Mocking the World Cup draw whilst knowing perfectly well that I'll be eagerly watching Switzerland v Qatar at 2 a.m. next summer 😬
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Mocking the World Cup draw whilst knowing perfectly well that I'll be eagerly watching Switzerland v Qatar at 2 a.m. next summer 😬
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"Because to be a football fan is to belong to the world's biggest family."
December 5, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"Because to be a football fan is to belong to the world's biggest family."
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Excellent to see this from The Economist. We are slow walking into a constitutional crisis driven by the electoral system, and very few people are taking it seriously enough yet.
Welcome to slot-machine Britain! Our cover this week is on First Past the Post, the voting system that turns multi-party politics into a lottery.
Featuring our new modelling of British elections: www.economist.com/interactive/...
Featuring our new modelling of British elections: www.economist.com/interactive/...
December 4, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Excellent to see this from The Economist. We are slow walking into a constitutional crisis driven by the electoral system, and very few people are taking it seriously enough yet.
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🎁 Our Vintage Poster Sale is live. Over 50 original posters from Side’s archive, and 25% off when you buy two or more.
Holiday posting: orders before end of 15 Dec will be processed before we close for Christmas. Later orders ship from Side in the new year.
Shop: shop.amber-online.com/colle...
Holiday posting: orders before end of 15 Dec will be processed before we close for Christmas. Later orders ship from Side in the new year.
Shop: shop.amber-online.com/colle...
December 4, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🎁 Our Vintage Poster Sale is live. Over 50 original posters from Side’s archive, and 25% off when you buy two or more.
Holiday posting: orders before end of 15 Dec will be processed before we close for Christmas. Later orders ship from Side in the new year.
Shop: shop.amber-online.com/colle...
Holiday posting: orders before end of 15 Dec will be processed before we close for Christmas. Later orders ship from Side in the new year.
Shop: shop.amber-online.com/colle...
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Details of the New Years Day Run (at Newcastle) on Thu Jan 1st - 'enter on the day - 10K - two laps on the Town Moor': www.northeastraces.co.uk#2026-01-01-n...
December 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Details of the New Years Day Run (at Newcastle) on Thu Jan 1st - 'enter on the day - 10K - two laps on the Town Moor': www.northeastraces.co.uk#2026-01-01-n...
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Ever wondered what installing a new computer in your office looked like 50 years ago?
For today's #ExploreYourArchive theme of #EYADigital here are 3 digitised photos of the process of installing a new computer in our Claremont Tower from our University Archive.
For today's #ExploreYourArchive theme of #EYADigital here are 3 digitised photos of the process of installing a new computer in our Claremont Tower from our University Archive.
December 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Ever wondered what installing a new computer in your office looked like 50 years ago?
For today's #ExploreYourArchive theme of #EYADigital here are 3 digitised photos of the process of installing a new computer in our Claremont Tower from our University Archive.
For today's #ExploreYourArchive theme of #EYADigital here are 3 digitised photos of the process of installing a new computer in our Claremont Tower from our University Archive.
Niche email subject headings.
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Niche email subject headings.
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Not to sound like a stuck record, but '400 jobs to be lost in city as car plant/steel works/aerospace facility closes' would be treated somewhat differently, I suspect.
Every sympathy for University of Essex (and pressures facing them) but this is very bad news for Southend.
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
Essex university to cut 400 jobs as overseas student numbers plummet
Roles to be lost are part of wave of redundancy programmes across UK’s higher education sector
giftarticle.ft.com
December 3, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Not to sound like a stuck record, but '400 jobs to be lost in city as car plant/steel works/aerospace facility closes' would be treated somewhat differently, I suspect.
Close call, but I feel I'm leaning towards the 'some readers' category here. 🤔
December 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
Close call, but I feel I'm leaning towards the 'some readers' category here. 🤔
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Not sure she had the lead role in her penultimate year primary nativity either, as claimed. Yes she was Mary but that year the narrator had more lines and thus was quite clearly the lead, not Reeves.
December 2, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Not sure she had the lead role in her penultimate year primary nativity either, as claimed. Yes she was Mary but that year the narrator had more lines and thus was quite clearly the lead, not Reeves.
