Two of the best things of America, brought to those of us of the whole world by PBS.

One of my favorite anecdotes from THE PREHISTORY OF THE FAR SIDE: "That doesn't sound like the Jane Goodall we know."

This. I had the good fortune to meet Goodall (and her mum! on a separate occasion). I'll tell that story elsewhere. Here, to echo Solnit, I'll add that Goodwall was a major leader in the largely-women-led reexamination of humans' place in nature over the 50s-~70s/early 80s.*

THE LIFE AND DEATH OF COLONEL BLIMP (1943) and BLACK NARCISSUS (1947) are on Criterion Channel, HBO Max, and Tubi if you'd like to celebrate Deborah Kerr's birthday (and Michael Powell's, too). #FilmSky

before and after hegseth's directive

*disgusting slurping noises*

Met someone at a party the other evening who told me what her favourite Shirley Temple film was within the first 15 minutes of conversation, unprompted. Managed not to grab her by the lapels and scream BE MY FRIEND, which I find tends to put people off.

The Human Adventure Is Just Beginning!

Back at it again asking for pats and chomping my fingies 😍

If Scotland had invented Godzilla

Postal strike in Canada. Of course, the second I'm denied postal service, I find I want to send out a whole raft of postcards. Take this e-mail as a virtual postcard, then. Weather's fine, wish you were here, et cet.

I need to go grocery shopping so I ordered Chinese delivery.

Remembering the late Actor, Ronald Lacey (28 September 1935 – 15 May 1991)

Timeline cleanser 🐈

She's obviously a pizzeria nymph, embodying pizzas served on stands with little candles to keep them warm. #Svengoolie

Sorry to read of Tony Harrison's death yesterday at 88. Here's the magnificent "V," written during the miners' strike in 1984-85, pondering what came from "winning the peace" for Leeds & so many other places, & what "V" came to mean. It still cuts deeply in our moment. youtu.be/Yu3ZYXNalbc?...

Clio reminds you to always reach for your dreams #Caturday #Catsky

Why, alone among government services, is there an expectation that the post office has to make money? Canada Post is on strike right now over government plans to eliminate door-to-door delivery completely because of costs, and I keep coming back to this basic question.

This is me, every day since about 1994. youtu.be/O7QP9Zqge4s

yes I see you are trying to go to bed but have you considered… cat

In case you ever wondered: yes, you do go slightly bonkers if you have "Tell Laura I Love Her" inexplicably rattling around in your head for hours on end. Sign me up for the nearest stockcar race!

Ok. I need a break—it’s been a tough news morning. So here is something nice to leave you with. Last night, stray cat 🐈‍⬛ Mendel tried meowing at the door. Strays don’t meow that much, so Imagine an out of tune organ set to loud. I delivered chicken. So he was waiting on me this morning by 7.

Today’s #Muppet GIF of the Day is dedicated to the memory of Jim Henson, who was born on this date in 1936. Happy Birthday, Jim!

"Hey, great snatch!"

"And remember, if the women don't find you handsome, they should at least find you handy."

"I don't say 'sabotage'! You say 'sabotage'! I say *sabotaage*!" #TOSSatNight

#Space1999 See what he did there?

Quite a comedy act, the Canadian Senate of the mid-1980s

Hey, America---a Canadian here, presuming to speak on behalf of the world. Could you just at least take a weekend off, please? You might not realize just how much space (psychologically, emotionally...) you take up.

Maybe something did happen on Y2K and we just missed it

Today's vibe:

"Who is this? What do you want?" "Just to say goodbye, Doctor." ". . . Umm, is that buzzing sound meant to do something?" "You're on a bloody mobile, aren't you?"

Post a female character you love

Post a female character you love. "You always know you're in for a good night when there's a polar bear bleeding on the label!"

Pointless detail about my life: I loathe those kinds of diminutives ending in "-y," like "appies," "veggies," or (the once-seen, but never forgotten or forgiven) "ommies" (omelettes). But I guess I'm a stick in the mud.

Not really an overstatement to say that the test of a free society is whether or not comedians can make fun of the country's leader on TV without repurcussions.

If you've ever wondered what it's like growing up in rural Buckinghamshire it's pretty much like this all the time.

It it weren’t for Count Basie, I’d have turned to a life of petty crime and clove cigarettes years ago

One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.

Damn it, not Redford.

When did the world become Crazytown?

Go Argo Fargo

Sam Neill is 78. Seen here, summing up how 2025 is making me feel.

kobayashi maru walkthrough

cities are good

Watching this guy's travel video to Malmö in Sweden is so much more pleasant than anything else I've stumbled upon online thus far this morning. Can't we all just spend the day wandering through random Swedish towns?