There's another patronising fucker blocked. Second one I've come across today. One IRL, the second here. Zero tolerance for smug, exceptionalist arseholes so f*cking watch it.

It offers me random ads for garbage that you can't skip every two minutes.

Hüsker Dü songs sound like stuff people say on Twitter Turn On the News Makes No Sense At All Never Talking to You Again Tell You Why Tomorrow You Can Live at Home It's Not Funny Anymore Is This Your Celebrated Summer Don't Want to Know If You Are Lonely TIL Something

Just returned from a lovely day out in London marred by appalling service in a restaurant which won't be enjoying our patronage again (the latest in a regrettably lengthening series). Why don't people eat out any more, ask the Jay Rayners of this world. This is why.

No year deserves it more than 2025—“The Year in Rebuke” on this Sunday’s #leshow. Select public radio stations and podcast on almost all platforms. Kiss the last 365 goodbye the right way.

It's Saturday morning and this contains literally something for everyone:

Know your Addison Rae from your Tate McRae? Your TWICE from your KATSEYE? Your PinkPantheress from your Doechi? What if NOW made a Yearbook for 2025? Taken from the singles, sales, albums and airplay charts as well as other 'impact' signifiers. * Apple Music * Any platform * YouTube Playlist

Charnock Richard, which likes to pretend it's Blackpool.

Saturday morning mute-a-thon. Depressing if predictable to be reminded why I muted all these people in the first place but what's the point really; nobody's learned anything from Tw*tt*r (quite the reverse) and they'll all be left up the creek sans paddle when this place vanishes come summer.

HAPPY BOXING DAY!!

Apt that the actor who played Nero in I, Claudius should now be wanting the death penalty brought back.

Absolutely fantastic ❤️ "Cancer vaccines 'could be available within just 10 years' in major breakthrough" www.mirror.co.uk/news/health/...

It's Saturday morning and this contains literally something for everyone:

Seeing reports on Instagram that Memphis soul & gospel singer & songwriter Don Bryant has died at age 83. Bryant co-wrote w/ his wife Ann Peebles "I Can't Stand the Rain," & penned many more great tunes. He returned to secular singing when the Bo-Keys backed him. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Bry...

A Wealth Tax Floated in California Has Billionaires Thinking of Leaving Then move the fuck on. I’m sure they’d LOVE the atmosphere and amenities of Arkansas or Oklahoma!! Fuck the oligarchs!! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/26/t...

Flashes of red and gold; flashes of skateboards; the discovery of shoegaze; fake rock vs. real rock vs. the joys of knowing you are the best band in the world; a rosy view on life as we march and protest #infinite #youknow #whydontyoutellme

STEPNEY

Young Punctum blog update for the holidays - November 1977. Not quite the knockout-after-knockout procession that October was, but a few good things still to be found amid a haystack of naff: funthirty.blogspot.com/2025/12/nove...

PUT YOUR VEST ON MOSES

Also, quit with the steadily more aggressive begging letters, Wikipedia, there's a good chap.

Sorry mate, racism's #instablock time. Actually, why should I feel remotely sorry? You're a racist, feck off.

I was about to go to bed nine years ago when I learned about the death of George Michael, an hour after hearing "Last Christmas" for the 886th time that season. I still miss him. humanizingthevacuum.wordpress.com/2016/09/22/i...

Happy 83rd birthday - literally one day younger than James Hamilton, but thankfully still with us - to the great Emperor Rosko. WAKE UP MUSIC!!!!

Reading the excellent second volume of James Hamilton's Disco Pages, expertly reassembled by @whichdecadetops.bsky.social, and although he's into the '80s now it's still startling, though amusing, to see how much my Young Punctum writing seemed to have been influenced by his reviewing style!

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Whereas "professional spoilsports" is a useful job description for newspaper columnists.

Is "THE ULTIMATE MUSICALS EXPERIENCE" the least literate album title?

Robot radio stations! You do realise it's Boxing Day, which means you don't have to play Christmas songs any more, don't you? Oh, I forgot, there are no human beings present.

That #totp 1977 Xmas "special" would be enough to put any kid who didn't know any better off pop music for life. They can't show the second part for DLT-related reasons in case you were wondering, which I'm sure you weren't.

Except there is zero evidence that Orwell ever said that...

Written by Tony Hatch and Jackie Trent!

The Onion, non-stop winning

I remember Kaleb Horton having a good laugh about how hungover Bob looks in this video. Goddamn, I miss that guy m.youtube.com/watch?v=a8qE...

Let's choose kindness in 2026. youtu.be/lopMMkz0law

Runner-up - The Starrr Of The Queen Of Life by Debby Friday. Canada comes through yet again...

Close cousin of the "Museum of Human Suffering" that Geordie Greep sings about in his song "Terra."

A bit late with this, but he's right

They've got to stop thinking it's still 1997.

I know - my father-in-law was the film's director of animation.

Wow, what a great and moving story!

Likewise, WB!

Tintin magazine, dated December 25, 1947.

Season’s greetings to all followers Here’s my Xmas playlist for 2025. Road-tested on the trip to family yesterday then tweaked. As usual, all songs are new or new-to-me since this time last year. Soz that it’s Spotify; will aim to use a different platform in future open.spotify.com/playlist/2T1...

Happy Christmas youtu.be/ftE8vr0WNus?...

wot no Ramones or Station To Station?

maybe it's because I'm half-Welsh. maybe it's because Christmas is both a celebratory and a somber time, that I prefer a John Cale holiday tune over any other. youtu.be/r0tmZSTMDNY?...

Gruts for Tea youtu.be/iL6pUqJRp5w

🎼音楽の秘宝館🥳🎹🎸✨🎶 COCTEAU TWINS / Frosty the Snowman🧑‍🎄🎄1993 4AD 英国🇬🇧出身コクトー・ツインズ🎹🎸✨ クリスマスウィークです🎄🎁☃️ #MarryChristmas🎅 youtube.com/watch?v=Fdnn...

And someone has put it on YouTube! Result! youtube.com/playlist?lis...