Day 50 of #75daysofPaddy A Paddy McAloon lyric a day until Truly Gifted Kids* is published. Today (from Here On The Eerie): ‘I called because you’re in a position to help / With a limited talent but impossible wealth’ #prefabsprout * ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ MOJO tr.ee/-BLPqLQ27t

I've just read the synopsis of Lionel Shriver's novel 'Mania' and, goodness me, it sounds like a right load of old bollocks. Hard to believe a publisher paid money for what basically amounts to an extended rehash of right-wing Twitter trolls' shit jokes about wokism. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mania_(...

Edinburgh Poetry Tours Various dates in August, Edinburgh. Pay-what-you-can tickets, from £4.50 Poet Ken Cockburn presents, on & around the Royal Mile, an Edinburgh alive with literature from poets writing across the centuries #poetry www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...

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My wife has just observed, re. Andrew and Tristan Tate's arrest: 'Imagine being arrested while dressed like that. Capri pants and kitten heels.'

L7 bassist Jennifer Finch has died at 59 following a battle with brain cancer. www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...

This week I have mown a dangerously untamed lawn, laid floor tiles in a very oddly-shaped vestibule and completely redecorated said vestibule, all of which has increased my manliness by 15 per cent. Which now makes me (*does calculations*) eight per cent manly.

Just because an author hasn't released a book in years doesn't mean that they're lazy or not working hard on their next one. There's so many reasons for a big gap between novels. Granted, in my case, it's because I'm lazy and not working particularly hard but I mean for others.

Jon Pertwee's mighty bouffant in exceptional form here. A marvel of tonsorial sculpture.

"...This is probably the film I'd show to someone who has never seen a Bill Forsyth movie..." My Letterboxd review of the delicious COMFORT AND JOY #FilmSky boxd.it/fispvh

A far-right plot to infiltrate Restore is a bit like a high-camp plot to infiltrate The Village People.

If you love visiting The Library of Impossible Things, please consider giving it a vote. www.britishpodcastawards.com/voting

'Patriot News' reporter Chris Atkins (scatatkins.bsky.social) was just kicked out of Liz Truss' CPAC conference for asking the wrong questions. So much for free speech.

Morning all. Photographer Douglas Corrance, Glasgow 1979.

On Wednesday we scored a landmark legal decision which will protect all of us from misleading headlines. The next day we approached the Telegraph about a headline of theirs earlier this month. They published a correction and apology same day - barely 24hrs after this new duty or fairness came to be.

Try not to get too riled that will make you giddy & all the other things.

Costco. Everyone has decided there should be one giant middle queue. There’s a member of staff looking flustered and telling people who have waited in it and reached the checkouts: ‘THERE IS NO MIDDLE QUEUE! Can’t help feeling this is the wrong time for this information.

Something something World Cup .... something something never mind, cheer yourself up ... something something something fall in love, travel in time. FICTION'S COMING HOME! Not sure I've got this marketing thing worked out. Anyway, buy books. Lots of books. www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Paul-... #BookSky

Something something World Cup .... something something never mind, cheer yourself up ... something something something fall in love, travel in time. FICTION'S COMING HOME! Not sure I've got this marketing thing worked out. Anyway, buy books. Lots of books. www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Paul-... #BookSky

This is a terrific book - beautifully written and full of info and insight from @tobyhadoke.bsky.social. Highly-highly-highly recommended!

It's definitely T-shirt weather. Ices has become my bestselling T-shirt this month. Thank you to everyone who's bought one. www.gailmyerscough.co.uk/product-page...

On this day, July 15, 2016: Rosie was on serious drugs after a trip to the dental vet to fix a broken tooth. Those pupils!

Love the floral display on these steps leading up to a Victorian tenement building on Queen's Drive on the Southside of Glasgow. Cont./ #glasgow #queensdrive #architecture #architecturephotography #flowers #summer

Scoop: The AI music generator Suno was hacked. Hacker shared source code that shows how the tool was made and part of the music and podcasts that were scraped to create it. Decades worth of music, lyrics, and podcasts from YouTube, Deezer, Genius & more www.404media.co/hack-reveals...

