Lydscl
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Books, theme parks, horror, Halloween and alpacas
Muppets remake of the original Jaws with the only human being a man in a shark costume.
weinberg@weinbergs.bsky.social · 7mo agolet's pretend: Universal announces a screenwriting contest for Jaws 5. What's your pitch?
Jeanne Gibson, one of the last surviving Rosie the Riveters, died on July 29, 2026. She was 100 Years old. Born in Minneapolis in 1926, she was only 18 when she moved to Seattle to weld U.S. Navy destroyers at Todd Pacific Shipyards. Rest in peace, Jeanne
Yep, working as a support worker, long long hours and a lot of responsibility for 12.75 an hour. Have to work 190-200hrs minimum a month plus sleep in rates to be able to afford to pay bills and have enough to live on.
Paul Brand@paulbrand.bsky.social · last wk.Louise Casey makes the point that care is underpaid compared to the NHS - another example of a Cinderella service so painfully laid bare during Covid-19. Care workers get an average annual salary of £23k. NHS healthcare worker starts on £25k. We undervalue care as a society.
My life has truly peaked now thanks to @arsenalvisionpodcast.com.
Popsiwinkle@popsiwinkle.bsky.social · 2w agoOMG was I an ITK?!
We've lost Keigo Higashino, the creator of Detective Galileo and Police Detective Kaga. www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2026...
Japanese author Keigo Higashino, known for penning intricate mystery novels, dies at 68
Higashino, a prolific writer lauded for his creativity, died of cancer, his official X account said.
japantimes.co.jp
Has anyone seen Vini trying to open a new bank account at a UK bank? Asking for a friend.
Popsiwinkle@popsiwinkle.bsky.social · 2w agoOMG was I an ITK?!
You'd have known about this first if you follow @popsiwinkle.bsky.social.
now.arsenal@nowarsenal.bsky.social · last wk.🚨Arsenal have completed the signing of 16-year-old talent, Axel Donczew from Cardiff City. The left winger became Cardiff City’s youngest ever player in the EFL Trophy in October 2025. The player has completed his Arsenal medical. Done deal.
I never thought he was ugly but my god Ralph Fiennes was the most stunning man in real life.
Jeremy Dauber@jeremydauber.bsky.social · 2w agoRandom question: what celebrity have you met in real life who was dramatically better looking than ypu thought they were based on on screen appearance?
Progress in cancer treatment is incredible. Here's a new pancreatic cancer treatment that is *tripling* survival rates after a year compared to chemotherapy.
John Mullahy@johnmullahy.bsky.social · 2w agoWow
How horrible, I love the godzilla movies and she was really good in them.
Bloody Disgusting@bloody-disgusting.com · 2w agoWe are deeply sad to learn that Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong actress Kaylee Hottle has passed away after a tragic car accident in Maryland. She was just 18 years old. Hottle played Jia in the MonsterVerse.
And lo, everyone behaved and was enraptured for nearly 3 hours!
Lydscl@lydscl.bsky.social · 3w agoAmazing to see the cinema this busy for The Odyssey just hoping now everyone behaves!
Amazing to see the cinema this busy for The Odyssey just hoping now everyone behaves!
gotta say I find the framing of this stuff really tedious. "ooh the right wing are going to hate this!!!" who the fuck cares, stop talking about them and their stupid opinions
rogueclassicist ~ david meadows@rogueclassicist.bsky.social · 3w agoChristopher Nolan’s ‘Odyssey’ Is Going to Drive the Right Wing Completely Insane | Vanity Fair www.vanityfair.com/story/the-od...
OMG a Titanic book from Hallie Rubenhold...when that pre-order button goes live I'll be right there!
Hallie Rubenhold@hallierubenhold.bsky.social · 3w agoI have huge news to share - Sea of Darkness will be my next book! The background research to write the proposal alone has taken me a year. Now the real work begins! The Bookseller goes on to say…
Good stuff CiW.
Anupama Ranawana@msamrc.bsky.social · 3w agoIncredible statement from the Church in Wales on the ignominious Code of Practice: "The Church in Wales will not use equality law exemptions to exclude trans people from our worship, our sacraments, our pastoral care, or our common life." www.churchinwales.org.uk/en/news-and-...
The day is always won if this happens or if it comes in to land and flies over your head
Popsiwinkle@popsiwinkle.bsky.social · 3w agoWent to the gym and on the way home coming past the airport a plane took off over my car so the day has peaked.
Me neither, me and my love for "The Room Where It Happened" will never be separated and if it ever tours again tickets will be obtained!
Popsiwinkle@popsiwinkle.bsky.social · 3w agoI didn't realise I was meant to be embarrassed by enjoying Hamilton now. I am not however and will continue to sing 'One Last Time' at the top of my lungs in the car.
re-upping this thread on the wonder of jurassic park because the great sam neill has left us an incomparable actor who truly understood the magic of cinema thanks, sam, for sharing that magic with all of us
Micah@rincewind.run · 2mo agothe reveal - the absolute and total fumbling awe of Grant and Sattler as they see dinosaurs for the first time, just as John Williams’ greatest score kicks into full gear - is one of the best scenes in all of cinema
Not getting the whole 'Politician consistently voted against abortions and LGBTQ issues but they were *lovely* to their gay friends, of whom they had many' thing.
Saw this ad for a goat on Facebook. It’s perhaps the greatest advert I’ve ever read. It’s just superb.
Thanks Gabino! My queer dystopian horror novella This is How the World Ends is available for preorder now! amzn.eu/d/08ZkHeHc Fuelled by queer rage, it’s a wild, multi-narrative ride through the last days of humanity and what comes after. For fans of Chain-Gang All Stars and Hell Followed With Us.
A *brief* plug to say Pagans is in Waterstones' Bestselling Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror at £7.99 instead of £9.99, so you know, do with this information what you will, etc.
Wasn't just not taking packed lunches now was it? Buried much further in all of these articles is that they were well paid too. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The people living hyper frugally so they can retire early
The Fire (Financially Independent, Retire Early) movement sees followers save as much as possible.
bbc.co.uk