William Gough
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I dunno if this counts but Neon Genesis Evangelion being such a ramshackle game of improv and retcons and remasterings and production nukes all coming together as a thematic and narrative steel drum where every story beat feels planned from word go is still so creatively insane to me.
February 12, 2026 at 6:14 PM
I dunno if this counts but Neon Genesis Evangelion being such a ramshackle game of improv and retcons and remasterings and production nukes all coming together as a thematic and narrative steel drum where every story beat feels planned from word go is still so creatively insane to me.
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The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
I see we're back to "Johnson resigned because of a party" and not because he employed a known sex pest, lied about what he knew, and more than half his cabinet resigned as a result.
Madeley. FFS.
February 9, 2026 at 1:34 PM
The way Chris pincher has been basically been erased from boris downfall is really instructive in Westminster culture and how these people get away with it
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In a touching tribute to his mentor, Morgan McSweeney has resigned in disgrace.
February 8, 2026 at 2:46 PM
In a touching tribute to his mentor, Morgan McSweeney has resigned in disgrace.
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Things I really wish had commentaries that came out in the post-commentary era:
1) Bardo (laudatory)
2) Madame Webb (derogatory)
3) The Whittaker era of Doctor Who (derogatory)
4) The RTD2 era of Doctor Who (bit of column a, bit of column b)
1) Bardo (laudatory)
2) Madame Webb (derogatory)
3) The Whittaker era of Doctor Who (derogatory)
4) The RTD2 era of Doctor Who (bit of column a, bit of column b)
I would kill for audio commentaries of the Thirteenth Doctor era from Whittaker et al
February 8, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Things I really wish had commentaries that came out in the post-commentary era:
1) Bardo (laudatory)
2) Madame Webb (derogatory)
3) The Whittaker era of Doctor Who (derogatory)
4) The RTD2 era of Doctor Who (bit of column a, bit of column b)
1) Bardo (laudatory)
2) Madame Webb (derogatory)
3) The Whittaker era of Doctor Who (derogatory)
4) The RTD2 era of Doctor Who (bit of column a, bit of column b)
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I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
I stand with County Executive Calvin Ball as he signs emergency legislation today prohibiting privately owned buildings from being used as ICE detention centers.
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Howard County chose dignity, accountability, and its people. Tune into our event now:
bit.ly/4a2VtHw
Redirecting...
bit.ly
February 7, 2026 at 2:34 PM
I'm sorry the guy changing the rules on the fly is named what
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Mandelson reduced to feuding with the osteopaths is very 'Lydia Tar reduced to conducting video game music'.
February 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
Mandelson reduced to feuding with the osteopaths is very 'Lydia Tar reduced to conducting video game music'.
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Ukraine realising they could repel Russian invasion with increased social spending
January 27, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Ukraine realising they could repel Russian invasion with increased social spending
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The EU should probably brutalize an American tech company, and they should actually go after one of the ones that’s relatively less culpable as an example to scare the bandwagoners. Possession is 9/10 of the law, I’m sure Ireland can fuck up some company that uses them as a tax haven.
January 21, 2026 at 5:51 PM
The EU should probably brutalize an American tech company, and they should actually go after one of the ones that’s relatively less culpable as an example to scare the bandwagoners. Possession is 9/10 of the law, I’m sure Ireland can fuck up some company that uses them as a tax haven.
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If you work for ice please understand that your kids will laugh at a character based on you dying in an action movie before the end of the decade. They’ll be in movies for really little kids. Like Phineas and Ferb shit. There will be an action figure of you with a detachable head
January 17, 2026 at 8:40 PM
If you work for ice please understand that your kids will laugh at a character based on you dying in an action movie before the end of the decade. They’ll be in movies for really little kids. Like Phineas and Ferb shit. There will be an action figure of you with a detachable head
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January 15, 2026 at 2:05 PM
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Holy cow! That looks amazing! Wait 'til I show Jon!
I finally managed to pick a quote from Unnatural History to write in circular gallifreyan, I love this book so much is was so hard to choose one, but I managed to narrow it down to a bit from one of my favorite scenes
@kateorman.bsky.social
@kateorman.bsky.social
January 11, 2026 at 9:39 PM
Holy cow! That looks amazing! Wait 'til I show Jon!
