Lesley
@basculerascule.bsky.social
Introvert.
Professor of all things poo by day. @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social
Professor of all things poo by day. @bugsinyourguts.bsky.social
Banging headache and three hours of online meetings. Don't want to watch that series.
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Banging headache and three hours of online meetings. Don't want to watch that series.
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My daughter is 21 today. Most memories of that moment are as precious as can be imagined. All but one.
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Not My Child
Sometimes a man cannot do a thing, not a single thing, to help.
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November 11, 2025 at 11:22 AM
My daughter is 21 today. Most memories of that moment are as precious as can be imagined. All but one.
open.substack.com/pub/pauljenk...
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Tatsuya Nakadai (RIP) as the elderly King Lear-ish warlord in Akira Kurosawa's RAN (1985) whose plans to divide his kingdom among his three sons go horribly wrong.
Akira Kurosawa | RAN - Hell's Picture Scroll [4K]
YouTube video by clarencito
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November 11, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Tatsuya Nakadai (RIP) as the elderly King Lear-ish warlord in Akira Kurosawa's RAN (1985) whose plans to divide his kingdom among his three sons go horribly wrong.
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If you've never seen Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri today would be a good day. Not only is it one of the greatest films ever made (and one of the most beautiful) it's also a piercing critique of the ruling classes, systems of power and how oppression often masquerades as "tradition".
November 11, 2025 at 10:10 AM
If you've never seen Masaki Kobayashi's Harakiri today would be a good day. Not only is it one of the greatest films ever made (and one of the most beautiful) it's also a piercing critique of the ruling classes, systems of power and how oppression often masquerades as "tradition".
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John Cleese said What have the BBC ever given us? , 1986
November 11, 2025 at 7:59 AM
John Cleese said What have the BBC ever given us? , 1986
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Artists who get stuff printed. I print my own prints but find printing companies are better for cards and postcards. Do any of you have a favourite?
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Artists who get stuff printed. I print my own prints but find printing companies are better for cards and postcards. Do any of you have a favourite?
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Sesame Street, the world's most inclusive neighbourhood, made its debut on this day in 1969.
November 10, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Sesame Street, the world's most inclusive neighbourhood, made its debut on this day in 1969.
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"Well, Clarice, have the Iams stopped screaming? The Iams, Clarice? With an I? They're dogfood you see, Clarice.... Oh never mind, Clarice"
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 PM
"Well, Clarice, have the Iams stopped screaming? The Iams, Clarice? With an I? They're dogfood you see, Clarice.... Oh never mind, Clarice"
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That time Geoffrey the Toys R Us giraffe tried to appeal to a different demographic
November 9, 2025 at 6:50 PM
That time Geoffrey the Toys R Us giraffe tried to appeal to a different demographic
The trailer for Sisu: Road to Revenge is suitably mad. Excellent.
November 9, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The trailer for Sisu: Road to Revenge is suitably mad. Excellent.
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It’s my birthday today. You know how some people ask for donations to charity on their birthdays? Well, if you so wish, you could make a donation to the actors’ trust on my behalf (via my Kickstarter obviously)
Here’s a piece about why I’m supporting them
www.actorstrust.org.uk/news/the-sgt...
Here’s a piece about why I’m supporting them
www.actorstrust.org.uk/news/the-sgt...
The 'Sgt Pepper Celebrity Memorial' Artist Supports Actors' Trust - Actor's Trust
www.actorstrust.org.uk
November 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
It’s my birthday today. You know how some people ask for donations to charity on their birthdays? Well, if you so wish, you could make a donation to the actors’ trust on my behalf (via my Kickstarter obviously)
Here’s a piece about why I’m supporting them
www.actorstrust.org.uk/news/the-sgt...
Here’s a piece about why I’m supporting them
www.actorstrust.org.uk/news/the-sgt...
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"What she did in all the songbooks was reintroduce that music to a new audience, it was music that really went into people’s heads and broke a lot of barriers."
#TanitaTikaram on #EllaFitzgeralds Sings The #ColePorter Songbook
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#TanitaTikaram on #EllaFitzgeralds Sings The #ColePorter Songbook
buff.ly/myVu2A0
November 9, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"What she did in all the songbooks was reintroduce that music to a new audience, it was music that really went into people’s heads and broke a lot of barriers."
#TanitaTikaram on #EllaFitzgeralds Sings The #ColePorter Songbook
buff.ly/myVu2A0
#TanitaTikaram on #EllaFitzgeralds Sings The #ColePorter Songbook
buff.ly/myVu2A0
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Thread. Things i have learnt since publishing a memoir.
