Hamnet (2025, Chloé Zhao)

This is superb

Do I know any #MichaelNyman fans on here? I am after some help tracking down the end credits music from Plum House. I'm reliably told it's Nyman and it's similar to Chasing Sheep but not quite. All help appreciated www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

I think the White House badly underestimates the strength of the pan-European folk memory of 1930s appeasement, and how deep it still cuts. I suppose this is what happens when you learn in school that WW2 started in 1941 in Hawaii.

He had not enjoyed it – but, then, Archie Leach didn’t even like The Beatles. (“I’m sorry dear,” he said. “I know they’re popular. It’s just not music in my book.”) So, on the long drive home, Maureen broke the silence

Well, if it’s the 122nd anniversary of the birth of Cary Grant, it must be time to tell the story of the time he went to an Alice Cooper concert and likened the experience to shitting himself

I don't have a car, but I've travelled to another COUNTRY to see a movie, more times than I can remember. Only last month I had to go all the way to the fucking Netherlands to see FRANKENSTEIN because fucking Netflix didn't release it in Belgian cinemas. Which is YOUR FAULT. Fuck you.

We’re visiting a high-school friend of my wife and LOOK AT THIS PAINTING HER DAUGHTER DID

You never know what's going to get traction. This is by a factor of 10 or maybe 20 the most popular thing I've ever posted here. I've also been blocked by more people than ever before.

Edgar Allan Poe in a moment of writer's block

I mean, come on

British education in a nutshell

The names of the only comedians who can afford to take shows to the Edinburgh Fringe.

Great reporting! Thanks for the gift link. "Don’t want to count how many people are eating? No problem — just upload a photo of everyone in the group into the Papa Johns chatbot." Finally, I can freely give AI my family & friends' faces to avoid... counting. I hate it all.

A startup called SpaceVision tracks shoppers around brick and mortar stores and uses real-time data for targeted ads. For ex: they see that you watched a digital ad on a screen and picked up chips from the shelf. A few minutes later, a store could send you a deal for beer to go with chips.

New: I went to the National Retail Federation's big trade show this week to see what the brands are planning for us — and it got dark very fast! Get ready to see AI in just about every stage of buying things. www.theverge.com/tech/863365/...

Had this shared with me this morning, and too good not to share with you. Courtesy of 'Peanutismint' on Instagram.

Morning

Saturday

This is quite a post www.planetearthandbeyond.co/p/reality-is...

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Have you noticed no one ever claims this an escalation?

Did someone say beveragino?

I think you might have peaked with that one but you might like The Lovecraft Investigations. It's in a similar vein to Broken Veil, a drama disguised as a podcast.

I had a 12 minute phone call with someone earlier on WhatsApp, then at the end of the call after I said bye, I took the phone away from my ear and realised it was a video call and the other person had been looking into my ear for 12 minutes.

So, retiring on full pension (having retired temporarily for a month to protect that pension) and suffering no penalty or censure for lying to parliament. Pour encourager Les autre, eh? www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cw...

Just remembered another vital historical anniversary today: the 10th of one of my favourite interactions on the old place, with @chazhutton.com

well?

Ok, we have the finest thread ever on BlueSky right here. We also have perhaps the most misguided individual who thinks his home isn’t the cats. It is now!

Hats off to whoever did this (and the beautiful model).

Sam Raimi’s AMA was great overall. Personally, this was my favourite response.

You probably don't hate John Landis enough

Jay from The Inbetweeners when he’s trying to impress uninterested women #TheTraitors

One you lock the target Two You bait The Line Three you slowly spread the net Four THE BELGIAN WHISTLES!

Ah, Canada, famous for its alligators

Reform has become a sort of born-again Christianity for Tory politicians. Embrace the turquoise waters and rise, baptised, all your many sins and iniquities during the previous government simply washed away.

So they'll be cheap shit rather than just shit?

Kemi Badenoch revealing how she knew Robert Jenrick was defecting

You can take my CD-ROM when you pry it from my cold, dead hands.

Felt like i needed something sweet to rattle around in my sad, echoing heart. youtu.be/wyinJyWUhas?...

The BBC's videotape digitization process remains unrivaled

@theblueststar.bsky.social one for you in the current Viz

Five times in twelve weeks, including two outside a primary school. She carried on for two more years! www-bbc-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.bbc....

a few days old, but for enjoyers of Schadenfreude, this is a fun one: www.morningstar.com/news/marketw...

Guys, don't use AI for stuff, especially if it's something that actually matters.