Simon HB
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I'm gonna try hard this time not to touch the ground
From the same place and time as the slightly Nuremberg BBC News logo
February 5, 2026 at 1:54 PM
From the same place and time as the slightly Nuremberg BBC News logo
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Okay but Zack Polanski has been coming out with bangers
February 5, 2026 at 12:56 PM
Okay but Zack Polanski has been coming out with bangers
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Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.
February 5, 2026 at 3:49 AM
Early in his career, William Randolph Hearst famously joked that if his papers kept losing $1 million a year, he'd lose all his money in 60 years. If the Post continues to lose $100 million a year, it will take Jeff Bezos 2000 years to lose his money.
Yesterday on the tube, a man offered me his seat
I said 'no, that's fine, thanks'
He gave me a concerned look and said "are you sure?"
I didn't need a seat *before* that
I said 'no, that's fine, thanks'
He gave me a concerned look and said "are you sure?"
I didn't need a seat *before* that
February 5, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Yesterday on the tube, a man offered me his seat
I said 'no, that's fine, thanks'
He gave me a concerned look and said "are you sure?"
I didn't need a seat *before* that
I said 'no, that's fine, thanks'
He gave me a concerned look and said "are you sure?"
I didn't need a seat *before* that
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Car crash for the interviewees.
Beautifully written, though.
Make yourself a brew and give it the 10 minutes it deserves π
Beautifully written, though.
Make yourself a brew and give it the 10 minutes it deserves π
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
Car crash for the interviewees.
Beautifully written, though.
Make yourself a brew and give it the 10 minutes it deserves π
Beautifully written, though.
Make yourself a brew and give it the 10 minutes it deserves π
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"the first adult groomed by teens" is a great line
Saw someone PERFECTLY describe J.D. Vance's trying-too-hard-to-be-internet-edgelord personality as "the first adult groomed by teens" and I'd add that he's also trying to fully embody 'Divorced Guy Energy' while remaining married.
February 5, 2026 at 10:15 AM
"the first adult groomed by teens" is a great line
... it's the shining star of the TLC relaunch; they're spending huge sums on marketing to get people in and yet... three quarters plus of the trails they're running around the show are for other channels or Discovery+ rather than trying to build the audience for TLC itself
February 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
... it's the shining star of the TLC relaunch; they're spending huge sums on marketing to get people in and yet... three quarters plus of the trails they're running around the show are for other channels or Discovery+ rather than trying to build the audience for TLC itself
There's some weird things about the Mock The Week relaunch on TLC. The mics were all wrong, like they'd forgotten how to do sound a TV programme during the interregnum. Running for an hour feels... a bit stretched. But oddest of all...
February 5, 2026 at 9:52 AM
There's some weird things about the Mock The Week relaunch on TLC. The mics were all wrong, like they'd forgotten how to do sound a TV programme during the interregnum. Running for an hour feels... a bit stretched. But oddest of all...
If we'd just done the bloody job two decades ago, it wouldn't be so expensive...
February 5, 2026 at 9:42 AM
If we'd just done the bloody job two decades ago, it wouldn't be so expensive...
Have we moved Travis back into the non-abuser category? I can never remember where U16 girls is being filed these days.
February 5, 2026 at 9:40 AM
Have we moved Travis back into the non-abuser category? I can never remember where U16 girls is being filed these days.
"we must not. rush to judgement. we must be tolerant. when someone accidentally appoints a dodgy figure. to a high profile role."
February 5, 2026 at 9:30 AM
"we must not. rush to judgement. we must be tolerant. when someone accidentally appoints a dodgy figure. to a high profile role."
Hadn't seen H4P1 since O Levels; went to see the Ian McKellen Henrys a couple of years back and "so tired as we are so wan with care" gave me the sort of rush you usually get when a reformed band launch into The Big Hit live for the first time on the comeback tour
February 5, 2026 at 9:28 AM
Hadn't seen H4P1 since O Levels; went to see the Ian McKellen Henrys a couple of years back and "so tired as we are so wan with care" gave me the sort of rush you usually get when a reformed band launch into The Big Hit live for the first time on the comeback tour
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This quote from a Reform UK councillor sums it up beautifully. Cross-boundary moral outrages, exported online and sold (especially, but not exclusively) to generations that grew up before the internet, are such a central feature of radicalisation today. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
February 5, 2026 at 8:42 AM
This quote from a Reform UK councillor sums it up beautifully. Cross-boundary moral outrages, exported online and sold (especially, but not exclusively) to generations that grew up before the internet, are such a central feature of radicalisation today. www.kentonline.co.uk/maidstone/ne...
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A great read on gay porn soundtracks, the work of the amazing Dark Entries label on resurfacing this important part of queer history, and a creative world destroyed by AIDS: βWe lost so many friends, and it did something to us."
