Twats.

Some absolutely top xmas books this year. Going to have a lazy and luxurious Boxing Day. #Booksy

Another chilling Ghost Story for Christmas from Mark Gatiss - as is tradition 🖤💀🎄. Loved it.

DATAStream (the 1st synthwave artist I ever got into, & bought his tape) has released a corker ahead of the big day. Merry Xmas all. storedenergiestechnology.bandcamp.com/track/future...

FIXED IT FOR YOU: Brit boxing champion, Joshua, knocks seven shades out of MAGA driven, perpetually online, pretender, Paul.

Second indie documentary in a week in which the credits carry my name as a backer. But what could this one be? It's not quite ready for release but I can tell you it's fantastic ....

What a Xmas present - all 6hrs+ of the latest In Search of Darkness (1995-99 edition), crowdfunded by us - the fans - and brought to us by the BEST: CreatorVC and @davidweiner.bsky.social. My name has proudly been in the funder credits for all movies since ISODII onwards :) 90shorrordoc.com

#Cassunday Christmas special. Alexander O'Neal // My Gift to You (1988) A little gem of a xmas album, soulful in places, but very 80s / early 90s sounding production wise.

Lining up the essentials.

This woman sat through the same School Xmas service as me this week (sons go to the same state school), and the children spoke of helping our global neighbours, not leaving anyone out, and embracing people that need our help. And she comes out with this shit. www.theguardian.com/politics/liv...

Lol, just saw Trump say the BBC "used AI or something" to make him say things he didn't say. The authoritarian fascism is one thing, his alleged paedophilia another, but yesterday's unhinged rant about the Reiners murder, and claiming the BBC used AI...He's mad, right? Or rather very very unwell.

Brilliant points well made, and shut the gammon on the right up.

School Xmas concert tonight in the local Church. Badenoch was there (her kids go to son's same state school). I sincerely hope the messages landed with her: we shouldn't exclude anyone, we should embrace every individual and every community - showing them love and respect. V liberal priest here too.

Finished the first episode of The War Between The Land and The Sea, with my Doctor Who obsessed son. We loved it! Great premise, Tovey is great as ever, & lovely to see my old pal Ruth Madeley back in UNIT. Really nice spin off so far.

After making criticising Charlie Kirk a Federal crime virtually, he says this. Stay classy. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Rob Reiner: I'm going to make a coming of age drama, a fantasy adventure story, a romantic comedy, a psychological horror and then a courtroom drama. Us: Across your entire career? Reiner: In a 6 year period. Us: That sounds- Reiner: -Each one will be arguably the best movie in that genre.

This has really shocked and upset me.

Good luck filling those stadiums

I used to work for an American company and there was always the possibility of moving out there. You honestly couldn't pay me enough to even try to visit there now

Finished The Spy That Came In From The Cold last night, can't believe it's been sat on my shelf for so long. Excellent, and I'm quite keen to see the play at London's Soho Theatre now. If I can afford the tickets. I'm going straight into Karla's Choice - - I know, a controversial decision!

Fantastic 2-parter from @bylinepodcast.bsky.social. Some of the best journalism we have in the UK. 👇🏽

Getting into xmas now, tree and *some* decorations up. So the essential xmas viewing begins - with an Inside No. 9 double bill. Starting with The Devil of Christmas.

#BBCPoliticsLive The US administration is an absolute embarrassment to itself, and now - following the publication of the US National Security Strategy - a danger to Europe including the UK. I am glad it's being called out; by Sky, by BBC, other mainstream media as well as independent platforms.

My favourite indie coffee shop gave me a tote bag today due to my Xmas jumper accidentally being on brand 😅

#Cassunday Duett // Departure // 2025

#Cassunday Love in Dust's new long player, CV Gaze, just landed - and it's accompanying Xmas landing in the Dyson household. Artwork by VANITAS命死

#Cassunday Love in Dust's new long player, CV Gaze, just landed - and it's accompanying Xmas landing in the Dyson household. Artwork by VANITAS命死

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

A thing I'm discovering is when you cook everything from scratch suddenly, and shun oven-ready meal options, shelled hemp becomes a key ingredient in a way load of stuff.

This is the Riyadh Comedy Festival of World Cup draws.

Super happy for you Thames Water. Meanwhile my salary is sliced even thinner in real-time, as I pay for the bubbly at your shareholders xmas party (points for that niche 90s advert reference).

Sleepy racist Don talks endless racist shit again.

Today is World AIDS Day. The White House ignored the AIDS crisis when it began because a Republican (Reagan) was president. The United States is no longer observing World AIDS Day because another Republican (Trump) is president. #Bigots

Okay, I'm up to date! It did get better, before it got worse. I miss the smalltown supernatural storytelling tbh. It went a bit cgi battle happy for my taste, but I guess that's what we've been heading towards, regrettably. Now the wait until Boxing Day when another set of episodes drops.

This is a *great* new feature and plays into my Trello-list obsession; all my current listening is categorised, prioritised, & ready to play according to my mood. Love it. Essentials include @wajali.bsky.social & @daniellemoodie.bsky.social, @bylinepodcast.bsky.social, @quietriotpod.bsky.social

The sheer scale of media outrage this week about plans to lift hundreds of thousands children out of poverty, by taxing millionaire homeowners, tells you everything you need to know about the real priorities of the British press www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/the-real-b...

New drop from Runners Club 95 and @donorlens.bsky.social - from the great new release from Runners Club 95 🎧 open.spotify.com/track/0rMuOX...

Because life, I probably won't get to start the new series of Stranger Things until the weekend, so avoiding spoilers best I can...

Did you grab any of @timeslaverec.bsky.social's Sega Master System boxed synthwave tape reissues? Here's a cool look at one of our favourite consoles, from @keefstuart.bsky.social 👇🏽 www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...

These are blatant Russian state talking points. So Paul Marshall and all these traitors need exposing and investigating, in the same way as Gill.

every day these days has season finale energy

2 and a bit episodes in on Plur1bus, and it's good! Morality, consequence, community, philosophy, the human condition, a twist on the classic bodysnatchers trope. Seehorn and Gilligan reunite and delight.

There is a direct line between Donald Trump trying to destroy the BBC and him excusing the brutal murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Trump hates the independent free press – whether in the US, Saudi Arabia or the UK. We will always defend it.

Reading Nick Lowles great book, How To Defeat the Far Right, and I don't know guys, some of the community organising to coalesce the anti-racist movement could kind of be used against Labour MPs espousing its current immigration policies...And I never thought I would say that about a Labour Party.

Flagshaggers are never going to vote Labour, no matter how many gold teeth they pull, the rest of the country is pretty sickened by the pandering to racists/failure to get a grip on the cost of living, everyone’s going Green/LibDem, so it seems that Labour are only appealing to themselves now.

Reading Nick Lowles great book, How To Defeat the Far Right, and I don't know guys, some of the community organising to coalesce the anti-racist movement could kind of be used against Labour MPs espousing its current immigration policies...And I never thought I would say that about a Labour Party.

Listening to Tim Curry narrate his audiobook memoir, Vagabond - marginally hindered vocally by his 2012 stroke, but so eloquent, intelligent & fiendishly fun. I had forgotten he's a fellow alumni of Birmingham University; separated by years & disciplines, but lovely to imagine him in the same spaces

Anyone know how to recall a tweet and erase it from the minds of 8bn people? Asking for a friend.

Going old school this week! #Cassunday. With "liquid" and "Y2K" drum & bass as popular as ever with today's generations, I've pulled out a tape from an old Muzik magazine: a sampler of artists from the label Metalheadz - many of whom I saw live back in the 1990s.