LXJohn
@lxjohn.bsky.social
Interested in Scotland, culture, and the world
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Something beautiful for you.
• Linda Pastan •
• Linda Pastan •
December 27, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Something beautiful for you.
• Linda Pastan •
• Linda Pastan •
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Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
December 26, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Just wow. @pluralistic.net.web.brid.gy came out swinging in this article. He's right though and that's the coolest part.
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The alt text is the christmas present you didn't know you wanted.
December 26, 2025 at 12:52 AM
The alt text is the christmas present you didn't know you wanted.
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Throne of Lies (2003)
December 1, 2024 at 7:12 PM
Throne of Lies (2003)
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It never occurred to me until now that most people probably do the eyes first and then they are just staring at you for hours 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Anyways... this monstrosity of a puzzle is available here:
sciencesocks.co/products/pil...
Anyways... this monstrosity of a puzzle is available here:
sciencesocks.co/products/pil...
December 25, 2025 at 11:26 PM
It never occurred to me until now that most people probably do the eyes first and then they are just staring at you for hours 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Anyways... this monstrosity of a puzzle is available here:
sciencesocks.co/products/pil...
Anyways... this monstrosity of a puzzle is available here:
sciencesocks.co/products/pil...
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This is really good. Still think Britbox was a missed opportunity (and a terrible name). If BBC, ITV & C4 had decided to share a domestic platform (iPlayer best of the three) that they could sell subs for internationally (inc. massive back catalogues) they could have been a major global competitor.
Fascinating piece on the future of British TV in the age of streaming:
The slow death of Britain’s TV channels
Amid the rise of streaming, younger viewers barely watch the broadcasting that once dominated Christmas schedules
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:42 AM
This is really good. Still think Britbox was a missed opportunity (and a terrible name). If BBC, ITV & C4 had decided to share a domestic platform (iPlayer best of the three) that they could sell subs for internationally (inc. massive back catalogues) they could have been a major global competitor.
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Fascinating piece on the future of British TV in the age of streaming:
The slow death of Britain’s TV channels
Amid the rise of streaming, younger viewers barely watch the broadcasting that once dominated Christmas schedules
www.ft.com
December 24, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Fascinating piece on the future of British TV in the age of streaming:
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My gift to you all this year is the news that The Hunt for Red October (which celebrates its 35 year birthday this year) is a Christmas movie.
Settle down for the story. Okay, two stories.
Settle down for the story. Okay, two stories.
December 24, 2025 at 9:42 AM
My gift to you all this year is the news that The Hunt for Red October (which celebrates its 35 year birthday this year) is a Christmas movie.
Settle down for the story. Okay, two stories.
Settle down for the story. Okay, two stories.
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In his first hundred years of business in Scotland, Santa Claus delivered to children on Hogmanay (31st Dec), not Christmas Eve.
By the 1960s, he had fully synchronised his visits and Scotland ran on the same timetable as the US and England.
#OldWeirdScotland
By the 1960s, he had fully synchronised his visits and Scotland ran on the same timetable as the US and England.
#OldWeirdScotland
December 24, 2025 at 10:21 AM
In his first hundred years of business in Scotland, Santa Claus delivered to children on Hogmanay (31st Dec), not Christmas Eve.
By the 1960s, he had fully synchronised his visits and Scotland ran on the same timetable as the US and England.
#OldWeirdScotland
By the 1960s, he had fully synchronised his visits and Scotland ran on the same timetable as the US and England.
#OldWeirdScotland
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Parisot (the Director) tells a story about how Tim Allen just started crying after a scene one day
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
Galaxy Quest - a perfect movie, just a wonderful love letter to actors, sci-fi, Star Trek in particular, and to fandom - really deserves a proper physical release with decent extras. Think Weaver's right that releasing a R-rated cut would be fun, too.
Sigourney Weaver Says She Wishes DreamWorks Released A Director’s Cut Of ‘Galaxy Quest,’ Reminisces On Sequel That Never Came To Pass
Sigourney Weaver reflected on cult classic Galaxy Quest and how she wishes the sci-fi satire had released an R-rated director's cut.
deadline.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Parisot (the Director) tells a story about how Tim Allen just started crying after a scene one day
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
"I don't like these feelings i'm having." Says Tim. "I'm going back to my trailor" and walks off.
