Iranian exiles all over twitter celebrating the airstrikes and hoping against hope that *this time* their barbarous* regime will fall. Bluesky--'America BAD, Islamism GOOD, Israel special bad'. #whyIamstillontwitter *spellchecked to 'Barbara' originally

Going to spend the day avoiding watching people I'd otherwise consider friends/acquaintances celebrating the victory of an avowedly anti-semitic party in Manchester... #notgoingtoendwell

When you check on the location of your car through its tracker and the map opens in Burkina Faso...

Sadly the new owners of 7 Meard St have taken off Sebastian Horsley's little note. All that history disappearing...

Staying at 77 Berwick Stret. Dan Cruikshank is a bit dismissive of the building...

Tonight I am mostly rediscovering the misanthropic sneering genius if the late Ian Lowery open.spotify.com/track/3CT4Lu...

Also, every time I see Blackshorts of any variety I'm reminded of why PGW chose 'Spode' as a name.. Its *another* dig at Moseley. In 1931 Moseley lost the Stoke election to Ida Copeland. Her husband was the grandson of the chairman of the ...Spode-Copeland pottery works.

Probably the only good thing out of the opposing fascists yesterday was that the blackshirts used the BCP version of the Lord's Prayer. Okay, not 'good' exactly, but compared to everything else going on. If the antis had had a sense of humour they could have waved pottery about at the BF's leader

Loved this, typically offbeat and charming. And I'm ABSOLUTELY convinced that the mistakes in the first episode (the old version of the derivation of 'brass monkeys' and on 'devil to pay') were totally deliberate to get boring people like me going 'yes...but....'l

Oh my *shots, explosives* RIP

No cheating your last pic of a celebrity is your therapist

Yes, hundreds of police officers worked on their Saturday off because they're secret fascists... Rather than because the Police has a lawful duty to facilitate peaceful protest. Just as they've facilitated hundreds of ProPal marches over the past three years. We'd all rather none happened, but.

A fun day dancing between groups of right and left fascists in Manc city centre...pinch points coming up

Found out about a new event in Manchester called 'Mythos'. Dropped them a friendly line enquiring how they were going about summoning Cthulhu. They replied with a very frosty email explaining it was a film festival and that I'd presumably misunderstood... stateofmythos.com

The @warmovietheatre.com ep on Edge of Tomorrow was, as predicted, superb. Two things @roberthutton.co.uk ...there should have been a new category for best fan theories--the one where Cage ISN'T out at the end, he just lies to Rita is my favourite. And introducing...(1/2)

I've missed every pancake day with ny kids for over a decade. Too later now

Really enjoyed the Not Just the Tudors on the work reclaiming the reputation of Mary Tudor. @sixteenthcgirl.bsky.social typically forensic in questioning--not entirely convinced by Anna Whitelock's defence of the burning, but proper debate...

Glad 28 Years Later continues the 28 sequence of 'why the F are they doing that?' pieces of plot development. Literally no reason to leave the island. Totally stupid. god, this film is a mess.

3x10x160kg deadlift. That's like cardio *hawk, spit*

At the end of the current War Movie Theatre, hearing @roberthutton.co.uk 's bubbling glee at the prospect of doing Edge of Tomorrow (which I've nominated a few times not least as the sequel to Starship Troopers) means we can hope for an excellent ep next week... 'How many fingers am I holding up?'

Oi @warmovietheatre.com I've recommended you doing Kanal twice now and its not on your list. You won't regret it (especially if you can find a Polish correspondent...)

The elderly lady next to me at the hospital has a message ringtone in yoda's voice saying 'message from the dark side you have.' She's had six messages in the past ten minutes. Justifiable homicide?

Been reading some serious history recently, so back to Soho in the 40s... (Damgerous Curves is also a Clara Bow film from 1928ish...not seen but the title and Clara is an enticing combination)

Trying to work out which of the Cosmic Dark stretch scenarios to slot in before the final original scenario. The one by Bridgett Jeffries is superbly unsettling...

Latest 'long dead' crush...Carol van Dernan, appeared in two films in the 40s and then disappeared. She's wearing knuckle dusters here.. Hubba And indeed Hubba. RIP

They don't make film posters like they used to... (This is rather good actually and SHE is the anti-hero, rather than the victim, but...)

D2 had her 15th birthday party last night. We get up to find guns, drugs, discarded jewels. An orgy, thats what it was...

Over on the other site I'm getting re-tweeted by Labour MPs and shit.... (Not the ones who know me obviously...) ...its VERY bad for my reputation.

Never realised that there are two senators per US state because in 18th Century England, each county sent two MPs to the Commons--in addition to the MPs elected by the boroughs. Some day, Americans will update their 18th Century ways...

Another excellent session of Cosmic Dark last night. Its so well written its really easy to run (as long as your players lean into it, which mine do...) When are the stretch scenarios out @grahamwalmsley.bsky.social ? Nearly finished the initial ones...

I mean, at least he wasn't insecure enough to block me :)

Yeah, but they wouldn't be armed would they, because, you know...gun laws. So this is just ridiculous hyperbole.

Here we go again #musicaltheatredadlife

Having a chat with a friend before the crowds come. Comparing marmalades

The famous de Hems. As the York Minster was (and became) 'The French House', this is the 'Dutch House'. Surrounded by Chinese restaurants... once upon a time The Horse and Dolphin pub (apocryphally from 'the horse of the Dauphin'). Macclesfield St, Soho

All the news as we have it

I don't know...it got wrecked in the war but this still doesn't look as good as it would have done as the 'blood pit' in the 20s and 30s when clubs on every side would chuck punters out into the middle of the street where they'd keep scrapping. Ham Yard, Soho

Phew, just five minutes into @warmovietheatre.bsky.social and its clear they're not going to have too much wrong think on Dad's Army. I was *really* concerned...thoughts as we go...

My gladiator name is Betty boop

That's a rather brilliant opening paragraph....(George Owers' The Rage of Party)

Entertaining to have @warmovietheatre.bsky.social question Christopher Lee's supposed war record (the 'how a man dies when you stab him in the back' stuff). His autobiog is insanely zelig-like. He also claimed to have seen the last public guillotining in France. Which I always thought was doubtful

That danged @sohobites.bsky.social costing me money again...

The fact 82% of people have seen a video of someone being shot is also pretty worrying...

Apparently on this day in 1984 I was in the studios of The Tube seeing The Cult in their first performance (they dropped the 'Death' for that show). Think the Cocteaux were also on it.. (Photo by the Goth godfather Mick Mercer)

Only just realised that the author of 'I'm glad my Mom died' was Sam, from Sam and Kat, one of the *great* teen comedy series... (And now somewhat difficult to watch because of our knowledge about the producer). Someone needs to get those two to make up...

There's always a bleet. And now I can and I'm almost vibrating with excitement

Oh My GOD 16 Horsepower have reformed. I am near to tears. And planning a trip to Paris to see them in June.

For @sohobites.bsky.social I assune this is right next to Colin's flat? Very amused by those references...

When they had one jn the Roger Stevebs building at Leeds Uni, it was a rite of passage to go 'over the top'. I also put one in a scenario in Warsaw Uni Library cos I liked the image of a machine gun crew in one and descending....but only being able to fire for a few seconds before disappearing