Decided to pressure wash the little wall around the front of our house, and the wall looks great, but I am a mess. It was a pretty straight exchange of muck and grit from the wall to me. Think of the grittiest drama you’ve ever seen, and I will still be grittier.

A lovely review of 'How Soon Is Now?' from the excellent Mr Mike Davis – you can check out Mike's own writing at mikedaviswrites.net #BookSky

Idea for radio producers: Callers have to guess the 80s/90s hit from booming bass line and drums as heard from a distant radio in next-door's garden/local building site. Just needs a catchy name!

Sound advice from Mr Morris, as always.

No corruption or cronyism, though. They just blew £10billion by buying useless equipment from companies with ties to figures in government. Repeatedly.

Overheard in Cumbernauld: ‘I used to work at the old Asda. You know who opened it? Cannon and Ball. They were surprisingly down-to-earth.’

On this day, July 13, 2018: One of my favourite photos of Rosie and her big round head. #cats #cute

The ‘up the RA!’ guy seems to have had a change of heart.

There's a lot of wonderful stories in Sam Neill's autobiography, but one that stands out for me is how James Mason (who Neill is an AWFUL lot like) randomly out of the blue changed Neill's life and steered him towards stardom. I really need to hear the audiobook, just to hear his voice tell this.

One day, maybe we'll learn the full truth about why UK government ministers are so keen to hand our private data to a mob as blatantly sinister as Palantir. One day... 💰💰💰

If the past few days have taught us anything, it is that if you leave the world a better place than you found it, people will really miss you when you're gone and have nothing but good things to say about you.

One of the the greats. This is a sore one.

The freedom to do this was brilliant. And I got to borrow a book off Shane.

No football on tonight so why not watch this nonsense instead: youtu.be/2HLSuroXpBg?...

my favorite thing in here is "6 hours later" lol. that's what the person who generated this thinks is a long amount of time to spend on a piece of art

Thanks to Teddy Jamieson in the Herald for including 'In Another World' in this list of the best music books of 2026 thus far. "The book has a swirling, tidal pull to it that sweeps you along and under. An example of the rewards of close listening." www.heraldscotland.com/life_style/2...

'We're under intense scrutiny over our finances, but I've got a brilliant idea!' 'Straighten up our finances and stop accepting dodgy cash from overseas?' 'Nah. We'll hold meetings in cars. Throw this bag of cash in the boot with the others, would you?'

A senior civil servant has accused Reform of "sinister" attacks in him, after he published a report on foreign interference in UK politics Zia Yusuf said a Reform govt would "investigate" Philip Rycroft, while Farage called him "an enemy of democracy" observer.co.uk/news/nationa...

Jul 1995: Movie Rentals and Sales ad from Blockbuster Video (+Pulp Fiction; Reservoir Dogs; Forrest Gump; The Specialist; True Lies; Speed; The Mask; and Star Trek: The Next Generation) «We've cut the nasty bit.»

Any time I have a post take off to any extent on here, I’m on edge waiting for the arrival of Bluesky’s holier-than-thou police to scold me for some unwitting infraction or other. Last time, it was because I called my dead dog a twat.

Anyway, buy a book or two, why don't you? Travel in time, fall in love ... whatever takes your fancy. You almost certainly won't regret it, and I'll be your pal for life. Or not, if that works better for you. www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Paul-...

Interesting tips on how to deal with AI deep fakes and overall galloping BS: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mfw...

Look at all these fantastic products! Love the new website.

I’m learning so much about the UK’s good old days over on Facebook! Back then, there was a Bock Jbleaw on every corner, usually with a Bolitche nearby. Back then, Woolworths was so cool it became Coolworths, and the Cooperative Society tried a hip ‘Co-op’ rebrand, 50 years too early. Ain’t AI grand?