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I have a sneaking love for Peter Hitchens - in a world where every rightwinger’s opinions are identical and you can predict them with five lines of JavaScript, he’s a true original who will just come out and say something absolutely insane
December 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I have a sneaking love for Peter Hitchens - in a world where every rightwinger’s opinions are identical and you can predict them with five lines of JavaScript, he’s a true original who will just come out and say something absolutely insane
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This latest shitshow is another reminder why Starmer needs to go - not in May but now. He is not willing or capable of playing the role of PM. He is vindicating the far-right and demoralising the left. He should be removed for being bad for the country not merely losing Labour elections
December 29, 2025 at 11:27 AM
This latest shitshow is another reminder why Starmer needs to go - not in May but now. He is not willing or capable of playing the role of PM. He is vindicating the far-right and demoralising the left. He should be removed for being bad for the country not merely losing Labour elections
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The paragraph about TV Tropes is spot on. I can't bear that approach to criticism where the main aim seems to be asserting superiority to the work. People who'll identify an influence and be like "Ah, rumbled!" episodes.ghost.io/art-criticis...
You are not smarter than the art you critique
Here's my best advice for young critics: Don't presume you know better.
episodes.ghost.io
December 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
The paragraph about TV Tropes is spot on. I can't bear that approach to criticism where the main aim seems to be asserting superiority to the work. People who'll identify an influence and be like "Ah, rumbled!" episodes.ghost.io/art-criticis...
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Can I just shock you? I think public transport infrastructure is good and these people should fuck off.
‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
‘We hate it. It’s desecration’: the real cost of HS2
The long read: Ten years after I first followed the proposed route, I retraced my steps to see what life was like along the world’s most expensive, heavily delayed railway line
www.theguardian.com
December 16, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Can I just shock you? I think public transport infrastructure is good and these people should fuck off.
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The Outer Worlds 2 has a radio station where all the music sounds exactly like the stuff from Fallout, but it's all written *FOR THE GAME*. They hired real swing and jazz bands to help create the songs, and the lyrics are all tongue-in-cheek product jingles. It's my favourite thing about the game.
Here's the second part of my interview on in-game radio in The Outer Worlds 2, this time looking at the genre stylings behind each of the three stations. www.restart.run/articles/the...
How Each of The Outer Worlds 2 Radio Stations Was Made | Restart
From the Protectorate to the Grand Plan, The Outer Worlds 2 principal composer Oleksa Lozowchuk takes us through the full frequency of Arcadia’s three radio stations.
www.restart.run
December 11, 2025 at 6:43 PM
The Outer Worlds 2 has a radio station where all the music sounds exactly like the stuff from Fallout, but it's all written *FOR THE GAME*. They hired real swing and jazz bands to help create the songs, and the lyrics are all tongue-in-cheek product jingles. It's my favourite thing about the game.
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Outdated space-age exhibit of junkyard scrap turned into an Ed Wood stageshow and shadow play. The Daleks are so eerie, it's spellbinding. Earth Under the Martians as atomic horror Blitz, echoing with squeaky screeches and chirps.
November 28, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Outdated space-age exhibit of junkyard scrap turned into an Ed Wood stageshow and shadow play. The Daleks are so eerie, it's spellbinding. Earth Under the Martians as atomic horror Blitz, echoing with squeaky screeches and chirps.
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The Fabelmans (2022) dir. Steven Spielberg
November 27, 2025 at 11:01 PM
The Fabelmans (2022) dir. Steven Spielberg
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Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
November 24, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Man Who Thought Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chain’ Was Over In For Thrill Of His Fucking Life https://theonion.com/man-who-thought-fleetwood-macs-the-chain-was-over-in-for-thrill-of-his-fucking-life/
tempted to start my third outer worlds 2 playthrough soonish but i might wait til the dlc
November 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
tempted to start my third outer worlds 2 playthrough soonish but i might wait til the dlc
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I would write the heck out of the Doctor's first encounter with Bastet -- the ferocious lioness version, rather than the cuddly kitty.
In The Story & the Engine, the Doctor refutes the Barber's claim to be Anansi, Dionysus, Sága, Bastet and Loki with personal memories of the first four. He leaves out Loki: a hybrid trickster, liar and shapeshifter, normally male but sometimes female, who lives among gods but isn't one of them. Hmm.
November 22, 2025 at 10:09 PM
I would write the heck out of the Doctor's first encounter with Bastet -- the ferocious lioness version, rather than the cuddly kitty.
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I love #Dispatch so much! #colorwheelchallenge
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I love #Dispatch so much! #colorwheelchallenge
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#Dispatch devs have no interest in using AI for game development 🎮
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
November 18, 2025 at 12:37 AM
#Dispatch devs have no interest in using AI for game development 🎮
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
"AI feels like a production solution, not a creative one. Maybe it's a creative one if you aren't creative"
"Whatever we're building, it has to connect. It's got to be made by people. It's got to connect to people"
(via GIBiz)
