Cheers, BlueSky pals.

I find the oddity of this reassuring, like something that only occurred because a butterfly flapped its wings in Japan - Donna Summer’s ‘I Feel Love’ owes some of its genesis to Anthony Powell. (This may be common knowledge) From chapter 2 of Elizabeth Alker’s ‘Everything we do is music’

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

This is why it's important authors read a lot, Murakami has no idea this has been done already

Happy Miss Congeniality Day to all who celebrate!

*THREAD* Two of the BBC's most significant and celebrated single dramas are to be repeated in the coming weeks. All-film productions, NEW transfers. In recent past people want to know about that work and it's a great reason to watch something again - but will the press office pull their finger out?

Friday highlight: managing to catch up with the person shoving Vote Reform bilge through letterboxes, to tell them exactly where I would rather have red hot pokers inserted than do so.

Well, @harrysword.bsky.social with the mighty Maiden is as good as you’d expect: www.theguardian.com/music/2026/a...

Well, I don’t think it’s any exaggeration to say that this looks to be the Greatest Film of All Time.

You ever try to code switch at work and fail? 😂

And happy birthday to Her Majesty Elaine May!

I heard there was a tasty meal From Mexico, with great appeal It's quick to make and could be so much harder A spicy sauce to make you smile It's topped with cheese and baked a while The warming and delicious Enchilada

Samantha Whates and Ida Wenøe at the Green Note tonight; such a privilege to hear them, let alone know them. If you get the chance, take it. www.samanthawhates.me/live

If you see this, quote with a pic of you in glasses

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

Overheard a tiny boy on the tram, as we went past a cemetery: ‘That’s where all the people that died are buried in the ground, isn’t it?’ ‘Yes, that’s right.’ ‘And I’ll be dead and buried in the ground, won’t I?’

Reckon I’ve got this Tea Time Theme Time, pop pickers

Beano Book 1981

Well, happy thrremony at tremony at the liremony at the libraremony at the library day to all who celebrate

“What’s so special about…” etc.

Episode 2 of the new series is out tomorrow! (Today if you get over to our Patreon) We're moving from 50s to 70s with a spin off of a spin off. @alisondennison.bsky.social joins @guy-e-walker.bsky.social and @robertcheath.bsky.social to talk about George and Mildred! Subscribe now!

Not a bad post day.

Just remembered “Energy In Northampton”, a song commissioned by the Northampton Development Corporation to promote Northampton, in which aliens visit Northampton Silently they came one night / attracted by the glowing light / their scanners led them to the town Northampton youtu.be/4xKjGqefH7U

Really enjoyed this, which positions JJ as a musician who just happens to make the odd film now and again, and reminded me that there are a few of those I need to catch up on.

Wow, I picked a great time finally to catch up with this, in a big week for the old stress and anxiety. (It’s great, don’t get me wrong, but WHEW.)

A new instalment of INVENTORY is available now via the @backlisted.bsky.social Patreon. This week: A virtual walking tour of the lost record shops of Croydon. Big thanks to @grindrod.bsky.social @brownwindsor.bsky.social and @rockingbob.bsky.social. #CroydonTillIDie www.patreon.com/backlisted

Tonight!

Well, while you were all waiting for the end of the world, I was doing this and it was *superb*

[email protected] superb on the many multitudes of Harry Styles, Meltdown curator: "He reflects beloved cultural touchstones back as warm, welcoming & uncomplicated in a world that is anything but, a musician doing the work of a romance novel." thequietus.com/opinion-and-...

But shall this crazed old man be tamely suffered to drag a whole ship’s company down to doom with him?

Banye, more like #morelike

So, some news. variety.com/2026/film/ne...

Just going to use this space to record that I very much liked The Drama, just in case I change my mind about it later on.

This really puts my problems into perspective.

Hey people, I wrote an “amusing” thing about AI. You may read, enjoy and share at your will - thanks 👍👍

Like a Cat Loves a Bird: The Nine Lives of Muriel Spark is BOOK OF THE WEEK in The Times, and it's frankly outrageous that a small marching band hasn't trundled into my house to make some little celebratory parps in my honour 😤

I tried this Mustang and I am now certain that I need a Mustang. Help.

What, glue your wrist to your head?

You wrote a novel using AI? Cool. It's like that time I ran a marathon using a Ford Focus.

Was deeply unsure of the trailer, but am going to see that Project Hail Mary film you all keep talking about, and it had better be good.

Just picturing him there, fuming, with half his tackily-gilded hole covered in blue tarp, weighed down with breeze blocks.

I think it's actually essential to children's moral development to be exposed to short stories moderately beyond their reading level where a bunch of fucked up shit happens and then instead of offering a moral lesson or any sort of emotional or narrative resolution it just ends.

A bizarre early evening in NFT2. I’m glad I finally saw it, but I’ll forever know it as The Patron Who Ate an Entire Three-Course Sandwich Meal in the Seat Next to Mine.

Me too, tin of tuna. Me too.

*only 311

Happy ALCS day to those who celebrate.

Don't really get the critical circumspection. I thought SNL Live UK had a much higher hit ratio than almost any sketch show I've seen for at least 10 years and to have done it live is even more impressive. Also it's great that, outside of sport, the live TV event can still be A Thing in 2026.

Was a little bit concerned by the opening Sir Keir skit, but yeah, this.

the human body was not designed to know what the worst person in the world is doing every fifteen minutes