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Mild Peril
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How do I alert culinary Bluesky, I have achieved kransekake
I only recently became aware of his academic career as opposed to his book-eating antics. What kind of credulous arsewipe studies the techniques of the far right and decides “fuck yeah, I’ll have some of that”?
Reform politician Matthew Goodwin tells the Sunday Times that he would "rather shoot myself in the head" than be at dinner with Nick Robinson and Mary Beard, and the last thing the ex-acadenuc would ever have wanted would be to be a Professor at some Oxford college "backwater with zero influence"
You dont win 'em all! Reform's Matt Goodwin in Sunday Times: 'Most .. people criticising me are nerds.The last thing I want is to be at some dinner party table with Nick Robinson & Mary Beard. I'd rather shoot myself in the head'. Hang on, I'm not THAT bad!Nerds sometimes have a (thoughtful!) point.
February 1, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I only recently became aware of his academic career as opposed to his book-eating antics. What kind of credulous arsewipe studies the techniques of the far right and decides “fuck yeah, I’ll have some of that”?
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Discworld QOTD, from Jingo
January 31, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Discworld QOTD, from Jingo
Haha, this was so long ago I’m going to have to hazard a guess because I can’t look it up. Five classes at University:
- Introduction to Film Theory
- Screenwriting
- Auteur Theory with a focus on Hitchcock (and someone else, can’t remember who)
- History of Horror
- American Quality Television
- Introduction to Film Theory
- Screenwriting
- Auteur Theory with a focus on Hitchcock (and someone else, can’t remember who)
- History of Horror
- American Quality Television
Five classes in university
Narratives of Witchcraft and Magic
Romance Ballads & Fairytales
Icelandic Sagas
Freud and Psychoanalytic Literature
The Quantum Universe
Narratives of Witchcraft and Magic
Romance Ballads & Fairytales
Icelandic Sagas
Freud and Psychoanalytic Literature
The Quantum Universe
Never mind the jobs you had, tell me five classes you took in college:
Old English Language and Literature
Old Norse Language and Literature
Palaeography (Manuscript Studies)
Textual Criticism (how to make a usable edition out of half-burned manuscripts)
Germanic Philology (language history)
Old English Language and Literature
Old Norse Language and Literature
Palaeography (Manuscript Studies)
Textual Criticism (how to make a usable edition out of half-burned manuscripts)
Germanic Philology (language history)
January 31, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Haha, this was so long ago I’m going to have to hazard a guess because I can’t look it up. Five classes at University:
- Introduction to Film Theory
- Screenwriting
- Auteur Theory with a focus on Hitchcock (and someone else, can’t remember who)
- History of Horror
- American Quality Television
- Introduction to Film Theory
- Screenwriting
- Auteur Theory with a focus on Hitchcock (and someone else, can’t remember who)
- History of Horror
- American Quality Television
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There's an episode of Star Trek where Geordi gets the computer to create a hologram of Leah Brahms with a personality based off her writings and public speaking and it creates something that's submissive and complimentary, entirely unlike the real person. Just thinking of that lately for no reason
May 7, 2025 at 11:09 AM
There's an episode of Star Trek where Geordi gets the computer to create a hologram of Leah Brahms with a personality based off her writings and public speaking and it creates something that's submissive and complimentary, entirely unlike the real person. Just thinking of that lately for no reason
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Saturday is #PowellAndPressburger day! #BBC2. If you never have, you really should... #BeginnersGuide www.bfi.org.uk/features/whe...
January 30, 2026 at 11:12 PM
Saturday is #PowellAndPressburger day! #BBC2. If you never have, you really should... #BeginnersGuide www.bfi.org.uk/features/whe...
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Never gets old
January 31, 2026 at 1:44 AM
Never gets old
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Deep drag on cigarette
"Just when I think I'm out... they pull me back in."
"Just when I think I'm out... they pull me back in."
January 30, 2026 at 6:40 AM
Deep drag on cigarette
"Just when I think I'm out... they pull me back in."
"Just when I think I'm out... they pull me back in."
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Billy Wilder’s response to Holocaust deniers
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
January 29, 2026 at 9:26 PM
Billy Wilder’s response to Holocaust deniers
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
I was explaining my mooncup issues to Partner as I think it’s important he understands the complex realities of womanhood. In doing so I bashed my tit on a doorframe, another of the complex realities of womanhood.
January 29, 2026 at 8:32 PM
I was explaining my mooncup issues to Partner as I think it’s important he understands the complex realities of womanhood. In doing so I bashed my tit on a doorframe, another of the complex realities of womanhood.
At that stage of a cold where my nose is not runny enough to blow but just drips constantly, like a leaky tap
January 29, 2026 at 5:12 PM
At that stage of a cold where my nose is not runny enough to blow but just drips constantly, like a leaky tap
Five Favourite 70s Films
What’s Up, Doc?
Sleuth
Bugsy Malone
The Long Goodbye
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
What’s Up, Doc?
Sleuth
Bugsy Malone
The Long Goodbye
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Five fave 70s films
F For Fake
The Wicker Man
Young Frankenstein
Elvis: That's The Way It Is
Horror Express
The 70s is a much harder decade for me than the forties, fifties, or sixties. Most of the big stuff like the Godfather I admire more than enjoy.
F For Fake
The Wicker Man
Young Frankenstein
Elvis: That's The Way It Is
Horror Express
The 70s is a much harder decade for me than the forties, fifties, or sixties. Most of the big stuff like the Godfather I admire more than enjoy.
Five fave 70s films
Deathdream
The Brood
The Silent Partner
Cries and Whispers
Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
I owe the Canadian tax shelter era so much.
