Ahhhh, l’amour!

New on Inflyte from me: a nostalgic chat with Hammer - born in Belfast, based in Glasgow - ahead of his Boxing Day appearance at Shine plus.inflyteapp.com/in-depth-ham...

Also: Sean Lock holding his side when he laughs will never not be a tonic for the soul. And this Danny Dyer line still knocks yer socks off. youtu.be/9TsFrnLlmaY?...

I think the fundamental gap here is that non-creative people think that creative people make things for the end product, when in fact it’s the act of creation and not the end point that makes it worthwhile.

To quote Rob Reiner's greatest film, too much perspective.

SNL used AI art tonight, multiple times. Booooooo.

This is fucking grim. Somebody invented a white guy, an "IT professional" named Edward Crabtree, who stopped the Bondi shooting and spread it all over the internet, which was picked up by AI agents and slop aggregation sites. The real hero is a fruit stand owner named Ahmed el Ahmed.

Thread! I loved The Far Side when I was a kid. Still do as it turns out.

MAGAZINER: How many veterans have you deported? NOEM: We haven't deported veterans MAGAZINER: We are now joined on Zoom by a combat veteran you deported to Korea

This is embarrassing. This guy knows it's horseshit.

Lol

Have you ever tried not being a total dick?

Will Arnett was on Conan and told a story about how Conan dealt with the death of his parents by accusing Jason Bateman of killing them. It’s so funny.

This is the way.

Apart from anything else, this thing looks like shit. And has a horrible message. Another AI triumph.

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For fuck's sake

If only there were a cautionary tale about being too eager to accept the apparent time-saving capabilities of new technology.

Ken Early on "Johnny" Infantino in the @irishtimes.com

Good on Penn Jillette. Having to come to terms with your entire political identity and philosophy being wrong is not easy and most people could never do it.

I feel compelled to write a review thread 🧵 for The Liz Truss Show because in the madness of the content, other aspects - vital aspects - are being missed. 1. The Aesthetics Unless they were aiming for "Harley Street urologist waiting room circa 1992" this interview area is just unacceptable. 1/

FULHAM EQUALIZE IN STYLE. That is a beautiful goal by Harry Wilson! 👏

Harry Wilson 🤯

This is a lot of fun

I love the Cork County library calendar, filled with children's artwork. However this year the cover is very disappointing..."What's changed?" How about children with extra fingers... When the calendar is filled with amazing artwork I am sure they could have used someone's work for the cover...

Person who actually deserves a trophy is the artist who made the FIFA peace prize trophy look like everyone in the entire world holding their head in their hands out of secondhand embarrassment

It's the moment when he takes the medal out of the box and puts it on himself for me. That's one of the most pathetic things I've ever seen lol. He's so desperate to get it.

This is why we need to cap political donations - do sign the petition! you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/ta...

FOR THE LOVE OF GOD USE HYPHENS

A nice chat, a handshake and six signatures from Geoff Barrow at First Press Vinyl in Belfast.

Deafheaven tonight in Belfast. Quite possibly my gig of the year. Fourth time I've seen them and the best so far.

Senior political journalist reporting... My word.

based on my profile pic, you might be surprised by my answer but it's this

How is this legal

Never knew we would run Belfast, but if that's the case, pints will be £4 and we want more trees and bees. Don't threaten us with a good time.

This Pluribus ad on a fridge caused a schizophrenic woman named Carol to be hospitalized.

do they mean that the devil wears Prada clothes or cologne. unclear

these daily oval office things are increasingly looking like family holiday visits to grandpa at the nursing home

I've written about the fantastic new compilation from Oslo's Snick Snack Music label, and 30+ years of Norwegian dance music through the eyes and ears of a pair of scene veterans. plus.inflyteapp.com/how-bjorn-to...

Anyone criticising poor old Pete Hegseth should first state clearly how many war crimes they have committed themselves. Fair's fair.

can’t believe Jared Kushner was unable to negotiate a meaningful and just peace with Putin

Catching up on some 2025 albums I'd slept on today with all the lists coming out. They Are Gutting A Body Of Water Conan Panda Bear All excellent. The Horrors - not sure on first listen. Does have its moments. Lots more I want to check out and countless others I'll probably never get round to.

This is crazy and really cool.

i’m setting you free. i’m releasing you from the discourse

They were 8 and 11 years old

Just listened to Zack Polanski on The Rest is Politics - Leading. Came across really well in the first half but my god, he needs get an awful lot more serious on the economics, awfully quickly.

👏🏽"We must all now confront the reality that the Brexit deal significantly hurt our economy. We have to keep reducing frictions. We have to keep moving towards a closer relationship with the EU. And we have to be grown up about it. To accept that it will require trade-offs."👏🏽 Music to my ears. ~AA