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Latest astronaut to complete training revealed:
Image of the comic book character "swamp thing".
November 21, 2025 at 3:38 AM
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I suspect the thinking is that since it's working in spaces designed for humans it's better to make it work like a human. Personally I think they should make them look like this guy:
Johnny 5 the robot from the film Short Circuit. In this photo he has a little cowboy hat and a bandana.
November 20, 2025 at 10:22 AM
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The article kind of Cinderella now glorious Arkell vs. Pressures is:
Dear Sir, We act for Mr Arkell who is Retail Credit Manager of Granada TV Rental Ltd. His attention has been drawn to an article appearing in the issues of Private Eye dated 9th April 1971 on page 4. The statements made about Mr Arkell are entirely untrue and clearly highly defamatory. We are therefore instructed to require from you immediately your proposals for dealing with the matter. Mr Arkell’s first concern is that there should be a full retraction at the earliest possible date in Private Eye and he will also want his costs paid. His attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of your reply. Yours etc. The Eye’s response: Dear Sirs, We acknowledge your letter of 29th April referring to Mr J. Arkell. We note that Mr Arkell’s attitude to damages will be governed by the nature of our reply and would therefore be grateful if you could inform us what his attitude to damages would be, were he to learn that the nature of our reply is as follows: fuck off. Yours etc.
November 15, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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Throwing samosas:
November 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Spectator having a normal one...
Spectator headline reads: "Zohran Mamdani will destroy New York"
November 5, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Here in the UK, the right wing media are being perfectly reasoned and normal about events in New York...
Image of Spectator headline that reads "Zohran Mamdani will destroy New York" above an image of the NY skyline with the text "goodbye New York city".
November 5, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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I've just started "This way up" the debut book from YouTube's Map Men. Hilarious and informative.
Cover of "This Way Up"
October 25, 2025 at 5:18 PM
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Police have released an image of the suspect:
Burglar Bill
October 20, 2025 at 6:36 PM
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A full size replica of a bronze age sailing ship floating on the sea.
September 27, 2025 at 10:24 AM
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Counterpoint: beetles...
Picture of a male Goliath beetle. It's wing cases are a deep nut brown, while it's head and thorax are bright white with black stripes like a zebra.
September 25, 2025 at 8:23 AM
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In fairness, those sketches always look weird. It's an art form of it's very own. This is supposed to be Elton John:
Courtroom sketch of Elton John. It's basically indescribable but he sort of looks like a cross between a pig and the Gestapo guy from Raiders of the Lost Ark.
September 17, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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A doctor I trust more than RFK, Jr....
A picture of Dr. Harold Shipman.
September 8, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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David Lammy shakes hands with a smiling Benjamin Netenyahu in front of British and Israeli flags.
September 2, 2025 at 5:05 AM
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More good news for Sir Keir:
Who do Britons think would be a good prime minister? Being the relatively ‘better’ prime minister in a pairing isn’t the same as being a good prime minister outright. Indeed, just 9% of Britons say Keir Starmer has been a great or good prime minister so far, with most Britons (55%) saying he has been a poor or even terrible PM. Three in ten (30%) see Starmer as having been ‘average’ in office. Given that last June, before he became prime minister, just 23% of Britons expected Starmer to be a great or good prime minister, it might not look like the biggest disappointment. But 54% of those then anticipating voting Labour expected him to be an above average premier, something just 18% of 2024 Labour voters believe he has succeeded in being during his first 14 months. Indeed, this is less than the 31% of Labour voters who would rate his premiership so far as poor or even terrible.
August 13, 2025 at 9:45 AM
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Any fool knows it's a species of small African wild cat.
Picture of a spotty cute cat with giant ears. It's staring directly at the camera. Now that I think about it, it might be called a serval.
July 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
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With alt text:
Graph from the Economist showing actual and perceived social mobility in the US, UK, France, Italy, and Sweden. On the left is the probability of remaining in the bottom quintile of earnings throughout life. In the US, perceived lack of mobility is fractionally lower than actual, with both around 32-33%. In all comparator countries perceived mobility is worse (ranging from 38% in the UK to 32% in Sweden). Actual mobility is better however (31% in the UK to 27% in Sweden). On the right is equivalent data for probability of moving from the bottom quintile of earnings to the top quintile. In the US the perceived figure (12%) is much higher than the actual (7.6%). In all comparators perception (9 to 10%) is only slightly worse than reality (10.5 to 11%).
July 7, 2025 at 8:15 AM
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From the Economist:
July 7, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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Scene from "Andor". Imperial ISB officer Dedra Meero stares straight at the camera with an expression of horror as Krennic plants his index finger on her scalp.
June 27, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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They had reason to believe he was a financier for international terrorists:
June 26, 2025 at 6:11 AM
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Yes, the US military are the last word in integrity.
Image from the Abu Ghraib detention centre in Iraq showing two members of the US military smiling at the camera over a pile of naked, hooded Iraqi civilians.
June 22, 2025 at 8:53 AM
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Am assuming they use this map in US schools.
A map of the continental United States with silhouettes of continents for scale, showing that it is much bigger than all of them including the whole of North America.
June 13, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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The sad thing is that he apparently thinks it makes him look like Winston Churchill.
On the left, Donald Trump; on the right, Sir Winston Churchill. Both are flowering at the camera in a slightly constipated fashion.
May 21, 2025 at 3:22 PM
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Bass is always tasty. Mmm, bass.
A piece of delicious fried fish (it's sea bass, you see) lies on a bed of broccoli surrounded by capers. Man that DOES look delicious. This started as a terrible pun, but now I'm genuinely wondering if I can find somewhere that will sell me some fresh sea bass at 1 o'clock in the morning. I should probably go back to sleep.
May 20, 2025 at 11:25 PM
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From the Guardian. But sure, keep pushing the line that harsher immigration policies are the only answer. It's what "everyone else" wants.
Clipped image from Guardian article: "For those who have said they will no longer vote Labour, the winter fuel allowance, cost of living and a lack of public service improvement are the top reasons. Immigration is chosen by just 18% of switchers. Only 1% cite policies on the environment or net zero, way down the priority list."
May 3, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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The average American has three friends.
Three of the Marx brothers. Groucho is seated, while Chico is holding a razor next to his face. Harpoon is holding a gigantic pair of scissors that he's holding around Groucho's neck.
May 3, 2025 at 5:07 AM