I really hate those tiny little mics. Get a proper mic

Hard to think of anything in media that regularly brings me as much pure joy anymore as the headline in The New York Times' Trilobites section.

Miss World Chile did is in a metal band. This was her talent portion at Miss World www.instagram.com/reel/DQuI2W7...

Remember that time I found a pearl in my dinner? Well...

I think I am the sole market for the rise of M&S's Marmite perversion and I'm so grateful to them

He’s in danger. (giggle)

Holy shit Mamdani has been winning since he was a little kid

succubus - female demon that seduces men incubus - male demon that seduces women vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party

The best thing you can do to help your favorite author is to pre-order 150,000 copies of their next book.

Logged BUGONIA on Letterboxd and got a little treat 👽

I think I'd make quite a good aloof wife if any ambitious, up-and-coming radical politicians are looking for one

Ellie has her priorities in order

God works hard but the Wikipedia elves work harder

ZOHRAN MAMDANI

Is Guillermo Del Toro the best person alive right now? I think so

Maybe I will be able to buy a house after all...

These articles elide exactly what Clanchy wrote in her book, so a reminder that she described girls going through puberty as having "Cypriot bosoms" and wearing "flirty hijabs". She also talked about Jewish noses and commented on the skull shapes of various children.

My niece told me if one her high school teachers catches them using AI on a paper, they are required to write a letter to a family who lives near a data center to say sorry for using their water to do their homework.

A very small child just passed me in the street, pointed and screamed "Careful! They colours!" and I think it's one of the nicest things anyone has ever said about me

The latest contribution to my publishing imposter syndrome is learning that many publishers now send out proofs for blurbs in tiers - the first tier are the top choice blurbers, sent the earliest copies, and if for some reason they can't do it, there's a second tier that will be offered a copy

People who've already seen Bugonia, which variety of Percy Pigs pairs best with it, would you say?

I love how all of Elizabeth's outfits reflect the insects - especially the beetles - she's so fascinated by. Hard green carapaces, bright jewel colours. And of course, the connection between beetles and death! The attention to detail is catnip to me!

The pang of envy I just felt shattered my third chakra. See you next year, Trim. I want to party with the Puca

I’ve seen a lot of people out in costume today, and like… what if this is the year we all agree to not stop celebrating Halloween?

I am doing copyedits on Local Gods and I am so, so in love with this stupid book. It's really good

'Sake, the St. Lucy Day decorations are in the shops already! Can't move with all the eyeballs on plates. 😠

Outstanding

happy halloween to what many people believed was the greatest tweet of all time

Hi Lisa Nandy! I’m a BAFTA winner from a small town. Instead of asinine questions like this, why not tell us how we can continue to make a living in the eviscerated creative sector over which you notionally preside?

Realized the reason I trust Jacob Elordi instinctively is because he looks like Monchhichi

All is well with Andy - so far.

We're just getting started. Time to lower bills. And tax billionaires. If you want to see the Green Party take on Reform - this is the moment. Join.greenparty.org.uk

I get so much pleasure from the minutiae of caring for myself. Oh no, there's some old parsnips in the fridge that need dealing with, better make myself a delicious lunch of parsnip soup

I overheard a conversation yesterday on the tube about Chat GPT and how it (apparently) doesn't work in Icelandic. That's it, Iceland. Resisþ. Hiðe behind your unusual consonants!

It's killing me there's a JAWS screening I can't get to 😭

We already have a "personal AI" we can train on our own art: it's called our brains. We don't need to outsource it

Judge rules George R.R. Martin and other authors can sue OpenAI for copyright infringement • Said ChatGPT generated 'Game of Thrones' content similar enough to infringe copyright • OpenAI’s motion to dismiss was denied

Doing slow blinks at men so they know they don't need to be afraid of me

Genuinely what the fuck is going on in Albania

I wish I was watching the cursed baseball game like everyone in the US. It sounds like a hoot

I'm also getting a heap of these, where a 'well-connected reviewer' sloppily recaps my books back at me, laments how under-recognised I am, then offers me the chance to have my books reviewed by their network, but the emails are so unprofessional that even if they weren't bots, it would be a hard no

Designer: all right Mr. Del Toro here’s those Frankenstein’s monster designs, real sexy just like you asked for. Del Toro: (nodding) this is exactly as sexy as I asked for.

OK, new rule: You cannot post photos of your kitten on here unless and until you invite me over to meet them

Today I'm going to test out a new ghost walk in my town. Then I'm going to drink red wine by a fire and probably eat some crisps for my troubles

Wait a second, so Frankenstein: • Is immortal • Sneaks into houses at night • Sometimes leaves gifts for nice people • Lives in the North Pole 🤔

There's a review of Frankenstein on Letterboxd that asks "why did he growl like that?" That was for me, honey

Further to the Great News, may I offer you a Great Cover!

@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com Your newsletter has made me furious with Past Me's lack of agency. You were making the dream happen, living the Almost Famous life! Meanwhile, I was home with a Book of Love Spells bought in Ottakar's, trying to manifest a love affair with Brian Molko through sorcery

I haven't stopped thinking about the Creature saying "We can be monsters together" for almost 24 hours. It was literally the first thing I thought when I woke up