A***
@alxndrlov.bsky.social
Exiled from the Bad Place.
No takes, just banal observations. Waiting for the 🔒 function.
No takes, just banal observations. Waiting for the 🔒 function.
Less than 2 weeks to go until Christmas, less than 3 weeks to go until the New Year...
December 12, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Less than 2 weeks to go until Christmas, less than 3 weeks to go until the New Year...
Is it really piped gym music if Alex Newell isn’t doing the vocals?
December 6, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Is it really piped gym music if Alex Newell isn’t doing the vocals?
Barbara Windsor's advice of saying "Good to see you", which works whether you've met them before or not, remains excellent
"Never, ever say ‘nice to meet you’. To anyone. There’s a high percentage chance that you have met them"
This is true. I mess this up all the time
This is true. I mess this up all the time
It’s work party season — here’s a survival guide on.ft.com/3Kv91S4 #FTEdit
December 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Barbara Windsor's advice of saying "Good to see you", which works whether you've met them before or not, remains excellent
Netflix now owns HBO, wow
Huge news in international media. Netflix has agreed a $83bn deal to buy Warner Bros. Beat off competition from Paramount and Comcast. Will make the company the dominant player in Hollywood. The rise and rise of the company’s power is astonishing.
December 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Netflix now owns HBO, wow
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Huge news in international media. Netflix has agreed a $83bn deal to buy Warner Bros. Beat off competition from Paramount and Comcast. Will make the company the dominant player in Hollywood. The rise and rise of the company’s power is astonishing.
December 5, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Huge news in international media. Netflix has agreed a $83bn deal to buy Warner Bros. Beat off competition from Paramount and Comcast. Will make the company the dominant player in Hollywood. The rise and rise of the company’s power is astonishing.
Habemus papam
Things that will interest Bluesky; Misha Glenny, author of McMafia, replaces Melvyn Bragg as host of In Our Time.
December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Habemus papam
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London’s Smithfield and Billingsgate markets find new home in Docklands
London’s Smithfield and Billingsgate markets find new home in Docklands
City of London corporation names Albert Island near City airport in Docklands for meat and fish markets
A former industrial site in London’s Docklands has been named as the new home for the capital’s ancient Smithfield meat market and Billingsgate fish market, under plans unveiled by their owner.
The proposal by the City of London Corporation – the governing body that runs London’s Square Mile and also operates the markets – would relocate both to Albert Island. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
London’s Smithfield and Billingsgate markets find new home in Docklands
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The King has commanded that the Greater London Authority (GLA) shall be allowed to use the coat of arms that once belonged to its predecessor, the GLC.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
The King grants the Mayor of London permission to use the GLC’s historic coat of arms
The King has commanded that the Greater London Authority (GLA) shall be allowed to use the coat of arms that once belonged to its predecessor, the GLC.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 7:25 PM
The King has commanded that the Greater London Authority (GLA) shall be allowed to use the coat of arms that once belonged to its predecessor, the GLC.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
This is a great shame. The amount of furniture I've been able to pick up for the flat with short notice using Zipcar/Zipvan, and with no other options other than begging an Uber XL to ferry it instead...
Zipcar is shutting down its UK operations, basically the only car club that worked in London. Massive kick to anyone who tries to live in capital without owning a car. Having been a customer for 17 years and used Zipvans to move house repeatedly, this is.... very bad! (Zipcar is owned by Avis)
December 1, 2025 at 3:51 PM
This is a great shame. The amount of furniture I've been able to pick up for the flat with short notice using Zipcar/Zipvan, and with no other options other than begging an Uber XL to ferry it instead...
McDonald's on Walworth Road has finally closed. RIP to the classical music to deter violence, the absence of self-service kiosks and the general chaos in there at 3am on a weekend, you will be sorely missed
December 1, 2025 at 10:17 AM
McDonald's on Walworth Road has finally closed. RIP to the classical music to deter violence, the absence of self-service kiosks and the general chaos in there at 3am on a weekend, you will be sorely missed
Shoutout to the two women who left a third of the way through the midnight screening of Pillion, with most of their popcorn as well
November 29, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Shoutout to the two women who left a third of the way through the midnight screening of Pillion, with most of their popcorn as well
Either it's because it's warmer than it has been recently outside, or because the Hive was installed yesterday, but either way - I'm boiling
November 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Either it's because it's warmer than it has been recently outside, or because the Hive was installed yesterday, but either way - I'm boiling
Opened Drag Race UK finale on iPlayer, skipped straight to the end to see the winner being announced, winner announced, closed it again
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Opened Drag Race UK finale on iPlayer, skipped straight to the end to see the winner being announced, winner announced, closed it again
The technical term for this weather is Brass Monkeys
November 18, 2025 at 9:30 AM
The technical term for this weather is Brass Monkeys
It’s far too warm for mid-November, if it weren’t for the leaf fall, you’d think it were late-April
November 13, 2025 at 9:14 AM
It’s far too warm for mid-November, if it weren’t for the leaf fall, you’d think it were late-April
Walked from my hotel in the 15th to the Gare du Nord over the course of a few hours, including stopping for pho for lunch, and even with a suitcase, it was quite bearable
November 11, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Walked from my hotel in the 15th to the Gare du Nord over the course of a few hours, including stopping for pho for lunch, and even with a suitcase, it was quite bearable
God I still love Paris.
November 10, 2025 at 2:26 PM
God I still love Paris.
Presumably because if I drink several cups a day, my heart permanently beats twice as fast
November 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Presumably because if I drink several cups a day, my heart permanently beats twice as fast
Very tempted to camp out on the Faubourg Saint Denis nursing a pinte to wait for the Bouillon Julien queue to die down
November 9, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Very tempted to camp out on the Faubourg Saint Denis nursing a pinte to wait for the Bouillon Julien queue to die down
Eating alone in London - loner, loser, hasn’t discovered Deliveroo
Eating alone in Paris - a man’s fundamental right to a decent meal shall not be denied, vive la République etc. 🇫🇷
Eating alone in Paris - a man’s fundamental right to a decent meal shall not be denied, vive la République etc. 🇫🇷
November 8, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Eating alone in London - loner, loser, hasn’t discovered Deliveroo
Eating alone in Paris - a man’s fundamental right to a decent meal shall not be denied, vive la République etc. 🇫🇷
Eating alone in Paris - a man’s fundamental right to a decent meal shall not be denied, vive la République etc. 🇫🇷
Christ is risen, he is risen indeed, alleluia
November 7, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Christ is risen, he is risen indeed, alleluia
It’s been 2 months since I had my dishwasher fitted and let me tell you, it’s still one of the best purchases I ever made
November 2, 2025 at 6:34 PM
It’s been 2 months since I had my dishwasher fitted and let me tell you, it’s still one of the best purchases I ever made
I had the weirdest dream last night, of going to a pub that served terrible food, including carrots being served with bananas and a disgusting fish risotto, like something from a Fanny Cradock recipe book.
November 2, 2025 at 12:29 PM
I had the weirdest dream last night, of going to a pub that served terrible food, including carrots being served with bananas and a disgusting fish risotto, like something from a Fanny Cradock recipe book.
You can really hear the howling wind and rain outside
October 31, 2025 at 10:48 PM
You can really hear the howling wind and rain outside