I am HERE for my regular* Olympic national uniform watch at the flag parade, and it's the winter one so look out for superb coats. #WinterOlympics (*except for the ridiculous 2024 decision to put them on boats where TV cameras could barely see them. In the rain)

My daughter's best comment about the winter Olympic ceremony so far has come when a small country with a few people comes on the stage. "These are very rare"

What's that smell? Ah yes, it's... Toast

This is only related in a sideways manner, but: the story of any small slice of humanity is the story of humanity, just boiled down and distilled. So: In 2020, we had a lot of conversations about harassment at SF/F conventions, and Isaac Asimov came up several times.

My favourite things so far in the coverage today 1. The Discovery commentator pairing for downhill skiing. A proper good cop (enthusiastic lady light on knowledge) v bad cop (stern non nonsense heavy on detail and criticism) Also shout out to the Curling team covering the GB games, really slick

First tough test for GB curling at the moment, Sweden are giving them a game. Everyone's eyebrows set to stern on the rink.

Times article has an incredible illustration

The snowboarding is on, and learning many new terms like bolts and Bouchbomb. Sweet. Seriously, that Eli Bouchard is a talent the way he breaks physics.

Child: "That guy is so fat!" Me: "No, that's a lady, and the goalkeeper ice hockey needs to wear a lot of padding."

The thing with everyone having a substack is not just that the market couldn’t work but you don’t want everything to be personality driven. You want a space for reporters not to be the story. Like how is the pipeline for expert commentators going to grow anyway?

I can't tell if this is a Discovery thing or overall Winter Olympics theme, but they have a great Giorgio Moroder style theme in and out of the ad breaks

How excited am I about the Winter Olympics? Watching Curling 2 days before it officially starts excited

There’s literally a straight line between Trump, Epstein, and the retaliatory lawsuits against women who came forward with allegations against celebrity men like Amber Heard and Blake Lively. They all even have the same PR folks. And yet people still refuse to see it

Nigel Farage was mentioned 43 times in the Epstein files. But you don’t see any of the ‘political’ journalists mention this do you? Instead it’s the usual diatribes against Starmer. These people are an embarrassment

We've been robbed of a moment of joy next week. Robbed. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/articl...

Looked at the Eurovision 70th tour, not at those prices. £170 a ticket? Nope.

Reform politician Matthew Goodwin tells the Sunday Times that he would "rather shoot myself in the head" than be at dinner with Nick Robinson and Mary Beard, and the last thing the ex-acadenuc would ever have wanted would be to be a Professor at some Oxford college "backwater with zero influence"

“Hang on a sec - where’s the triangle player gone?” Conductor of the Bermuda Philharmonic.

Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced… economist.com/britain/2026...

8pm Monday. Essential viewing IMO. Russia is one of the most hostile places in the world to be a journalist, with threats of intimidation, expulsion+imprisonment. #BBCPanorama follows a year in the life of BBC Russia editor, @bbcstever.bsky.social as he tries to walk the tightrope…

Wow -- incredible!!!

Matthew Goodwin once ate his own book on TV after a wrong prediction Nobody noticed his Oct 2024 interview with Nick Robinson included another promise to eat his book if net migration fell to 200k in a year. (It did: net 204k in year to June 2025; will dip far below 200k once we have 2025 stats)

Cory says smart things about tech. And Canada. pluralistic.net/2026/01/29/p...

I have actual shit I need to work on this weekend but I just saw this clip from Patsy Palmer's Ibiza Workout (2002) ft Louie Spence and the urge to switch out the music and do an edit is too powerful

Watching this really bleak documentary about the noughties on BBC1. It's called 'The Apprentice'.

Welcome to my time machine.

Just signed up to Discovery Plus for the Olympics, and after having a look at the original content, VISA, I think you were correct.

1/🚨The Scottish Government *paid* for the credit ratings obtained last year from Moody’s and S&P. But we are not allowed to know how much it paid, because “disclosure may affect the commercial interests of Moody's and S&P”.

Quote with five jobs you've had: TV scheduler Media Planner Archivist Software Designer/Installer/Support Librarian

Oh she’s BROKE broke

I wrote this song on Saturday, recorded it yesterday and released it to you today in response to the state terror being visited on the city of Minneapolis. It’s dedicated to the people of Minneapolis, our innocent immigrant neighbors and in memory of Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Stay free

Local Facebook group is enjoying unearthing classic Goodwin content. In this video Matt says he was "lucky or unfortunate enough to be in Manchester a few days ago" and that "the energy in this room is ten times what it was in Manchester".

A random Disney employee with a hammer - "I must destroy this" Artist - "Is this a copyright thing?" A random Disney employee with a hammer now smashing Stitch to bits - "That's a good cover story, thanks."

what's that, dan? a cheap shot? surely no

Before you read a duff take on this...

Television began on this day in 1926. Shortly after that, Doctor Who fans started a campaign to get rid of the current producer.

I was asked to look at this post! And while the story obviously has important context that’s missing from the headline - which I’ll cover obvs 😜 - what’s more important is to question why this is being posted! And what to ask yourself when you see something like this… 1/12 🧵

The central tenet of the US gun lobby is that citizens must have the right to bear arms as the ultimate safeguard against an authoritarian tyranny. So, where are you, guys? Or did you simply make up that reason to keep the profits rolling in for the gun industry?

When will people learn? All English people want is - no fireworks, no noise after 8pm, no unexpected visitors, no phone calls, no noise before 8pm and the sweet release of death - is that too much to ask?

There aren't any penguins in Greenland, but there are other animals.

What ICE is doing to our children is unconscionable.

The Telegraph of course have a fantastic history of stories they accompany with headlines starting “whisper it”

The biggest TV show in the country, record-breaking viewing figures… but, you know, The Telegraph gonna Telegraph

30 YEARS AGO TODAY: batten down the hatches, tie down any loose valuables, Paul Shane is singing on Pebble Mill, with Mike Holoway from Flintlock - promoting a musical!

A classic of the genre.

I feel a bit foolish, should have clicked this option.

May these possums shouting in Werner Herzog's voice bring comfort to your day.