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BLOG POST: Notes on the best new-to-me books and films of 2025, including juvenile delinquents, witches, weirdness, and a dystopian Argentina where the tango is *banned*! precastreinforced.co.uk/2025/12/15/f...

1950s closeted British pop singer. Thanks, @jonsavage.bsky.social.

There's always a song: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Frgv...

Once again Nigel Farage has been denied a knighthood. Still eligible for a white hood.

I too have mourned the passing of someone I knew nothing about.

(ahem) I cannot relive it because I wasn't there. Subs pls attack.

I've never understood the mockery of Adrian Chiles' Guardian columns by people who've surely seen all the other Guardian columns.

You had me at ‘Peter Serafinowicz as “an acclaimed ceramicist”.’

Fame at last.

Oh.

Dear Roy, Before Christmas you had a Wheelie Bin pinched. I have just had a Satellite Dish taken from my garden. I used this as a Parabolic Reflector for recording Birdsong. So if anyone sees this at a car boot sale, be careful as it may be Radioactive.

Postcard from Miss J Brodie C/O the Marcia Blaine School for Girls

Why did the earl always arrive with plenty of time to spare? Because he was very earl-y.

Still shocked that someone with views I dislike a lot made some music that was good.

Thanks Lobsterliciously David 😍 and to you too, Lobsterliciously Happening Happy New Year to You and everyone with Lobster Love 🧡💛🧡👌🏾👌🏾💋💋PinchyPinchykisskissmas LEKIDDO - Lord of The Lobsters!

200 MOTELS on Netflix lads.

This is amazing. A emotional, fractal classic by @scalzi.com.

‘It maybe fake… but it highlights an important truth…’ Wes Streeting, June, 2026 ‘All fiction is fake, but we’ve lionised that for centuries - AI is no different’ The Independent April, 2026

"I don't care if it's fake" will be the phrase of 2026.

SHELLEY: "...And on the pedestal, these words appear: My name is Ozymandias, King of Kings; Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!" Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that colossal Wreck, boundless and bare The lone and level sands stretch far away." OZYMANDIAS: Told ya, immortal.

Watching the new and largely brilliant Futurama and reflecting that the word "we" never indicates funny character comedy and conflict.

G'morning David @quantick.bsky.social 🤩 🤩 Have a Lobsterliciously Clawsome Festive Season & #PinchyPinchykisskissmas everyone everywhere with Lobster Love 👌🏾👌🏾💋💋 LEKIDDO - Lord of The Lobsters! 😍 It's Christmas Baby #ibydk

GUILT AND SELF-LACERATION ARE INDULGENCES

Star Wars.

sin that pays its way can travel freely, and without a passport; whereas Virtue, if a pauper, is stopped at all frontiers

@quantick.bsky.social Here’s the owner of those washed up shoes.

NORAD Santa tracker is Woke

KEEP SOMETHING IN RESERVE FOR EMERGENCIES

Hoxton Hears A Hoo.

Well @quantick.bsky.social this has gone over spectacularly well with the film student.

Writing a Squeeze song whose chorus is, "Bang to rights/ In ladies' tights."

MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM JIM.

ICYMI...

"You will be visited by three soldiers: Major Look, Major Stare, and Major Loseyourunderwear."

There used to be this YouTube clip of young Dylan playing a couple of songs and a woman, with a very appealing voice, comments on them. Yet it's gone, and I've no idea who it was, or when recorded. He sings The Death of Emmet Till, and talks of pinching some guy's chords.

Dylan's third Christian album.

Here’s another Christmas short - albeit without the spookiness. Stars #MattBerry & #NigelPlaner, written with @quantick.bsky.social and a song by #Elbow youtu.be/-932_pU21EI?...

@ianmartin.bsky.social thanks potentially!

That was absolutely gorgeous. I read while listening to Carols from Kings and lighting the fire. Thank you so much.

This SNL sketch is absolutely amazing, but it is incredibly violent (you have been warned!) youtu.be/ug44G2FdWyU?...

David Stories have all been great, and I can see why he likes this one the most. So do I.

This is very fine.

For those of you who are partial to a spooky tale at Christmastide, here’s a short film starring @mikewozniak.bsky.social & #WillAdamsdale, written by @quantick.bsky.social youtu.be/xI2q7YSe0ec?...

The original short story is available in @quantick.bsky.social’s new collection of short stories amzn.eu/d/0cfe3wp