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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 45m

@moviessilently.bsky.social Thought you might find this interesting: youtu.be/JK8WpdmZ2uI

Lost Silent Films Return: Accidental Rescue by Thunderbirds

YouTube video by Century 21 Films

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 1h

We did it on a very cold day so we'd have reasonable assurance that nobody else would be daft enough to use a carpark up in the Peaks in such weather, and so we'd have a clear shot with a low cliff as a backstop. That all worked out, so science, right?

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 1h

I am reminded of the time @andyg64.bsky.social invited me to a field test of the mini-trebuchet he'd built in a carpark in the Peaks on a jolly cold day. It was fun, especially the bit when we were explaining to a baffled National Parks warden what we were doing.

Fishbourne Roman Palace @romanpalace.bsky.social · Dec 17

Right, it's #TWANG* day, so we're going to twang a load of stuff with our mini-catapult. Pay attention it's science.

First, a tennis ball. By way of calibration, if you will.

But we know what you're all asking... What would happen if we filled that tennis ball with concrete?

*Not a thing.

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 1h

No sniffing the gravity wells. You know it's not good for you.

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Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · 2h

Tom Gauld in The Guardian.

Ideas seller to customer: WHERE WRITERS REALLY GET THEIR IDEAS
I'M ALL OUT OF MIND-BLOWING CONCEPTS AND HEART-RENDING NARRATIVES, BUT I'VE GOT AN ACERBIC OBSERVATION, AN UNEXPECTED OUTCOME AND A COUPLE OF AMUSING NOTIONS
DEAS
TOM GAULD

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 2h

This. Casting Jared Leto is box office poison. I'm relieved I didn't know he was in BLADE RUNNER 2049 (2017), as I might've passed on seeing it in the cinema. As it was, I enjoyed the film except for his *every* scene. His mode of method acting is "How can I make this character fucking unbearable?"

Kathryn Salamander @transsalamander.bsky.social · 3h

Jenny Nicholson tweet continues to not miss

@JennyENicholson

How come major film studios keep being like Jared Leto may have allegations, but at least he looks weird, stars in box office bombs, and is not a good actor

9:09am - 9/9/2025 180K Views

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archivetvmusings @archivetvmusings.bsky.social · 3h

I, Claudius - Poison Is Queen (11th October 1976). Augustus' death scene is an extraordinary television moment.

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Mial Pagan @mialp.bsky.social · 4h

Just like Crispin Odey & Farage did over the Referendum period.

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 5h

Imagine that

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Idil @idilsukan.bsky.social · 4h

We would like simply one Labour MP to run for office like this

Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 6h

UNTIL IT’S DONE, Ep. 4: Sylvia Rivera

In the 1970s, queer New Yorkers had been pushed to the margins of NYC. Our trans neighbors faced immense cruelty. But in Sylvia Rivera, they found a champion.

As we combat Trump’s politics of darkness, her legacy can light the path forward.

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 4h

Ah ha, so you spotted my deliberate mistake! Well done!
*Runs away, blushing furiously*

The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 4h

Smeg. Yeah, Wallace. Getting my Edgars in a twist. At least I didn't say Poe.

frogs fall, everyone dies @genesistrine.bsky.social · 5h

:cough: Wallace...

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BoardGameGeek @boardgamegeek.com · 1d

Preview: Designer Kristian Amundsen Østby talks about the creation of Tax the Rich, a trick-taking card game (co-designed with Kjetil Svendsen) featuring a modern setting that will resonate with some and alienate others: boardgamegeek.com/blog/1/blogp... —WEM

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Pete Paphides @petepaphides.bsky.social · 10h

I'd love to know what every comedian who played the Riyadh Comedy Festival thinks of this piece by Jonathan Liew. It's an electrifying read. And really hard to think what any counter-justification from the participating comics would consist of. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

We know what the comedians got out of the Riyadh comedy festival. What about the Saudi regime? | Jonathan Liew

The tawdry event was an ultimately doomed attempt by the Saudi government to buy the kind of authentic grassroots culture it is unwilling to countenance, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew

www.theguardian.com

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Reverend Jesus "H" Christ @reverendjesus.com · 1d