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
βOne moment it was a little blip. The next, our friends are dyingβ: the gay porn soundtrack composers lost to the Aids crisis
Gay porn in the 80s was home to beautifully moody synth music that is only now getting rediscovered β tragically too late for many of its creators
www.theguardian.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:51 PM
A great read on gay porn soundtracks, the work of the amazing Dark Entries label on resurfacing this important part of queer history, and a creative world destroyed by AIDS: βWe lost so many friends, and it did something to us."
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
www.theguardian.com/music/2026/f...
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1974: All The Presidentβs Men praises the Washington Post investigating Nixon
2026: All The Presidentβs Men are the remaining staff at the Washington Post
2026: All The Presidentβs Men are the remaining staff at the Washington Post
February 4, 2026 at 4:28 PM
1974: All The Presidentβs Men praises the Washington Post investigating Nixon
2026: All The Presidentβs Men are the remaining staff at the Washington Post
2026: All The Presidentβs Men are the remaining staff at the Washington Post
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An area-by-area ranking of West Yorkshire house prices called Maslowβs Hierarchy of Leeds
A real-estate company called Maslowβs Hierarchy of Deeds
A bakery called Maslowβs Hierarchy of Kneads
February 4, 2026 at 7:06 AM
An area-by-area ranking of West Yorkshire house prices called Maslowβs Hierarchy of Leeds
Good to see the achievements of a womenβs sports team illustrated by a photo of a man
Keeler: Denver Summit FC set to crush womenβs sports record next month β and the teamβs not done peaking trib.al/S5LrlEc
Keeler: Denver Summit FC set to crush womenβs sports record next month β and the teamβs not done peaking
Rob Cohen and the Summit ownership group β which includes Colorado icons Mikaela Shiffrin and Peyton Manning β aspire to only one class: First. All the way. Top to bottom.
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February 4, 2026 at 7:29 AM
Good to see the achievements of a womenβs sports team illustrated by a photo of a man
That's how it starts - a little slap to Alan, and before too long you're trying to stove Emily Bishop's head in
February 3, 2026 at 5:06 PM
That's how it starts - a little slap to Alan, and before too long you're trying to stove Emily Bishop's head in
I know 'holy shit' is the default setting these days, but...
JUST IN: Colorado lawmakers call for further investigation into ICE βdeath cardsβ left in arrested immigrantsβ cars
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Colorado lawmakers call for further investigation into ICE βdeath cardsβ left in arrested immigrantsβ cars
Colorado lawmakers in the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives are calling for further investigation after immigration agents left βdeath cardsβ in the cars of arrested immigrants.
trib.al
February 3, 2026 at 5:04 PM
I know 'holy shit' is the default setting these days, but...
Leave him and Jan Leeming to talk of adult affairs
February 3, 2026 at 4:56 PM
Leave him and Jan Leeming to talk of adult affairs
I've never quite accepted that the teatime bulletin moved from 5.40 to 6
February 3, 2026 at 4:44 PM
I've never quite accepted that the teatime bulletin moved from 5.40 to 6
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The average age of a Skins gen1/2 teen cast member is now 35.
Yes, the show we watched as twentysomethings (not you, all my mad Grog uncles typing "not me" in the replies) about the plight of teens could soon do a modern version about their own kids' tribulations.
So bring on 6 Music Gold? π«
Yes, the show we watched as twentysomethings (not you, all my mad Grog uncles typing "not me" in the replies) about the plight of teens could soon do a modern version about their own kids' tribulations.
So bring on 6 Music Gold? π«
BBC setting up a new radio stream for those who watched Skins back in the day www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
Plans announced for a new BBC Radio 6 Music stream, available exclusively on BBC Sounds
Plans to launch a new extension for indie fans would be dedicated to the biggest and best indie rock and pop from the 1980s - 2010s
www.bbc.co.uk
February 3, 2026 at 4:40 PM
The average age of a Skins gen1/2 teen cast member is now 35.
Yes, the show we watched as twentysomethings (not you, all my mad Grog uncles typing "not me" in the replies) about the plight of teens could soon do a modern version about their own kids' tribulations.
So bring on 6 Music Gold? π«
Yes, the show we watched as twentysomethings (not you, all my mad Grog uncles typing "not me" in the replies) about the plight of teens could soon do a modern version about their own kids' tribulations.
So bring on 6 Music Gold? π«
Quite the tracklist for this one - Shop Assistants via Bis to Mogwai... www.cherryred.co.uk/various-arti...
monorail heaven. absolutely no description necessary...
compiled by Grant McPhee, Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) is available on Cherry Red as a 3CD boxset: monorailmusic.com/product/some...
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compiled by Grant McPhee, Something For The Longing (Scottish Independent Pop 1985 - 1999) is available on Cherry Red as a 3CD boxset: monorailmusic.com/product/some...
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February 3, 2026 at 4:39 PM
Quite the tracklist for this one - Shop Assistants via Bis to Mogwai... www.cherryred.co.uk/various-arti...