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Stephen Farrow
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Writer, reader, grammarian, shower singer, theatre addict, news junkie, eyeball-roller. European. Powered by Vimto. Love language, hate sushi.

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Best case scenario: the show goes on hiatus, fires the writing team, drops several problematic plotlines, recasts all of the lead roles, and comes back on a different network.

The leads from this season will be back next year in a reboot of 'Orange is the New Black'.
Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad. Two people sitting on a sofa, watching TV. One says to the other, "Is this the series finale of America, or do you think they'll release another episode?"
January 15, 2026 at 12:45 AM
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"This marks the West End debut for [Ariana] Grande..."

No it doesn't, unless someone is planning to magically shift the Barbican Centre two miles west.
Two paragraphs from a Hollywood Reporter article, apparently written by an idiot, about the forthcoming revival of 'Sunday in the Park with George' at the Barbican in London: The musical, which features a score by Sondheim and book by James Lapine, follows a fictionalized Seurat (Bailey) as he tries to complete the portrait, including his muse, Dot (Grande). The musical is produced by Empire Street Productions and presented in association with the Barbican. This marks the West End debut for Grande, and comes on the heels of her Golden Globe nomination for Wicked: For Good. She is set to go on tour this year with her newest album, Eternal Sunshine. Grande began her career on Broadway in the musical 13. Grande told 7%e Hollywood Reporter in November that she hoped to return to the stage. [The sentence 'this marks the West End debut for Grande' underlined in red by me]
January 14, 2026 at 6:28 PM
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Nothing to see here, just the official White House Twitter account posting a meme suggesting Greenland has no choice but to submit to US rule, because if they don't they'll be taken by Russia or China.

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A tweet from the official White House Twitter account, quote-tweeting an earlier tweet from the same account. 1. The tweet: Text: Which way, Greenland man? [picture - AI-generated cartoon of two dogsleds, each with a Greenland flag, in front of two diverging tracks - one leading to the White House, the other leading to Moscow and Beijing] 2. The quoted tweet: "The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. IF WE DON'T RUSSIA OR CHINA WILL AND THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN - President Donald J. Trump [stars and stripes emoji]
January 14, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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Having more money than God probably helps.

(…and really, fuck off.)
Thumbnail of a sponsored Video on YouTube that appeared in my 'recommended' feed: [picture - Bill Gates sitting on a chair, in front of a neutral backdrop] Text: How I stay optimistic during hard times Bill Gates
January 14, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Today's inspirational message:
Cartoon by Jeremy Nguyen. Two women, in bikinis, lying on sun-loungers. They have slices of cucumber over their eyes. Behind them, a large bush, and trees. Behind the bush, two bears. One bear says to the other, "If you don't like cucumbers, you can pick them off."
January 14, 2026 at 2:38 PM
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Whoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosh!
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wafflegame.net
January 14, 2026 at 2:27 PM
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Good guess (I think it has come up before):
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#Worldle #1454 (14.01.2026) 1/6 (100%)

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January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
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OK.
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wördle.de #1463 - 5/6

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January 14, 2026 at 2:24 PM
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Pas mal.
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Le Mot (@WordleFR) #1466 4/6

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January 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
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OK.
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January 14, 2026 at 2:18 PM
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So it looks like that rumour might be more than just a rumour. RIP my credit card.
Instagram post from Jonathan Bailey [@jbayleaf] and Ariana Grande [@arianagrande] Picture - at the Art Institute in Chicago, Ariana Grande and Jonathan Bailey sitting on chairs, talking, in front of Georges Seurat's 'Un dimanche après-midi à l'île de la Grande Jatte'
January 14, 2026 at 1:09 PM
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Well worth reading:
‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: Alan Rickman remembered, 10 years after his death
On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved ac...
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Did you think I’d crumble?
Did you think I’d lay down and die?
On a shelf in Waitrose, a greyish-blue plant-pot with a saucer. The pot has 'I will survive' written across the front of it.
January 14, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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Your occasional reminder that there are endless wonders to be found in the English-language subtitles in Japanese travel videos on YouTube:
On my TV screen, a YouTube travel video from a Japanese account. The picture is the view from the window of a Shinkansen train somewhere between Shin-Osaka and Kyoto; at the bottom of the screen a large English subtitle reads 'No one came next to me".
January 13, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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It's coming. Try not to scream.
Cartoon by Goat to Self: [a Santa-like man wearing a blue postman's uniform and carrying a sack of mail] "Ho, ho, it's me! Mid-January Claus! Delivering goodies to one and all!" [he slips a Visa bill into a letterbox. Behind the door, a voice says "Awww, fu-"] "La la la la laaaa..."
January 13, 2026 at 8:42 PM
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Shoot a protester in Minneapolis at point-blank range as she tries to drive away, on the other hand, and he'll probably throw you a parade.
Headline from the Guardian website: Iran crisis live: Trump says killers of protesters will 'pay a big price' and urges Iranians to 'take over your institutions' US president cancels meetings with Iranian officials 'until senseless killing of protesters stops'
January 13, 2026 at 7:16 PM
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Q: What's a Grecian urn?
A: About €7.50 an hour.
Cartoon by Joe Dator. An early-nineteenth-century Romantic poet sits at a table, writing with a quill, as his wife watches. In front of him on the table, a wonky-looking urn that has obviously been glued back together. He complains to his wife, "I could be as famous as Keats if we had a Grecian urn that didn't suck."
January 13, 2026 at 6:54 PM
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The cold never bothered me anyway.
Big sign saying 'Frozen' above the freezers in the food hall in M&S
January 13, 2026 at 6:17 PM
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He has quite a gift for understatement. The scale of the orange fascist shitbag's idiocy is global, it could never be confined to a single village.
Headline from the Times: Australia's US ambassador resigns after calling Trump 'village idiot'
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
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Whatevs.
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wafflegame.net
January 13, 2026 at 5:26 PM
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A fairly easy one:
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#Worldle #1453 (13.01.2026) 1/6 (100%)

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January 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Meh.
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wördle.de #1462 - 4/6

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January 13, 2026 at 5:24 PM
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Yowch.
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Le Mot (@WordleFR) #1465 6/6

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wordle.louan.me
January 13, 2026 at 5:21 PM
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Not enough sleep. Not enough coffee.
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January 13, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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No no,
No no no no,
No no no no,
No no there’s no limit…
Headline from Bloomberg: Greggs tests limit of Britain’s appetite for its sausage rolls
January 13, 2026 at 1:23 PM