Nick S
@holgate.permanent.red
I am so tired of writing profiles / my only remaining talent is in finding stuff on the wayback machine
I would say this is Paltrow erasure but maybe not
January 18, 2026 at 6:52 AM
I would say this is Paltrow erasure but maybe not
I had one up-close encounter with Affleck nearly 30 years ago and he was sharp as a tack then and his one forgivable mistake was to assume that Oxford was entirely like Harvard.
January 18, 2026 at 6:49 AM
I had one up-close encounter with Affleck nearly 30 years ago and he was sharp as a tack then and his one forgivable mistake was to assume that Oxford was entirely like Harvard.
The most “I do not hunt but I am very good at target practice” libs in the nation? Those libs?
January 18, 2026 at 6:38 AM
The most “I do not hunt but I am very good at target practice” libs in the nation? Those libs?
So it’s obviously structurally indebted to Pulp Fiction but also an absolute late-90s nostalgia trip with a banging soundtrack and the pace is right and it doesn’t outstay its welcome and we all now know Sarah Polley is absurdly talented. And it’s funny. The best kind of 7/10 film.
Saturday night is movie night and I think we will watch Go (1999) for nostalgia reasons (we watched it together but she never remembers movies we watched together) and because it is very good in three different ways I will not elaborate.
January 18, 2026 at 6:34 AM
So it’s obviously structurally indebted to Pulp Fiction but also an absolute late-90s nostalgia trip with a banging soundtrack and the pace is right and it doesn’t outstay its welcome and we all now know Sarah Polley is absurdly talented. And it’s funny. The best kind of 7/10 film.
When the tariff stuff kicked off there were so many people talking about how potential US suppliers ghosted or condescended to them compared to China. It’s also interesting how stereotypical Mittelstand firms remain dynastic without falling prey to idiot nephew Gunther.
January 18, 2026 at 5:15 AM
When the tariff stuff kicked off there were so many people talking about how potential US suppliers ghosted or condescended to them compared to China. It’s also interesting how stereotypical Mittelstand firms remain dynastic without falling prey to idiot nephew Gunther.
Weekends in Florida are equal parts “upend the international rules-based order” and “make royal proclamations about some dumb shit that came out of a conversation in the ballroom with a retired cosmetic dentist named Marvin.”
January 18, 2026 at 4:18 AM
Weekends in Florida are equal parts “upend the international rules-based order” and “make royal proclamations about some dumb shit that came out of a conversation in the ballroom with a retired cosmetic dentist named Marvin.”
American protests also need the muse of the terraces.
January 17, 2026 at 9:39 PM
American protests also need the muse of the terraces.
Florida weekends specifically, because it’s the inner circle plus whichever randos and foreign agents are schmoozing him at the club.
January 17, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Florida weekends specifically, because it’s the inner circle plus whichever randos and foreign agents are schmoozing him at the club.
Incredible run of Missouri AGs, each one worse than the last.
January 17, 2026 at 8:37 PM
Incredible run of Missouri AGs, each one worse than the last.
Obligatory RT link (from “1000 Years of Popular Music”) where he dryly notes that “Oh Shenandoah” has been kind of retconned by Virginia. Still a great song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEXj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEXj...
Richard Thompson - Shenandoah
YouTube video by Laurie Girling
www.youtube.com
January 17, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Obligatory RT link (from “1000 Years of Popular Music”) where he dryly notes that “Oh Shenandoah” has been kind of retconned by Virginia. Still a great song.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEXj...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEXj...
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Public digital services need to be *so much better* than anything the market offers. You can't switch. You can't get fed up and choose to pay a bit more at Ocado than Sainsbury's because the UX is better. You can't opt out of public services because you're digitally excluded.
January 17, 2026 at 3:59 PM
Public digital services need to be *so much better* than anything the market offers. You can't switch. You can't get fed up and choose to pay a bit more at Ocado than Sainsbury's because the UX is better. You can't opt out of public services because you're digitally excluded.
Saturday night is movie night and I think we will watch Go (1999) for nostalgia reasons (we watched it together but she never remembers movies we watched together) and because it is very good in three different ways I will not elaborate.
January 17, 2026 at 6:44 AM
Saturday night is movie night and I think we will watch Go (1999) for nostalgia reasons (we watched it together but she never remembers movies we watched together) and because it is very good in three different ways I will not elaborate.
I was in the other living room of the house for it (the one with the wood stove and not the television) but I was asked to confirm that it was indeed the Taskmaster guy (that is, the League of Gentlemen / Inside No. 9 guy) and I did my duty. As best as I can tell the accents in Foundation are wild.