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Every moment when I wonder “what will it take?” I have to remind myself “the limit does not exist.”
here's Trump's full racist rant about MN's Somali community: "Somalians ripped off that state for billions. And they contribute nothing... Ilhan Omar is garbage. She's garbage. Her friends are garbage. These aren't people that work... They come from hell & do nothing but bitch. We don't want them"
December 3, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Every moment when I wonder “what will it take?” I have to remind myself “the limit does not exist.”
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Rachel Reeves claimed to be familiar with Roland Barthes’ post-structuralist works of critical theory but then went on to outline the deconstructionist principle of ‘Différance’ as put forward by Jacques Derrida instead, and so she should obviously resign
A former junior champion said Reeves did not hold the official British girls’ under-14 title, and critics ask broader questions about her CV and career claims ⬇️
Rachel Reeves accused of overstating junior chess title
A former junior champion said Reeves did not hold the official British girls’ under-14 title, and critics ask broader questions about her CV and career claims
www.thetimes.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Rachel Reeves claimed to be familiar with Roland Barthes’ post-structuralist works of critical theory but then went on to outline the deconstructionist principle of ‘Différance’ as put forward by Jacques Derrida instead, and so she should obviously resign
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I remember watching the pro-Brexit Grace Blakeley describe EU free movement of people as "combating the demographic problems of northern Europe by exporting and extracting fertility from the periphery of Europe", because "most of those emigrants [from Poland] are young people of child bearing age"
Pinched this video from @cjsnowdon.bsky.social on Twitter because Bluesky has to see it.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
Nothing can prepare you for the punchline here.
December 2, 2025 at 7:37 PM
I remember watching the pro-Brexit Grace Blakeley describe EU free movement of people as "combating the demographic problems of northern Europe by exporting and extracting fertility from the periphery of Europe", because "most of those emigrants [from Poland] are young people of child bearing age"
Re-watching all six series of Canal Boat Diaries. Festive viewing sorted. 🎄🤶
December 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Re-watching all six series of Canal Boat Diaries. Festive viewing sorted. 🎄🤶
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I’m sure Andreas Whittam Smith would have wanted people to struggle to read his obituary in The Independent using a smartphone
December 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I’m sure Andreas Whittam Smith would have wanted people to struggle to read his obituary in The Independent using a smartphone
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What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 2, 2025 at 8:14 AM
"Shhhhhh!!"
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The death of Philip Larkin 40 years ago today devastated his friends, colleagues and loved ones. The Philip Larkin Society, founded ten years later, continues to provide a forum for the discussion and celebration of his work and has members from all around the world.
December 2, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The death of Philip Larkin 40 years ago today devastated his friends, colleagues and loved ones. The Philip Larkin Society, founded ten years later, continues to provide a forum for the discussion and celebration of his work and has members from all around the world.
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Heading into the Channel Tunnel today on train 9044 and celebrating a historic moment: on 1 December 1990, 35 years ago, French and British teams broke through and met under the sea for the first time. Thanks to their achievement, our Eurostar trains now cross the Channel in 20 minutes.
December 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Heading into the Channel Tunnel today on train 9044 and celebrating a historic moment: on 1 December 1990, 35 years ago, French and British teams broke through and met under the sea for the first time. Thanks to their achievement, our Eurostar trains now cross the Channel in 20 minutes.
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Amid all the hoohah around the cancelled/reinstated fast 7am Manchester to London train, it's worth remembering that the journey time with HS2 built in full was projected as 67 minutes...
a man in a black and white striped sweater is laying on a bed with #schitts creek written on the bottom
ALT: a man in a black and white striped sweater is laying on a bed with #schitts creek written on the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Amid all the hoohah around the cancelled/reinstated fast 7am Manchester to London train, it's worth remembering that the journey time with HS2 built in full was projected as 67 minutes...
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Strong “last message ever posted on social media before deadly space virus wipes out humanity” energy
Tomorrow Grimes will DJ a livestream of immortality influencer Bryan Johnson tripping on shrooms to determine its effect on longevity. Mr. Beast and the CEO of Salesforce will be there too.
Grimes DJing Immortality Influencer's Shroom Trip With Special Guest Mr. Beast
Grimes is a fan of Bryan Johnson, the multimillionaire and immortality influencer who spends his time trying to fight death. He is perhaps best known for undergoing plasma transfusions with donations ...
stereogum.com
November 30, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Strong “last message ever posted on social media before deadly space virus wipes out humanity” energy