My current very basic opinion is that Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein is a good movie, and you should watch it.

did you know the Mountain Goats have a new album out today and you can buy it or stream it and dance to it in your living room or while driving or on the subway and it's a whole vibe? well now you know that 30tgrs.ffm.to/ttfafpb

Any Brummie cyclists looking for a few bits, I’ve just listed an unworn pair of size 10 SPD shoes and some new Shimano 105 SPD pedals on marketplace and I’d rather sell to you because you’re cool?! Oh also I’ve got a turbo trainer in the loft & a 10 Speed 700c turbo trainer wheel that I’m done with

The Springsteen movie seems to have been and gone from my local cinemas after just one week. A mad one for them to drop during half term but I hope all the 8 year olds enjoyed it.

Joe at the final round table like

Yeah look we have no agency here and the thing has already been decided but JOE MUST BE STOPPED.

Honestly assumed someone in my house had picked up some small run poetry anthology or zine when I saw this.

The college of optometrists graphic designers didn’t need to go this fucking hard for a leaflet but I’m glad they did

Inspired by The Jase's video, I realised that the Mr Blobby song also works quite well with the John Lewis advert. But then it took a dark turn...

We caught up on The Traitors last night and I have a very important opinion: Joe must not be allowed to win. This is now the aim of the game. Traitors and faithful means nothing. Why? Every contestant took their glass back from the firepit Except for Joe Shown himself up there. Tory behaviour.

“Honey can you call the Power Rangers? The damn putty patrol are doing our chores again”

Type Help A file. A mystery. Dive into echoes of the past to solve a murder. The game is making it to Steam next year under the title The Incident at Galley House -- but why wait when you can play it now? william-rous.itch.io/type-help

Guys I’m on a hydrofoil and I’m so excited.

Summer fun and what now?

The National Trust has offered me the chance to "win a scone experience". Intrigued by what this might entail. I have to assume it's more than just eating some scones and at least the chance to become a scone for a day, get covered in jam & cream & experience the full range of emotions of a scone.

Asylum seekers, housed in hotels in Manchester, are reaching out in their own words to address the concerns of the local community. Please take a minute to read their letter, & share it with the people in your life who need to hear the truth about the people they are protesting.

@nikkijayne.bsky.social you were in Corfu the other day right? Is the leccy British plugs or two pin adaptors? (Yeah I could google that but I don’t want to read an AI hallucination or a 4000 word personal anecdote placed to pad out the article before it gives the answer! 🤣)

My daft horse game has had over 5000 people play it! I've never made a game before, so this is delightful :3 brainmage.itch.io/i-will-stran...

Nine years to the day since Victor Anichebe spoke from the heart. Wonderful words. Just wonderful.

A fresh circle of hell for the people who put the footpath closure notice at the point where the path is closed, rather than several miles earlier, where the path leaves a town (that had a pub and a train home). Bonus Hell points for the whole “Closed from June 2024 or until when it isn’t” bit.

Meet this absolute unit.

I am once again asking you to say hi to my favourite tree.

@whatismusicpod.bsky.social just listening to the Michael Sheen interview from Manics season and wondering how Lucas feels about Tron 3 now he’s had his wish (sort of)?

There are still tickets for this amazing Argentinian horror premiere at Birmingham Odeon tomorrow night as part of Cine-Excess 2025. Shades of Argento and superb central performances in this unsettling and atmospheric film! www.eventbrite.com/e/1723617730...

It’s true. If you love hills, folklore, psychedelic music, social history, magic, rivers and ghosts then you’ll love this book.

Blooded a brand new DnD player tonight, a new TTRPG player in fact. Always a privilege but also a huge responsibility. I spent two days over thinking and worrying about her having a good time. I didn’t need to but I’m still glad I did. She locked in from the moment I asked her to step into character

JustassemblingmynewsidelightfromArgos.

The Quorn Pepperoni is decent enough and miles ahead of most within the field of fake spicy meats but ultimately the quest for a vegetarian hot sausage is doomed to failure. It’s like the AGI of pizza toppings, though it’s less water and energy intensive.

When will Keir Starmer demand Bonnie Blue is allowed to nosh off fans in the home end at Nottingham Forest?

If he forces the issue and it goes wrong he should resign (he won’t)

The BBC are accidentally running the subtitles to Mrs Marple over the Mercury Prize, and it’s rather wonderful. A few of lines could plausibly have been written by Jarvis.

Charlotte, Stephen, Tameka and Jonathan at the Traitors breakfast table looking like a Four Doctors special

Caught up with The Traitors. I assume Tom Daley Graveyard Side Eye is now available on Giphy?

They played Mr Jones by Counting Crows on the radio a bit ago and I’m now convinced that Mr Jones is the singer’s dog (the women are definitely looking at the dog, btw)

The biggest hill I have pulled myself off of? Probably “there should be no oats in a crumble mix”. What a dumb thing to say. Get some oats in there. Get some ground almonds too. Put anything you want in it. We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams (also we bake puddings)

Autumn is absolutely living its best life in 2025 isn’t it? So much nature about. Walking around on carpets of acorns and conkers. Big-jumper-but-not-coat weather. Toadstools and mushrooms all over the place. Superb work lads, really.

The new Harlies combat patrol box is cool and all but do they _all_ need to be jumping off a bit of rock?

The commissioners seem happy for Birmingham City Council to spend their reserves on trying to break workers through a long-running strike, but won't invest the money into anything useful like local services that could prevent higher long-term costs: www.birminghammail.co.uk/news/midland...

I'm giving away this signed 1st edition h/b of my new novel (it has a tiny jacket rip which means I wouldn't sell it) to one person who reposts this. You might like it if you like: Folkloric creatures Old records Intricate psychedelic stories The idea of circular time All shares much-appreciated.

If you're looking for a product designer, talk to Djordje. Great taste, strong design decisions, and solid coding skills. Also an awesome human.

Japan has a wrestling camp for kids where at the end they have a show match in front of their parents to show off what they learned. Thought you'd enjoy this.

Didn’t realise I needed to see the movie that answers the question “what if the nihilists were the cops and they stole Jeffrey Lebowski’s daughter instead of his rug?”—but now I have and I’m glad I did.

“Human sacrifice! Dogs and cats living together! The Entertainer opening on Sundays! Mass Hysteria!”

Increasingly convinced that Ruben Amorim is playing a character in a huge scale social experiment. Some sort of mega prank organised by Mr Beast or something.

Wish I could say it comes as a massive surprise that there's an overlap between the flag people and suspected fraudsters, but this is great work by the @birminghamdispatch.bsky.social. 'It's 100% legitimate' www.birminghamdispatch.co.uk/red-flags-th...

“Moon is a smart, emotional and powerful film that explores ethical questions of human identity and corporate exploitation. You’ll find yourself thinking about Moon long after the movie has ended.” - Tim Peake www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/art...

Call your parents when you think of them; tell your friends that you love them. youtu.be/tkb26vFEp94

It turns out that "we're protecting democracy and our industry is dying, please pay us money" is not a great sales pitch. werd.io/dont-dwell-o...