Nev Fountain
@nevfountain.bsky.social
Writer of satire (Private Eye/Dead Ringers) and Murder. New book ‘Lies and Dolls’ is out now in all good bookshops. 'The Fan Who Knew Too Much' is also there, probably nearby. Graphic novel ‘The Furnace’ out eventually.
Dozens of gas-burning power plants are being built across the country, solely to power data centers. These plants could emit as much planet-warming pollution as half of all passenger vehicles in the entire country in a single YEAR. We need a data center moratorium — now.
Be advised, it's much nicer when it's Jekyll Park Corner.
Talking Pictures TV@talkingpicturestv.bsky.social · 15h agoChanges at Hyde Park with the construction of the underpass in the late 50s. LOOK AT LIFE: HYDE PARK CORNER (1959) 3:30pm on #TPTV
The war. It always comes back to the war. That happened long before they were born.
Well, at least it was for a completely lawless and pointless cause.
CNBC@cnbc.com · 2d agoU.S. has used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war: Reuters
What more fitting way to remember Rod Liddle’s life and work than by making nasty jokes about someone who can’t answer back
I've written a poem. Cop this: Steel rods of reason through my head Salmon jumping, where jump I? Camels on fire and spotted clouds Striped horses prance the meadow wild and rush on to drink at life's fountains deep Life is cream, I am puce Ching Chang Chollah!
Everyone is talking about how good these actors' performances are, but if you freeze-frame them while they're blinking, they're all making derp faces.
Pastel drawing of Paddington pushing Rod Liddle down some stairs and saying 'I don't like marmite'
I thought Rod Liddle already died trying to fix that aerial
the average american streams eight spider-man movies in their sleep each year
I booked Rod Liddle as a guest on a show, many years ago, just after he left Today and had started as a columnist. He was a massive arsehole from the moment he arrived till the moment he left. A character trait he went on to demonstrate publicly, in print and on screen till, well, today.
Whenever I hear people saying that figures who were vile in public, and actively made life worse for other people through their actions or words, were kind in private, I think that they should have applied themselves to greater consistency across all areas of their lives.
Surprised Farage got beaten into second place.
I think this totally fair, but in exchange I want a personal thank you letter from Clarkson for the £250,000 that his farm got from government subsidies that come from my tax money. I don't want a form letter, I want him to write it like he means it.
Politics UK@politicsuk.com · 3d ago🚨 NEW: Jeremy Clarkson says benefits claimants should be forced to write a genuine thank you email to a random worker every week “It is SO kind of you to go to work every day so that I don’t have to. Thanks to you I was able to buy an even bigger television this week”
Freeview switch-off is a terrible idea for many reasons, not least that the signal is much, much more reliable than broadband and isn't subject to DNS attacks.
Adam Sherwin@adamsherwin.bsky.social · 3d agoCult channel Talking Pictures TV has revived the ‘golden age’ of cinema. Will Freeview digital switch-off kill it? inews.co.uk/news/how-onl... @theipaper.com @talkingpicturestv.bsky.social
Worth posting in context as it is bang on topic.
A sensible govt would be putting ALL of their resources into this.
Suw@suw.bsky.social · 3d agoCrops grown underneath solar panels produce more, require less water and are more resistant to extreme weather, even during a hot, dry summer. We need agrivoltaics to be rolled out asap, for both the electricity and the better growing conditions. microgridmedia.com/solar-panels...
This'll probably curse him, but I definitely want Tom Brooke as the next Doctor. Great talent. Huge range. Great face. Makes every performance interesting. Draws your attention to him in every scene.
I'm Just Poor Michael Fagan (The Crown)
Alt: I'm Just Poor Michael Fagan (The Crown)
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Median UK voter in 2026, as predicted by Hugh Laurie some decades ago:
Republicans want to talk about James Talarico’s manhood. Talarico says let them.
Republicans want to talk about James Talarico’s manhood. Talarico says let them.
Democrats’ hopes to flip the Senate may hinge on the Texas candidate’s strategy to win back male voters.
dlvr.it
People who aren't writers often think plagiarism is much, much more common than it is. This case got further than most and it's now been shown to have absolutely no merit. Because they rarely do.
Courtney Milan@courtneymilan.com · last wk.You may recall the case where Lynne Freeman sued Tracy Wolff for writing a YA set in Alaska where the male lead was hot and broody, just like in Freeman's book. This litigation went on for three years before a judge finally read both books and said there was zero infringement.
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"Well known for Twilight Zone: The Movie" works on a few levels, doesn't it.
16mm Inferno@16mminferno.bsky.social · 3d ago🎉 HAPPY BIRTHDAY to John Landis, turning 76 today (August 3, 1950)! Well known for classic Horror/Sci-Fi films like "Schlock" (1973), "An American Werewolf in London" (1981), "Twilight Zone: The Movie" (1983), "Innocent Blood" (1992) & two episodes of the TV series "Masters of Horror" (2005/2006)!
I’m bored of waking up and seeing a picture of a demonstrably shit golfer say the same old bollocks next to a tied back curtain by an aeroplane toilet
"Mature Tom Holland" sounds like a type of cheddar
Unofficial BBCNews (UK) Bot@bbcnews-uk-rss.bsky.social · 3d agoFans praise 'mature' Tom Holland Spider-Man performance
Spotted a bust of Sir Michael Fabricant today. I wonder if he lives there.