January 17, 2026 at 6:40 AM
I was in the other living room of the house for it (the one with the wood stove and not the television) but I was asked to confirm that it was indeed the Taskmaster guy (that is, the League of Gentlemen / Inside No. 9 guy) and I did my duty. As best as I can tell the accents in Foundation are wild.
It is a series that will age like Chateau Lafite because of her in particular; in passing my wife is now watching Foundation and she was very "oh oh it's the Taskmaster guy" and I was honestly shocked.
January 17, 2026 at 6:34 AM
It is a series that will age like Chateau Lafite because of her in particular; in passing my wife is now watching Foundation and she was very "oh oh it's the Taskmaster guy" and I was honestly shocked.
Rare (and previously Ultimate) was absolutely in the business of either Saying Absolutely Nothing to magazines or saying what the magazines wanted to hear.
January 17, 2026 at 6:30 AM
Rare (and previously Ultimate) was absolutely in the business of either Saying Absolutely Nothing to magazines or saying what the magazines wanted to hear.
Stephen Miller genuinely hates that a state that adopted civic virtue when it was super white continues to uphold civic virtue when non-white people moved there because he became a despicable racist when he moved to a diverse community.
January 17, 2026 at 5:55 AM
Stephen Miller genuinely hates that a state that adopted civic virtue when it was super white continues to uphold civic virtue when non-white people moved there because he became a despicable racist when he moved to a diverse community.
phainetai moi da strap god
January 17, 2026 at 5:31 AM
phainetai moi da strap god
I randomly ended up knowing the author of "The Subtle Art of Trolling" (the byline is a pseudonym) who was a British left-winger but also a very committed troll (whoa, urban75 is a blast from the past):
www.urban75.com/Mag/troll.html
www.urban75.com/Mag/troll.html
The Subtle Art of Trolling
The subtle art of trolling - a story about trolls, trolling, the internet and usenet
www.urban75.com
January 17, 2026 at 4:59 AM
I randomly ended up knowing the author of "The Subtle Art of Trolling" (the byline is a pseudonym) who was a British left-winger but also a very committed troll (whoa, urban75 is a blast from the past):
www.urban75.com/Mag/troll.html
www.urban75.com/Mag/troll.html
110 is my limit but I will negotiate 10 minutes on that and also take 220 with a 30-minute intermission at a cinema with a full license as long as it's intended to have a beer in you for the back half.
January 17, 2026 at 4:47 AM
110 is my limit but I will negotiate 10 minutes on that and also take 220 with a 30-minute intermission at a cinema with a full license as long as it's intended to have a beer in you for the back half.
Late 90s is where I'd say he made his choice: a combination of the reception for The Pity of War and how he wrote the Rothchilds books. But I also remember a v. smart mid-90s lecture he gave on the Nazi and Soviet pavilions at the 1937 Paris Expo.
January 16, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Late 90s is where I'd say he made his choice: a combination of the reception for The Pity of War and how he wrote the Rothchilds books. But I also remember a v. smart mid-90s lecture he gave on the Nazi and Soviet pavilions at the 1937 Paris Expo.
I'll always remember the christening reception Fergie had at college because Andrew Neil was there in a kilt, and one of Fergie's older kids ran on to the quad and started kicking the "Please Do Not Walk On The Grass" sign prompting one wag to shout in a posh accent SHAMEFUL, I BLAME THE PARENTS.
Fergie was actually pretty talented in his field but was also a media schmoozer and wanted fame and lots of money and decided in the 90s to farm off the hard work to his most gifted students and skate on it.
January 16, 2026 at 8:51 PM
I'll always remember the christening reception Fergie had at college because Andrew Neil was there in a kilt, and one of Fergie's older kids ran on to the quad and started kicking the "Please Do Not Walk On The Grass" sign prompting one wag to shout in a posh accent SHAMEFUL, I BLAME THE PARENTS.
Fergie was actually pretty talented in his field but was also a media schmoozer and wanted fame and lots of money and decided in the 90s to farm off the hard work to his most gifted students and skate on it.
January 16, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Fergie was actually pretty talented in his field but was also a media schmoozer and wanted fame and lots of money and decided in the 90s to farm off the hard work to his most gifted students and skate on it.
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I'm watching My Dinner With Andre for the first time and what a gem but it's also kind of like being on Bluesky
January 16, 2026 at 5:17 AM
I'm watching My Dinner With Andre for the first time and what a gem but it's also kind of like being on Bluesky