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Scot/Canadian, pop-culture bobbins, etc, etc
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1967, London. Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in an outfit designed by John Bates for Jean Varon
December 19, 2025 at 11:30 PM
1967, London. Diana Rigg as Emma Peel in an outfit designed by John Bates for Jean Varon
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Unused photos from the session for Strawberry Switchblade's debut album cover, 1984.
(📸©️ Peter McArthur, used with permission)
(📸©️ Peter McArthur, used with permission)
December 17, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Unused photos from the session for Strawberry Switchblade's debut album cover, 1984.
(📸©️ Peter McArthur, used with permission)
(📸©️ Peter McArthur, used with permission)
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One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
Rob Reiner: “Silence in the face of authoritarianism is complicity. Speaking out is a patriotic act. Democracy doesn’t defend itself. It requires participation, vigilance, and courage from ordinary people."
December 15, 2025 at 8:52 PM
One way that the reaction to Rob Reiner's murder mirrors Charlie Kirk's is that the best way to eulogize each of them is to quote their words, and in both cases, doing so pisses off conservatives.
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When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
December 15, 2025 at 7:37 AM
When Rob Reiner was on his all-time epic run at the start of his career, he had an opportunity to read a script that was looking for a production partner, and he lost his mind for it. He decided Castle Rock had to have it, no matter what.
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They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
December 14, 2025 at 1:55 PM
They used to "laugh and call him names." Now they're all dead
Ah. Here's the annoying flipside of being a UK expat in Canada, following recommendations from UK authors - lots of things just don't get published over here! Worse is when there are huge, illogical gaps in series ("Let's just publish book 1, 3, and 6 of this 10-book series!") 🤦
December 14, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Ah. Here's the annoying flipside of being a UK expat in Canada, following recommendations from UK authors - lots of things just don't get published over here! Worse is when there are huge, illogical gaps in series ("Let's just publish book 1, 3, and 6 of this 10-book series!") 🤦
Following authors on here really turns up the best new reads. I don't remember if it was @marthawells.com or @emmanewman.bsky.social that posted about it, but I just finished "The Raven Scholar", by Antonia Hodgson, and the audiobook had me gripped for all 24 hrs 🐦⬛ share.libbyapp.com/title/11077844
The Raven Scholar
From an electrifying new voice in epic fantasy comes The Raven Scholar, a masterfully woven and playfully inventive tale of imperial intrigue, cutthroat competition, and one scholar’s quest to uncover...
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December 14, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Following authors on here really turns up the best new reads. I don't remember if it was @marthawells.com or @emmanewman.bsky.social that posted about it, but I just finished "The Raven Scholar", by Antonia Hodgson, and the audiobook had me gripped for all 24 hrs 🐦⬛ share.libbyapp.com/title/11077844
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Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
December 13, 2025 at 12:02 AM
Very sad that I felt I had no choice but to resign from The Infinite Monkey Cage - a victory for the transphobes and other bigots - I did it because so much of the media has chosen to believe the kind and empathetic people are a fiction - they are real and so often unrepresented.
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Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz
December 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Newly Unsealed Batch Of Epstein Estate Photos Contains Rare Holographic Dershowitz
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Throwback to the Xmas when I spoofed mobile game ads too accurately, and no one clicked on the video.
December 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Throwback to the Xmas when I spoofed mobile game ads too accurately, and no one clicked on the video.
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Stanley Baxter dies at 99
Stanley Baxter dies at 99
Scottish comedy legend was the first person to impersonate the Pope and Queen on TV
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December 12, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Stanley Baxter dies at 99
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this is a form of societal suicide. hermit nation curling up to die.
NEW: Five years of social media history is only a fraction of what the US Government will shortly demand of overseas visitors.
The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
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The full requirements will end tourism in the United States.
Below is the full, mind-blowing list.
🚨THEY. WANT. YOUR. DNA.🚨
1/
December 11, 2025 at 3:46 PM
this is a form of societal suicide. hermit nation curling up to die.
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Here it is: the poll to determine the release date of YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT. Please read the entire form, consider the arguments, laugh at the jokes. The poll runs until 12:01 AM Mon Dec 15. You can change your vote anytime before then. I have tried to turn off the results so that you vote blind.
YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT: 2001 or 2002? An inquiry.
Here are the facts as we know them:
In late 2000, Wilco entered the studio and began work on what would become YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT. It was completed in early 2001, and was submitted to their label, ...
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December 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Here it is: the poll to determine the release date of YANKEE HOTEL FOXTROT. Please read the entire form, consider the arguments, laugh at the jokes. The poll runs until 12:01 AM Mon Dec 15. You can change your vote anytime before then. I have tried to turn off the results so that you vote blind.
