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Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

A modern-day tragedy, BUT YOU CAN HELP. 1 Like = 1 Pray 1 Share = 10,000 Prays

This story is truly something. I'm imagining the 'tiny people' like the lemmings in the 90s video game phenomenon Lemmings. Marching towards you in a solemn line. Shaking their little heads at you. www.bbc.co.uk/future/artic...

Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.

A Lord of the Rings band called Durin Durin

This is what The Cardigans were talking about when they wrote ‘My Favourite Game’ #totp

this, *this*, is the greatest crossover of all time

This is part of the new citizenship test

The witch trials of 1612 still cast a long shadow.

Good morning Bluesky !

This week I have had a red kite and a buzzard in the garden. Yesterday a magpie came into the house. Either something has died nearby or I'm getting a load of omens.

The Magnificent Shite

Why is Rod Stewart making Glastonbury political? Artists should just shut up and perform

This is the last thing the BBC needs

Today, two of the bluetits in my nestbox hatched. I have dubbed them Eggwina and Eggs Benedict II

Just checking some facts about Cantre'r Gwaelod, which drowned in the 7th century, and some call the Welsh Atlantis. Google clearly believes it to be a person as questions such as "when did Cantre R. Gwaelod drown?" pop up. Looking forward finding out about Bannau Brychieniog jr & R. Wyddfa III

. @middleageriot.bsky.social 🏆

My employers are hoping to recruit someone who can practice content design in both Welsh and English, attached to our Cardiff office: www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/41... Happy to answer any questions I can by DM.

Had my first visitor to my birdbox this week. A beautiful little bluetit. They've visited a few times and I'm hoping they're checking it out as a potential nest site.

Every episode of Columbo includes a scene where he tells the killer that his wife is a huge fan of their music, acting, cooking, art, etc. And then he arrests them for murder. The whole show is all about Columbo destroying all the things his wife loves. Pure emotional terrorism.

This is fake duck. It’s lucky it wasn’t named by the people who called fake bacon ‘Facon’.

Listening to some "lads" (early teens)on the bus. "I would have sparked him out but my Mrs told me not to get involved." One said between bubblegum vapes. Your Mrs is wiser than you, lad. Listen to your Mrs, even in this fictional scenario.

Went to a new gym and found about old workout playlist from about 10 years ago and now I'm researching what happened to Lady Sovereign, Buju Banton and LMFAO.

I knew there was a risk that AI would one day take my job but I didn’t know it would happen so soon.

Today, I saw a bus driver who shouted angrily at a woman to stop her daughter pressing the bell. Upon exiting the bus, to show my disapproval of his harsh reaction, I gave him the ultimate slight. I didn't say "Cheers, driver."

Today there were 7 blackbirds (turdus merula) in my garden. Two years ago I started feeding the birds regularly and last year the blackbirds introduced me to their family, who seem to be thriving. It's a simple pleasure that gives me tremendous joy.

This New Year's Eve, I saw a Mari Lwyd in an old church and stopped my dog from ending a duck. Quite an adventure. Here's to tomorrow!

Tesla replaced laid off US workers with foreign workers using H-1B visas that Musk want to increase electrek.co/2024/12/30/t...

Today I uploaded the final episodes of Uncommon Folk- 31 Days of Winter. That's 31 episodes of folklore, tradition and stories-one for every day of December. Mistletoe, The Abominable Snowman, Calenig and many more. Give it a listen and let me know what you think. uncommonfolk.buzzsprout.com

Merry Christmas Eve! Why not celebrate with a classic MR James ghost story as part of Uncommon Folk-31 days of Winter ? www.buzzsprout.com/2120657/epis...

We're up to episode 24 on Uncommon Folk-31 Days of Winter. Short nuggets of folklore from around the world, for every day in December. With classics such as Mistletoe and Holly, to festive Cannibals like Pere Fouttard, there's a folktale for everyone. uncommonfolk.buzzsprout.com

On my podcast, Uncommon Folk, We're halfway through 31 Days Of Winter, an advent calendar of short episodes of folklore, tradition and snow creatures. Why not have a listen here? uncommonfolk.buzzsprout.com

I love seeing a misprint in books. A little something that shows that humans are involved and mistakes happen. Today I found one of my favourites in a book about remedies from the Physicians of Myddfai.

The government want us to plant more trees and yet after the storm, trees are blocking multiple roads. Trees are clearly just another way to enforce the speed limit! #cutthemdown

I've been rewatching Tales of the Unexpected recently. Half an hour episodes by various writers, each with a twist. Some superb episodes, some wonderfully bizarre ideas, amazing actors, but too quickly it turns into Tales of How will I Get out of My Marriage without Divorce and it's usually murder

I started cataloguing all the folktales, traditions and festivals around winter time and there loads of them. So I put 31 of them into a bitesized advent calendar of folk in my podcast Uncommon Folk-31 Days of Winter. uncommonfolk.buzzsprout.com

Working in a museum is a joy. Apart from the exhibits, every corridor is crammed with artefacts and bookshelves. Every time I leave my office I'm distracted by something new.

He looks like all the Dick Tracy villains combined

The problem with modern editing is that it's too thorough. With old school editing, you got to publish errata when you made a mistake, such as Boblin instead of Goblin in this copy of Welsh Folklore by J Ceredig Davies.

There is a strong smell of paté on the train this morning. Is fois gras a breakfast food now?

A phenomenal piece of work

A jay came into my garden. Beautiful birds. In Welsh they are called Sgrech y Coed- Scream of the Woods, because of their loud screeching call.

A song to remind me of the most useful phrases I have learnt from Italian Duolingo. (Sound up)

Had Sunday tea today so I baked a Victoria sponge. Not Bake off standards but such a simple, delicious cake. Obviously, I've eaten too much

Having a duvet day as I'm feeling ropey. Need some good horror films, in particular creature features with practical effects, to gwt me through.

As my first post, I would like to show you this picture of Elon Musk surveying his Empire.