I’ve been working on a comic book scriptwriting tool for a while, and since it seems other people are interested, too, we’re going to roll it out for anyone to use. These are *very early days*, but if you want access to the alpha version, register at nornstory.com

I think all of us who managed to write a book without using AI should get to kill one robot

Forget sharing the last picture you saved, I want to see the very first picture on your phone. Scroll back until your fingers bleed.

Got a letter from the council asking everyone in the neighbourhood to "reframe" from parking in a certain location. Righto.

I see Ow*n Jon*s has written his article again.

One thing has led to another, and now I have a folder full of news headlines about people getting beaten off. I offer no apology at all.

11th in an occasional series 4 versions of No Diggity Blackstreet w/Dr Dre, Queen Pen www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KL9... The Cleverlys www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtDg... Chet Faker www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIfF... Fly By Night Rounders w/Abby The Spoon Lady www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDjp... #fourversions

Train driver here, you want us to toot the horn when we drive towards the bridge you're peering over then give us a wave. No wavey, no tooty.

Fuckin' canon, Dude. www.theguardian.com/books/ng-int...

Yul, Steve, Charles, Robert, James, Horst. The seventh gender no-one remembers is Brad.

Top Cat, Benny The Ball, Choo-Choo, Spook, Fancy-Fancy, Brain.

Pugh, Pugh, Barney McGrew, Cuthbert, Dibble, Grubb.

The Archivist - a new documentary about folklorist Doc David Rowe from Tim Plester & Rob Curry - trailer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rWYB...

Buy Maxim, buy often. Ta.

Do you know someone interested in the history of health and/or activism who might want to do a cool funded PhD in an even cooler city (Glasgow)? Tell them about this #studentship on the history of unorthodox health activism in Britain! #HistMed www.strath.ac.uk/studywithus/...

All ickle Wes wants is a safe seat.

10th in an occasional series 4 versions of Step it Up And Go Blind Boy Fuller: www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2Kb... Doc and Merle Watson: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zW6G... Leon Redbone: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4A64... Edward Phillips: www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAFe... #fourversions

Wes Streeting puts his toaster back in the cupboard after using it.

Woah Australia - Global cancer rates in people under 50 Source: World Health Org

Ted Heath on a skateboard. You're welcome.

Meanwhile, do you remember when Boris Johnson won the General Election in 2019 after Farage stood down all his candidates? Ben Habib is claiming that Farage and Johnson were paid £1million each by Christopher Harborne to do so

I see Jess Phillips has recycled her resignation letter again. The Owen Jones of leaving her job.

May 12th - The W.C. Boggs & Son works outing to Brighton. 📽️📅 Carry On at Your Convenience (1971)

Are you a ghost story enthusiast? Could you be in Sheffield on Sunday 24 May? Two of our postgrad students are holding a focus group and are looking for participants. Message us and we’ll put you in touch!

Ghanian poster for ROSEMARY'S BABY (1968) Happy Mother's Day!

Post a MOTHER

9th in an occasional series 4 versions of Love Like A Rock Rory McLeod (album): www.youtube.com/watch?v=B4gF... Rory McLeod (live 2011) www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAIZ... Bombskare: www.youtube.com/watch?v=hqHI... Paul Gillings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=rTO9... #fourversions

We all need local media more than ever now - I support @jim.londoncentric.media because he does proper journalism about where I live. I also have a few gift membership of London Centric to share - if you fancy one then DM me your email!

9/5/26 - nocturn

16/4/26

Busy.

meanwhile - here prints here www.redbubble.com/people/maxim... I'll keep this fairly ambient - 4 drawings up for prints - changing weekly - this week it's ants, barrows, Jupiter and geese cheers luvs Maxim x

‘He’s magical, isn’t he?’: an audience with Mr Tumble, the king of kids’ TV

The one thing that would reset the whole political debate would be if Keir Starmer announced on Monday that he wanted to rejoin the EU. Reform would have a field day, but he would unite the left and make politics a binary choice between the two.

Chris Mason needs a bit of a slap

We all need a boost today. So as a special treat, we’re unveiling in public for the first time, The Daily Tism book, illustrated by the incredible @smolrobots.bsky.social , coming out for Christmas! Crowdfunder with pre-orders coming in the next week, so keep your eyes peeled!

All ye know on earth, and all ye need to know.

John Curtice's looking more than ever like the kind of fella that has a freezer full of roadkill meat.

Done a democracy. Right up the polling booth. That'll learn 'em.

The new Ben Wheatley zine arrives from the fine folx at Rook Films! Horror-themed, including this "sort of incomplete messy topic web" of the genre.

On this day in 1935, FDR signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA). Of 2,000 WPA posters known to exist—publicizing community activities, theatrical productions, and health and educational programs—the Library's collection of more than 900 is the largest.

Tony Stella, an artist of immense brilliance and prolific output, has passed away. He was one of the greatest artists to ever do it. Rest in peace, Tony.

When you bite into a lovely big ham and cheese bun you made last night, then pause as the first bite doesn't taste quite right, carry on into the (perfectly fine) second, and then find grey mouldy horrors within on the bread on the third attempt. I'll mostly drinking mouthwash this arvo.

Gutted to learn that iconic artist Tony Stella has passed away. He once posted on X that he had a painting for classic neo-noir ‘Night Moves’ which had never been used as a cover for anything, so we licensed it for the cover of our reprint of the OOP novel. Tony was delighted. Rest in Power

Trailer for "WARLORDS OF ATLANTIS" (released 05/05/78). #giantmonster #kaiju #fantasy #horror #horrorfam #1970s #Sizesky

Chrome is reaching into users' machines and writing a 4 GB on-device AI model file to disk without asking. It is the weights for Gemini Nano, Google's on-device LLM. Chrome did not ask. Chrome does not surface it. If the user deletes it, Chrome re-downloads it. www.thatprivacyguy.com/blog/chrome-...

View from the office / spare bedroom: damn sickos at the heritage railway are mounting carriages on lorries again.

Um...so I accidentally stumbled onto the UVA law library's collection of 6,000 drawings by courtroom sketch reporter Ida Libby Dengrove, who worked in NYC mostly in the '70s & '80s, & they're kind of...amazing..?? This one is tagged "Clown Attack" (thread) archives.law.virginia.edu/resources/18...

10pm evening meal ends up being Bourdain-style fried mortadella sandwich.

The Goonies. Utter shit.