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“China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule.” [theguardian.com]
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule.” [theguardian.com]
Amazon should just reboot Bond in the same way that Casino Royale did.
All remaining agents are renamed "James Bond 007" to confuse the enemy, they all get blown up, and ascend to heaven.
Simple.
All remaining agents are renamed "James Bond 007" to confuse the enemy, they all get blown up, and ascend to heaven.
Simple.
Casino Royale (1967) ⭐ 5.0 | Comedy
2h 11m | Approved
www.imdb.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Amazon should just reboot Bond in the same way that Casino Royale did.
All remaining agents are renamed "James Bond 007" to confuse the enemy, they all get blown up, and ascend to heaven.
Simple.
All remaining agents are renamed "James Bond 007" to confuse the enemy, they all get blown up, and ascend to heaven.
Simple.
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Okay, hear me out (no, I'm not letting this Bond thing go until all the dead horses are flogged).
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Okay, hear me out (no, I'm not letting this Bond thing go until all the dead horses are flogged).
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Can someone please turn this into a series of novels set in the Song dynasty which then becomes a longrunning television series starring eg Benedict Wong?
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
things I have discovered while researching the new series of Human Intelligence: the first ever textbook on forensic science was written in the year 1247 by a crime investigator in Song dynasty China.
It is called Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
It is called Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Can someone please turn this into a series of novels set in the Song dynasty which then becomes a longrunning television series starring eg Benedict Wong?
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
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This is an excellent read, the story of Tony Cornell and the SPR. Gutted that not crossing the picket line meant we didn’t get to do our British Library event with Ben. But this is a terrific book for anyone interested in how intelligent people might engage with the paranormal.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This is an excellent read, the story of Tony Cornell and the SPR. Gutted that not crossing the picket line meant we didn’t get to do our British Library event with Ben. But this is a terrific book for anyone interested in how intelligent people might engage with the paranormal.
Pretty niche, but I’m excited that veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman is finally releasing some of his many classic docs on disc.
These are late 60s classics like Titicut Follies, High School and Hospital.
FINALLY
These are late 60s classics like Titicut Follies, High School and Hospital.
FINALLY
Cinema Expanded: The Films of Frederick Wiseman | HMV Store
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hmv.com
November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Pretty niche, but I’m excited that veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman is finally releasing some of his many classic docs on disc.
These are late 60s classics like Titicut Follies, High School and Hospital.
FINALLY
These are late 60s classics like Titicut Follies, High School and Hospital.
FINALLY
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
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For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful, (by-real-people) drawings because they should be seen 🧵...
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful, (by-real-people) drawings because they should be seen 🧵...
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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We should teach our kids this stuff like we do road safety.
(And to identify the behaviour in the first place. A narcissist is not what most people think - in the colloquial sense - and they’re all much the same, the boring little boilerplate toxic toddlers.)
(And to identify the behaviour in the first place. A narcissist is not what most people think - in the colloquial sense - and they’re all much the same, the boring little boilerplate toxic toddlers.)
How to deal with a narcissist. I hadn’t heard about this until yesterday. There’s some interesting data behind these titles and definitely worth reading up about it.
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
We should teach our kids this stuff like we do road safety.
(And to identify the behaviour in the first place. A narcissist is not what most people think - in the colloquial sense - and they’re all much the same, the boring little boilerplate toxic toddlers.)
(And to identify the behaviour in the first place. A narcissist is not what most people think - in the colloquial sense - and they’re all much the same, the boring little boilerplate toxic toddlers.)
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Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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Back to the brink... @radiotimes.bsky.social digs deep into the TV masterpiece that is Edge of Darkness, on its 40th anniversary, with rare photos and a special interview with actor Ian McNeice... www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/edg...
Back to the Edge: The inside story, with rare RT photos, of one of the greatest TV dramas of them all
Actor Ian McNeice digs deep into Edge of Darkness – 40 years old but still hailed by critics and viewers as a masterpiece – and Radio Times celebrates by mining its picture archive.
www.radiotimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Back to the brink... @radiotimes.bsky.social digs deep into the TV masterpiece that is Edge of Darkness, on its 40th anniversary, with rare photos and a special interview with actor Ian McNeice... www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/edg...
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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This really is pretty crazy. Five years ago this week there were 16 rap songs in the Hot 100's top 40 — and by 12 different lead artists. Now it's a big ol' zero. www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip...
