Aargh, might've overdone the coffee this morning... (This is a spider web after the spider has ingested caffeine. Apparently NASA scientists did this experiment... were they just really bored that day?)

Jeez, a bit traumatised by recent trip to well-known supermarket. What the hell is that? Isn't the world tough enough already without being confronted by some kind of Monster from the Deep when you're just popping in for some fennel and a nice packet of Hula Hoops?

So, the UK needs a new leader... Can we have a Mamdani please? Genuinely decent human being. Dynamic, with radical ideas for improving people's lives and not afraid to rock the boat to make things happen. Just the ticket!

Happy 100th birthday David Attenborough! Extraordinarily wonderful human being, obviously. And actual, proper influencer ❤️

Yes! This has been needling me for ages. He doesn't quite get that government and business are Not The Same Thing.

Love how Mamdani refused to go to the Met Gala and focuses on things that actually matter to people instead. Actual star.

Pierre Bourdieu once argued that the question of whether something is art isn't answered by the artist's intention or even the object itself. Instead, the quality of being "art" is conferred by a community — curators, dealers, auction houses, audiences, etc. 🧵

Marina Hyde excels herself in yesterday's Guardian (from an already very high bar).

The madder the world gets, the more I turn to the wonder of birds. It somehow helps. The Tailorbird actually stitches its own home. Not sure if they knit themselves little jumpers in cold weather though.

Birds know best!

The 25th Amendment exists for a reason.

Hooray - it's puffins season again! This is what we all need. The world's coolest bird. (Opinions may vary, but I am in fact unquestionably correct on this.)

All very impressive and everything, but there are 1 or 2 problems on our one and only home planet that all that ingenuity and all those resources could usefully be applied to. 😠

Lovely

We're on our way to London for this! May the far right crumble to dust in the face of reason, resistance and love. Screw them.

So, Clinton was impeached for having a liaison with a woman who wasn't his wife. The Orange One throws his weight around like a mafia boss, stomping all over the Constitution and showing zero regard for humanity or the truth and that's not a problem? What was impeachment designed for again...?

Indeed.

Happy Birthday to the effervescent, the magnificent Liza Minnelli. Seeing Cabaret at the age of 12 at a friend's birthday party was quite the formative experience.

Morning.

What the word 'comeuppance' was invented for.

14th February ❤️ Love in all its many and splendorous forms.... really, what else is there?

The Orange Monstrosity is behaving exactly like a crazed Bond villain. All he needs now is a white cat on his lap. If only this were fiction...

Here’s a short poem about the power of poetry to change the world.

Love this

Aah, the joy of seeing an old friend not seen for 15 years and finding it's still just like the old days

Want a simple way to bring out the very worst of human nature? Simple: give people guns, free rein and no accountability. Well done Donald, you evil piece of shit.

Total dude. He's probably scared (who wouldn't be?) but fighting back anyway. Courage in action.

Oi! Where are my raisins?? This one comes every morning. Named him Ringo before I realised he was actually a female. #idiotbirdwatcher

Song on the brain. Can't imagine why. Everything is going so swimmingly... youtube.com/watch?v=ikFF...

Shrinkflation, again.

This is why Dry January is a preposterous idea and an outright impossibility. (Cartoon by Tom Gauld)

Happy New Year everyone 🍾 In this omnidisastrous world we live in, maybe there could be some good stuff in 2026? Miracles can happen. Yes, I'm holding on to my childish naïvety. music.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNq...

How do you stop being sad in this Winter darkness? Answers on a postcard

Have run out of words for the horror of what's happening in 🇺🇸

Well, there's a glorious beam of hope and light. Maybe America can pull itself back from the brink after all...

Yup!

Beautifully put Mr Russell. That's exactly how I feel about fascists. And Reform UK. And the Tories.

💔 She seemed somehow eternal

Brilliant

Hero

Mural in sunny Ipswich

More than anything else, I object to this president stealing our time and attention. We can’t even have a Sunday morning without hearing about some insane thing he said and wondering if that insane thing will become real because he’s insane.

Reasons to be cheerful: Went to the gym and they forgot to put their doofdoofdoof music on. Plus, made an excellent Guinness cake. (Yes, I know one counteracts the other... I'm only human..)

We are so happy to have the US President honouring us with his gracious presence 🤮

Nick Cave: "I find music has a potential other arts don't have, which is to utterly change you within 3 minutes. Your whole body chemistry can change, your mood, your perspective."

Just because. music.youtube.com/watch?v=O2s3...

Found the world's dinkiest snail in the kitchen. (That's a teaspoon). A dab of garlic butter and that's dinner sorted.

Brian and Shaun having a chat! Cancelling everything to listen to this!