Angus Main
@angusmain.bsky.social
Technology / Creativity / Experience - Lecturer and Researcher - Cambridge and London, UK
Apart from anything, pinning your argument to the choice of a specific word in a poem which is the product of the oral tradition in an ancient language, is a bit silly.
Just noticed a racist buffoon trying to claim you can't cast a Black woman as Helen of Troy because Homer uses the word "white" in reference to her once, and you can't disrespect Homer's words when adapting them.
Yet I notice he isn't complaining about the actors speaking English rather than Ionic.
Yet I notice he isn't complaining about the actors speaking English rather than Ionic.
February 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Apart from anything, pinning your argument to the choice of a specific word in a poem which is the product of the oral tradition in an ancient language, is a bit silly.
Americans bracing themselves for the latest Epstein release to bring down the US establishment.
In the background: the UK establishment.
In the background: the UK establishment.
February 3, 2026 at 7:56 AM
Americans bracing themselves for the latest Epstein release to bring down the US establishment.
In the background: the UK establishment.
In the background: the UK establishment.
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Very happy to report that both series of Home are now back available on the Channel 4 website. Check it out, now more than ever.
February 2, 2026 at 10:04 PM
Very happy to report that both series of Home are now back available on the Channel 4 website. Check it out, now more than ever.
This is worse than the pants
February 2, 2026 at 9:54 PM
This is worse than the pants
They should really commit to the bit and do all the same news stories again tomorrow.
February 2, 2026 at 9:19 PM
They should really commit to the bit and do all the same news stories again tomorrow.
“Just took 93yr Mum to the cinema, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "Which screen for Melanie?" A cheer went up from the standing crowds”
Kayleigh: My mom went to see Melania. She said the theater was packed, it was standing room only. People were cheering through it, they were excited. It was interactive—people interplaying with the film. She said it was just electric.
February 2, 2026 at 8:29 PM
“Just took 93yr Mum to the cinema, she's registered blind. In a very loud voice she said, "Which screen for Melanie?" A cheer went up from the standing crowds”
Old trooper. She was only in it for two years!
#OnThisDay 1990 : UK viewers saw Mrs Mangel leave Ramsay Street for the final time within an episode of #Neighbours.
#90s
#90s
February 2, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Old trooper. She was only in it for two years!
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Must rewatch A Town Called Panic
This is one of my favorite optical illusions, because even when you know specifically HOW IT WORKS, it's still hard to make your brain believe it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
The image below is real-world video, but you're being tricked into believing it's an elaborate miniature by the DIORAMA EFFECT.
Let's talk about it.
February 2, 2026 at 2:12 PM
Must rewatch A Town Called Panic
It’s Groundhog Day
Yes it’s Groundhog Day
Yes it’s G-g-g-g-g-g-groundhog Day
Yes it’s Groundhog Day
Yes it’s G-g-g-g-g-g-groundhog Day
a man with dreadlocks and a beret is standing in the woods with pots on a table .
Alt: The Pancake Day song from Maid Marian and her Merry Men
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 2:08 PM
It’s Groundhog Day
Yes it’s Groundhog Day
Yes it’s G-g-g-g-g-g-groundhog Day
Yes it’s Groundhog Day
Yes it’s G-g-g-g-g-g-groundhog Day
Do you think Starmer ever gets his hotdog costume dry cleaned? It gets some pretty heavy use.
February 2, 2026 at 1:05 PM
Do you think Starmer ever gets his hotdog costume dry cleaned? It gets some pretty heavy use.
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Les Dawson was so amazing at picking the right wrong note.
February 2, 2026 at 10:18 AM
Les Dawson was so amazing at picking the right wrong note.
Where are these weird AI images from? They're credited to ScotRail in article, but the only place they seem to appear online is the Scotsman. If they're media handouts from ScotRail, why are they low-res and distorted, like someone's taken a photo of a screen?
Top tip: to avoid having the British Union of Fascists logo on the side of your mock-up train, don't use horrible text-to-image AI slop instead of actual designers and artists.
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
www.scotsman.com/news/transpo...
February 2, 2026 at 9:58 AM
Where are these weird AI images from? They're credited to ScotRail in article, but the only place they seem to appear online is the Scotsman. If they're media handouts from ScotRail, why are they low-res and distorted, like someone's taken a photo of a screen?
