for those who might be interested, the National Theater is streaming their production of The Importance of Being Earnest (starring Ncuti Gatwa!) for one week on YouTube for FREE youtu.be/obX-HGs-PS8?...

Well, now I really want a pastizz.

Our second theatre visit this year. This was super fun!

Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993)

One of the all time greatest games

We're dealing with a time that will last for however long and do however much untold damage, in which the worst bigots are in power, and siding with them and accommodating their perspective is unforgivably cowardly. It's important to point out who the cowards are so we can remember who they were.

It's been a 3.5 star week, but with four very different films. #LetterboxdFriday #LastFourWatched

If you’re a royal historian writing a biography of the early years of Andrew & Charles and you haven’t called it A Nonce and Future King what are you even doing?

The tender leaves of hopes, tomorrow blossoms

"Everything changes, and everything stays the same." - Bournville by @jonathancoe.bsky.social Photo taken by me, earlier today from a train window.

Not if you're from the UK. Talking about the weather is our national pastime, right lads?

Perfect dessert at my favourite Italian restaurant. The dessert wine is vin santo, which was delicious. Packed with flavour, but not overly sweet.

Pretending I am a giant with this tiny bottle of whisky.

Teaching my course Experimental Fiction again this Spring for @hastingswrites.bsky.social 🌞 www.hastingswritersworkshop.com/courses/p/ex...

I want to make a thread about products that are good and not actually shit, given that so much stuff is getting worse in quality and value for money. Feel free to add to this if you've got stuff you can recommend.

It's ALIVE! #OnThisDay, 1 Jan 1818, Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' was published anonymously. Her gothic novel was also one of the first science-fiction novels. uk.bookshop.org/a/15...#OnThisDay,(affiliate link) #ReadMoreWomen #LiteraryWomen #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️

#OnThisDay, 1 Jan 1983, 44 women climb the fence of Greenham Common airbase and dance on the missile silos. Photo by Raissa Page. #PeaceActivism #BritishHistory #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️ 1/2

© Jeremy Miranda. 'Painter's Lunch.' Acrylic on panel, 2025. 17" × 20" inches.

As the year begins to quiet, we’re pausing, like a great egret choosing a steady perch over the constantly moving kelp forest canopy. Nature has a gentle way of reminding us to slow down, reflect, and find balance. Here’s to calm moments, the quiet between chapters, and new beginnings. 💙🌊

Hope everyone had a good one yesterday, whatever your day looked like. Today I went to the local Asda quite early and bought vegetables and Gaviscon.

🔭 Sunset Solstice over Stonehenge Image Credit & Copyright: English Heritage, Josh Dury apod.nasa.gov/apod/ap25122...

Take part in the survey - letstalk.coventry.gov.uk/budget-26

(1/4) Cart ruts! Malta is famous for its 'cart ruts', and lots of frankly strange ideas get expressed about them...aliens, Atlantis, water transport, you name it. The reality is that if you run a cart over the same place enough times, it causes erosion.

Parisot (the Director) tells a story about how Tim Allen just started crying after a scene one day "I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off. There's silence for a second. "Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."

“A perfect martini should be made by filling a glass with gin then waving it in the general direction of Italy.” -Noel Coward #BOTD Coward and Mary Healy Bruno’s Pen & Pencil, NYC, 1950s

Sharing this to commemorate Dick Van Dyke’s centenary.

Quote with your model of masculinity

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GUYS GUYS MY BROTHER MADE ME THE MUPPET CHRISTMAS CAROL BUSTS

I ordered some more Kikkoman soy sauce in this week's online shop and it arrived with a little scarf on it. Delightful!

Your annual reminder that the most revealing difference between Irish and Scottish Gaelic is definitely in the words for December: Mí na Nollag (Month of Christmas) in Ireland, and An Dubhlachd (the Blackness) in Scotland. So once again may I wish you all a lovely Blackness.

Not gonna lie, this jigsaw puzzle was a bitch to put together, but the end result is rather lovely.

The Eternal Daughter Miss Pym's Day Out Judgement at Nuremberg Wake Up Dead Man

If you can’t make it to an independent bookshop to buy books for Christmas presents and have to buy online, buy them from @bookshop-org-uk.bsky.social. Free shipping ends tomorrow. uk.bookshop.org

On a Bourdain kick for a bit, reading the reissue of Les Halles Cookbook and watching the Myanmar episode of Parts Unknown where he's listening to people. Always brings me back to @meemalee.bsky.social 's piece about him after he died. london.eater.com/2018/6/15/17...

Introduce yourself with 5 animals you've seen in the wild Dolphins Monkeys Road runner Grey seals Little egret

what the fuck

Here’s my CHRISTMAS GIFT TIP. You can buy all Michael Palin’s books and DVDs and suchlike off his website, and he signs and dedicates the item for no extra charge. Don’t say I don’t give you nowt. (I did this for my dad, and he didn’t notice the autograph on his Ripping Yarns.) themichaelpalin.com

European political scientists are blue in the face from constantly pointing out that accommodating the far right does not help centre-left parties win, and contributes to the rise of far-right parties. There's a mountain of data to support that. But no, the galaxy-brained strategists must be right.

To quote Tony Benn "The way a government treats refugees is very instructive because it shows how they would treat the rest of us if they could get away with it" #R4Today

If you use GMail, AI (Gemini) was turned on yesterday by default and now scans all of your content for machine learning. To turn off, go to Settings>General and scroll down. Uncheck the box for "Smart features." There's other "Smart" add-ons as well, but that's the one that reads your content.

Discworld QOTD, from Feet of Clay, for Trans Day of Remembrance

I’m not a great political analyst, but I do feel Labour have made a tactical error by opting to be cunts.

Just did an impulse purchase from @sirpaintalot.bsky.social because this made me laugh a lot. jimll.co.uk/products/you...

when in doubt: movies 🧡

Coventry remembers 14 November 1940 #CoventryBlitz The most concentrated attack on a British city during WWII saw over 500 people killed and 800 injured. 4000 homes were destroyed, along with one-quarter of the city’s factories, and the medieval cathedral of St Michael's.

Holy shit, just learned about the typewriter art of Montserrat Alberich Escardívol, a Catalan typist. Using an extra wide typewriter and 180 color ribbons, she built up elaborate images from simple characters like 'm' and '.' and ';'. Here is her typewritten painting of the Cathedral of Barcelona.

Your semi regular reminder to not buy Cathedral City cheese. Other cheddars are available, and superior in some cases. #cheesereminders www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-engl...