19th Century Senegal:

well that's fucking amazing. good lord, lmao, thank god this comedian pulled it out of the fire.

So proud of @philipmiller.bsky.social being longlisted for the McIlvanney Prize for his brilliant #TheDiaryofLies.

I don't want to hear another word about how much white European visitors are enjoying ranch dressing while team officials, Africa's top referee, and now one of the world's most celebrated fans are turned away from the World Cup. The USA is an utterly unfit host — it's as simple as that

I thought kick off was later and I’m sad I somehow missed it but that’s a great result for Scotland.

the candor & generosity this storied filmmaking trio showed me during this roundtable for @letterboxd.social is unlike any conversation i’ve ever had. it adds new depth to the history of cinema to hear what the artists had to say about “making it” as a black director and its aftermath:

Emma Hayes, please use your chalkboard to tell me what I'm doing wrong with my life

I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +

'IS GOD IS is the latest in a growing roster of films that let their Black heroines express the full breadth of their fury." I've long admired @lyvie.bsky.social's work, so I'm not surprised that she murdered her debut in @ebertvoices.bsky.social. A phenomenal piece.

Don’t ban kids using YouTube. Make YouTube behave like a broadcaster. Pay creators. Reinvest in the creative industries. Pay fair tax back into creators’ economies. Follow guidelines on fair usage and copyright. Play fair. It’s bigger than TV now. Make it behave like TV.

It appears my countrymen have arrived in the Americas and culturally appropriated a statue of George Washington.

Want to lift this up a bit because it highlights how the conversation around masculinity is centered around a lot of racialized assumptions as well.

turns out i can't make tonight's screening of Jane Campion's Portrait of a Lady on 35mm at 630pm tonight at TIFF anyone want my ticket? it's free!

We have no business hosting an event meant to celebrate what we all have in common with this racist president in charge. sports.yahoo.com/articles/som...

Backrooms/Spinal Tap crossover when

Following the below I’m angry on a daily basis that Chanel hasn’t come out with the makeup applicator in The Fifth Element.

It’s been almost 30 years since the Fifth Element came out and you still can’t just buy a tank top like this any store. What are we doing.

Gosh that's gonna take years, surely

jesus this is so sad www.france24.com/en/culture/2...

i feel like the "story" of "Tilly Norwood", in terms of the newsworthy thing that's happening, would be a behind-the-scenes report on the company's PR team that keeps getting these articles placed in major news outlets and keeps getting them written with the company's preferred framing.

There's a certain man out there for whom a new Paul McCartney record and a new Boards of Canada album are the most exciting things of the decade, and I happen to be married to him.

Beauty Banks is holding a silent auction (donations from David Nicholls, Ian Rankin, Charlie Brooker, Jenny Colgan, Harry Hill, Manics, Elbow, etc) to raise funds to tackle hygiene poverty. Some tasty stuff here uk.givergy.com/beautybanksh...

In the past six months I've written a 110 page film, a 54 page pilot and a 25 page format along with probably another hundred or so pages of miscellaneous bullshit both in support of those projects and other, for money, all on hard deadlines, without AI. This used to be called "being a writer."

Excellent thread

The vampire hunt is ON! Do you have a beat up VHS, film print etc of the 1922 Nosferatu? Alexandre O Philippe and our team are making a doc about our global treasure hunt called IN SEARCH OF NOSFERATU. More info here, or email us at albingraufilms at gmail dot com deadline.com/2026/05/in-s...

I know people are justifiably nervous about going out on the streets of London today, but I am in Edinburgh and this place is a cauldron of seething indignity over the omission of Stevenson on THAT list. Such is the strength of feeling, it has the potential to boil over into regrettably stern words.

Where is Barbara Kingsolver, Donna Tartt, Don deLillo, Iris Murdoch, Haruki Murakami, Robert Louis Stephenson? COME ON

Film people - I'd like to read some feminist interpretations/analyses of Chinatown - any tips? Thank you.

While the world’s eyes are on fashion’s biggest night, we’re turning ours to the garment, retail, and warehouse workers who keep the industry running. From true love found on the picket line to a free tailoring school out of a Brooklyn basement — meet the New Yorkers who make it all possible.

An onion will do well for such a shift

Who cares? They're robots. Aren't distance races about human endurance?

The story within this story is about a group of wives being given power due to proximity to their husbands. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/19/a...

Cricket widows assemble!

Sometimes being a one woman creative business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Today has been one of those days where I haven’t sold anything in my online shop. Have a look at my shop and please repost to spread the word. Thanks. gailmyerscough.co.uk

Hard night to be (the mother of) a Liverpool fan

Absolutely buzzing for my dear friend Jack who won the Olivier award last night for Best Actor. I've seen him perform this role three times - it's an incredible show & he is mind boggling-ly good. Jack was in my first feature film, The Levelling, and remains one of the most talented people I've met.

The fact that there’s not a total boycott of the World Cup already in place is a mystery to me

Still raging about the fact the self-employed have to submit records four times a year now to HMRC but very grateful to @directors-uk.bsky.social for their comprehensive webinar about MTD.

How many children could possibly affect? Just wanton meanness to appease a group of adults roleplaying that they're being oppressed by a small minority of people

I regret to tell you I now know what a terrified toad sounds like.

i, for one, am delighted that we finally have a definition of “woke”

#Mums26 Once again, I implore you to send me your mother's name and include the hashtag #Mums26. Please please please, otherwise it's difficult to track. #Mums26

In a recent interview, Professor Karen Hoyland argued that women who claim to be autistic are just angling for a diagnosis, since researchers like her have made the prospect of autism so attractive.

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Deadline today at 5pm! If you are a parent or carer in the UK screen industry who would like a week of time away please do apply. CV and a cover letter saying what you’d do with the week. #raisingfilms @raisingfilms.bsky.social

Apologies for the mistake but the deadline for this residency is Friday 6 March, not 3 March... - that's a week today! Send us your applications as per the below.

Are you watching Dirty Business? I can't believe how much water companies have gotten away with. They're putting profit before public health - it’s a scandal and the Government MUST take action! Sick of sewage? Add your name to the petition today: you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/en...

I always think I’m Michael Douglas whenever i wear my dressing gown thanks to this movie

Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door