Fuck "casting controversy", I defy you to find a more beautiful human being than Lupita Nyong'o.

Things I saw on my walk: an impressive tree with a cat poster, a '52 Buick and that Volvo. I remember when those 240s were the uncoolest car but they've aged like good leather shoes, they always look great.

Same Worthing beach, but moving.

Glorious evening.

Farage has painted himself into a right old corner hasn't he? Is this all because that Sky bloke asked him why rich people keep giving him money?

Overthinkers have noticed that the sea is relaxing.

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The Orient Express goes through Worthing now?

I was 6 months out, but this was entirely predictable #farage

More than two anagram clues in a crossword smacks of a setter with a hangover.

Dear Auntie You will be surprised to hear that I am going to prison tomorrow.

Have to say, coming back through Copenhagen was a bit shit. Four then two kiosks out of 11 were open. Arriving early didn't help as you can only go to passport control and join the queue once your gate is announced. Thanks Brexit guys. www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-...

Most of us are in a hugely privileged position, in that should we pick up the phone and a voice says "can you hold for the president of the United States?" we could just hang up and there's fuck all he could do about it. Must be horrible to have to take those calls.

On the beach, before the great god Ra turns his wrath upon Worthing.

I feel really sorry for that poor bastard who got his red card revoked. He's just doing the job he's asked to do and now he's covered in Trump shit while Trump moves on to his next thing.

For ages I couldn't stand a lot of 80s music. Now it's okay but I can't take the 90s. I think I have a band of musical unacceptability moving with me through life.

Worthing beach life.

Always worth thinking on the anniversary of the NHS - at what age would you and/or your loved ones have died without it? Me - 18 months old.

Been for a walk. It's a gorgeous evening. Not too many joggers out, perhaps they've all twisted a knee.

To be honest, that's similar to most of my holidays.

Whoever pays you the most is who you work for.

I've just come across Susan Sontag's 1964 essay "Against Interpretation". A week too late as last Saturday I was in conversation with an artist about the moment I realised I could like something without having to have a reason. If I could have brought up Sontag I would have sounded really clever.

They tell me I’m uncultured, but I’ll always recognise a bit of Beethoven.

Not many things make me wish I lived in London, but storytelling evenings sound great.

I'm too confused to know what the right side of anything is anymore. I'm starting to think that's the plan to wear us down: eventually I'll just accept the armband and collaborate with whoever takes charge so I don't have to think about anything.

I think I've found one now, but it's hard to find an app that will just tell you how far you've walked. It's not a "workout", I don't need my friends to join in, I don't need a leaderboard or a plan, I'm just looking to give myself a pat on the back once a week.

The shock and surprise we're about to see from outlets who platformed him despite knowing he's pure scum is going to be tedious but let's remind ourselves his downfall will be a good thing

Your regular reminder that cryptocurrency does in fact have a use case and that use case is crime

There isn't a wave on the sea this morning, it's sitting there like a pond. The beach is silent apart from the gulls, who always have a lot to talk about.

There's a special irony in every group calling themselves a front bring inevitably composed of arses.

Hell of a tree.

My mind just drifted back a few years to the time I was on a European road trip with a pal and without warning he pulled out a set of bongos he'd brought, with the intention of teaching himself. Had to draw a line.

This is a great album!

Dozens of kite surfers out. There must be tangle incidents.

Coffee on the beach. I LOVE a blustery summer day. Look at that sea, it's just so gloriously sea coloured.

Jeremy Miranda (American,b. 1980): Tide Pool, Acrylic on panel

It's time the internet had a grown-up mode to access. No young person nonsense in autocorrect and proper music coming up in recommendations. If I'm browsing classical albums I want Daniel Barenboim and Beethoven, not the soundtrack to Wicked.

Happy 4th July American chums. King George III doesn't look such a bad option now, does he?

Just came across this picture of my pal Joby from Denmark earlier in the week. Every Danish seaside picture looks like a detective having an episode 4 crisis of confidence after the case becomes personal.

It would be easy to measure how much the English ,*really* like football (for itself as opposed to an excuse for tribalism): Find out how many people are watching it now vs how many will be watching it to the end after Mexico knock England out and divide one by the other.

#nowlistening Took a £2.50 punt on this LP. Hurried home to my record player...

Been to Worthing Museum. It's only recently been reopened after refurbishment. There are some beautifully presented artifacts, I loved the wee Celtic coin through the vintage magnifying glass.

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If only bad news is reported, that’s what sticks. 🧵

Been in Copenhagen, visiting pals. What a great city.

The Arkham Museum of Contemporary Art. What can that be up the corner in the dark? I love this sort of thing.

Natwest shares just hit "the evil point"

Touring Arken Museum of Temporary Art in Denmark with my pal Joby, we found some rocks you're encouraged to ask important questions of, in the hope you get meaningful answers.

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