It's a moody start to Sunday morning with one of the few 12"s in my collection— This Mortal Coil's "16 Days - Gathering Dust" b/w "Song to the Siren". The cat is not sure about this one, but Liz Fraser is 👑 on this. #NowPlaying
December 7, 2025 at 2:34 PM
It's a moody start to Sunday morning with one of the few 12"s in my collection— This Mortal Coil's "16 Days - Gathering Dust" b/w "Song to the Siren". The cat is not sure about this one, but Liz Fraser is 👑 on this. #NowPlaying
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It's also: you don't know who is going to become what. A society more confident in itself would believe a little bit more in its ability to make anyone thrive and give back.
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
This is so disgusting.
December 7, 2025 at 8:46 AM
It's also: you don't know who is going to become what. A society more confident in itself would believe a little bit more in its ability to make anyone thrive and give back.
I just checked. Including this World Cup, Scotland has drawn the same group as Brazil 5 TIMES in the last 7 we've qualified for!
a man is making a funny face while sitting at a table in a restaurant .
ALT: a man is making a funny face while sitting at a table in a restaurant .
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December 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I just checked. Including this World Cup, Scotland has drawn the same group as Brazil 5 TIMES in the last 7 we've qualified for!
Scotland. Same group as f'n Brazil. Every. Damn. Time. 🙄
December 5, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Scotland. Same group as f'n Brazil. Every. Damn. Time. 🙄
Spotify Wrapped has at least helped me figure out which track to add to the playlist I've made with songs from (almost) every year of my life - @divorcehq.bsky.social's "Lord" youtu.be/WMRO66g3u0o?...
Divorce - Lord (Official Video)
YouTube video by DivorceVEVO
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December 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Spotify Wrapped has at least helped me figure out which track to add to the playlist I've made with songs from (almost) every year of my life - @divorcehq.bsky.social's "Lord" youtu.be/WMRO66g3u0o?...
Sigh... Sure Adobe, uninstall the Pre-Flight functions in Acrobat why don't you. Now I have to explain to IT what it is and why I need them to reinstall it ASAP... 🙄
December 5, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Sigh... Sure Adobe, uninstall the Pre-Flight functions in Acrobat why don't you. Now I have to explain to IT what it is and why I need them to reinstall it ASAP... 🙄
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Irish Minister for Health calls the UK's descent into transphobia out for what it is.
December 5, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Irish Minister for Health calls the UK's descent into transphobia out for what it is.
Is it just me, or is this song by Midlake a little too similar to Crowded House's "Four Seasons in One Day"? open.spotify.com/track/18Gu9e...
A Bridge To Far
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December 3, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Is it just me, or is this song by Midlake a little too similar to Crowded House's "Four Seasons in One Day"? open.spotify.com/track/18Gu9e...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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The Maradaine Saga:
Deft do-gooder defeats drug-dealers with dextrous derring-do!
Constable colleagues crack cases with competent craft!
Stealthy siblings stop sadistic scheme and seek satisfaction with swindles and stabbing!
Pacifist paladins protects populace from perilous plots!
maradaine.com
Deft do-gooder defeats drug-dealers with dextrous derring-do!
Constable colleagues crack cases with competent craft!
Stealthy siblings stop sadistic scheme and seek satisfaction with swindles and stabbing!
Pacifist paladins protects populace from perilous plots!
maradaine.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:42 PM
The Maradaine Saga:
Deft do-gooder defeats drug-dealers with dextrous derring-do!
Constable colleagues crack cases with competent craft!
Stealthy siblings stop sadistic scheme and seek satisfaction with swindles and stabbing!
Pacifist paladins protects populace from perilous plots!
maradaine.com
Deft do-gooder defeats drug-dealers with dextrous derring-do!
Constable colleagues crack cases with competent craft!
Stealthy siblings stop sadistic scheme and seek satisfaction with swindles and stabbing!
Pacifist paladins protects populace from perilous plots!
maradaine.com
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I don't think I've ever talked on Bluesky about why I hate the Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl.
Don't read any further unless you're prepared for uncomfortable truths about the "Nicest Guy in Rock", and his very substantial body count & subsequent cover-up.
Don't read any further unless you're prepared for uncomfortable truths about the "Nicest Guy in Rock", and his very substantial body count & subsequent cover-up.
September 16, 2023 at 10:12 PM
I don't think I've ever talked on Bluesky about why I hate the Foo Fighters and Dave Grohl.
Don't read any further unless you're prepared for uncomfortable truths about the "Nicest Guy in Rock", and his very substantial body count & subsequent cover-up.
Don't read any further unless you're prepared for uncomfortable truths about the "Nicest Guy in Rock", and his very substantial body count & subsequent cover-up.
I have a horrible feeling this is down to a UK/US date format screwup - day/month vs month/day www.bbc.com/news/article...
Biffy Clyro scrap US tour over 'genius' visa error
The band say "some genius" filled in the wrong dates on their visa form, making the tour impossible.
www.bbc.com
November 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I have a horrible feeling this is down to a UK/US date format screwup - day/month vs month/day www.bbc.com/news/article...