The Life Cycle of a Song

Rory McIlroy saying what we were all thinking #RyderCup

@UnderdogGolf tweeted Rory to the crowd: "Shut the f*** up" *hits shot to 3 feet* https://t.co/x6WDRXGafY

The stunning piece of Trevor Jones music that plays over the stirring finale is actually "The Gael" by Dougie MacLean, a piece composed for the Loch Ness Exhibition youtu.be/3JuC1hYCdvs?...

SUNDAY OCTOBER 19th WHEEZING LIVE! #AtTheBedfordPubBalham

Time to check out the top articles from the past week at CXF, led by our editorial on the cancellation of Red Hood by DC: comicsxf.com/2025/09/21/e...

What's effectively happening here (in the British media at large, too) is the construction of "anti-racism" as somehow a "political alternative" to racism, rather than as a minimal civilisational standard, which in turn (further) vindicates racism as *also* an acceptable political position.

Had no idea this was being repeated. Features me demonstrating how you can sing the titles of many James Bernard scores

BBC news showing the Trump protest in London, Sylvester McCoy has just appeared on a vox pop.

Style lessons from Robert Redford, one of the most stylish men in the last century. 🧵

“I mean, your society’s broken, so who should we blame? Should we blame the rich, powerful people who caused it? No let’s blame the people with no power & no money & these immigrants who don’t even have the vote, yeah it must be their fucking fault.” —Iain Banks www.theguardian.com/books/2013/j...

A beautiful giant has left us. He was incredible and I loved him.

In May 2019, a reporter from the far-right Canadian sewer Rebel News / The Rebel tried to interview people on the streets of Manchester about Stephen Yaxley-Lennon / Tommy Robinson who was standing as an MEP, and encountered the (NSFW but very honest) Queen of the North.

I've written to Keir Starmer, Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage, urging them to join me in condemning Elon Musk's dangerous remarks inciting violence yesterday. As leaders, we must stand together and make clear Musk will face serious consequences for these actions.

Announcement

SMERSH POD will be appearing once again at the @CheerfulPodFest on Sunday October 19th 2025 at 14:45. Join @paullitchfield.bsky.social and I as we delve deeply into the MCP and talk about TRON. Get your tickets here! cheerfulearful.podlifeevents.com/festival/sme...

Cis folks  — like white folks — are trained to think they're 'normal' and therefore right about everything by default. But this just isn't ... it. Your privilege makes you ignorant, especially regarding the real violence the persecuted minority faces. Whose voices you don't hear or regard.

Liberals are starting to say shit like, "trans people asked for too much too fast," and I'll remind your souless asses that we actually didn't ask for anything. we were minding our own business and quietly improving our healthcare and you (cis) decided to do a pogrom against us for no reason.

Also featuring these forgotten characters

Picked up 1969 Dandy annual in a charity shop, some lovely Dudley D Watkins Desperate Dan strips. I particularly liked this half page image.

Thanks to Reform's polling and the sudden collapse of the old firewall separating the far right from mainstream politics, media and politicians are acting as if activists who are transparently the descendants of the NF and BNP are "ordinary people" with "reasonable concerns"

“My friend got hit in the back… my friend Victor saved me, he laid on top of me…” We are failing them.

Frey: And don't just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now. These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.

@hammerfilms.bsky.social have just announced their next big box set is the excellent Curse of Frankenstein. You can see what we, well Allan, (@sefton.bsky.social) thought of it in issue 3 of @claretzine.bsky.social Art page is by the mighty @stazjohnson.bsky.social

🎸 🇬🇧 From last night’s Michael Shannon, @jasonnarducy.bsky.social & Friends (Jon Wurster, Ted Leo, Dag Juhlin, & Vijay Tellis-Nayak) show at the Garage in Glasgow. Bertis says, “After two hours of those wonderful songs, everybody went home happy, satiated & joyful.” 📸@bertisdowns.bsky.social

I don't know about you but I've had about enough of mainstream media & politicians legitimising racist anti-asylum protests that terrorise refugees & communities. I had to push back hard, TWICE on BBC yesterday about supposed "legitimate concerns" www.youtube.com/watch?v=XtkA...

Terence Stamp was Angel and Devil on screen. Interviewing him was a wicked pleasure. But seeing him around town, on the bus with his Eric Morecambe flat cap, sitting at the old heel bar at Piccadilly, was best of all. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

The Polari Prize issued a statement saying it believes its longlistees can hold “different positions on substantive issues.” This is like long listing a racist with authors of color then telling everyone it’s a mere “different position on a substantive issue”. Trans people are a fact. Not an “issue”

Skegness, one of your absolute finest people right here. Buy her a drink whenever you see her.

Lots of brilliant placards here

Love this Regent Street store whose staff during Trans Pride got clothes from the shelves and arranged an impromptu flag

Be this woman when you have the chance

Here's how BBC Four's Nuclear War night is shaping up:

The first trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is here. Watch it ⬇️

What perfect albums came out when you were 16?

The word is 'shoot'

Good and sad, if slightly overlong, piece on Jay here, from before the AI silliness.

Every last one of them are a treat 😍

Here’s our current full range, along with our sci-fi fanzine Phaser.

Taking advantage of #smallpressday to give a shout out to our unofficial Hammer Films fanzine, @claretzine.bsky.social This is a (very) brief look at our third issue. All original articles and artwork by REAL writers and artists. Available here claretzine.com/shop

Young refuseniks burn their IOF draft papers in the middle of Tel Aviv They refuse to serve in the Israeli Occupation Forces, and are willing to go to military jail for their position. The new generation of refuseniks is supported by the older, many of them spent months in jail already

Refuseniks are some of the bravest people I've met. Certainly among the *funniest* Israelis I've ever met.

Sad to hear that much loved icon of childrens television Glen Michael has died at the age of 99. Here he is making a stylish entrance to the Glasgow Garden Festival in 1988. 📽️ STV

Zoe Gardener calls our Labour and the Conservatives over small boat arrivals @zoejardiniere.bsky.social Part 1/3

Hey people with platforms , they are starting to take the trans positive books out of the libraries. Now is the time to stand up or just accept that you don’t care - and here is to the millionaire comedians who have helped oil the wheels of hatred

happy pride month. that’s right. july is pride month too. in fact it’s pride year, bitches. the pride will continue until rights improve.

Lalo Schifrin, the Grammy-winning composer of Mission: Impossible and film scores including Cool Hand Luke, Dirty Harry, and Bullitt, died Thursday of complications from pneumonia. He was 93. variety.com/2025/music/n...