olga tokarczuk still not quite the biggest legend on the fitzcarraldo editions roster

not really interested in the sport itself no, mainly just here to try some new ways of putting spin on a ball

each sphere of chinese civil society: disparate 90s networks formed an official organisation (2001), starting journals & conferences (2003). their report in the southern weekly sparked a national debate (2008). activity slowed when key figures were arrested (2014) before a new law banned them (2018)

KING OF THE ROAD (1986)

interpersonally, i am a lumbering drunk traversing a model village and using my clodhoppers to lay waste to your village green, clock tower, quaint shops etc

in the late 17th century spinoza wrote “if salvation were at hand, and could be found without great effort, how could nearly everyone neglect it? but all things excellent are as difficult as they are rare.”, a terrifying insight into the state of existence before the lunchtime can of diet coke

my biography of sam bowman is more an intellectual history of the free market right after the global financial crisis, as the social base of thatcherism collapses and its advocates flail between rebranding as neoliberals, re-vitalising the argument via “yimbism” & the ascendant yimby-fash synthesis

maybe simmer down a little bit lol

the way out absolutely brilliant tv imo. not the most promising concept (comedians do escape rooms, yes ed gamble is there) but harkens back to the low budget creative energy of early taskmaster. people actually enjoying themselves on screen & the rooms they made for it are ones i really want to try

incredibly sad kelly reichardt film about the post-industrial pacific northwest, the quiet but ruthless violence of the capitalist system and a struggling young woman’s relationship with her dog. all brought together by an amazing understated michelle williams performance. two thumbs up from me 👍👍

i’m going flying rodent mode!!! [earnestly shares my nice work in progress cover of a ryuichi sakamoto tune]

We now, at all times, know where the bus is, where the parcel is, how it progresses towards you. The knowledge weighs upon us, and makes us ill at ease. The bus should arrive like the rain.

hearts title challenge based around an incredibly well organised defensive structure and scoring loads of goals from set pieces vs arteta’s arsenal doing the same

a serious adventure game tailored for adults is here

Gladly welcoming all tweets that capture the experience of trying to bond over your special interests on a forum when you’re 13

Food $200 Data $150 Rent $800 Potato stickers from the photo printing machine at Boots $3,600 Utility $150 someone who is good at the economy please help me budget this. my family is dying

I'll be charting my thoughts here if anyone's interested: hopefully adding entries for Moldova and Argentina over the next seven days. Only a rudimentary level of formatting, but still looks better on a phone than on a PC

if you bump into someone in a spectacularly good mood today then that’s probably me because of the new morby tidal.com/album/491243...

my wife upon arriving back to the flat when i have had a day off

obsessed with this US department of agriculture zine about snail farming from 1986 openknowledge.fao.org/server/api/c...

tang dynasty poet bai juyi‘s “the half-recluse“ capturing the engine room of short form text based social media

to the ignorant public the tradition of executing a sitting mp each year to enable high achieving regional administrators to be brought into central government might seem a touch outdated, but it actually plays a vital role in securing the stability of our ancient, uncodified constitution

amazing youtube channel for any fans of the chinese independent documentary tradition (shaky footage from low quality digital camcorders, proletarian lives merciless in the face of the grand sweep of history, patriotic c-pop songs being belted into karaoke machines) youtube.com/@chinaunoffi...

this is what they're going to bury you in if you don't sort yourself out

jo and kush losing it with excitement at the mongolian throat singer, immense telly

not unhappy. would probably not choose ollie robinson but can see why they would want more test match experience around the bowling lineup. nice to see baker and rew in the setup & gay in for crawley. happy bashir is still there but so damning for the ashes process www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricke...

palace sources tell me that the king wanted to use his speech opening parliament to help publicise that race across the world is airing tonight at 8pm this week instead of on thursday due to eurovision but he was veto’d by number 10