Deathdream
The Brood
The Silent Partner
Cries and Whispers
Female Prisoner 701: Scorpion
I owe the Canadian tax shelter era so much.
January 29, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Five Favourite 70s Films
What’s Up, Doc?
Sleuth
Bugsy Malone
The Long Goodbye
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
What’s Up, Doc?
Sleuth
Bugsy Malone
The Long Goodbye
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
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“leading her to take risks with her personal safety“ what risks for her personal safety??? Being trans??? Being trans and going outside in the park to meet peers from school????
okay I'm sorry but I fundamentally do not see how this is anything other than victim-blaming Brianna??
Brianna met her killers, one of whom was a friend, in broad daylight. How is that some kind of online-influenced risk-taking?? They could have been meeting up to go to the cinema
Brianna met her killers, one of whom was a friend, in broad daylight. How is that some kind of online-influenced risk-taking?? They could have been meeting up to go to the cinema
January 29, 2026 at 11:23 AM
“leading her to take risks with her personal safety“ what risks for her personal safety??? Being trans??? Being trans and going outside in the park to meet peers from school????
Interested to see they can’t meet accessibility standards when I, a humble local government officer, have just spent a whole day writing meaningful alt text so my map-heavy 30 page report can be read and understood by everyone.
January 29, 2026 at 12:36 PM
Interested to see they can’t meet accessibility standards when I, a humble local government officer, have just spent a whole day writing meaningful alt text so my map-heavy 30 page report can be read and understood by everyone.
I’m a big fan of the mooncup but even as an experienced user there’s still room for catastrophe. This morning was very much a Shining-lift-doors-gif of an event.
January 29, 2026 at 12:28 PM
I’m a big fan of the mooncup but even as an experienced user there’s still room for catastrophe. This morning was very much a Shining-lift-doors-gif of an event.
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I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
AI Skills Boost - AI Skills Hub
aiskillshub.org.uk
January 28, 2026 at 12:07 PM
I think I might take one of these "under 20 minutes" AI skills courses the UK Govt. seems very keen on everyone doing and live-post it here... Maybe we can all learn something together! The press release sends me to aiskillshub.org.uk/aiskillsboost/ - let's go and see!
I was really struggling emotionally at the start of the year and strongly felt I would be fixed if I could have had Stephen Fry read me Prisoner of Azkaban. I get that you all have Opinions about literary quality and I’m aware the Potter books’ politics do not stand up to scrutiny, but they are
Question for the Skyline: What was your HARDEST "cancel"?? Like the actor/singer/athlete that was the hardest to drop.
I feel like it's always people I don't fw getting canceled so it's never really a loss.
The hardest one was maybe TI because I actually liked multiple albums by him.
I feel like it's always people I don't fw getting canceled so it's never really a loss.
The hardest one was maybe TI because I actually liked multiple albums by him.
January 28, 2026 at 10:41 PM
I was really struggling emotionally at the start of the year and strongly felt I would be fixed if I could have had Stephen Fry read me Prisoner of Azkaban. I get that you all have Opinions about literary quality and I’m aware the Potter books’ politics do not stand up to scrutiny, but they are
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I'm sorry, but the reaction to Brianna Ghey being murdered by people she knew offline *because she was transgender* becoming 'we should stop teenagers from being on social media' rather than 'we should deal with the recent horrifying rise of transphobia in the UK' is unbelievably fucking bullshit.
January 28, 2026 at 6:32 PM
I'm sorry, but the reaction to Brianna Ghey being murdered by people she knew offline *because she was transgender* becoming 'we should stop teenagers from being on social media' rather than 'we should deal with the recent horrifying rise of transphobia in the UK' is unbelievably fucking bullshit.
People who stand on the bottom of the stairs at Acton Town in particular. Move on to the fucking platform!
What’s something very minor that still upsets you deeply?
I HATE when the tag on the sheets/blanket somehow end up near my upper body on the bed. Gotta fix that shit IMMEDIATELY every time.
I HATE when the tag on the sheets/blanket somehow end up near my upper body on the bed. Gotta fix that shit IMMEDIATELY every time.
January 28, 2026 at 9:15 PM
People who stand on the bottom of the stairs at Acton Town in particular. Move on to the fucking platform!
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
A Night to Remember somewhat undermined by ITVx’s combination of narratively incomprehensible Candy Crush sponsorship and adverts that try to make being prison officer look cool and aspirational
January 28, 2026 at 9:10 PM
A Night to Remember somewhat undermined by ITVx’s combination of narratively incomprehensible Candy Crush sponsorship and adverts that try to make being prison officer look cool and aspirational
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SOMEONE CALL THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS. I have found the most middle class review ever on Ocado for Comte cheese.
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
January 28, 2026 at 1:57 PM
SOMEONE CALL THE GUINNESS BOOK OF RECORDS. I have found the most middle class review ever on Ocado for Comte cheese.
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
Steady yourselves for this
Ready? You’re not even close to being ready
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Cockatoos like to dip boring food in tasty yogurt www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Cockatoos show appetite for dips when eating bland food, find scientists
Birds observed going to lengths to flavour food, with particular penchant for blueberry-flavoured soy yoghurt dip
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Cockatoos like to dip boring food in tasty yogurt www.theguardian.com/environment/...
I have had an amazing evening in the company of about 2% of all of the Bulgarians in Ealing. They taught us to dance and fed us cheesy pastries and shared their culture and were very generous and kind.
January 27, 2026 at 9:45 PM
I have had an amazing evening in the company of about 2% of all of the Bulgarians in Ealing. They taught us to dance and fed us cheesy pastries and shared their culture and were very generous and kind.