I'm sorry, but the reaction to Brianna Ghey being murdered by people she knew offline *because she was transgender* becoming 'we should stop teenagers from being on social media' rather than 'we should deal with the recent horrifying rise of transphobia in the UK' is unbelievably fucking bullshit.

A little while ago I did a little facing up of some stock on the shop floor. It's not the shop I work in. I'm not even working today. Pure eye to hand impulse.

as an adult

I'm on board...

Quote skeet a gif with a clue of where you’re from…

Marc Anthony realising his part in the Beckham fallout...

Tassel epaulettes plonked on a t-shirt. Not saying Jonathan Anderson is just taking the money at Dior but it sure feels like it.

The flag fits the US part but not the Canada and Greenland areas. From a graphics perspective it's like it hasn't been thought through at all. Gosh, if they're not good at planning a piece a graphic design how bad are they at other important stuff like global diplomacy and military strategy. Oh.

Would those members of the US armed forces consider going but on arrival switch their allegiance to Greenland? Fight alongside the Danish army and therefore become a defence force rather than an attacking one?

As a Brit living in Sweden (and always perplexed by the reverence shown to the NP) I keep circling back to the point that the prizes only exist because Nobel was an *arms dealer* and did not want later generations to *remember* that he was an arms dealer.

Amazed - AMAZED - Robert Jenrick didn't turn up to the Reform press conference dressed as a hotdog.

Kemi Badenoch going in on Robert Jenrick like a pack of Lockets... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A clip has been posted of One Of Us from director Stefan Van De Graaff over on Instagram. It features Kit Connor as Youngest talking with his Grandfather. Filmed in 2023, it looks like it will finally see a release some time this year...

Just coming home from seeing Hadestown. Really rather good.

You're an actor in a long running comedy franchise? Carry on.

I was able to fit in a screening of Labyrinth on the way to work yesterday. Hadn't planned to but spotted the @princecharlescinema.com showing finished at the ideal time so took an early detour. Naturally had Magic Dance as my earworm for the rest of the day.

Possibly the best obscure nod to David Bowie's passing 10 years ago... Series 3 of Yonderland - a show that mixed live action and puppets - had a headline on an in-universe newspaper saying 'RIP Goblin King', the character he played in Labyrinth - a film which mixes live action and puppets...

Anyone who created or shared AI images of Kit Connor that removed his clothes from original photos just know that you contributed to the current use of AI removing clothes and sexualising women and children by Grok. You're not innocent of it, you're part of the problem.

I once got off the train at Russell Square Station convinced I was at Leicester Square Station. Though surprised by the lift - even saying to myself, "I don't remember there being a lift," - it wasn't until I stepped out I realised where I actually was. Enjoyed the walk to work from there anyway.

Watching the full Elvis '68 Comeback Special and the whole Guitar Man bit is coming to its conclusion... Mum: They did some weird stuff back in those days. Me: Which reminds me, new series of The Masked Singer starts tomorrow.

To hell with any discourse. That final episode of Stranger Things was epic. Brilliantly done and gave a good proper ending. Loved the final credits sequence. The artwork, the music. Perfect way to go out.

Ok, let's go. A refreshing glass of milk for the Stranger Things finale.

Right, well, 2025 off you fuck. 2026 don't be an arsehole.

Fireworks have been going off for the last 3 hours already. It's like keeping your coat on indoors then going out in the cold. They're not going to feel the benefit at midnight.

Don't buy from Amazon. Always go to the original seller's website.

Funniest moment this christmas... Mum opened a packet of Kettle crisps and was aghast at the limited contents. She said, "Look at that," and flicked her wrist to show me the packet. However the flick was more violent than intended and all the crisps flew out across the sofa like potato confetti.

I once made a woman scream in Topshop because she thought I was a mannequin.

Mathew Baynton winning both #Taskmaster Champion Of Champions and Richard Osman's House Of Games by 1 point in the same week feels right.

After a balls up with the holiday rota, I did extra shifts earlier in the week to make up the shortfall. The result? I'm missing today's shift as I battle whatever viral torture my body picked up on the days I wouldn't normally have been in. The calibrating equilibrium better be bloody worth it.

Mum made me cry which made her feel guilty so she's given me a whole bag of chocolate coins which I'm currently scoffing. Who says Christmas is for the kids?

For Christmas Eve, a story about Kit Connor's real father, pretend father and the real/pretend Father Christmas...

Catching up with the Richard Oseman's House of Games, Only Connect and University Challenge Christmas specials before their respective third instalments air later. Streaming and linear TV converging in one evening.

I now have today, tomorrow and the next day off work. I also now have a throat like the inner working of a chainsaw that will likely last today, tomorrow and the next day.

What's that? You're on your way to work on the first day of four consecutive shifts because your manager didn't tell you that the weekend you had off last weekend was removed from the holiday rota and was put down as unpaid leave instead? Wow that's unlucky. Glad I don't work for them. Hang on...

🎶 Oh, the weather outside is frightful...🎶 That's it.

Don't steal pies this Christmas.

Tell you what, Sebastian Croft can't half write a song and then some. Brilliant gig at The Lower Third this evening.

Me: Right, well, I've misjudged my prep for this Mystery Movie Marathon at @princecharlescinema.com and I'm struggling a bit so I'll just have a little doze during this Chuck Norris film. *massive bang as a bloke gets shot in the balls and a woman is thrown through a window* Me:

Rik’s George’s Marvellous Medicine was absolutely iconic

Bloody hell. Didn't realise until now Alex Horne and The Horne Section were doing this. They're doing a 24 hour singathon for Stand Up To Cancer but it's literally just the one song. Still another 20 or so hours to go and there's a live feed on You Tube... www.youtube.com/live/Xnz6os7...

If I could go back in time and punch a video in the faces of some teachers at my school, this would be it... youtube.com/watch?v=CqiY...

Goodness! Joe Locke, Sophie Melville AND Ruaridh Mollica all getting nominated for their performances in Clarkston for the What's On Stage Awards. www.whatsonstage.com/news/the-26t...

I'm barely able to keep up contact with the people around me who are alive. This is just conversation pressure on another level. Besides, what happens when *you* die? An infinite AI chat loop between non-living entities? It's dead turtles all the way down.

US Airport staff in 2026... Customs officer. Security guard. Doom scroller.

You will be visited by three spirits

Lost a 1000 day streak on Duolingo while I've been completely out of whack in recent weeks and the owl continues to be pissed off with me...

The alt world version of Rory Kinnear, Rory Kin' 'ell... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Another meeting of the Music Video Preservation Society at @princecharlescinema.com and it was a particularly good one with none other than Julien Temple as main guest. Especially delighted to have Undercover Of The Night by The Rolling Stones played as it has particularly childhood memories.