6 Music exclusively playing music from when I was 17 is both the best and worst thing I needed today.
All right, running ads for THE ODYSSEY with the tag line "He's Coming Home" during the England game is inspired
As in 1066 England will prevail against the Norwegians before tragically losing to the French a couple of weeks later.
On a hen do, expected to sleep on an air mattress that refuses to inflate. Not even mad. #CapeVerde
Oh NOW you all follow Cape Verde. Where were you in the Cup of Nations, hey?
Call me cynical, but nothing says “I was waiting to see if I was offered defence secretary” like waiting the best part of six hours after your boss has quit to resign.
James Heale@jaheale.bsky.social · 2mo agoNew: Al Carns has resigned
Me and my husband are very different people. Turns out one of us thinks Saving Private Ryan is exactly the relaxing, restorative movie to put on after day two of toddler potty training.
Can anyone recommend some contemporary fiction set in Paris? Nothing heavyweight, but after something interesting with a strong sense of the city. Needs to be in translation, as still working on my French. Any ideas @biggreenbooks.bsky.social @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com @columnist.bsky.social
Surely this is a new low: someone on the train is doing a work conference call without headphones. Give me strength.
I'll admit to being slightly disappointed that His Majesty didn't begin by doing You'll Be Back from Hamilton but it's probably for the best
Very traditional part of the British constitutional settlement on display here: a scaffolder finding something mislaid by someone in authority and carrying out his solemn duty of calling both the police and the Sun newsdesk.
Janine Gibson@janinegibson.ft.com · 4mo agoBodyguards lose MP5 semi-automatic Heckler & Koch carbine, a Glock pistol, Taser and ammunition on a south london street. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
On my 42nd birthday, I’ve finally worked out what I want to be when I grow up.
Stephanie Convery@gingerandhoney.bsky.social · 5mo agoSometimes the origin of a story is just a passing comment, like a casual mention of the 92yo rare books expert who often just drops by the State Library with an extremely valuable book in his pocket to donate. I was very taken by this, so I found the guy. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social morning! Looking for a birthday present for my soon-to-be 11 yo goddaughter. Big fan of fantasy and dragons, and as she’s American I’d love to give her something v British if possible. Any ideas??
It really is one of the greatest unforced errors I’ve ever seen in British politics - they have a huge majority and, from day one, have had a laser focus on squandering it though obsessing over people who will never vote for them, and spitting in the faces of those who might.
I shared this with some friends who I thought would be easy converts. It rapidly descended into a conversation about what other kind of preserves would be acceptable offerings. And this is how schisms develop.
Matthew Highton@matthighton.bsky.social · 6mo agoI think at this point the UK has accepted Paddington as the Death Bear, collector of souls. So, I think as a nation we should start smearing marmalade on the eyes of the dead and whisper “fare for the crossing”. It’ll feel weird now but, in three of four generations, no one will question it.
Earlier this year I bought a camera trap so I could figure out where foxes were getting into the garden. 8yo son, sceptical of Father Christmas, has borrowed it for tonight. So...obviously I've now bought a Santa outfit. Your move, boy.
It could just be the fact it’s been a VERY long year, but this is just the loveliest thing: www.npr.org/2014/12/19/3...
NORAD's Santa Tracker began with a typo and a good sport
It all started in 1955 with a misprint in a Colorado newspaper and a call to Col. Harry Shoup's secret military hotline. Shoup played along with the tiny voice who called, and a tradition was born.
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Well, happy anniversary to one of the finest of festive exchanges
Obviously I’m annoyed that my cab home is taking ages (it’s a Wednesday! It’s half eleven! The streets should be empty!) but I am also annoyed that the pavements of central London are half empty (it’s the first week of Christmas party season: where is everyone?).
Offering a smoked mackerel, pickled red onion and beetroot sandwich in an office canteen is an act of war.
On the anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, we thought we'd answer a question that's often asked, "If they raised the Mary Rose, why not raise the Titanic?" Allow our scaled diagram to explain...
I don't know what effect these men will have upon the enemy, but, by God, they frighten me. #nufc
George Caulkin@georgecaulkin.bsky.social · last yr.… #NUFC
A wonderful excuse to dig out and re-read this gem of a letter lettersofnote.com/2009/10/28/w...
We all feel like that now and then
At the height of World War II on April 6th, 1943, the British Ambassador to Moscow, Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, wrote a letter to Foreign Office minister Lord Reginald Pembroke in an effort to simply…
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Jonn Elledge@jonnelledge.bsky.social · last yr.today's highlight was learning of the existence of the Labour MP for Broxtowe from 1929 until 1953, who revelled in the name "Seymour Cocks"
@biggreenbooks.bsky.social hello! Could I please have two paperback copies of I Am Bat by Morag Hood, please? Let me know how much and I’ll PayPal you this afternoon. Thanks!