The timeline of this song for me: 1. TLoaS releases; "Huh, this one reminds me of Bowie ... Lady Stardust maybe?" 2. Taylor releases the Cabaret version, with Mike Garson-ass piano and it's glorious 3. Now there are three great versions of this song:

I'm reading Mythic Bastionland in dribs and drabs at the moment, and I'm increasingly worried that the Hot New Thing is about to bounce off me.

Happy birthday to Betty Boo. Here's a reminder of the time she rapped with Public Enemy in the McDonalds at Shepherd's Bush back in 1987 (look out for the unimpressed manager!)

oh my I did not realise that Dio looked like that. Related: The video for Rainbow in the Dark is full of wonderful shots of 1980s Soho and incredibly Monty Python coded.

frenzy, manual, excerpt, colecovision (1983) archive.org/details/fren...

I like how Ishihara says that more than a thousand Pokemon have been discovered, like Pokemon are revealed from the primal pixel bedrock by Game Freak, but were always there.

So is American Idiot when Greenday ascended to rock royalty, or did it happen beforehand?

For some reason I always listen to game music on Fridays. Game Music Friday I, and only I, call it. Anyway my playlist served me up this chill jam, please enjoy: youtu.be/lA9anqx8I0Y?...

I wonder if Humble know how much psychic damage they're causing the people of the UK via the music on their latest (ubiquitous) YT add sounding so similar to late-90s/early-2000s supermarket jingle? If you've only just noticed through having read this, I'm sorry.

The latest Predator just looks like Spiny Norman to me.

Went to see Stewart Lee's latest show tonight, which was delightful. We booked the tickets last year when Mar was in hospital, and I can think of no better way to celebrate being alive.

My favourite streaming service will be whichever one that sets "watch the credits" as the default.

Drop an album that was important to you when you were nineteen.

Did I fabulate that the 90s dance track "Poing" had a voice sample actually saying the word poing? Like in a sort of Teutonic accent? Is that a different song than this one? www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqD1...

At //the theatre// tonight friends. Never fails to make me feel all cultured and shit.

It's weird to think that Warhammer 40,000 Roguetrader was the same year as Michael Jackson's Moonwalker. I can't quite calibrate that.

Shindig is part of the No ICE in Minnesota bundle on itch - Go grab an absolute ton of games and do a little to help our friends standing up against evil.

Took the day off to watch the Superbowl without being spoiler'd. A weird year of football led to a much more thrilling finale than last year, I'm enjoying my ability to parse what's going on improving as we watch more NFL, and two strong defenses battling each other was really fascinating. Sports!

As we listened along to Michael Palin's diaries, we're re-watching Monty Python and Python adjacent media. It is fascinating and wild

Sir Ian McKellen performing a monologue from Shakespeare’s Sir Thomas More on the Stephen Colbert show. Never have I heard this monologue performed with such a keen sense of prescience. Nor have I ever been in this exact historical moment.TY Sir Ian, for reaching us once again. #Pinks #ProudBlue

If you're a UK kid of 'a certain age' it's possible that Transformers the Movie means a whole lot to you. If that's you like it's me, then I can't encourage you enough to go listen to this majestic version: "Hotrod, the shuttle is coming - let's go watch it land!"

Games Workshop: You get those drawings of the heroes of our brand new toy range? Will Rees: Sure did boss, real fuckin disgusting just like you asked. GW: what

Take me down to the Parallax city where the far moves slow and the near moves quickly

I just watched 4 hours of Trev and Simon, and nobody swang their pants once. I think I would've preferred it if they had.

Just hearing we've lost Sal Buscema, an absolute giant of comics and one of the true greats. His long run on Spectacular Spider-Man is as good as mainstream comics get. RIP to a genuine master.

Wild that QueerEye had the same ending as Ralph Bakshi's Lord of the Rings

This one is real good -

Of course the trombone tooting is the up-front funny thing, but the writing is great throughout and the background animations are genuinely hilarious at times.

Speaking for British people of a certain generation, I think I can say: Brrr, it's a bit nippy.

This is so thoroughly my shit

So I just deleted my account at the other place. I've not been active there for years now, but it had to go.

Got my Trench Crusade book so I guess I'm cool to certain values of cool now.

Star Trek never tires of forcing its complete lack of politics down our throats

Just another *completely apolitical* episode of Star Trek.

We wanted to combine the warmth of Animal Crossing with the emotional realness of Night in the Woods.

Despite 2025 being one of the worst years of my life, Betwixtmas is still the time for slow, cosy days, and gentle activities. No rush. No hassle. Just candles, and lovely leftovers. Kind shows, and warm bread. Crisp walks, and warming up by the fireplace.

We are (re)watching Star Trek Deep Space 9, largely for the first time for me. It's nice having a new group of Space Friends!

Merry Christmas to all, but especially those of you who feel like you dragged yourself across the finish line this year - see you next Christmas.

I love this:

This song goes out to anyone braving an unsafe place they once called 'home' for the holidays. "You're not failing, you're feeling, and you aren't staying, but you're not fleeing, And if it's hurting, you're healing, so take it home." Stay true to yourself. You've got this.

Ah, I didn't think to check 😊 £1.44! That is not a lot of money for a game I still return to four years after I got it. (But if it's in your budget, you can also go to itch.io and give the devs a little more for it.) store.steampowered.com/app/1475960/... imaginary-friends-games.itch.io/shindig

Play a very cute advent calendar with your kids, or your pets, or just by yourself, for free! ♥️ I also highly recommend Imaginary Friends' game Shindig. It's short and cosy and wonderful and perfect for those times when you need a bit of warmth and hope.

This week's acoustic cover is that breathtaking duet from KPop Demon Hunters...but it's just me, not sexy demons. I am ridiculously proud of it though. Would love if you'd take a listen. youtu.be/XNbkKsElcCU

Can y'all help spread the word about our family-friendly spot-the-difference advent calendar game? It's now FREE on itch! FREE! (Yes, you can open all the doors at once if you want! You're still a good kid!) #indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #xmas #christmas

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters - Ninja Turtle artwork.

Fancy some free festive fun? Get our little advent calendar game on itchio for zero dollars! Nada, nothing, zippo, zilch. It's fun solo or with fam and friends, do a door a day or sleigh them all in one go! Have fun, chums.🌲☃️❄️🫂

South Arcade's PLAY! EP sounds like if someone used the answer to the question "How comes Hayley Williams is better than Paramore" to reverse engineer a Paramore that sounds more like Hayley Williams but still a bit like Paramore.