This is INCREDIBLE: My headteacher at primary school was v into trains and arranged a trip for the school and chartered a tube train for it. IT MADE THE NEWS. And i'm pretty sure my brother @olibradley.bsky.social is in the clip (at 50 seconds) .https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SvgNFwyOVyI

Has anyone done a gif of the Tom Daley side eye yet?

Why is it so hard to find a good email client for mac. The default mail app is slow and not the most intuitive. I really enjoyed Edison's Email app - but they are pulling support for the desktop app. Spark was good until they messed it up with a new AI first version. Any newer ones people like?

More detail on the consultation is here: www.gov.uk/government/c... And you can respond here: ditresearch.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_... Please share and do respond to the consultation! 2/2

This is very good from @stephenkb.bsky.social on.ft.com/433rk6P

Making a cake for a birthday today and it’s perfect weather for a @nigella.bsky.social chocolate Guinness cake. Kitchen smelling great already.

I’d be remiss not to flag @ade-bradley.co.uk’s excellent piece on this www.newstatesman.com/culture/musi...

Monthly GDP figures are mostly a distraction.

Podcast update: new episode today as part of the 2025 Eurovision Podcrawl. The theme was “a year when a country hosted for the first time” and I picked Azerbaijan 2012. Join me with special guests @ade-bradley.co.uk and @uisgebeatha.bsky.social: pod.fo/e/326b98

Trying to give Stranded on Honeymoon Island a fair go. And it's kind of cute - but really hard to feel how it sustains 12 episodes. The pacing is kind of strange, it feels so slow. Anyone else watching it?

How’s this for a collaboration? Stephen King and Maurice Sendak combine forces to retell “Hansel and Gretel”! - Michael bertsbooks.co.uk/product/hans...

Been playing with my old 35mm SLR and i definitely need a lot more practice but the best photo i took was, annoyingly, this pointless photo of a bottle of alcohol free beer:

Not the DAILY MAIL ONLINE calling out somebody for being too obsessed with the lives of celebrities.

Lego Eurovision 2025 is ready! youtu.be/ible7S9H0io?... this is so good

I used my kitchenaid Ice Cream attachment for the first time in about 2 years this weekend and god home made ice cream is amazing, I need to get some more done before i forget i have it again

I've wanted a nice new toweling robe for a while now but have no idea where to get one from? Where sells nice comfy robes? I tried white stuff but they just never seemed to be in stock.

Santander bikes are free on Sundays all August! Even the ebikes!

OK - off to day two of the quiz weekender. Pleased with some of my scores yesterday, ready for it all to come crashing down today. Looking forward to joining up with my illustrious team - the South London Ultimate Trivia Society for the regional competition.

@nigella.bsky.social Would it change much in your chicken and pea tray-bake dish if I used thigh fillets instead of thighs on the bone? Person i'm cooking for hates meat on the bone.

I'm not sure why hypnotism is in this list

This is a great investigation

holy shit lmao

Does Douchebag really need TWO asterisks?

These throwable fire extinguishers seem like a real-life example of xkcd.com/937 — they have really good reviews from everyone except the few people who tried using them to put out fires

Unzoomed Unzoomed #544 1/6 🟢⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️⚪️ unzoomed.com This is fun :)

The thought occurs that you possibly could once again make money with this service, as so many companies make it damn near impossible to find their contact details anywhere online.

I wonder if @stokel.bsky.social or @hern.bsky.social has a view on this?

I'm seeing some contested views about the Wetransfer T&C change - filmstories.co.uk/news/wetrans... - some saying it's just a usual lawyer landgrab - but the AI element is specifically new and different to other similar services. Am I over reacting or right to be worried?

Oof - yeah I'm gonna have to stop using Wetransfer then

Do I know anyone who was a fan of the old Wimbledon FC? It doesn't matter who they support now (AFC Wimbledon, MK Dons, someone else, nobody...) Basically, they need to remember some old City vs Wimbledon matches for a Heaven/Hell episode...

@jameshoffmann.bsky.social Hi - i have a question. Just seen you've started doing Decaf filter now at Square mile which i can't wait to try. When making cold brew would you recommend i use the filter or the espresso blend?

Martin Osterdahl is stepping down as Executive Supervisor of Eurovision: www.ebu.ch/news/2025/06... This felt like it was coming after he was barely seen in Basel - will be interesting to see how they reshape the role now they have Martin Green in place.

This is a great investigation from @pressgazette.co.uk but a huge issue here is the shocking use of legal threats aimed not just at the website but at their hosting providers: pressgazette.co.uk/news/the-pr-...

Really fascinating interview with Simon Case about the reality of being a Cabinet Secretary on @politicsinsideout.bsky.social this week. This has been a really great series to work on: pod.fo/e/2ef5b0

I don’t know if this is the case for certain but the small market town of Howden is randomly the headquarters of Press Association, probably has the highest journalist-per-capita in the UK, very stupid place for a local council to do something relatively minor that could be considered newsworthy.

I've seen this movie and it doesn't end well

LAUNCH DAY 🚀 Today I’m launching a new podcast, Hard Drugs, with Jacob Trefethen (@jacobtref.bsky.social) Our first episode is about lenacapavir — a new HIV drug that blocks infections with an efficacy rate of nearly 100%, and which could completely change the fight against HIV worldwide.

This is a super long video, but i'm really proud to have worked on it. It's @worksinprogress.bsky.social's new podcast Hard Drugs - and this episode is all about a potential breakthrough in HIV prevention - the new drug Lenacapavir. www.youtube.com/watch?v=pVhi...

Not a new rant about Google AI i know - but it's really ruining search. It's just so confidently wrong. And then has the cheek to include a tiny disclaimer at the bottom saying it might be wrong. If you believed this and didn't click on any links you could miss your flight.

My cat waking me up for breakfast

I'm a sucker for smart technology and gadgets and i've never once considered a smart fridge. And if people like me don't want them (i have smart grow lights on my plants ffs) they are never going to happen

I think this is exactly it. There is not very much writing about games that is written for an audience of people who don’t play them, but need to understand them, a thing that TV criticism used to do well.

Always impressed by the makeover segment on This Morning.

That is quite the asterisk. I wouldn't be convinced they'll get a two day festival next year - but lets see what happens.

That scene in the tardis was lovely and just show's how good she could have been with some proper writing

TIL that there is a Malaysian/Singaporean credit card that gives extra rewards on days Man U wins a match and… it’s been a good year for the issuing bank milelion.com/2025/04/22/o...

I have yet again had to pay a silly amount at the only shop that is open before 10am round here to get a top because i cycled in to work without one today - and when they say people with ADHD have problems with money it's often this

The Overground is down which means that I’m taking an alternative train but I believe this is the route in the country that goes through stations with all the successive cardinal directions of the compass in the fewest stops.

It's not even 20 per person: It's 20 per payment method.

Open letter from Martin Green on the Eurovision Voting: eurovision.tv/mediacentre/... Reading between the lines it looks clear that the 20 votes per person rule will almost definitely change by next year It's the most obvious weakness in the public voting if people want to campaign.