You’d think a newspaper would know what a style guide is really. It doesn’t stop journalists from using the word if they are quoting others as you can read in this piece. Also see terms like terrorist. Journalists don’t usually use it unless quoting others. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Hurtling into the first working week of the new year like

Hurtling into the first working week of the new year like

I’m still baffled that a load of mainly right wing grifters are claiming the BBC hasn’t been covering Iran despite me hearing BBC radio covering it. ‘We all know why they aren’t covering it’ they say without explaining the why. An Ipswich based comedian was complaining that the BBC was verifying AI

The final round up of CDs I listened to in the last 4 days of my Christmas holiday. I had planned to listen to Jon Savage’s Ace compilations from the 1960s to 1990 in order. However I’m completely baffled as to where I have put them…

Comics I finished reading in the past 2 months I should point out not all these comics were bought in 2025. The oldest comic pictured is from 14 years ago -really enjoyed the Bryan Talbot book -I plan to reread the third Hobtown Mystery in the correct order at some point & to read it in one sitting

Not sure if people are still on holiday and saving this for their commutes next week, but poor old K9 isn’t getting the love our other 2025 episodes did. Please give it a listen and share it with your Whocurious friends! tinyurl.com/K9vsSatan

Bryan and @eyedotter.bsky.social announce their next graphic novel, Lo! An Amazon! In the Age of Revolutions demanding greater liberties for mankind, Mary Wollstonecraft spoke out for the other “’one-half of the human race”: that of womankind. 1/4

My other #MelancholicMidnight or #MidnightMelancholia selection is Japan miming their song Ghosts on Top Of The Pops, not to be confused with Top Pop the show The Cure were on in the previous post www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zzL...

As it’s probably the last #MelancholicMidnight or #MidnightMelancholia for awhile, I’ve picked two selections this morning. Here’s The Cure miming their song Catch on tv www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULEZ...

Rebellion own a massive archive of British comics. Thing is it strikes much of it isn’t very good. I’m especially thinking of the huge amount of humour comics. I can’t see much of a market for most of them outside of some kind of free internet archive for the curious. Would you pay to read this 👇

Is anyone reading the comic The Last Day Of HP Lovecraft? It seems the 4th issue will have appearances from Alan Moore, Stephen King and um… Neil Gaiman. (Well I think that is supposed to be King)

So this morning’s #MelancholicMidnight or #MidnightMelancholia is The Dark Is Rising by Mercury Rev www.youtube.com/watch?v=HmE0...

So when Pet Shop Boy Neil Tennant use to work for Marvel UK (or rather Marvel Comics International as it was known then) in the 1970s, his Marvel nickname was ‘Nebulous Neil’.

OK, art post. I meant to post this here yesterday. But I er... didn't! A few more close-up screen-grabs of 'the next book'. On page 90 now! Happy new year and here's to the downfall of dictators, would be tyrants and whilst I'm here - in the bin with AI.

So this morning’s #MelancholicMidnight or #MidnightMelancholia is from Emilíana Torrini, the album version of Sunny Road www.youtube.com/watch?v=KY3I...

As we leave the last year and enter a new one, this morning’s #MelancholicMidnight or #MidnightMelancholia we ask ‘Who Knows Where The Time Goes’ www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkOB...

Staggering into 2026 like…

BREAKING

The Wombles by Jesus Blasco [screenshots taken from The Book Palace website]

The last two NYE I listened to the 4 disc version of New Order’s Substance. This year as well as listening to New Order I thought I’d extend it to other Manchester acts WH Lung, James, Happy Mondays, 808 State and The Fall (a last minute replacement as I couldn’t find my Ruthless Rap Assassins cd)

Here's a little thread of some of my favourite photos of the year. Very bird heavy obvs. All taken with a Fuji X-T4, and either a 100-300mm, 24-70mm, or 25mm f2. #Photography #FujiX #Birds #UKWildlife

On the one hand this could the Mail exaggerating… On the other hand we do have a government who would think this is a good idea until people tell them it’s not…

The disembodied head of Reg Crump would like to wish any sentient entities currently functioning within this Showbiz Mirror Dimension an exceedingly palatable New Year and all the very best for 1926🍷

Because I had seen so much negativity about it, I had very low expectations about season 2 of Dr Who, but I watched it over a week and really enjoyed it.

