Watched This is Spinal Tap with the rising generation. All of the “up to 11” and so on was lovely, but all
I could think about was the perfection of the London Borough of Squatney.
I could think about was the perfection of the London Borough of Squatney.
September 16, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Watched This is Spinal Tap with the rising generation. All of the “up to 11” and so on was lovely, but all
I could think about was the perfection of the London Borough of Squatney.
I could think about was the perfection of the London Borough of Squatney.
Vladimir and Estragon’s Bogus Journey
July 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Vladimir and Estragon’s Bogus Journey
I don't follow Formula 1 at all, but even I'm interested to see that Red Bull have replaced team boss Christian Horner with Kirk Hammett.
July 9, 2025 at 10:21 AM
I don't follow Formula 1 at all, but even I'm interested to see that Red Bull have replaced team boss Christian Horner with Kirk Hammett.
Can’t tell you how excited I am to have Michael Cordy’s new one finally in my hand. Dynamic, surprising, enquiring. A proper thriller.
May 8, 2025 at 7:07 AM
Can’t tell you how excited I am to have Michael Cordy’s new one finally in my hand. Dynamic, surprising, enquiring. A proper thriller.
March 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
The Detroit Spinners might have been thinking about coordinated dance moves, or records. Or both. It could very easily be a pun.
But the UK Spinners were almost certainly thinking of these folks.
The Weavers.
But the UK Spinners were almost certainly thinking of these folks.
The Weavers.
March 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
The Detroit Spinners might have been thinking about coordinated dance moves, or records. Or both. It could very easily be a pun.
But the UK Spinners were almost certainly thinking of these folks.
The Weavers.
But the UK Spinners were almost certainly thinking of these folks.
The Weavers.
Although The Spinners had been having reasonable hits in the US since 1961, they were little known in the UK until 1970. By which point, it was far too late to compete for the name with the UK's very own Spinners.
These guys.
(cont.)
These guys.
(cont.)
March 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Although The Spinners had been having reasonable hits in the US since 1961, they were little known in the UK until 1970. By which point, it was far too late to compete for the name with the UK's very own Spinners.
These guys.
(cont.)
These guys.
(cont.)
This is the group (not "band") usually known in the UK as The Detroit Spinners. They first got together in 1954, under a different name, over 70 years ago.
The group touring today doesn't feature anyone from back in 1954, although original member Henry Fambrough was still performing in 2023.
The group touring today doesn't feature anyone from back in 1954, although original member Henry Fambrough was still performing in 2023.
March 27, 2025 at 8:26 PM
This is the group (not "band") usually known in the UK as The Detroit Spinners. They first got together in 1954, under a different name, over 70 years ago.
The group touring today doesn't feature anyone from back in 1954, although original member Henry Fambrough was still performing in 2023.
The group touring today doesn't feature anyone from back in 1954, although original member Henry Fambrough was still performing in 2023.
Zappa’s favourite trick, of course. Here’s Mike Nesmith pretending to be Zappa and Zappa pretending to be Nesmith pretending to be Zappa.
March 20, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Zappa’s favourite trick, of course. Here’s Mike Nesmith pretending to be Zappa and Zappa pretending to be Nesmith pretending to be Zappa.
I’m not sure there’s ever been quite the discrepancy between soundtrack and visuals that Zappa achieves in 200 Motels. A film to watch eyes closed.
March 20, 2025 at 7:31 PM
I’m not sure there’s ever been quite the discrepancy between soundtrack and visuals that Zappa achieves in 200 Motels. A film to watch eyes closed.
Presumably they're baffled why they're being asked about shoes
March 3, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Presumably they're baffled why they're being asked about shoes
Missed the anniversary of Vince Guaraldi's death, at only 47, on February 6th 1976.
Weirdly, because he composed the initial Peanuts tracks for a documentary that never aired, the original "Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown" album predates the cartoon by a year.
Weirdly, because he composed the initial Peanuts tracks for a documentary that never aired, the original "Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown" album predates the cartoon by a year.
February 13, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Missed the anniversary of Vince Guaraldi's death, at only 47, on February 6th 1976.
Weirdly, because he composed the initial Peanuts tracks for a documentary that never aired, the original "Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown" album predates the cartoon by a year.
Weirdly, because he composed the initial Peanuts tracks for a documentary that never aired, the original "Jazz Impressions of a Boy Named Charlie Brown" album predates the cartoon by a year.
Flying Blind. One season, Téa Leoni looking like she would soon own the world.
February 3, 2025 at 10:29 PM
Flying Blind. One season, Téa Leoni looking like she would soon own the world.
Fascinating, the annual homicide rate in the UK is fairly stable over the last fifty years at around 12 per million, save for a noticeable peak around 2002.
Graph and context from www.murdermap.co.uk/statistics/h...
Graph and context from www.murdermap.co.uk/statistics/h...
January 27, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Fascinating, the annual homicide rate in the UK is fairly stable over the last fifty years at around 12 per million, save for a noticeable peak around 2002.
Graph and context from www.murdermap.co.uk/statistics/h...
Graph and context from www.murdermap.co.uk/statistics/h...
Is this the comparison he’s thinking about?
January 16, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Is this the comparison he’s thinking about?
A cancelled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about
November 16, 2024 at 1:16 PM
A cancelled TV show you’ll never stop thinking about
This is AI. A technique to enable us, harried and hurried, to reduce our interactions with other humans to a facsimile of engagement.
It's the same as using an LLM to generate a poem, a picture, a story. It's enabling us to pass for functional, creative humans when we feel overwhelmed & threadbare.
It's the same as using an LLM to generate a poem, a picture, a story. It's enabling us to pass for functional, creative humans when we feel overwhelmed & threadbare.
October 22, 2024 at 11:15 AM
This is AI. A technique to enable us, harried and hurried, to reduce our interactions with other humans to a facsimile of engagement.
It's the same as using an LLM to generate a poem, a picture, a story. It's enabling us to pass for functional, creative humans when we feel overwhelmed & threadbare.
It's the same as using an LLM to generate a poem, a picture, a story. It's enabling us to pass for functional, creative humans when we feel overwhelmed & threadbare.
Twickenham train station going for the technical truth. You can get anywhere, eventually, via the car park.
October 13, 2024 at 10:09 AM
Twickenham train station going for the technical truth. You can get anywhere, eventually, via the car park.
Sometimes you get the perfect line
October 9, 2024 at 3:58 PM
Sometimes you get the perfect line
Big Trak. Until I realised how limited it was.
If they’d attached a brush to the back it could have been a primitive Roomba.
If they’d attached a brush to the back it could have been a primitive Roomba.
October 7, 2024 at 7:06 AM
Big Trak. Until I realised how limited it was.
If they’d attached a brush to the back it could have been a primitive Roomba.
If they’d attached a brush to the back it could have been a primitive Roomba.