The Girl Who Was Death
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Red-haired idiot.
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The thing about Stallone's new face is that if he'd actually been hit in the face as often as Rocky Balboa, it would look pretty much like that.
December 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The thing about Stallone's new face is that if he'd actually been hit in the face as often as Rocky Balboa, it would look pretty much like that.
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I haven't blogged for ages, so I wrote far too many words about something that happened 40 years ago, and which nobody outside of America cares about.
New Coke: A Warning from History
If, like me, you’re British then your knowledge of New Coke is likely to be (a) it was a massive failure, (b) everyone hated it, (c) it was a terrible business decision, and, if your go-to re…
excelpope.net
December 7, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I haven't blogged for ages, so I wrote far too many words about something that happened 40 years ago, and which nobody outside of America cares about.
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Big fan of him honouring Michael Crawford because he just fucking loves the musicals though. That’s proper high camp Trump.
December 7, 2025 at 2:50 PM
Big fan of him honouring Michael Crawford because he just fucking loves the musicals though. That’s proper high camp Trump.
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“Bad news, Mr President. Sly Stallone can’t make it to the ceremony”
“That’s fine. We’ll use the waxwork. Nobody will notice”
“That’s fine. We’ll use the waxwork. Nobody will notice”
December 7, 2025 at 2:49 PM
“Bad news, Mr President. Sly Stallone can’t make it to the ceremony”
“That’s fine. We’ll use the waxwork. Nobody will notice”
“That’s fine. We’ll use the waxwork. Nobody will notice”
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A good point is that the 'Ripper' stuff is bad because so often is taken out of context due to its notoriety. The late Victorian world is fascinating as is in some ways like our own but really horrible, deadly and violent. And there's a lot of documentation telling you what it was like for everyone.
The honourable exceptions are @hallierubenhold.bsky.social, for her book focusing on the women who were killed and restoring their humanity and dignity, and Katie, whose guided walk around the landmarks of the victims' lives, brings Hallie's work to life lookup.london/walking-tour...
Feminist Jack the Ripper Tour - Alternative Jack The Ripper Walk - London
Feminist Jack the Ripper tour. Learn the grim & unfair situations in Victorian London. Our tour focuses on East End women's lives
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December 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A good point is that the 'Ripper' stuff is bad because so often is taken out of context due to its notoriety. The late Victorian world is fascinating as is in some ways like our own but really horrible, deadly and violent. And there's a lot of documentation telling you what it was like for everyone.
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December 7, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Thanks to hundreds of amazing supporters we only have 7k of matched funding left to raise before midday Tuesday.
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
Please help us reach our goal so we can continue our work tackling inequalities in 2026 🙌🏻✨
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Marvelling at the range of involuntary noises “one” finds “oneself” emitting in middle age:
*Standing up - dying manatee winched from mineshaft
*Sitting down - air escaping from punctured pouffe
*Bending over - concussed bison wrestled into sack
*Sneezing - final roar of once-proud warrior race
*Standing up - dying manatee winched from mineshaft
*Sitting down - air escaping from punctured pouffe
*Bending over - concussed bison wrestled into sack
*Sneezing - final roar of once-proud warrior race
December 6, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Marvelling at the range of involuntary noises “one” finds “oneself” emitting in middle age:
*Standing up - dying manatee winched from mineshaft
*Sitting down - air escaping from punctured pouffe
*Bending over - concussed bison wrestled into sack
*Sneezing - final roar of once-proud warrior race
*Standing up - dying manatee winched from mineshaft
*Sitting down - air escaping from punctured pouffe
*Bending over - concussed bison wrestled into sack
*Sneezing - final roar of once-proud warrior race
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“Donald Trump agrees with the last person who was nice to him” remains undefeated as a way of predicting future events
December 6, 2025 at 11:17 AM
“Donald Trump agrees with the last person who was nice to him” remains undefeated as a way of predicting future events
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December 6, 2025 at 9:43 AM
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Oh GOD, working on a project in the Netherlands which has a lot of people on it, some of whom I don’t see often, is a MINEFIELD. Add the increased propensity of the Dutch to greet strangers, and you end up having to decide in a split second just how warm your response should be…
My favorite thing to do in fancy restaurants. A little wave or smile at people at complete strangers as if to say how nice to see you again - almost always reciprocated.
Pro move: put yourself at an advantage in conversation by saying: "Oh yes, we've met before!" every time you're introduced to a stranger, without explanation.
December 6, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Oh GOD, working on a project in the Netherlands which has a lot of people on it, some of whom I don’t see often, is a MINEFIELD. Add the increased propensity of the Dutch to greet strangers, and you end up having to decide in a split second just how warm your response should be…
Huzzah for Hot Norwegian Chef!
December 6, 2025 at 9:39 AM
Huzzah for Hot Norwegian Chef!
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Looking Forward to trying this with a bunch of 14 year-olds next time I teach static electricity.
December 6, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Looking Forward to trying this with a bunch of 14 year-olds next time I teach static electricity.
