Instagram seems to think that I am actually *never* going to stop finding this meme format funny. To be fair, they might have a point.

“I believe the stars are the headlights of angels driving from heaven to save us.” — David Berman 1967-2019

Spotted on an eBay listing for an LP:

I'm giving away this copy of For You by Tatsumo Yamashita. Arguably Japan's finest City Pop album. Comment 'For Me?' and a random wheel thingy will choose a winner. Giving this away as a thank you for joining me on my Tokyo trip. Trust me... you want this amazing LP. More info below...

Happy birthday John Cale. We’re glad you’re still with us ❤️ youtu.be/yjhEMGMf5_Y

Monday. Become ungovernable.

Playing music out loud on public transport might be annoying, but gotta say that it’s infinitely preferable to the couple of Tommeh/‘legitimate concerns’ types opposite me on this tram, blasting what sounds like extremist RW propaganda, but is probably actually just GB News.

I'm calling Chekhov

Timeline cleanse: his little PAWS

Holy heck, Fugazi just released the 1992 Albini sessions for Bandcamp Friday! Proceeds going to Letters Charity.

Am now pretty much completely unable to listen to this without crying, and I’m absolutely fine with that. Music, eh? Wonderful stuff.

Just going to flag this fab new song by a coupla excellent people here: lnk.to/ExquisiteCor... Give it a listen, perhaps? #noworriesifnot #NewMusicFriday

Ok this is brilliant youtu.be/niMKvJ-Itq8?...

I have had four hours of stressed-out sleep, which is quite frankly unacceptable, and am currently fuelled only by coffee, an exceedingly sweet Aussie sponge cake that I’ve just tried for the first time, and two back-to-back listens to the new UK Eurovision song. Somehow, I am expected to work.

Reminded of the Hamnet correspondence to @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social: wrong bird of prey; wrong swimming stroke…

Dear Shabana, Let's clear some things up around migration and remember we're talking about people's lives.

Discovering @hiddenbritain.bsky.social, only to find that the Nuada cord cap is already sold out: entirely devastating. hiddenbritain.bigcartel.com/product/nuad...

Last RT: I didn’t notice that Barbarian had also not had a physical media release, but that’s probably because I think it should have had no release whatsoever.

I am not a person who believes that it is the Criterion Collection’s job to fix all the movie industry’s failures, but this is a very specific one I would like them to fix.

Afraid that as soon as you mention ‘the radical Left’ in this construction, you go into the same tinfoil slopbucket as ‘MSM’. Pathetic.

theconversation.com/amanda-seyfr... A really good piece here from Danielle Turton on recreation of historical accents and why the choices of accents and features matter, especially when they're 'regional' rather than RP.

Anyone want codes for two free Vue cinema tickets? The catch is you have to use them today, but you can book ahead for next week. Not up to using them myself, and don’t want them to go to waste.

Breaking: *Asif Aziz's mass evictions of Londoners appear to be BACK ON *Sadiq Khan personally demands immediate response from the landlord *Leading homelessness charity cuts ties with the Aziz family and refuses donation *Questions over legality of paperwork www.londoncentric.media/p/asif-aziz-...

And Matt Goodwin who DID NOT win

Make Britain skank again

Oh, this is fun

Finally, the bug is back with a round of the Guinness.

For the back of the second tier at the O2 Arena, that’s an ‘absolutely not’ from this potential punter.

Important Cocteau Twins apocrypha.

Monday.

Dots do furnish a room.

Where I’m calling from.

A light jacket, in February? Maybe there’s hope? A popular pint, against my better judgment, around the corner from Picturehouse, where I spent what felt like the best part of a day (complimentary) in the company of Ann Lee and her adherents, and from glorious 70 mm no less.

Tonight:

Well, this is all kinds of ace; a former member of black midi, who were Not For Me, but this is quite different. Sort of skronky-sophisti-folk-pop?! youtu.be/21zVFKf7vSk?...

Featuring: @liamthorp.bsky.social @robmesure.bsky.social @sundaedivine.lol @nothoodlum.bsky.social @jasonreiduk.bsky.social @glennyrodge.bsky.social @petergeoghegan.bsky.social @iandunt.bsky.social @just-jack-1.bsky.social and @atrupar.com Thank you.

Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested on his 66th birthday, and the internet went into complete meltdown – 37 majestic reactions www.thepoke.com/2026/02/20/a...

Pizza Express Woking - bookings for today:

this would be a great day for an 80-something-year-old heart to just go ahead and quit working due to stress and panic

**NEW** FAILURE IS ALWAYS AN OPTION: GLORIOUS ADVENTURES ON THE BETA BAND FRONT LINE AND OTHER TALES by STEVE MASON A wild story about youth culture, success, sadness and redemption Crash landing 23-04-26 R: tinyurl.com/39r74x6k RT: tinyurl.com/2zbx5c3e W: tinyurl.com/42mb34pw @thebetaband.com

Gazza reportedly en route with a fishing rod, a cooked chicken, four Sloppy Giuseppes and a Barbour jacket.

With every fibre of my being, let me say this in a loud, clear, booming voice: this should have happened when Virginia Giuffre was alive to see it.

Okay, this is quite outstanding from Bedford Council.

Happy Birthday @yokoono.bsky.social ❤️❤️❤️

Why do the quote marks make it seem like people are being homophobic to the beavers?

Simpler times