There's silence for a second.
"Oh my god." Says Rickman. "I think Tim just experienced acting."
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*small boats stuck klaxon*
Major incident declared over Shropshire canal 'sinkhole'
A multi-agency response is under way at the scene in Whitchurch, with the public asked to stay away.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 22, 2025 at 11:01 AM
*small boats stuck klaxon*
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the Chris Rea one is actually my favourite but I lead on that one every year
"Chris Rea is from Middlesbrough. This means that Driving Home For Christmas is essentially a song about being stuck in a traffic jam on the A1(M)."
Anyway, it's December, and you know what that means.
Anyway, it's December, and you know what that means.
Every dumb thought I have ever had about Christmas songs
Ho ho bleedin’ ho.
jonn.substack.com
December 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
the Chris Rea one is actually my favourite but I lead on that one every year
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Happy Winter Solstice everyone.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
December 21, 2025 at 8:23 AM
Happy Winter Solstice everyone.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
One of my first oil paintings from 1996 of Avebury where I went to primary school. Being there had a profound influence on my work.
Lighter days ahead.
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Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
December 21, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Rare footage of St Paul’s Cathedral testing its giant flamethrower
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Does anyone wanna see a really good Getty image of Rita Moreno and Sam The Eagle having dinner in 1979?
December 20, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Does anyone wanna see a really good Getty image of Rita Moreno and Sam The Eagle having dinner in 1979?
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Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
December 20, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Jo Cox was murdered before the vote by a far-right terrorist & this is the language this complete disgrace chooses to use
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Do you remember this?
Back in 2019 *this post* caused quite a stir on social media.
Back in 2019 *this post* caused quite a stir on social media.
December 17, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Do you remember this?
Back in 2019 *this post* caused quite a stir on social media.
Back in 2019 *this post* caused quite a stir on social media.
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techbros: we have created AGI
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
November 28, 2025 at 9:52 AM
techbros: we have created AGI
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
cognitive scientists: you fucked up a perfectly good spreadsheet is what you did. look at it. it's got anxiety
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You know what, Robinson? Jesus would have stood on a beach handing out hot tea and warm blankets to refugees
The far-right in Britain is trying to hijack Christianity as Christmas approaches. It should offend every person of faith. Jesus spread love, not hate
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
The far-right in Britain is trying to hijack Christianity as Christmas approaches. It should offend every person of faith. Jesus spread love, not hate
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
'Christ would be on a beach giving tea and blankets to refugees'
Extremists like Tommy Robinson are trying to pervert Christianity for their own political ends, disgracing the good that Jesus represented, argues…
www.heraldscotland.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
You know what, Robinson? Jesus would have stood on a beach handing out hot tea and warm blankets to refugees
The far-right in Britain is trying to hijack Christianity as Christmas approaches. It should offend every person of faith. Jesus spread love, not hate
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
The far-right in Britain is trying to hijack Christianity as Christmas approaches. It should offend every person of faith. Jesus spread love, not hate
My @heraldscotland.bsky.social column
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Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
December 15, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Merriam-Webster’s human editors have chosen ‘slop’ as the 2025 Word of the Year.
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95%!
Can you think of anything else that 95% of the British public would agree on? We can't even agree whether to put the cream or the jam on first...
Can you think of anything else that 95% of the British public would agree on? We can't even agree whether to put the cream or the jam on first...
🚨 The UK government just published a breakdown of the responses to its consultation on AI & copyright:
- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
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- 95% of respondents want AI companies to pay for their training data (made up of 88% saying strengthen copyright law, & 7% saying leave it as is)
🧵 1/2
December 15, 2025 at 2:08 PM
95%!
Can you think of anything else that 95% of the British public would agree on? We can't even agree whether to put the cream or the jam on first...
Can you think of anything else that 95% of the British public would agree on? We can't even agree whether to put the cream or the jam on first...
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Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.
December 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Almost certainly the best thing I was ever told about owls was when I met an owl handler at an owl sanctuary and he told me that the wild owls who lived near the sanctuary worried about the tame show owls there and sometimes stopped by to leave them shrews and mice as presents.