Even Bertie knows how to deal with perfect perishers in black shorts. youtu.be/4inPWHuXvBk?...
The Greatest Roast of All Time
YouTube video by amusingly untitled channel
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Ewan M Hannah
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Survivor from another millennium. Scottish living in Manchester. I like: reading, writing, old Hollywood, Gothic fiction, vintage clothes, Scottish literature, film noir, avant-garde art and writing...lots of other things...
Beautifully dramatic lighting effect in this altar depicting the god Sol found near Edinburgh. In the low light of the temple, worshippers would see Sol’s eyes, mouth and the rays of his solar crown glowing. www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
It’s the 136th anniversary today of some highly prized artefacts from Ancient Egypt being auctioned in Liverpool. From there, the 180,000 mummified cats in question went to their splendid and dignified final resting place. A museum? No. They were ground up and used for fertiliser 🧵
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
The Avengers (TV Series 1961–1969) With Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. Season Five Intro.
Sam Wasserstrum said: “We are aware of the vile & extremely dangerous TikTok videos filmed inside properties let by SmartLet Estates. We recognise the very real threat these videos posed to the individuals filmed & to whom false views were attributed.” archive.ph/w1MDf
Saw this on Google - thought it was Harry H. Corbett circa 1972.
That time I recreated the Simpsons intro using only stock footage.
The Spirit from February 5, 1950. Art by Will Eisner & Jerry Grandenetti, with letters by Abe Kanegson.
I don't know anyone over the age of 40 that didn't love Hong Kong Phooey. And yet I've never heard of a child called Penry
Toast Rack, Manchester, by Sheffield artist Mandy Payne (spray paint and oil on marble). One of my favourite buildings.
Proposal: fast / slow lanes in cafés and pubs for those of us who just want a tea or a pint, and those who want grotesquely over complicated coffees.
The Hippfest schedule is up! I kickstarted a release of KIDNAPPED (1917) years back and it is getting its big screen debut, possibly the first time it has been screened live in over a century www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/hip...
Hippfest 2026 Schedule
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Buster Keaton level genius here. Kid's a natural!
John-y-Cash (vac)@john-y-cash.eurosky.social · 9mo agoBonjour à tous ! 🙏 Car c'est mercredi et qu'on est à côté de nos pompes...un peu de mignonnerie ?
Restrictions on overtourism in Europe. For tourists, it means planning ahead. For residents, it’s a long-overdue shift. & for Europe’s most famous cities, it may be the only way to survive their own popularity. archive.ph/AHQPc
Everyone wave your severed limbs! The Refocus series has a new volume on the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis. Ed @brassupnorth.bsky.social w/ @serialmummy.bsky.social @mleeder.bsky.social @drdantils.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-refocus...
£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)
The Creatives Grant
let's make art less middle class
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The Scottish Traveller Duncan Williamson (1928–2007) was known for his vast store of traditional tales & for his dynamic storytelling. Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches has over 200 recordings of his stories & songs gathered over a lifetime #BookWormSat www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/major-contri...
Duncan Williamson
The Scottish Traveller Duncan Williamson is widely regarded as one of Scotland’s greatest tradition bearers. Although primarily known for his vast store of traditional tales and for his dynamic story...
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