Blessed are the frogs, for they keep making authoritarians look incredibly stupid

Three persons in inflatable frog costumes. One of them is holding a nicely painted sign with two little cartoon frogs holding hands, below the text "FROGS TOGETHER STRONG"

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Matt Zoller Seitz @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social · 20h

Pretty sure I read a book about this as a schoolboy

Sophie Sherry @sophiesherry.bsky.social · 23h

During a military-style raid on a building in Chicago’s South Shore, one resident heard a knock on his door.   It wasn’t the feds — it was a mom and her 7-year-old daughter, pleading for help.

He let them hide in his unit for the next 3 days.

chicago.suntimes.com/immigration/...

Neighbor shielded 7-year-old during South Shore federal raid: ‘I didn’t want them to take her’

During the Sept. 30 raid one tenant protected a terrified girl and her mom. Remnants at the complex, including a detailed map of all the units, offer clues to what authorities may have known before th...

chicago.suntimes.com

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 20h

LET SLEEPING CORPSES LIE aka DON'T OPEN THE WINDOW and that's without even going into the non-English titles. Anyway, very different fare from a 1939 movie based on an Edgar Burroughs novel, as this week.

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 20h

I applaud the sheer diversity of horror films shown in @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social "Cellar Club" thread. Tonight was a 1939 Bela Lugosi THE DARK EYES OF LONDON, next week is 1974's (takes a deep breath) BREAKFAST AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE aka THE LIVING DEAD AT THE MANCHESTER MORGUE aka...

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 1d

HARPOONS TO HAPPINESS by Premee Mohamed (2025). Get to it, you've still got time.

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 1d

FAO @premeemohamed.com Seamanship Is Magic!

Daniel Kennedy @fliglman.bsky.social · 1d

Ahab-Whale friends-to-enemies fan fic to be turned into a bestselling novel in 2025

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Evening House Books @eveninghouse.bsky.social · 1d

Thank you to @leannareneehieber.bsky.social for the INCREDIBLE event and book signing tonight. Leanna is a force of nature, making dark history come alive through a passionate understanding and appreciation of the gothic tradition. Thank you Leanna & thank you to everyone who took part tonight ❤️

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 1d

Seriously, in the entire history of the Nobel Peace Prize, has anyone ever actively lobbied to win it themselves? That is so weird. Mind you, "weird" is perfectly in character.

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Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

Also, if you're "in bed with flu", it's almost certainly Covid.

Prof Christina Pagel @chrischirp.bsky.social · 1d

After a long pause, I've just done another England Covid & NHS update as we head into the autumn/winter season.

TLDR: we're in a significant Covid wave now, the NHS is stretched, get boosted if you're eligible.

christinapagel.substack.com/p/england-is...

England is now experiencing a significant Covid wave, after 10 months of relative quiet

The latest Covid situation in England and a look at where NHS services are as we head into winter

christinapagel.substack.com

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Coates is Odd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 1d

Ah, happy 88th anniversary of the day Oswald Mosley tried to sell fascism to Liverpudlians – and someone concussed him with a brick

A man in a suit stands at a microphone which has been mounted on the roof of a van. There are loudspeakers at his feet, and a building behind him. He has an arm raised, and is flinching as projectiles are hurled at him, because he's a fucking Nazi

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curious ordinary @curiousordinary.bsky.social · Nov 1

In #JapaneseFolklore there are #yokai known as bake icho no sei which are said to be the spirits of ginkgo trees. They appear near the trees wearing tattered robes and hitting a mallet. They have bright yellow skin the same colour as ginkgo leaves in autumn. Other than scaring...
#FolkyFriday
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Yokai illustration by Matthew Meyer depicting a yellow humanoid creature before a bright yellow ginkgo tree.

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The Abominable Jonathan L. Howard @jonathanlhoward.bsky.social · 1d

It's my birthday this weekend, but I've taken today off so I can have a me day wandering around town when it's not too busy. Just had lunch at the excellent Ramen Monster in Bristol, and a beer made by OWLS, probably.

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