At exactly this time last year I was in John Lewis buying a new iPad because a few days previously I had accidentally dropped mine in the bath. Initially it seemed to be ok and would recover, but it started to get worse so I had to replace it. Hadn’t had it that long especially compared to my first

Only just read this Alan Grant written curio from 2001. It’s an Elsewhere story reimagining DC characters into a sword & sorcery fantasy quest style adventure. I mention it mainly as it’s got a long list of artists involved, some of which will be known to 2000ad fans.

Yesterday’s cd listening… Getting to the point of the holidays when I’m just grabbing things ‘must listen to this… and this… and’ while realising I’m not going to have enough time to listen to everything I want.

Some ads from the year 2000 that appeared in these mags -A Clockwork Orange and Reservoir Dogs appear on dvd for the first time -a frankly bizarre ad for BT’s mobile phones -some digital player that never caught on 1/2

Here’s some ads from 20 years ago that appeared in these mags -the utter embarrassment that was Live8. Encouraged Damon Albarn to start Africa Express -people use to pay for phone ringtones! -the Walkman mobile phone -get internet while on the move! 1/3

This morning’s #MelancholicMidnight or #MidnightMelancholia is a song composed by Quinch Jones, lyrics by Don Black and sung by Matt Monro. From the film The Italian Job, ‘On Days Like These’ youtu.be/cW8QfbmyGZE?...

I was just wondering if TKO Studios was still going, so I had a look at their website and discovered there’s a new Garth Ennis comic which seems to be unavailable in the UK! There’s another new TKO title available called Crossbones USA which looks good too.

‘Terry Jones tried to eat the studio’s pet goldfish!’ The tiny village TV station that became a 90s smash hit

Yesterday I decided I needed to prove that I do listen to some new music, so I went with these. I really like the Nightbus album ‘Passenger’. As I saw people talking about it on here yesterday, I dug out my copy of David McCallum’s second album

And there goes Frazer Brown sailing off into the sunset… Though he can’t resist saying that his ‘business accounts will be run by the relevant teams’, showing he is still living in a fantasy world #TFTQ

This morning’s #MelancholicMidnight or #MidnightMelancholia is Mazzy Star www.youtube.com/watch?v=avv2...

St Matthew church in Ipswich. I think this was originally built in the 15th century, but has possibly been altered over the years. It was being guarded by seagulls when I walked past last week.

Only just finishing up the festive issue of 2000ad. Interesting to see Colin MacNeill depict Johnny Alpha as being bald, but it would explain why he wears that awful helmet all the time. I want to see more characters in comics going bald, hopefully Superman will be next.

Sunday’s soothing soundtrack mainly consisted of going back to the 1960s. Generally I do find listening to some ‘60s music very calming. I think it’s because it sounds very different to music produced in subsequent decades. And something more recent. 20 years ago does feel recent to me.

John M Burns. 11th March 1938 - 29th December 2023. Two years ago today. C'mon @mrbensmith.bsky.social , any chance of 2026 bringing us a collection / compilation of John's work?

At the start of my Christmas holiday I was going to do a nightly feature called #MelancholicMidnight or #MidnightMelancholia, a song I’d hear in the lonely early hours of the morning that made wonder what might have been or cause me nostalgic sadness www.youtube.com/watch?v=-efI...

Only just finishing up the festive issue of 2000ad. Interesting to see Colin MacNeill depict Johnny Alpha as being bald, but it would explain why he wears that awful helmet all the time. I want to see more characters in comics going bald, hopefully Superman will be next.

People shocked by something that happens every year. They started appearing in shops at the end of November

I’m sure they must be someone after a copy of True Brit…

Today it has been #SaintEtienneSaturday playing some of their releases from the last 13 years

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Today has been Ghost Box-ing day. I only just realised that Ghost Box haven’t released any new records this year, just a couple of reissues. So I have extended this to CDs that are connected to Ghost Box. For example The Soundcarriers used to be on that label (& Melodic before that)

Er… really?

A very productive stroll along the River Foss this morning. #Birds #UKBirds #UKWildlife