It was fun to meet @rhubarbwitch at #sequentialscotland in #glasgow this year - and great fun to read about Angels and Demons. Anyone who does hourly comic day should get a medal!
Stu Mac
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Old Techie. Works for big British Telecom co. SciFi, Books, Comics, TV and Films. 2000AD every time! Travel. Electric unicycles are cool! Stream of consciousness. May include cats. And opinions.
Just finished @steveningramart excellent #soup #comic after my visit to #sequentialscotland in #glasgow yesterday - smashing unexplained stuff - I love the internet in a box!
Love #comics ? Live in #Scotland ? Get your bum down to #sequentialscotland at the #Hilton in #glasgow for a feast of great creators! Not a marvel or DC in sight!
In THE BOOK OF THE NEW SUN, Severian meets Master Ultan the Librarian, who tells of The Book Of Gold. It is a special book in their library. If a child finds it, that child is taken & inducted into the Guild Of Curators. I think my Book Of Gold was Ray Bradbury's SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES.
I saw someone refer to homeschooling as “trickle down stupidity.” Immediate addition to my lexicon.
Billy William and Mr Gum in a rare shot together as they feel very uncomfortable in the evening heat... #cat #billywilliam #mrgum
I think someone wrote this about me and I'm not pleased
They could have spent this segment explaining the energy system to viewers so they could understand that the biggest reason we have such high bills is because gas - the most expensive form of energy - sets the price almost all of the time in the UK. Not plugging things in at the wall.
Saul Staniforth@saulstaniforth.bsky.social · last mo."Energy bills now are about 79% higher than they were in the winter of 2020.. turn those devices off of standby, unplug things at the wall, these really little simple steps do start to add up"
Chris Spargo goes from niche videos about bins and clocks in supermarkets to conducting the last interview of Keir Starmer, with excitingly predictable questions in his inimitable style! www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T59... #chrisspargo
The Prime Minister resigned after this video
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Ben Hiant and the houses on the ferry road, glowing in the setting summer sun in a weather break at the end of the mainland #ardnamurchan #kilchoan #scotland
Just wow. I Googled to see if 18th century artist Henry Fuseli had ever painted Orpheus and Eurydice, and AI overview said: "It appears you may be blending the tragic Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice with the distinct, spiraling noodle known as fusilli"
Today's headline in the NYT - a measured analysis of the #Brexit disaster. And still people think the architect of this idiotic idea, #Farage is a great man. Muppets. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/23/b...
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As someone who's just, in my late 50s, decided to use cycling as a viable transport method this sucks big hairy ones: 'Uncertainty' over proposed #Glasgow #cycle lanes #snp #scottishgreens share.google/CZ0tvPVt5dei...
'Uncertainty' over proposed Glasgow cycle lanes after national funding changes
A revised plan to deliver 54.4km of cycle routes by 2032 will go before councillors for approval later this week.
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Bit o culture in #glasgow tonight with #misssaigon at the #kingstheatre
A very chilled #caturday - still listening to #boardsofcanada #inferno with #billywilliam - brilliant stuff!
It's a pretty damning view of #Scotland chances at the world cup from the #nyt www.nytimes.com/athletic/732...
A team-by-team guide to the 2026 World Cup: What to expect and who to watch (Gift Article)
How do the teams play? Who is their star player? What can we expect from them when the tournament starts?
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Fevre dream at the inaugural #queenspark #foodfestival as the stiltwalkers shoogle past the 'loaded fries' stall in #glasgow - a smashing day oot!
I can't begin to imagine what the chap relaxing on the barrel is thinking of the Scots buffoon in all his weird-ass finery. From the #wetherspoons #spoons #countinghouse in #glasgow
oooh, new books by M John Harrison, Tchaikovsky will be on the 'must read' list and 'foundling fathers' and 'disco at the end of the world' pique my interest! #books #scifi #newscientist www.newscientist.com/article/2528...
The best new science-fiction books of June 2026
There is plenty of intriguing sci-fi on offer this month, whether it’s solar-powered cities from Adrian Tchaikovsky or a strange future from M. John Harrison
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With 23 years of continuous work as a letterer, and over 30 years of print/production experience, I’m now unable to find any new lettering work in comics. Please keep me in mind when staffing your creator-owned projects and please consider requesting me on your WFH projects 🙏