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Make way for Harold Llloyd's Christmas Tree, ya-da ya-da ya-da ya-da-da-da. You'd need more than a pair of glasses and a smile to take in all of that one.
December 6, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Make way for Harold Llloyd's Christmas Tree, ya-da ya-da ya-da ya-da-da-da. You'd need more than a pair of glasses and a smile to take in all of that one.
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Krampus has been a brilliant role model for confident male babywearing for centuries. Come on dads! Get out those papooses!
December 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Krampus has been a brilliant role model for confident male babywearing for centuries. Come on dads! Get out those papooses!
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At least they got a good rendering of Trump’s last prostate examination.
December 5, 2025 at 6:21 PM
At least they got a good rendering of Trump’s last prostate examination.
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Bear with me, but I really think that something which would be good for the whole country would be if London had a few more, incredibly cynical “premium” bits of transport infrastructure that cost more to use but move tourists to tourist traps.
Some very confused Harry Potter-bound tourists on the train who had been informed by their AI of choice to take a Thameslink from Farringdon to Watford Junction.
December 5, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Bear with me, but I really think that something which would be good for the whole country would be if London had a few more, incredibly cynical “premium” bits of transport infrastructure that cost more to use but move tourists to tourist traps.
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“Then they let me out of hospital so I had 38 chicken nuggets” is perhaps the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard, and I’ve been covering US politics for five years.
Man hospitalised after 2kg steak challenge at Devon restaurant
Doctors found he had eaten so much his stomach had given up and stopped processing food
www.devonlive.com
December 5, 2025 at 5:01 PM
“Then they let me out of hospital so I had 38 chicken nuggets” is perhaps the stupidest thing I’ve ever heard, and I’ve been covering US politics for five years.
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This just seems like the wrong end of the telescope to me. Review should be into barriers to employment, not diagnosis.
I really *do* have a fine motor condition, but in the 21st century this poses absolutely no barrier to me working in 90 per cent of jobs in the UK.
I really *do* have a fine motor condition, but in the 21st century this poses absolutely no barrier to me working in 90 per cent of jobs in the UK.
December 4, 2025 at 12:49 AM
This just seems like the wrong end of the telescope to me. Review should be into barriers to employment, not diagnosis.
I really *do* have a fine motor condition, but in the 21st century this poses absolutely no barrier to me working in 90 per cent of jobs in the UK.
I really *do* have a fine motor condition, but in the 21st century this poses absolutely no barrier to me working in 90 per cent of jobs in the UK.
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It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Christ on a cracker — these seemingly hostile drones only missed Zelensky’s plane because he was unexpectedly early www.thejournal.ie/drones-dubli...
Four unidentified military-style drones breached no-fly zone to target Zelenskyy's arrival in Dublin
Gardaí are investigating whether the drones took off from land in Dublin or from an undetected ship.
www.thejournal.ie
December 5, 2025 at 9:22 AM
It sure looks like Russian intelligence attempted to use military drones to assassinate the President of Ukraine inside an EU country.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
Looking forward to more thoughts from Belgium on why freezing Russian assets is an escalatory move that might compromise the peace process.
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The problem isn't simply: how do MPs communicate with voters in a post-newspaper age? It's also: how do they learn about what's happening in the country, given that the media no longer reliably tells them?
It's unarguable that being a modern politician contains many new elements that weren't there even 10 years ago, and it's both interesting and positive to see some Labour backbenchers start to engage with social media. Unsurprisingly I have some thoughts www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Labour MP’s video explaining UK debt with biscuits racks up 3.3m views
Glasgow South MP Gordon McKee leading trend as politicians find traditional ways to reach voters no longer work
www.theguardian.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:27 AM
The problem isn't simply: how do MPs communicate with voters in a post-newspaper age? It's also: how do they learn about what's happening in the country, given that the media no longer reliably tells them?
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Another one for the interpretation class
(always grateful to friends for sending me examples)
(always grateful to friends for sending me examples)
December 5, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Another one for the interpretation class
(always grateful to friends for sending me examples)
(always grateful to friends for sending me examples)
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If you make the mistake of inviting me to a Christmas party, I’m afraid we will be discussing the cultural origins of the Quality Street people. It’s my favourite seasonal small-talk fact, and I can’t understand when others don’t find it fascinating.
Your seasonal reminder that Quality Street chocolates are a cash-in on a hit play by J M Barrie, and used to feature the characters on the box. So a bit like people in 2100 buying 2.22 A Ghost Story chocolates every Christmas with Lily Allen on the tin.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quality...
Quality Street (play) - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 4, 2025 at 8:55 AM
If you make the mistake of inviting me to a Christmas party, I’m afraid we will be discussing the cultural origins of the Quality Street people. It’s my favourite seasonal small-talk fact, and I can’t understand when others don’t find it fascinating.
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I cheered at the end
December 4, 2025 at 6:55 AM
I cheered at the end
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I do sometimes wonder if I'm losing my mind. thecritic.co.uk/full...
December 3, 2025 at 6:15 PM
I do sometimes wonder if I'm losing my mind. thecritic.co.uk/full...