49 years ago today Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson & Kate Pierson of The B-52′s making their worldwide debut at a Valentine’s Day house party in Athens, GA, February 14, 1977.
A 3-Bloke byline piece in Ninefax says Ley was "shrill." Not a quote from an MP the word they chose to use. *Hysterical* was right there lads, why not go hog wild?
February 14, 2026 at 1:54 AM
A 3-Bloke byline piece in Ninefax says Ley was "shrill." Not a quote from an MP the word they chose to use. *Hysterical* was right there lads, why not go hog wild?
off topic but the “opinion-haver has opinion” headline template is almost always a sign that what follows is not worth reading if you are at all interested in whatever the subject of the opinion is
rod dreher is not that interesting. he is a guy very clearly filled with self hatred tied to repressed feelings related to his gender and sexuality, and rather than deal with them, he blames “modernity” and “secularism” for why he’s unhappy. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
off topic but the “opinion-haver has opinion” headline template is almost always a sign that what follows is not worth reading if you are at all interested in whatever the subject of the opinion is
Donald Duck poster for CNT toy shop in Barcelona during Civil War, part of the wider collectivised wood industry which controlled everything from forests in Girona, to workshops and shops in the capital, often cited as among most successful of anarchist collectives
February 13, 2026 at 10:36 PM
I like the idea of an anarchist collective stealing Disney IP
Are you really a "strong media performer" if your signature policy had to be dumped because people hated it and you called a key voter group foreign "spies" and you then try on this nonsense at your first outing in a new gig?
February 13, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Are you really a "strong media performer" if your signature policy had to be dumped because people hated it and you called a key voter group foreign "spies" and you then try on this nonsense at your first outing in a new gig?
He looks like the management consultant the boss hired who has no idea what you do and turns up for a week and recommends making you and most of your mates redundant because ......... that is exactly what he was before parliament.
February 13, 2026 at 7:29 AM
He looks like the management consultant the boss hired who has no idea what you do and turns up for a week and recommends making you and most of your mates redundant because ......... that is exactly what he was before parliament.
Vale Jon. What the friends you met along the way and made common purpose with (about the fun / stupid / important / existential stuff) say about you when die says a lot about you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Vale Jon. What the friends you met along the way and made common purpose with (about the fun / stupid / important / existential stuff) say about you when die says a lot about you. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Something which in hindsight is very obvious but I didn't think about at the time: reading is a skill that needs practice like any other. The reason I can read a 350 page book (no footnotes) in one evening is not sheer willpower it's that I've got into a regular routine of reading.
February 13, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Something which in hindsight is very obvious but I didn't think about at the time: reading is a skill that needs practice like any other. The reason I can read a 350 page book (no footnotes) in one evening is not sheer willpower it's that I've got into a regular routine of reading.