An unpromising premise (shopping centre in Stevenage) unveiled to be a beautiful heart-warming coming-of-age story.

John Bull@garius.bsky.social · 10h ago

small, single corridor shopping centre in Stevenage Old Town. Called the 'Magnet centre' after the family that owned the land. odd nik-nak and dress shops... ...and in the mid-90s briefly, hidden at the back, the town's first comic shop. we discovered it as teens. it was like finding heaven /1

If you want to watch a pretty good movie and support free speech and indie film: watch.eventive.org/everyoneisly...

Everyone Is Lying to You for Money | Everyone Is Lying to You for Money — Live from New York | Everyone Is Lying to You for Money

Actor and author Ben McKenzie investigates the lies, hype, and harm behind cryptocurrency’s rise—and who’s really paying the price.

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Bordeaux, France, has now recorded more days above 40°C in 2026 alone than during the entire 105-year period from 1920 (when observations began) to 2025. This is deeply shocking.

Pulled a muscle in my hip by performing the complex and dangerous manoeuvre known colloquially as "taking a step slightly sideways". Talking to my physio, hoping to still complete the course* *dog walk

It is a truth universally acknowledged that as soon as you sit down for a productive first day back from vacation, your laptop will force an OS update that makes you useless for a full hour.

Forgive me, Father, for I have skipped leg day again.

Stephen Bush@stephenkb.bsky.social · last wk.

Stunned by this @siennarodgers.bsky.social scoop:

Martin Scorsese presents The Godfather part 4: The Raffia Retirement based around the classic @brianbilston.bsky.social poem bsky.app/profile/bria...

Jesse Hawken@jessehawken.bsky.social · last wk.

Studio execs are going to want to adapt more poems for the big screen now

Wrote two lines of Javascript to make news websites actually look like what they *feel* like to me

There are no sex scenes, and all the food looks horrible.

I'd love to come help, but Tanya Donnelly is singing. #Belly

Some real nuggets on the list.

Count Binface@countbinface.bsky.social · last wk.

Here it is. My manifesto for the 2026 Clacton By-Election. It's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Join me, clean up Clacton and let's make 13th August Bin Day! #VoteBinface #VoteyMcVoteface #YesWeTinCan

I don't know about you guys, but on Sunday mornings I like to wake up with nature's alarm clock*. *The sound of the dog retching on the carpet.

Meanwhile we have wildfire spreading like ebola. Well done, humanity, 👏 top apocalypse you have there

Al Jazeera English@aljazeera.com · 2w ago

Ebola deaths in DRC surge past 1,300 as virus ‘spreading like a wildfire’ https://aje.news/mhza86

Working on suicide research has completely changed the way I engage with strangers. You truly never know what someone is going through at any given point. Be kind out there. Give grace. A smile can literally save a life. ❤️

Holiday in the climate emergency. No that’s not AI or edited, just a snapshot I just took with my phone on Lacanau beach in France. What future will this boy grow up in? It is in our hands, but time is running out.

When I text my lawyer

You guys aren't going to believe this, but ... it turns out the oil & gas industry knew that they were poisoning people (in this case, with methane) for years, and they hid it & did nothing to mitigate the harm. No, really, it's true! Incredible investigative work here from @rebleber.bsky.social:

Oil Firms Knew for Decades of Methane’s Danger to Planet, Documents Suggest

The companies knew they were releasing more of the greenhouse gas than they publicly reported, according to industry files cited by the Center for Climate Integrity, an activist organization.

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I learned from #MapTap that today is World Brain Day, commemorating the day in 1957 when scientists gathered in Brussels and invented the brain. #WorldBrainDay

In an era where an American company can get a hundred million dollars to build a machine to squeeze a bag of fruit, UK companies are scratching around for crumbs. If you want strategic industries you have to have an investment mechanism to fund them.

I've booked off some leave for the end of August, but still deciding what to do with it. Thinking to focus on exploring more of/around the UK rather than venturing particularly far outside it this time. Any recommendations?

To be honest, that could have been an email

LOL LMAO

GOLIKEHELLMACHINE@golikehellmachine.com · 2w ago

it’s going to be very funny when this ends up a one goal game after ten goals yesterday

AI is reshaping entry-level professional services jobs, as companies redesign hiring, training, and workplace culture rather than simply cut junior roles (Andrew Hill/Financial Times) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink

England have won 6-4 for the first time in over 1000 full international matches - about 1089 matches - to finish 3rd in the 2026 World Cup.

Well that was thoroughly stupid, thank you profoundly England, thank you profoundly France, what a delight

This reads as a textbook description of a war crime. Especially the second strikes 40 minutes later.

Eliot Higgins@eliothiggins.bsky.social · 3w ago

Forensic Architecture just published an in-depth investigation into the Minab school bombing in Iran that's well worth a read and watch forensic-architecture.org/investigatio...

Just made friends with this local lad at the beach restaurant. We have confirmed he likes squid and swordfish.

I say this with all due respect but simultaneously with a rage that can unmake stars, a software-intensive system that “exhibits all the cognitive capabilities that the brain has” is not “a few short years away”. x.com/demishassabi...

Demis Hassabis (@demishassabis) on X

https://t.co/PTeDiv1b6L

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