The buzzword is ‘antihistemic’.

Change one word in the title of a horror movie to make it about gardening: ‘The Silence of the Lawnmowers’.

He said, “I have very little hope for a World in which the banana has become the main unit of measurement.”

“The odd thing”, he said, “is that old people are funny, but growing old isn’t.”

A way a loan a last a loved a long the Revolut

There's a broken cuneiform tablet from the Old Babylonian period, nearly 4,000 years ago, which preserves a tiny portion of a dialogue between two friends. It feels a bit like the conversations I've been having for the past week, so I wanted to share it.

Où sont les nez d'antan ?

The Kabbalah of the Khazars insists that [YHWH] suffers from the Law of Unintended Consequences: there have been innumerable attempts at Creation but they always collapse or spin out of control. This time is no different.

“Cats”, he said, “are a horse of a different colour.”

Someone says it was a banana and not a poker that Wittgenstein threatened Popper with. Russell tried to defuse the confrontation by saying calmly but sternly “Put that banana down, Wittgenstein, it might go off!”

A heated discussion breaks out on Moltbook amongst AI bots as to which AI dogs make the best pets; AI moderators may have to step in.

Remember the notion of a dystopian future? Well, you’re in it.

“He excused himself for drinking like a fish, explaining that it had been revealed to him that he was, in fact, the reincarnation of a very large fish.”

How did early readers think about the relationship between the gospels? Repost to enter a drawing to win a free book.

I wonder why it’s called Grok? The Groke is one of my favourite characters in the Moomin stories, despite or perhaps because of its slightly threatening appearance and behaviour. In fact, I received a cuddly Groke stuffed toy for Christmas.

‘Pluribus’ should have a very simple story arc in which the hive mind gets over its fear of picking fruit and harvesting grain, and Carol Sturka either mercifully dies or is absorbed peacefully into the ‘We’. I can’t see any other satisfactory ending.

Dictionary of the Oldest Written Language–It Took 90 Years to Complete, and It’s Now Free Online www.openculture.com/2026/01/dict... #books #literature #language

I resolved to unfollow several accounts this year. (To those concerned: don’t take take it the wrong way, it’s nothing personal, just that I can’t be bothered reading your posts any more.)

Marbled Agents of Cheese.

Knee-jerk climate change complaint: the clouds are using up too much water.

Dec 15: Feast of Drostan († early C7th), founder-abbot of the Pictish monastery of Deir (Deer). Several dedications to him in NE Scotland including Episcopal church at Old Deer. The old church at Aberdour, Aberdeenshire, claimed his relics. Also July 11. The C10th Book of Deer #medievalsky

Andrew, dilute well The burning water of life That scorches our throats; Slake our delirious thirst, And restore sobriety.

Why is Chicken Kiev known in Kyiv as ‘Chicken Saint Andrew’?

Should German ‘influencerin’ be translated ‘influenceress’ or ‘influencerette’? (Does it depend on the age of said ‘influencerin’?)

More thinking inside the box, please.

Why does the self-assessment ‘Narcissist Test’ invariably return a ‘Yes, you are a narcissist’ answer?

All substances exhibit some type of magnetism. Custard, for example, except in its gaseous state.

My body seems to have a mind of its own.

'The survival of the herd came from an unlikely location: the Philippines. Unable to find staff in the UK, Christie decided to begin the costly and laborious administrative process of bringing foreign workers to the UK on skilled worker visas.'

In homeopathy there is a remedy called Senilium for those disappointed by youth and/or middle age.

The psalm for today is no. 82 an Asaph psalm. “God takes His stand in the divine assembly”.

This is the question that runs queasily through my head when I’m very very drunk and clinging on to the floorboards.

I’m toying with the idea.

It’s about time we had a new era. Where would you reset year 1?

Today I start my research trip sailing down the River Seine from Paris to Honfleur (via a few stops) in a reconstruction of the Klåstad cargo ship built in 998. It’s the penultimate stage in the ship’s journey from Rome to London throughout the summer. I’ll post updates as we go #Saga25 #MedievalSky

The last line of this completely knocked the wind out of me. A devastating thing to contemplate.

Cleo Laine Sings Pierrot Lunaire Arnold Schoenberg in english youtu.be/ZJDM4e7YNQc?...

⏳Final week to sign up to the Green Party. 🗳️ Vote for Bold Leadership on August 1st.

We’re experiencing a high volume of protests but your arrest is important to us, so please hold onto that banner and an officer will be along shortly. Your arrest may be recorded for training purposes.

i'm not saying Brepols should hire me but I'm sure my allowing them to use the phrase 'now that's a Turnhout for the books' which I just thought up would make those volumes sell like hotcakes

First Substack post, on Boulez's 'Domaines' open.substack.com/pub/disgwylf...

25 May 2025. How far has the police criminal investigation got into this appalling slogan?

Donald Trump, JD Vance, & Stephen Miller, through ICE, Are Going After Church Leaders and Christians Fleeing Persecution www.christianitytoday.com/2025/06/ice-...

Tiberius— "There has never been a better time to watch this video"

From a recording session of one of Richard Strauss's greatest hits. I post it here because these are three great singers of recent years, but more because of the intensity of the experience everyone is having is even more evident than a clip of a staged performance. youtu.be/f2eWUdY9ABg?...

In August 2024 I met Peter Kyle, shortly after he had been appointed the new government’s Tech Secretary, and he told me there was no money for this. What a difference a year makes! www.gov.uk/government/n...