No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990
No rap songs have ranked in the top 40 on the last two Billboard Hot 100 charts, following Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Luther" dropping off the chart.
www.billboard.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This really is pretty crazy. Five years ago this week there were 16 rap songs in the Hot 100's top 40 — and by 12 different lead artists. Now it's a big ol' zero. www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip...
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Happy 90th birthday to Peter Watkins, who won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for 'The War Game.'
We also recommend his film 'Edvard Munch,' which is "one of the greatest, most singular works of cinematic nonfiction ever made." Read more here: buff.ly/2Jx1UG2
We also recommend his film 'Edvard Munch,' which is "one of the greatest, most singular works of cinematic nonfiction ever made." Read more here: buff.ly/2Jx1UG2
October 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Happy 90th birthday to Peter Watkins, who won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for 'The War Game.'
We also recommend his film 'Edvard Munch,' which is "one of the greatest, most singular works of cinematic nonfiction ever made." Read more here: buff.ly/2Jx1UG2
We also recommend his film 'Edvard Munch,' which is "one of the greatest, most singular works of cinematic nonfiction ever made." Read more here: buff.ly/2Jx1UG2
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Wait... wait... Nobody told me George Perec looked like... this!?!?
October 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Wait... wait... Nobody told me George Perec looked like... this!?!?
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Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, gets some new posters. Trailer and details here bit.ly/47morPS
#DieMyLove #LynneRamsay #JenniferLawrence #RobertPattinson #film
#DieMyLove #LynneRamsay #JenniferLawrence #RobertPattinson #film
October 27, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, gets some new posters. Trailer and details here bit.ly/47morPS
#DieMyLove #LynneRamsay #JenniferLawrence #RobertPattinson #film
#DieMyLove #LynneRamsay #JenniferLawrence #RobertPattinson #film
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In huge positive news, the Australian government just ruled out handing the work of their country’s creatives to AI companies for free 🙌
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
October 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
In huge positive news, the Australian government just ruled out handing the work of their country’s creatives to AI companies for free 🙌
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
They resisted the well-funded tech lobby & shut down proposals to upend copyright law.
Other governments should do the same!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
I started doing microloans through lendwithcare.org a year ago.
Today, the first of those loans was fully paid back. An Ecuadorian lady who needed money to expand her laundry business.
Today, the first of those loans was fully paid back. An Ecuadorian lady who needed money to expand her laundry business.
Microfinance from CARE International UK
CARE International's microfinance lending initiative
lendwithcare.org
October 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
I started doing microloans through lendwithcare.org a year ago.
Today, the first of those loans was fully paid back. An Ecuadorian lady who needed money to expand her laundry business.
Today, the first of those loans was fully paid back. An Ecuadorian lady who needed money to expand her laundry business.
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If you know where a resource already is, you can still find a lot of stuff (thank God for Rock's Back Pages, the Internet Archive, and in extremis the references at the bottom of Wikipedia articles) but otherwise you're shit out of luck.
October 26, 2025 at 9:05 PM
If you know where a resource already is, you can still find a lot of stuff (thank God for Rock's Back Pages, the Internet Archive, and in extremis the references at the bottom of Wikipedia articles) but otherwise you're shit out of luck.
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"A vain, outlandish, anti-immigrant, fearmongering demagogue runs for President of the United States - and wins. Buzz Windrip, 'Professional Common Man', promises poor, angry voters that he will make America proud and prosperous once more, but takes the country down a far darker path."
Yes, 1935.
Yes, 1935.
February 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
"A vain, outlandish, anti-immigrant, fearmongering demagogue runs for President of the United States - and wins. Buzz Windrip, 'Professional Common Man', promises poor, angry voters that he will make America proud and prosperous once more, but takes the country down a far darker path."
Yes, 1935.
Yes, 1935.
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My editorial cartoon for Tuesday's Metro
October 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
My editorial cartoon for Tuesday's Metro
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Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
Largest study of its kind shows AI assistants misrepresent news content 45% of the time – regardless of language or territory
An intensive international study was coordinated by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and led by the BBC
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Yet again, we can't afford to let LLMs become a source of epistemic grounding for society.
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NEW EPISODE: today the author Kate Weston tells me about the trauma she suffered watching Gemma touch the dodgy plug on Byker Grove. Search Box of Delights wherever you get your podcasts. 📺
October 24, 2025 at 9:24 AM
NEW EPISODE: today the author Kate Weston tells me about the trauma she suffered watching Gemma touch the dodgy plug on Byker Grove. Search Box of Delights wherever you get your podcasts. 📺