PSA for fellow morons who don't read what's in confirmation emails: the Garden Cinema in London doesn't do ads and the movie starts straight away, so you shouldn't breezily arrive 20 minutes after the stated time because you will have missed arguably too much of the movie to bother walking in

Luckily for England, to be up after midnight and to go to bed then, is early, so that to go to bed after midnight is to go to bed betimes.

Scott Bryan@scottygb.bsky.social · 3w ago

The two most watched moments of the year so far on British TV have taken place after midnight.

How come we don't have motorbike taxis in London? We should.

Having failed to interest any papers in this story, I resorted to writing a letter to The Times, like in olden times. So when all that's left to watch is NASCAR racing sponsored by Cheetos, I can at least say I tried. #ITV #Sky #Comcast

Paul Kirkley@paulkirkley.bsky.social · 4w ago

BBC 10 O'clock news report not only didn't mention Comcast at all, but framed Sky-ITV merger as a way to help them "compete with American streamers". Complete failure of journalism.

RIP Tony Rayns, a friend of The Garden Cinema who introduced many films with encyclopedic factual knowledge, amusing anecdotes, and a friendly, generous style. Honoured to have filmed his introduction to The Family Game (1983) only a month ago. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSzD...

Tony Rayns on The Family Game (1983)

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Great speech here on the life of Mae West: youtu.be/8DIfn1kqHYM

Caroline Cassin on She Done Him Wrong (1933)

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UK Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy quits TwitterX. This should be the first of many.

Thank you so much for all of your happy birthday wishes. Honestly, I don’t really feel 100. I feel pretty good. I feel like I’m only 98!

“Take Five” by Dave Brubeck Quartet was recorded 67 years ago today. Two years later it became a surprise hit and the biggest-selling jazz single ever.

The daytime classics promo is film4 is very nice even if there's no way I can read all those titles! The romance and the dancing, it makes me want to stay home and watch them all

Aw the last live BBC r3 broadcast from Maida Vale rn! 😢 A glorious start... I really will have to move east if I want to get into radio drama.

First time on a superloop bus, very exciting. I know, I'm not the fun guy I once was.

I'm very grumpy and miserable about my transport woes but I was going to cancel plans and instead I didn't, and I still got around, and I guess it's just hot and that's how it goes. My apologies to those who read GWR and Lime cs emails.

Fellow passenger on @gwr.com "the one day with no air-conditioning!" ... I don't know to break it to him that I've never known it to work and that their website is lying.

Prime Ministers get delivered for free by tomorrow if you order by 1pm today

BALLS MEET EGGPLANT

During the heatwave, TFL is not running for you. It's running to transport vulnerable people home and emergency workers to work. If you work in marketing do everyone a favour and stay home.

If there's a red weather warning, and employers have a duty of care, I think that means 'different things have to happen or not happen' than usual! Your employer must still pay you! You should consider not travelling! BBC news just said 'wear suncream' - that is not adequate news!

HYDRATION BREAK what's next MULTIBALL????

Really sad to hear my local pub, The Alliance, currently super full and beautiful with people watching football together, is closing.

Omg the Harries, I thought it was Swift season, on the Jubilee line again for a minute!

I like the Pearl Blossom Highway photo collage by Hockney www.getty.edu/art/collecti...

Pearblossom Hwy., 11 - 18th April 1986, #2 (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection)

Pearblossom Hwy., 11 - 18th April 1986, #2 (The J. Paul Getty Museum Collection); April 11-18, 1986; David Hockney (British, born 1937); Chromogenic print; Image: 181.6 × 271.8 cm (71 1/2 × 107

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Latest film discussion features Laura Mulvey and Lúcia Nagib! Films to Die For Q&A: the interplay of European and Hollywood film, and how meandering produces a condensation of ideas. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_b8s...

Films to Die For with director Lúcia Nagib and Laura Mulvey

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Ohhh that segment and this Vienna cover 🥲 #Eurovision

this London student has been accepted to Juilliard and offered a scholarship, but she still can't go unless she can raise the money for living expenses. To get her student visa, she will have to prove to US visa authorities that she can meet the costs from her own funds. Help her here:

Donate to Help Zoe get to Juilliard!!, organized by Zoe Agbonkonkon

Hi! my name is Zoe, and I am an 19 year old actress from London. Acting has been my escape… Zoe Agbonkonkon needs your support for Help Zoe get to Juilliard!!

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I used to watch Eurovision with colleagues in the arts, a diverse group of people. Home alone this year because of boycotts (and I didn't think to organise something different). So appreciate you guys.

Ah I am quite behind on #Eurovision but enjoying your previews

I'm testing which AI is the best... with my life. After a hot flush trying macadamia nut oil, I used it to cook chicken wings. Google said: call 111, leave the door open, my life is at risk. Chat GPT said it was mild sensitivity. Claude said: enjoy the wings. Follow for updates!

Think my mind is changing on Palestine Action. It seemed common sense that it was direct action and not terrorism, but now it seems common sense, if it's a global movement publishing target lists that include members of the public, that it is.

1/3. I somehow missed news that Kore-eda’s series Asura is on Netflix - and has been lurking there for over a year. In case you've missed it too, wanted to shout out that it’s must-watch TV: predictably rich and quietly compelling, closest, perhaps, to my favourite of his films, Still Walking.