I am very amused to learn that the baddie in Wicked is basically called Mrs Horrible. Even Dickens would blush.

I do think British people need to understand that this is why Musk’s money is aiming at the UK now. The BBC and the NHS are trusted English-language sources that people in the US can access so the people who favour this disinformation would like to destroy them.

It's that magical time of the year again! Our winter lights are officially on in the Cloisters ✨

Well, I am pleased for all you people who are pleased. I did not know this was even happening till five minutes ago, but I presume it explains the fireworks.

@mrholness.bsky.social if there is any way that we could convince you to read this as Garth Marenghi the people of BlueSky would be grateful

Watching Bridget Jones' Diary for the 1000th time and thinking yet again that it's a 5 star movie with a 1 star soundtrack - just astoundingly bad, clonky choices every time (All By Myself obviously aside). The Geri Halliwell cover of It's Raining Men is just unforgiveable. Any others as mismatched?

My mum is 86. She's been waiting for her second eye cataract op for 18 months, has fallen twice due to uneven vision. They sent letter giving a surgery appointment on the day letter arrived, obviously she missed it. Now back on the waiting list for god knows how long. Familiar but sickening story.

If Advil is (I think?) the same as Nurofen, I completely agree - it was a total game changer. Up till then I suffered with a useless prescription thing called Ponstan, or over the counter Feminax. Nurofen didn't fix everything but it was SO much better. Vance is, yet again, a misogynist moron.

"Six seven" is totally out with the primary crew, the current thing is humming the tune of 'The Vengabus is coming'.

It's only when I read that I can take a rest from myself.

In a quite fancy West End restaurant today and someone had carved - actually carved - the words "Fucking Hitler" on the wooden table. While it's good it was an ANTI-Hitler message, that ... really isn't something I want to see over lunch. Wondered whether to say but surely they must have noticed it?

Oh my god, how many massive bangs are enough! So sick of this endless fireworks racket. Kids can't sleep, dogs scared (thankfully mine now deaf), it's been hours nonstop, why is it legal to sell things this LOUD?!

Ah, how lovely. My boy is 15 and basically disabled now, I get it.

We @womenslibrary.bsky.social are so sad to hear of the death of Elspeth King, writer, activist, curator of the People's Palace who fought so hard to collect & preserve Glasgow's social and working class histories. Her book 'The Hidden History Of Glasgow's Women: The THENEW Factor' is so important.

My relative who has literally mentioned how much she dislikes Meghan Markle once a week for the past four years: "Oh, all this Andrew stuff is overkill, is there nothing else happening in the world that's newsworthy?"

I keep thinking that if Charles had, idk, died in a skiing accident in his 20s, we'd all be living with King Andrew today, listening to him being exalted all the time. Such a terrible, random system.

i actually think a better punishment than stripping someone of their titles is jail

And as a PUNISHMENT he will be FORCED to use his ORDINARY FIRST NAME followed by a FAMILY NAME and he will be COMPELLED to live in this very VERY NICE HOUSE that is A BIT LESS MASSIVE than the last house, and it will be PAID FOR by his brother who gets his money from YOU

Why have I just watched this five times? Weirdly compelling.

the reason slowed down pop music works so well in horror films is because we all remember the horror of hearing the full version of babylon zoo's 'spaceman' for the first time.

No thanks!

Do I really have the only kid in Britain who's not fussed about K Pop Demon Hunters or saying Six-Seven? Or is the media just massively over-reporting trends again?

Goodness, can't think why nobody wanted to eat here. They sound so friendly.

Well I was not expecting BILL NIGHY to be spitting facts today! observer.co.uk/culture/inte...

nothing chatgpt has done is as impressive as akinator, the mind-reading internet genie from 2007

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

We're very chuffed to be participating in Aye Write on November 7th, 7.45pm to chat about our book Glasgow's Greatest Hits. If you're feeling brave there's Bandeoke too! Info & Tix: www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/glas...

gene kelly is antifa

I have been really sick for three days, simply three days, and it appears that Vikings have ravaged my house. Want to go back to bed, or just die.

Hollow laughter

* now legal to push BOTH grannies off buses

Peter, you've lost the fucking news!

What a lovely piece! Recently discussed a student assessment with a colleague. On paper, it was terrible: confusing, ungrammatical, over-written yet under-explained. And yet ... "It's got SOMETHING," we agreed. "It's not ... boring. It's bonkers, but alive." AI would have definitely failed it.

They are called writers

Watching in real time a man regretting some recent choices. #Strictly

Honestly I feel like I’m going mad, everyone involved at The Independent should feel ashamed that this is their job and this is how they treat a dead woman’s legacy.

It’s also beyond insane that the Independent are quoting ChatGPT slop from a completely random blog that went viral, including factual errors about her life, and pretending that Routledge wrote it.

"What you fail to see Mr. Pope" is truly the most incredible assemblage of words I have seen coming out of X, the Everything App, in quite some time.

Congratulations to The List - gave me my first job, always a lovely place to work for. It's really some achievement to last so long in such a difficult, changing market - well done to them.

How lovely! Peter Purves is quite a groovy mover, someone should have cast him in Hair.

There is a moment of hesitation and then my dog dives – 24kg of fox red labrador launching into Gourock outdoor pool – to join the splashy tumult. Dogs of all shapes, sizes and swimming ability have come to the outdoor saltwater pool on Scotland’s west coast for what has become an annual fixture 👇🐕

This Thursday join our guide Fiona Shepherd on a whistlestop lunchtime tour on the Sauchiehall Street Music Trail. From the late, lamented ABC to the Garage we explore a neighbourhood rich in musical myths...stretch your legs for 30 mins at lunchtime. Tix shorturl.at/0nUen

This is so very frustrating. I was on the board of Lanternhouse for a few years, over the period of it surviving covid & reopening in its lovely purpose-built new building. There were so many challenges and issues, it never got the support it needed. Really really hope this doesn't come to pass.

You will never make me write in first person present, never I tell you!

we don’t need to talk about whether people are *really* or *inherently* racist, if they’re doing and saying racist things. I mean firstly: they clearly are! what you do is who you are! but also: it doesn’t really matter whether their hearts are racist if they’re happy to support racist politicians

How about a giveaway? I have two copies of my cosy neurodivergent adventure Magic, Maps, and Mischief to send to two people! All you need to do is follow me and Repost this. Simple! I'll do the draw on Wednesday October 1st - good luck 🤞😁

Lakeland. Radio 3. School uniform.

“Every day is the day I put on the costume that I have spent my entire life cultivating.” Rachel Kushner writes about her lifelong journey to develop her personal style.