The kids have stuck on My Neighbour Totoro while they get ready for school, and this is just a reminder that you could do that too if you’re finding Monday morning a bit much.
a cartoon cat is standing on a hill with a girl
Alt: Totoro bellowing
media.tenor.com
February 2, 2026 at 7:55 AM
The kids have stuck on My Neighbour Totoro while they get ready for school, and this is just a reminder that you could do that too if you’re finding Monday morning a bit much.
BBC4 to air compilations of classic Mandelson resignations every Sunday night as part of its nostalgia strand.
February 1, 2026 at 11:23 PM
BBC4 to air compilations of classic Mandelson resignations every Sunday night as part of its nostalgia strand.
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✨ Summer School: Critical AI Literacies for Resisting and Reclaiming 📚
👉 For many more relevant resources for Critical AI literacy, check out this website maintained by @olivia.science with videos, news, opinion pieces, blogs, articles, posters, and more. 👇
olivia.science/ai
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👉 For many more relevant resources for Critical AI literacy, check out this website maintained by @olivia.science with videos, news, opinion pieces, blogs, articles, posters, and more. 👇
olivia.science/ai
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Critical AI
On this page are some resources for Critical AI Literacy (CAIL) from my perspective.
olivia.science
January 16, 2026 at 10:13 PM
✨ Summer School: Critical AI Literacies for Resisting and Reclaiming 📚
👉 For many more relevant resources for Critical AI literacy, check out this website maintained by @olivia.science with videos, news, opinion pieces, blogs, articles, posters, and more. 👇
olivia.science/ai
6/🧵
👉 For many more relevant resources for Critical AI literacy, check out this website maintained by @olivia.science with videos, news, opinion pieces, blogs, articles, posters, and more. 👇
olivia.science/ai
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The Columbo with Louis Jourdan as the celebrity chef just started on 5 Select
February 1, 2026 at 7:31 PM
The Columbo with Louis Jourdan as the celebrity chef just started on 5 Select
These things aren’t mutually exclusive
Opinion | 'This is either the end of Andrew – or the Royal Family.
'The ghost of Epstein is haunting the reputation of the monarchy'
🖋️ Anne McElvoy
➡️ trib.al/7nbXqUh
'The ghost of Epstein is haunting the reputation of the monarchy'
🖋️ Anne McElvoy
➡️ trib.al/7nbXqUh
February 1, 2026 at 6:25 PM
These things aren’t mutually exclusive
Someone just ctrl-F’d Murdoch
February 1, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Someone just ctrl-F’d Murdoch
Every Sunday morning the BBC news front page is just
“Green Leader to be griddled by Kuenssberg”
“Home Secretary clotheslined by Kuenssberg”
“Kuenssberg to brutally murder Work and Pensions minister at 9”
“Dame Judy Dench opens up about about stage return after Kuenssberg waterboarding”
“Green Leader to be griddled by Kuenssberg”
“Home Secretary clotheslined by Kuenssberg”
“Kuenssberg to brutally murder Work and Pensions minister at 9”
“Dame Judy Dench opens up about about stage return after Kuenssberg waterboarding”
February 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Every Sunday morning the BBC news front page is just
“Green Leader to be griddled by Kuenssberg”
“Home Secretary clotheslined by Kuenssberg”
“Kuenssberg to brutally murder Work and Pensions minister at 9”
“Dame Judy Dench opens up about about stage return after Kuenssberg waterboarding”
“Green Leader to be griddled by Kuenssberg”
“Home Secretary clotheslined by Kuenssberg”
“Kuenssberg to brutally murder Work and Pensions minister at 9”
“Dame Judy Dench opens up about about stage return after Kuenssberg waterboarding”
Actually, the really cool BlueperSkoopers call them “sharts”
Do the new people here know that posts are called skeets
February 1, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Actually, the really cool BlueperSkoopers call them “sharts”
Is Kojak in this one? I only trust his opinion on Birmingham.
Let's take a trip to 60s #Birmingham to see the 'new' Bull Ring shopping centre.
🐂 BIRMINGHAM BULL RING PROMO (1964) 6am. Promotional reel on #TPTV
🐂 BIRMINGHAM BULL RING PROMO (1964) 6am. Promotional reel on #TPTV
February 1, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Is Kojak in this one? I only trust his opinion on Birmingham.
“A second January has hit the calendar”
February 1, 2026 at 7:42 AM
“A second January has hit the calendar”