader's Dancing in the Moonlight. Stay vigilant.
9 months ago
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Thanks Spotify.
9 months ago
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