If it’s twelve of them, we’re in trouble.

After news of the passing of Bob Weir, here's a story from the Grail archives about the Grateful Dead's attempt at a mass telepathy experiment: www.dailygrail.com/2019/08/the-...

One out of 12 rams is uninterested in females. Deemed “non-procreative" by farmers, they're typically sent to slaughter. German farmer Michael Stücke rescues the gay rams. His company Rainbow Wool, sells fabulous wool products from his flock of gay sheep. rainbow-wool.com

We're not supposed to know what goes on at the bottom of the ocean. I saw this thing that looked like a carrier bag full of eyes holding an umbrella. That's nobody's business

QUILLY [kwil•i] sb. A prank; a freak; a caper.

Some Yoruba for you: Comedy = awada Comedian = alawada (literally, 'one who sells comedy') A synonym is 'amuludun' ('someone who makes the town sweet') but this can also mean a music act. It's less specific to comedy. There's another comedy word that goes 'kerikeri', but may be local argot.

In the first Blade movie, Quinn does a lot of heavy lifting. I like how he's not particularly faithful to vampire lore, and nobody gives a shit. Immune to fire, silver, and other things vampires fear. Unexplained badass is a great trope. I hate how movies these days have to explain everything.

Goodnight from The Six Miles of Honey pub, where the Plough Witches have begged so much beer that not all of them can remember where they live. Goodnight from Geraldine Garwood, still arguing with her dead sister about the correct recipe for Grim’s Paw cake. Goodnight from Hookland.

Here. Another reason why wearing a mask is self-defence as well as community care.

This isn't just a casual observation. Fascism scholars have long made this point. It's why calling them "weird" was a more effective strategy than talking about the prices of eggs. Fascism is an aesthetic political movement - you need to make people feel embarassed and horrified by it.

Old Father Thames

I just can't believe how much ICE is a rerun of the SA, like it would be too spot on if you put it in a fucking movie

Sublime.

No, I just want to block noxious nitwits. So bye now.

Look, just treat yourself and watch a whole gig. One of the best bands we used to follow youtu.be/GG1OWQZKSzs?...

Keep the vibe going! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gtjU...

The opposite of Woke is Overslept. Or maybe just Over.-

Sick of examples of SF that predicted our horrendous dystopia, how about examples of SF predicting a completely erroneous dystopia like when Judge Dredd found Mount Rushmore in the middle of the Cursed Earth with a giant Jimmy Carter face

The AV Club reviewed #RiotWomen. I will not repost it here, for one simple reason. They said it is set in South Yorkshire.

Last year I did a deep dive into the world of the Mother & Baby Homes in Ireland, run by the Catholic Church, because I was born in one but had always avoided going back & looking closely at the system & the place where I started my life. Initially it was deeply, deeply depressing & enraging. BUT.

what do you mean the stranger things documentary shows them writing the script on a computer with 3 chat gpt tabs open

seriously, one day i'm going to invent an ai which can fuck your wife for you and these fucking losers will fork over their cash like there's no tomorrow

I'm getting such a Leatherface vibe from RFK Junior's latest messaging. Both men remind us that even if you come from a dangerously dysfunctional family, have a weird thing for animal remains, and have trouble speaking, you can still be a powerful advocate for dietary change. Inspiring.

And some cunt in my feed was trying to tell me what a strong, independent country the UK is a few days ago. Child, please...the UK doesn't make anything, doesn't own anything, and doesn't sell anything anyone wants.

You might like to know that "Alexander The Great", a pilot which I believe was made in 1963, shelved then aired a few years later - is up on YouTube. William Shatner as Alexander. Adam West as Cleander. John Cassavetes, Joseph Cotten and Simon Oakland also lurking. It's... a trip.

God, I HATE Paypal. Just try downloading a simple "all transactions" for 2025. Can you do that? NO YOU CANNOT. Instead you have to go round the houses and pretend to print the page(s) and use the "save as PDF" option. I expect one day soon that option will be removed, because it's much too useful.

Proustian rush for those of you for whom ‘the new chest freezer’ is worth more than madeleines.

KIPPERED [kip•urd] adj. Chapped; spoken of the hands and lips, when the outer skin is cracked in cold weather. 'My hands are kippered.'

For it is one of those pubs that has abandoned its baptismal name and adjusted to its citizens’ title. While the loss of its original moniker – The Prophetic Dolphin – is a blow to this folklorist’s heart, at least The Courtesans’ Rest preserves its history in the prudishness of the now. – #CLNolan

I was genuinely confused for half a second about the vulcanology of South Wales.

Stanley Green, the George Washington of The War On Protein.

Lowest murder rate in London since records began.

Aside from the obvious “gotcha”, this is a serious problem in a lot of contexts. But also… how sad.

100% We took care of each other at the beginning and we can do it now. We need to do it now more than ever.

Oops.. 😅

Kinda surprised to see so many people uncritically sharing this story in which - non gay bar in Salt Lake City hosts a Heated Rivalry watch party on a random Thursday, two weeks after the season finale - there’s somehow only one man in this non gay bar on this random Thursday night for this party

Fuck ice is now a greeting and also a goodbye.

Goodnight from The Resurrection Crow pub, where the Whirlow Mummers are still desperately stitching their costumes for tomorrow’s plough play. Goodnight from Five Hives Cottage on Treacle Lane, its door double bolted against the Wicker King testing the latch. Goodnight from Hookland.

WTF.

Never Look Away, a documentary about camerawoman Margaret Moth was my choice for Date Night. A fascinating insight into a driven, badass, punk of a woman. I liked that it was as unflinching as she obviously was: it didn’t shy away from the gnarly bits. Also, war journalists: a special breed!

Yes, it happened. It happens everywhere where there is a massive power differential, and any place where children are taught to be people pleasers and not to question. But it didn’t happen to me, and it’s inappropriate to assume it did. The people who sexually harassed me? THE PUBLIC.

Slightly diminish a game. Pupenstein.

No chip-golem here. Just some giant chips on the pavement, like, where a pedestrian might be expected to walk.

I'm sure @cultauthor.bsky.social knows the right of it.

Tsoukalos announced on Twitter that his mentor, Erich von Däniken passed away yesterday.

When I put this up yesterday I was told off for not including an image of me eating a big meringue - and so

Do not forget the nut, while so proud of the shell. - #Rumi