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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 1h

Just imagine sitting in that room with him as he brings out his guitar.

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 1h

Well, it was Carling, but I understand the confusion.

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 1h

Loved seeing your band at the Carling Academy in 2002.

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 2h

Just in case you needed any reason not to watch

In the episode devoted to The Office, Wilkinson and Earl will meet Ricky Gervais – with whom they co-star in After Life – who will perform the David Brent song Freelove Freeway for the comedians

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 2h

Walking around like Buzz Lightyear in the first half of Toy Story.

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John Rogers @johnrogers.bsky.social · 20h

“No Kings” is great , but we really don't get a functioning democracy back until we internalize, bone deep, the instinctive response to this and every other statement like it: “I don’t care what that rich guy thinks.”

Make it your morning affirmation. Say it ten times at the top of every hour.

The Independent @the-independent.com · 20h

Elon Musk calls for US troops to be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs: ‘It’s the only solution’

Musk demands US troops be sent to San Francisco for war on drugs

www.independent.co.uk

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Alex Andreou @sturdyalex.bsky.social · 3h

Oh, babes. Have you got a big surprise coming...

Christopher F. Rufo ⚔️
@realchrisrufo
This is great news. We've hired the classicist Spencer Klavan to teach at New College of Florida. Goodbye gender studies; hello, Greek literature.
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Truly excited to be teaching an online survey course in Greek literature this fall semester @NewCollegeofFL. Even more excited that it's open to the public. Please join in here! We'll be reading Homer, Aeschylus, Aristophanes, and lots more.

https://ncf.edu/youngheretics/
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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 3h

How can AI replace a historian? There's a fundamental misunderstanding of what these jobs actually are.

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 3h

Ah, sorry, I assumed we were playing with the Original Modern Rules.

Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 3h

No diagonals permitted

Janine Gibson @janinegibson.ft.com · 4h

See if you make an announcement such as “There is fixed, structural damage in the ticket hall at Mornington Crescent” I am going to spend the next 35 minutes trying to decode it

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 3h

I suspect Nigel is going to find that there isn't the same religious zeal in the UK as there is in the US, no matter how much they try to manufacture it.

Byline Times @bylinetimes.bsky.social · 13h

Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK – Byline Times bylinetimes.com/2024/11/29/n...

Nigel Farage Teams Up With Extreme Anti-Abortion Group and Calls for Debate on Restricting Abortion Rights in UK

The Reform Leader is joining forces with a US-based Christian legal group, which campaigns for abortion to be outlawed around the world

bylinetimes.com

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Derek @derekdesanges.bsky.social · Aug 15

with your help we can change this

the wicker mang @mangmangmang.bsky.social · Aug 14

People are always rightly pointing out that Warhammer contributes more to the British economy than the fishing industry, but the problem is that there just aren't very many folk songs about Warhammer

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 4h

How do method actors rationalise any of the other shit on a movie set?

"Why have these people taken me, Ares, to a luxury trailer and asked for my lunch order?"

Lady Emily ☄️ @ladyemily.nebula.tv · 1d

Finding out that Jared Leto kept doing his method acting shit and insisted on staying in character on the set of Tron Ares and would only answer to the name of Ares is so funny, like making a big ass douche of yourself for the third Tron movie where you play “computer program that gains feelings”

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 4h

But maybe I just need to go back and read again. I'm sure they employ better editors than me.

Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 4h

Even in terms of playing detectives on British TV, he's been in at least two higher profile shows than this

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 4h

Just finished The Impossible Fortune, the latest Thursday Murder Club novel. The last couple had become a little over-cluttered with characters so this one was refreshingly stripped back. However, it seemed like there were a couple of plot developments that came from nowhere which niggled a little.

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 4h

Starring in a Channel 5 Death in Paradise rip-off feels like a bit of a backwards step. He should never have played a policeman again after A Touch of Cloth.

Still, everybody's happy to be working.

Dr. Sabrina Mittermeier @smittermeier.bsky.social · 4h

I would watch John Hannah read the phone book but I may draw the line at Benidorm and ZDF (good on him for securing a steady paycheck tho)

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John Hannah to Lead U.K. Detective Drama Series ‘Death in Benidorm’ for Paramount’s Channel 5 and ZDF (EXCLUSIVE)

Death in Benidorm comes from Blackbox Multimedia and Clapperboard and will launch on Paramount-owned Channel 5, with ZDF as international distributor

click.email.variety.com

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 5h

It's driving me mad. I made a mental note of it to write it down because it was so interesting and then forgot. Now time has passed. Could be Eric Idle, Doug Naylor or another person I listened to. But I'll track it down.

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 14h

I choose to believe you'll be in charge of transitioning The One Show from serious to stupid.

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Kevin M. Kruse @kevinmkruse.bsky.social · 22h

Absolutely brutal.

Bari Weiss: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

YouTube video by LastWeekTonight

www.youtube.com

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T'Other Simon @tothersimon.bsky.social · 1d

No it doesn't.

A picture saying 'Nursery rhymes with Justin Fletcher'.

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 16h

I can appreciate that. I thought it got better and better as it went along.

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Al @movietrubs.bsky.social · 18h

The addition of a few classic comedy series on BBCiPlayer does give a chance to finally watch the first episode of what were staples as a kid. Its funny having known what the set-up was as a kid to actually see the episodes that establish it. "To The Manor Born" is a surprisingly smart little script

To the Manor Born - Series 1: 1. Grantleigh

Sitcom. Audrey fforbes-Hamilton, an upper-class widow, is forced into an alliance with a self-made man in a bid to keep her stately home.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Andrew | TheSpoilist @thespoilist.bsky.social · 18h

I think this is a good example of people losing really simple skills. I still know all the numbers of my childhood friends. Imagine how stupid you'll get if you use ChatGPT to do everything.

bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 18h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

Did people really memorize phone numbers before cell phones, or is that just a movie thing?
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I was watching some old shows from the 90s and noticed people would just dial numbers from memory - like they'd call their friends or family without looking anything up.
Made me wonder if that was actually normal back then? Did people genuinely have all their important numbers memorized, or did most folks keep a little address book or written list nearby?

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bleary @bleary.off-the-records.com · 18h

If anyone needs me I will be in the museum, lying down next to the bog bodies.

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