1. Dont assume sales based on twitter followers if youre then going to leave the racist cesspit.
2. You're on your own.
3. Whatever you think the headline stories are, the tabloids will disagree.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
1. Dont assume sales based on twitter followers if youre then going to leave the racist cesspit.
2. You're on your own.
3. Whatever you think the headline stories are, the tabloids will disagree.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
One Sinha Lifetime
'That night, I'd survived my life flashing before me, with my dignity intact.
Yes, this chaotic life has always been a gamble.
... But what a gamble.'
Paul Sinha is an award-winning comedian, a quiz...
www.penguin.co.uk
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 AM
Thread. Things i have learnt since publishing a memoir.
1. Dont assume sales based on twitter followers if youre then going to leave the racist cesspit.
2. You're on your own.
3. Whatever you think the headline stories are, the tabloids will disagree.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
1. Dont assume sales based on twitter followers if youre then going to leave the racist cesspit.
2. You're on your own.
3. Whatever you think the headline stories are, the tabloids will disagree.
www.penguin.co.uk/books/456343...
Excellent article. Fair and 🔥.
A Sharon Begley byline, almost 5 years after her death.
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
Upon hearing the news James Watson had died, a STAT reporter said in our Slack, "I wish I could read what Sharon would have written."
Incredible news: Sharon in fact did pre-write a Watson obit. And it is masterful and excoriating.
🧪🧬🧫
James Watson, dead at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers
James Watson, the co-discoverer of the structure of DNA who died Thursday at 97, was a scientific legend and a pariah among his peers.
www.statnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Excellent article. Fair and 🔥.
We've been given party bags.
November 8, 2025 at 8:42 PM
We've been given party bags.
1 point. The dictionary was not dusty, but well used.
I got 1 point - #9. I had a boombox back in the day, but carry it on my shoulder and blast tunes? My dude, that is what a Walkman is for.
November 8, 2025 at 8:17 PM
1 point. The dictionary was not dusty, but well used.
PSA: fanSALE works for that band's resale tickets.
November 8, 2025 at 7:48 PM
PSA: fanSALE works for that band's resale tickets.
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"Frankenstein; or, The Marmite Prometheus"
November 8, 2025 at 7:44 PM
"Frankenstein; or, The Marmite Prometheus"
My feed is mostly polarised views on Frankenstein.
November 8, 2025 at 7:40 PM
My feed is mostly polarised views on Frankenstein.
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“I ask for nothing.”
“And you shall receive it … in abundance!”
First time I'm seeing this at the cinema. Happy 50th birthday, Rocky Horror.
“And you shall receive it … in abundance!”
First time I'm seeing this at the cinema. Happy 50th birthday, Rocky Horror.
a close up of a man 's face with makeup on and red lips .
ALT: a close up of a man 's face with makeup on and red lips .
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November 8, 2025 at 6:31 PM
“I ask for nothing.”
“And you shall receive it … in abundance!”
First time I'm seeing this at the cinema. Happy 50th birthday, Rocky Horror.
“And you shall receive it … in abundance!”
First time I'm seeing this at the cinema. Happy 50th birthday, Rocky Horror.
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"I have found sanity at such a cost, and you here... are madness calling me back."
'Frankenstein' is an absolutely stunning achievement and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
'Frankenstein' is an absolutely stunning achievement and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
November 8, 2025 at 5:23 PM
"I have found sanity at such a cost, and you here... are madness calling me back."
'Frankenstein' is an absolutely stunning achievement and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
'Frankenstein' is an absolutely stunning achievement and I cannot recommend it highly enough.
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November 8, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Very good.
The Lemonheads - Love Chant
Listen to Love Chant on TIDAL
tidal.com
November 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Very good.
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Day 33: Cerys Hafana - Cilgerran (2022; UK)
Originally on her 2022 album 'Edyf', this is a live version from the 2023 Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi (Other Voices Cardigan) festival, because watching her play the Welsh triple harp is captivating.
song.link/y/b4oG3xZ60Ck
#TheTwen2ie5
Originally on her 2022 album 'Edyf', this is a live version from the 2023 Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi (Other Voices Cardigan) festival, because watching her play the Welsh triple harp is captivating.
song.link/y/b4oG3xZ60Ck
#TheTwen2ie5
Cerys Hafana - Cilgerran | Lleisiau Eraill: Aberteifi 2023 by Lwp
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November 8, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Day 33: Cerys Hafana - Cilgerran (2022; UK)
Originally on her 2022 album 'Edyf', this is a live version from the 2023 Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi (Other Voices Cardigan) festival, because watching her play the Welsh triple harp is captivating.
song.link/y/b4oG3xZ60Ck
#TheTwen2ie5
Originally on her 2022 album 'Edyf', this is a live version from the 2023 Lleisiau Eraill Aberteifi (Other Voices Cardigan) festival, because watching her play the Welsh triple harp is captivating.
song.link/y/b4oG3xZ60Ck
#TheTwen2ie5