Alan Moore’s latest novel has an acknowledgements section in which he thanks the universe, a moon goddess, and a python god. it also includes this line: “Existence is a stupefying stroke of luck and we should all feel grateful to be part of it, even when much of it's on fire and overrun by Nazis.”

You know what we don't talk enough about? Queen & Annie Lennox/David Bowie rehearsing 'Under Pressure' in 1992. So much going on! Everyone's clothes, Bowie with a lit cig throughout, where Annie PROPER GOES FOR IT, George Michael singing along in the background. The amazing vocals. Yes, please!

Went to London yesterday, it was hot and full of people, and I've now made the mistake of looking at my bank app to find out that the 99 I bought cost a fiver. Bloody hell.

What a quote on Ken Paxton, by a party colleague. A gift basket to Talarico. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/26/u...

Wrote a letter to my MP, it’s probably not the most coherent thing in the world but I couldn’t not say anything.

We want the media and politicians to recognise that there is a large number of women who are supportive of the trans+ community. We call on them to report truthfully about the sources of violence against women and to address the systems that perpetuate harm. notinourname.org.uk/petition/not...

happy 10th birthday to The Nice Guys, one of the best movies ever made

Objectively hilarious

To be honest, I kind of want Streeting to challenge Starmer, because of how funny it'd be if he lost.

The Labour Party today: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KL3W...

I'm so fatigued by all of this. None of it feels good. None of it feels useful. Our politics has been completely subsumed by the post-Zuckerberg digital disinfo-commentariat sphere that it's tantamount to a spectator sport, designed for maximum clicks, not governance.

I don’t think think this movie will create a new sexual orientation but whatever your sexual orientation is it will be doubled after you see it

I’m so glad I live in an area where neither Reform nor Tories made the top three parties. We may need to erect a wall around it to keep the rest of the country out. Blackfriars-and-Trinexit.

England today.

There was nothing in the pollen to suggest this would happen

This new #ResidentEvil trailer is amazing!

Had a lovely, lovely time doing the Film Stories Live show at Cultplex in Manchester too. Lovely to meet @kieronmoore.bsky.social of @weirdrainbow.co.uk to find out how he persuaded a former Doctor Who to voice a wallaby.

Haemorrhoid. It's a real pain in the arse.

We'll be at the Film Stories LIVE podcast tonight, with @kieronmoore.bsky.social talking to Simon about Secrets of a Wallaby Boy. Get tickets at the link below!

Still can't believe they tried to bury this, it looks fantastic!

Delighted to say that along with Terri White as a guest at this show, @kieronmoore.bsky.social is going to pop along too, and tell me a bit about his movie.

They'll be coming after Homes Under the Hammer next.

You wouldn’t like him… well just generally really.

Why not watch John D Collins having another go at his death scene from Arc of Infinity to alleviate this trying day/week/decade? (courtesy of The Bill Podcast)

They've hidden his chocolate milk to get him riled up

It’s profoundly ignorant to suggest that the Pope should be fighting crime on behalf of the Catholic Church. Anyone who was remotely familiar with Roman Catholicism would know that that’s what Daredevil is for

Happy 20 years of Neil banging out the tunes 🐀🎶🎉

Read this headline, try to guess where he was when this happened, and then find the article for the answer.

A single line in this piece just made my day: “The electricity system operator is understood to be preparing to run the grid without any gas for short periods as soon as this summer, in a first for the UK energy system.” Renewables *work*. And progress matters🎉 www.theguardian.com/environment/...

what a glorious time capsule of this broken moment we are in

Impossible to disagree with a single word that Ben Rhodes (Obama era NSC official) is saying here:

Absolutely incredible Nutella ad.

Dramatic scenes at BBC Breakfast.

Monday.

Surely I’m not the only one who thinks this whenever they see a map of The Strait Of Hormuz on the news?

This 1990 speech by Carl Sagan is timely times two: #war #climate

"the good news is that we have found a relatively cheap and easy way to prevent the cast from going through puberty. the bad news is that not everybody in this room is going to like it".

Happy Tolkien Reading Day (Apparently this is a thing)

Chris Pincher has a new competitor when it comes to Tories with unfortunate nominative determinism.

You can wind up your Irish and Chinese friends at the same time by pronouncing hoisin so it rhymes with Roisín.

A tasty treat for Xing Xing the monkey!

"I asked ChatGPT" Yeah well I asked Jeeves

The official Govt announcement on "plug in solar" being rolled out in the UK is now out. "This is alongside new rules coming into force today implementing the Future Homes Standard...to ensure the majority of new homes are built cheaper to run, with solar panels and clean heating as standard."

Bames Nond's having a stronk!

In Britain this is considered the highest form of praise.

I don't know what this thing is, but the last bit is 10/10 physical comedy, the modern Laurel and Hardy.

read the news today

Don’t suppose anyone on here has had dealings with CastFest Cheshire? They told me my short play had been selected for a new writing weekend at the end of March but it was meant to be announced a month ago, and they’ve since gone completely silent on me.