Cosplay eugenicist and his wife host Tangy Cheese Emperor and his robot hat stand.

Crazy respect for Thunderbolts. It’s a hugely entertaining Marvel superhero movie about a bunch of freaky outsiders where the antagonist is depression and the lesson learned is that no-one can cope with that alone.

Fleetwood Mac c.1985

Just at the shops, anyone need any ‘Hello’ by Lionel Ritchie?

The funniest thing about Andor is how it’s done its worldbuilding. Taking things from Earth and adding the word “space” to it, and that’ll do. This week it was space news from space reporters. They had space paparazzi last week. And space techno in Space France and Space Germany.

That fad for sea shanties from a couple of years ago was weird wasn’t it?

I need your help. We’re raising funds for a last-minute chance to get to Martha’s Vineyard and film at the Jaws 50th anniversary event. The footage will be a key part of our documentary, about production designer Joe Alves. A donation or a share — would mean a great deal. gofund.me/13795716

As the @bafta.org tv awards are on, thought you all might like to know I won one last year (I hardly ever mention it) for the TV comedy ‘Mobility’ I wrote with Jack Carroll, which is still available on the BBC iPlayer. #bafta Here’s some lovely pictures:

“It’s time to change the myth and the religion.” - Carl Sagan

‘Oh what’s the bloody point?’

This is the Beatles look I feel I could most appropriate and not look too odd in 2025.

My new favourite Facebook page. Absolute gold in the comments.

Trying again with Andor. Only got as far as Ep1 of S1 last time so starting again. Still struggling to be honest. Even after 2 eps. Still feels a slog. Annoying as I love Star Wars and Tony Gilroy as a writer.

Got a stinking cold and suddenly just sneezed so ferociously it felt like my body was trying to eject a demon.

In which I take on the idea that your spec script has to be 'undeniable' -> www.andreamann.com/blog/the-myt... #screenwriting #scriptsky #scriptsky+

I wrote something about how we're seeing the rise of the online "alpha male." This is someone who speaks in clipped imperatives, squeezes into tight suits, and performs for our feed. They present a vision of masculinity shaped by politics, tech, and 100 years of cultural history 🧵

I want to give credit to my editors, who asked me to write 2,000 words on why Andrew Tate wears such tight pants. I submitted 3,700. They asked if I really needed to start with a story about the industrial revolution and I said "yes, absolutely don't cut." www.bloomberg.com/features/202...

I said POPE SPRINGS ETERNAL!! Wasting my time here, honestly…

I’m not worried about this conclave. There always seems to be a steady stream of successors because pope springs eternal.

Me trying to maintain a positive attitude

Oooh, fascism friend.

Re-watching the Missions Impossible before the Final Reckoning. M:I-2 tonight and it’s almost comically bad by comparison with all the others.

Must read 🙏⬇️ www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

3 special guest on this week’s @swywfpl.bsky.social pod ahead of GW32 @adamcomstive.bsky.social @majortomcom.bsky.social Rich Archer from Hard Fi join us for lots of FPL chat and chips tips! Tune in on the links below ⬇️

@footballcliches.bsky.social this Arsenal Real Madrid game going to set records for ‘recognised’ striker chat. Like the Arsenal lads are wandering around going ‘Who’s that bloke we’ve got playing up front?’ ‘No idea, don’t recognise him.’

Congratulations to Dyson on their Airblade 9kj, which doesn’t so much dry the water on your hands as propel it at high velocity on to the crotch of your slacks. Great invention dickheads.

Won a BAFTA last year (don’t know if I mentioned it). Still spend my mon-Fri delivering the most expensive furniture known to humanity to hedge fund managers in Mayfair.

James Tarkowski looks like Lee Evans after he took the Captain America super serum. #thefootball

Millie Wullins’ (IRE) latest find, ‘Shove It Up Yer Arse’ is an outside bet at 69-1, being ridden by Janine Kranky. #grandnational #madeuphorses

Hearing that Convoi Exceptionnel has failed at the weigh-in. #grandnational #madeuphorses

Because the kings, nay emperors of capitalism, the oligarchs, own the means of communication (media), we’ve all been conditioned to believe it’s the only option. They’ve somehow convinced us that reasonable thinkers like this are extremists…

1. One of capitalism’s greatest successes is to shut down our imaginations. With the help of its favoured tools - neoliberalism and fascism - it persuades us that “there is no alternative”. Our first task is to re-ignite our moral imaginations and name our alternatives. 🧵

In 1862, a Union soldier found cigars wrapped in a piece of paper in a field of clover. The paper was a copy of Confederate Gen. Lee's invasion orders. The Southern sloppiness helped the Union stop Lee at Antietam. It's unknown who lost the orders in the field, or if he was related to Pete Hegseth.

Both come from a place of fear?

Continuing my Gene Hackman watch/rewatch this afternoon with The French Connection which I somehow seem to have missed in the time I’ve been on this planet.

Watched Black Bag on the big screen, do yourselves a favour and do the same. Soderbergh and Koepp once again proving to be a fantastic director-writer team. Also loving Fassbender doing Michael Caine-core. Blanchett sublime too.

Once again… whatever Trump accuses his opponents of, that’s what he’s doing himself. In this case being a terrorist thug.

I wrote about my kind, funny childhood friend Michelle Trachtenberg, and the group of friends that saved my life when I was a kid. www.vulture.com/article/mara...

President Trump speaking live from the shitter on Air Force One…

Only one film to watch on #StPatricksDay IYKYK

I don’t know anything about my heritage beyond my parents, who are both English, but there’s gotta be some Irish in there somewhere hasn’t there? #StPatricksDay

Good to see Liam Gallagher and Damon Albarn renewing old rivalries.

Slept in my childhood ‘New Sensation’ t-shirt and woke up INXS. Really liked it and now you’ll never tear us apart.

Just farted the opening to Junior Kickstart but there’s no-one else in the house to appreciate it.

My favourite genres are: 1. Harrison Ford is charmingly grouchy and points a lot. 2. Grouchy reluctant parent figure steps up. 3. Grouchy professional reluctantly teams up with talented younger pro. 4. Grouchy coach steps up. 5. Grouchy professional reluctantly teams up with an animal.

Another glorious episode of Comfort Blanket and really great for any other screenwriters out there. Incisive and fun analysis from Joel and John plus I even paused to write down some of the pearls from Mackendrick:

BREAKING: Elon Musk's rocket explosion nearly hit a commercial flight. This kind of content is being downranked on X. Please share it here. This is so dangerous.

Right then gang. Been catching up on some Gene Hackman movies that I somehow missed. Just watched ‘Under Suspicion’ and umm… he’s great. So’s Freeman and so is Bellucci. We’ll skip past Thomas Jane and go straight to the ending… wot? #FilmSky

Jesus fucking christ. Gotta say the rest of the world will be glad once the USA gets past its stroppy teenager phase.