I’m having a day off work today and, as often happens on these occasions, one of my nieces is off school poorly so I have to look after her. The dog’s under the weather too so I have two sorry looking motherfuckers to care for.

demonic shit that would be eyebrow raising if trump goons did it

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Sykes (16th November 1979). In the final episode of the series, Eric - en route to a meeting with the Head of Light Entertainment - bumps into a characteristically voluble Les Dawson.

“It is a pity you have not my charm, Simon,” said Walter. “Well, we hardly want a double share in a family.” “I am glad you are all without it. It is untrue that we cannot have too much of a good thing. I could not bear to be one amongst many. It would not suit the something there is about me.”

Walking in low winter sun, dazzled in both senses: beauty & blinding feels related to the impossible act of seeing ourselves head on, how often insight arrives aslant, the sharp clarifying prism of encountering self as stranger, a breathtaking tenderness Marie Howe articulates In What The Living Do

While there's no doubt Julie Taymor swung for the fences with SPIDER-MAN: TURN OFF THE DARK, I remain fascinated by what an incredible amalgam of bizarre choices it wound up being against what general audiences would expect from a Spider-Man musical. It plays as both fever dream & comedy sketch.

SUNDAYS WITH NANCY AND SLUGGO

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The Quiet Posters feed is good if you’re sick of gobshites. Much more civilised.

Release The Piglet Files!

Matthew Goodwin wouldn’t consider me English because I supported Scotland against England in 1978. Kenny Dalglish was my hero.

I mean, this is obvious really but it’s a useful indicator how truly repugnant most commentators are. I include those supposedly of the liberal/centre-left persuasion.

Left wingers like Polanski and Corbyn get a harder time from the media than racists like Farage and Lowe because the media find them more threatening. They’ll tolerate the racism if they think their lifestyles will be safe.

When you start despairing of human kindness a man offers you a fan heater that he’s carrying in a blue off license bag. I politely declined.

Everything was better two weeks ago.

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I expected better of Vic Sage.

From this minister's op-ed: "People wanting to experience God are more likely to meet the Divine trying to shut down the Broadview, Illinois, ICE facility than we ever were in church...God does not live in our houses of worship, but...with those who are bearing the brunt of cruelty in this moment."

#FallFriday #Mark.E.Smith #lyrics #illustration

Richard Burton and Under Milk Wood Relax into those deep sonorities youtu.be/im7ICMh0h9M?...

Translating László Krasznahorkai; the humor and music in his prose; and the current political moment: Don’t miss this conversation with past National Translation Award judge @ottiliemulzet.bsky.social at Lit Hub! @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/ottilie-mulz...

Happy “Birthday” to one of Ansel’s most storied images and creative breakthroughs—‘Monolith, The Face of Half Dome’—photographed on April 10, 1927. Ansel was just 25 years old. (Courtesy of The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. All rights reserved.)

Happy Stupid Sexy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day to all those who celebrate it!

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1975 was great for me. I got to eat fish cakes and chips, play out all day and was too young to go to school.

People think Britain was a better place when they were prettier, had more sex, went out more and didn't go oof every time they moved.

Aliases for sale. £11 each Roy Pamplona Tad Hardcaster Sally Wirral Zookie Truncheon-Biggars Chub Hinckley Toots McAllister. DM with your address

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Only Murders in the World.

Post an image that will always make you laugh (clearly I’m a bookseller)

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... #GreySeals #Northumberland

I bought 2 scotch eggs yesterday. One for today and one for tomorrow. My niece took one to school as part of her packed lunch. Man’s best friend indeed.

John Saxon as Sonny would’ve been an interesting choice.

ᴡᴇʟᴄᴏᴍᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴛʜᴇ ɴᴀɴᴏɴᴀᴜᴛsᵀᴹ ᴄʟɪɴɪᴄ, ᴘʟᴇᴀsᴇ ʙᴇ sᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ᴡʜɪʟᴇ ᴛʜᴇ ᴀᴘᴘʀᴏᴘʀɪᴀᴛᴇ sᴘᴇᴄɪᴀʟɪsᴛ ɪs ɪɴᴊᴇᴄᴛᴇᴅ ɪɴᴛᴏ ʏᴏᴜʀ ʙʟᴏᴏᴅ-sᴛʀᴇᴀᴍ

'Battling' Bessie Braddock (1899-1970) died on this day 1970. Labour MP for Liverpool Exchange from 1945-70, she won a national reputation for her forthright campaigns on housing, public health and other social issues

#BOTD 1938. Remembering actress Jean Seberg. (d.1979) #Skyfilms

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Beano #1679, September 21, 1974

Was reminded of this cause every fucking shop I walked past today had Xmas decorations up. www.snopes.com/fact-check/k...

Man, EVERYONE was on that plane, huh?

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I’d make politicians & panelists on political shows wear jackets with the names of who they work/worked for, who they’ve received money from, which political party they’re affiliated with etc. I’d employ live fact checkers. When a falsehood is told the Family Fortunes uh-uh sound would be heard.

when you wear a size 9.5 shoe but the 8.5 was on sale

I’d be a good Director General of the BBC. I’m good at ignoring emails. I’m a skilled bullshitter I don’t watch much telly I’d ban Nigel Farage from the airwaves I’m ambivalent about the continuation of Doctor Who I’d get proper DJs on Radio 2. I’d bring back Call My Bluff.

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