This needs a disclaimer for UK readers. I'm guessing you mean US Senator Thomas E. Watson, 1856–1922, and not Tom Watson, former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, born 1967 and currently sitting in the House of Lords.
February 1, 2026 at 11:47 AM
This needs a disclaimer for UK readers. I'm guessing you mean US Senator Thomas E. Watson, 1856–1922, and not Tom Watson, former Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, born 1967 and currently sitting in the House of Lords.
The guy who “popularized Greek yogurt with Chobani” is a *billionaire*?
February 1, 2026 at 7:17 AM
The guy who “popularized Greek yogurt with Chobani” is a *billionaire*?
Can't believe they left out the wild haggises gambolling over the hillside. It's even more offensive when you know that Glasgow's city centre is full of amazing murals by local artists.
January 20, 2026 at 2:19 PM
Can't believe they left out the wild haggises gambolling over the hillside. It's even more offensive when you know that Glasgow's city centre is full of amazing murals by local artists.
My tribute to Rob Hirst from a couple of years back...
www.oedilf.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:49 PM
My tribute to Rob Hirst from a couple of years back...
This one hurts. I've lived outside Australia for 25 years, and any time I need to go home for a few minutes I put on the Oils. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
Rob Hirst, Midnight Oil drummer and founding member, dies aged 70
Musician who drove much of the band’s ferocious sound and co-wrote many of its biggest hits was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2023
www.theguardian.com
January 20, 2026 at 1:43 PM
This one hurts. I've lived outside Australia for 25 years, and any time I need to go home for a few minutes I put on the Oils. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/j...
When it was fighting World War II, America knew what was at stake. Then it grew rich and complacent and entitled and bored, and forgot.
January 10, 2026 at 9:29 AM
When it was fighting World War II, America knew what was at stake. Then it grew rich and complacent and entitled and bored, and forgot.
Can't believe we're still fighting World War II. The World Wars were so consequential that we've been dealing with their effects ever since.
January 10, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Can't believe we're still fighting World War II. The World Wars were so consequential that we've been dealing with their effects ever since.
The Republicans are seeking to repeal the Civil War. Wonder what their first president would have made of it.
December 21, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The Republicans are seeking to repeal the Civil War. Wonder what their first president would have made of it.
Pauline Hanson has been doing this shit for so long that Midnight Oil's album ripping the piss out of this shit came out over a quarter of a century ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXBH...
Midnight Oil - Redneck Wonderland (Official Video)
YouTube video by MidnightOilVEVO
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December 16, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Pauline Hanson has been doing this shit for so long that Midnight Oil's album ripping the piss out of this shit came out over a quarter of a century ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXBH...
And look at that cast: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, and even a young William Shatner.
December 6, 2025 at 9:49 AM
And look at that cast: Spencer Tracy, Burt Lancaster, Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, and even a young William Shatner.