"we need drones"

a programme in the 60s or 70s - a host had two authors and two *just people e.g. a bus driver* in the studio, they had all read a book by each of the authors and they talked seriously about them and their ideas. perfect format imo. boosting genuinely good writers and making them seem accessible

they are going to lose the next general election

anyone else spending the day stricken with melancholy for our dying planet

can someone explain to me the role of Herod in Jesus Christ Superstar, and why (in the upcoming run) I can choose between (amongst others) *Simon Russell Beale* and *Michael Ball*

beverly glenn-copeland this evening at the southbank centre. totally wonderful -

obviously X is the most flagrant offender and we're all worried about The Children, but there's an underestimation of how much radicalisation of older adults happens on TikTok and Facebook, with a pipeline that includes a lot of relatively benign engagement bait. some of this page's other posts:

is there anywhere that this isn't happening?

literature should be published in a small font size. if that means a shorter book comes out as barely more than a pamphlet, that's fine. eye moving page turning is experientially wasteful

update from watching an episode, btw: the new Russell T Davies programme is, I would say, militantly pro-trans. it depicts bigots and the moral cowards who put up with them (which might be where Davies finds himself), but it's so far very serious and firm about the situation

having an absolute nightmare of a day on the trains. never leaving london again

I think when children are e.g. radicalised, commit crimes, etc, we tend to view it as a systemic failing, a parental failing or a mental health issue. but if you turn 18 then a switch flips and suddenly it's 100% individual responsibility

from about 12min 50sec here, with some reporting on the case before that - www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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the problem for me is that it's clearly a loss to go from a human collaborator to an AI one. I think anyone who has had to use the technology in a work context could tell you that sycophantic mirroring is default - it will only give back what you ask for. and that prompting it away feels like a mask

no Pynchon in the Guardian list. absolutely invalidates the endeavour

jim o'rourke on NTS mixing in the solo material of new kids on the block's jordan knight. and. and you can't say fairer than that!

king charles, king charles, what is your favourite "underrated gem" on the sony playstation 2?????????????????????

very funny to watch all this but even funnier that their solution is going to be "Wes Streeting"

do we think whooping is the correct image for Starmer here? I would have expected solemnity in an empty room. this makes it look like he has absolutely no idea. which, I mean, obviously,

outside shaking my head and saying they won't do it whilst inside completely deluded that proportional representation is on the way

posting screenshots of objectionable opinions from X is functionally no different to imagining a person and being angry with the imaginary person. all possible opinions exist on there in the stupidest possible form, whether it's a russian bot or a broadsheet columnist. it's all meaningless.

reform average vote share 26% so far. will labour introduce proportional representation? well, nothing substantially positive has ever happened in UK politics in my lifetime - so probably not!!

hearing what sounds like booing against yize?

not a regular snooker fan but I do feel that Wu Yize deserves the world

bank holiday big guns with the platonic ideal of a Loose Women episode - are there too many iPads, how to explain a parent's affair to the kids, Peter Andre. bang bang bang

today's guardian blind date is a pal - good peek behind the curtain. the questions are emailed after, not via phone or whatever. all the previous who have ended up saying something unpleasant about their date: entirely unforced error

hurvin anderson at tate britain btw 👍👍👍👍👍

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easy votes for the political party that says they'll ban dynamic pricing. or even just dynamic pricing on food www.instagram.com/reel/DXeJc7b...

walk before work this morning. saw a robin at very close range, interacted with a squirrel and made a pull from the free book box. not read Brautigan before. any opinions? thanks!

read The Palm House this evening, Gwendoline Riley - excellent way to have spent it

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every minute that Jim O'Rourke/Eiko Ishibashi gig isn't sold out is a risk to my budget

just give helen dewitt a macarthur grant ffs

setting an alarm for 1am to wake up and check if a demented fascist has committed nuclear genocide. forgive me if I listen to love lockdown

the govt grandstanding on kanye west as it meekly enables a world-ending genocide is quintessentially keir starmer's labour

earlier today, in cafe oto, I heard two separate people do two separate farts. thanks all!

this might be a question only I can answer, but: if you'd impulsively bought a Godspeed You! Black Emperor ticket and let the gig sell out before getting anyone to go with you, would you go alone or resell it? i.e., has anyone seen GY!BE and would you recommend it for a "solo traveller"

just in case it comes out later and I want to say I knew it: reckon they've edited that new Harry Potter actor's performance with AI. something about how his face moves.

fuck this 👍🏻

✅ little shop ✅ read some of my book ✅ had a sleep in the sunshine declaring today a sunday. tomorrow can be saturday - if needed!

this afternoon I watched Sound of Falling at the ICA - there's still a few screenings about town and it'll be on MUBI soon, I think. not sure how to articulate this: watch it

okay emergency Whitney and Conner Leavitt spin-off titles: Leavitt or Leave It, Turning a New Leavitt, Better Be Leavitt, Leavitt to the Limit #slomw

watched It Was Just An Accident last night. should've been a best picture nominee! maybe instead of an IP film starring Brad Pitt, my god!

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couldn't labour win the next election through electoral reform. some kind of proportional representation could - sorry sorry I'm sorry

a full day of occasionally remembering the by-election and feeling a bit sick

lunch break charity shop. big question: is it tat? if I don't own a VHS player? and own the film on blu-ray? the answer: no. because it came with a book. thank you!

lovely lovely Jeff Tweedy gig at the Islington Assembly Hall. could have parked myself there for another three hours if they'd kept playing. such a treat . . .