Band names. What would you say these two are? I’m flummoxed

Return of the Mack

I know the majority of the audience wouldn't consciously register "Oh they've done that hair and make-up live", but I think subconsciously they're expecting a cut for this gag because we've all seen it before.

The absolute lack of understanding of how tech works by Government ministers is embarrassing and frankly, in 2026 100% unacceptable and inexcusable. Barking.

The article is fine but I just submitted a complaint about this headline

1981: Swindon With XTC's Andy Partridge | R.P.M. | BBC Archive

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The struggle is real

Facebook memories has just reminded me of the statue of Nathan Bedford Forrest and I know he was a massive racist and founder of the Klu Klux Klan but on the other hand, I believe this is the greatest piece of public art ever made

not the main thing about this latest vg piece on the multiple unpleasantnesses around Aziz, but I find it astonishing that Sadiq Khan was buddying up to him at the Ramadan lights switch-on. Doesn't his office do any due diligence?

My word

Although his wife was called Shirley Jolly Minge.

I’m enjoying American Visions on BBC iPlayer. Also I am 12 years old.

We love you: that’s why we’re here. My celebration of 40 years of A Very Peculiar Practice - with contributions from Peter Davison, Andrew Davies, Barbara Flynn and Davids Tucker and Troughton. www.telegraph.co.uk/gift/71b8b80...

Scooby is a Great Dane though

show me the lie:

I do feel it could be a new meme format, though.

Monday

1980 - NME get THE HUMAN LEAGUE in to advise them as they go synth shopping with Philip Oakey, Martyn Ware and Ian Craig Marsh 🎹🎹🎹🛒

these are getting weird

Yourself but as a cartoon

take a moment to think about d-day today. seventy five years since the unelected winston churchill and his internationalist collective began their attempt to overturn the democratic will of forty-four million germans.

Da. Other countries have weapons that work.

‘Poisoned’ AI: the ChatGPT shopping scams that lead to fake websites

Absolutely legendary arguments early last year with a guy who refused to believe in it

"D Day was irrelevant to the outcome of WW2 and was largely designed to stop the spread of communism" is a terrible take, but "D Day never actually happened" remains undefeated as the Greatest Tankie WW2 Take.

I'm sorry what? As part of its 1987 rebrand British Rail's sectorised freight business Railfreight had its own branded After Eight mints and called them AFTER FREIGHT!?

PSA for those who might be interested - loads of Edna O'Brien books for 99p on Kindle today. NINETY NINE PEE EACH.

I've had my share of gynaecological gyp. I still can't polka without wincing, but we're spunky in Cheadle, we totter on.

This has lived in my head for 2 joyful years 🙏🏼 @jonnymorris.bsky.social

Anyway, I agree with almost every word of this bsky.app/profile/dann...

UK tax has gone up significantly over the last 25 years But the tax paid by the average UK worker has not This apparent miracle was achieved by taxing “other people”: higher earners, capital, property, banks, etc The strategy has run out of road A 🧵 on what happens next.

This remains one of those true things that people absolutely refuse to believe

One for @johnrain.co.uk there

I laughed out loud at this in the car and then had to explain in words what I was laughing at to M. A chasm filled with confusion (and judgement) has opened up between us.

Before there was an xkcd for everything, there was a Far Side for everything:

Join the fun on @andrewblair.co.uk's website andrewblair.co.uk/apps/who-tit...

Make a Doctor Who title less scary

Reminded of the hardest tongue twister I know “Are you copper bottoming ‘im my man? “No, I’m alluminiuming ‘im ma’am”

This is a nonsense poem I wrote years ago for my kids. I found myself reciting it this morning. Maybe it’ll brighten your Friday :)

You want to see Norway men’s national football team’s official photo for World Cup 2026 www.nytimes.com/athletic/733...

Daily bunny no.3340 is sick of communal living

There are almost no crustaceans in the deep ocean. Not because they would get crushed, but because they would DISSOLVE. The cold & high pressure cause changes to water that make it very corrosive to calcium carbonate shells. But there's one crustacean who solves this problem with ALUMINUM ARMOR.

The vibes I bring to the function

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Friday