Went to see Fences last night and it was excellent!

This should be a British citizenship test 😂

This just shows what a bubble I live in. Just been on a work social call with 10 other people and the amount of people who didn't know who Jane McDonald is was...worrying.

Signed up to give blood for the first time. Help.

I love that Michelle mentioned Affleck's Palace on this week's Drag Race 😂

How I wish I could employ the old adage of Beyonce's and 'call AOL to make my emails stop'. AI is the biggest Bug-A-Boo of all isn't it?

Assembly adjacent - in 1997 my school ran an election to mirror the real General Election. The Conservative Party dressed up as The Spice Girl and did a whole routine, then got busted for paying people for votes as everyone was naturally voting for Labour.

Andrew Male@andrewmale.bsky.social · 4d ago

Bizarre things that happened in your assembly: A neighbour of one of the teachers gave us a five-minute lecture about kwashiorkor which involved him reciting a list of his favourite words (yes, ‘kwashiorkor’ was one of them). Included the unforgettable phrase, “Diarrhoea, another beautiful word.”

Could not love this more. This is what journalists should be doing as routine. Gotta love Liverpool. #ShowMeTheStats

The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 4d ago

🔥This is how it’s done. Imagine if every anti-immigrant fearmongering liar was grilled like this. #ShowMeTheStats #GetYourPhoneOut 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 (h/t @ukcameraman.bsky.social )

White man with no library experience becomes head of national library shocker.

British Library@britishlibrary.bsky.social · 5d ago

We’re delighted to announce Dr Paul Bate as the British Library’s new Chief Executive Joining us from the UK Space Agency, Paul brings experience supporting world-class research communities. We look forward to welcoming his expertise at the Library. Read the full announcement here link.bl.uk/fc6

Such a joy to see Saint Etienne last night (maybe for the last time? 😭). Somehow they managed to do both a greatest hits set and deep cuts. No Sylvie bit perfect otherwise ❤️

Could write an essay about how music venues are making the live experience increasingly miserable due to greed and general shittiness. Tonight's sold out gig was definitely oversold. Apropos of nothing, fuck Electric Studios, long live The Leadmill!

Now who could I be on the way to see...🤔🤔🤔

Finally been to see The Odyssey (great obviously) but I did laugh that the first half is basically: Odysseus: let's shore up here lads! *30 minutes later*

Kyoshi: Run Away! (Monty Python)

ALT: Kyoshi: Run Away! (Monty Python)

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In among all of the more obvious releases today, I do recommend the Wasia Project album as well.

Lowkey glad that MNEK's album isn't out on CD because today is stacked with new stuff and my wallet needs a break.

Went to see the June Carter and Johnny Cash musical last night. I had zero expectations but really enjoyed it. Fantastic performances and the songs were used really well.

Give me Ampelmann or give me death.

Dan Thomas@itsdanthomas.bsky.social · last wk.

Warsaw is just so Warsaw.

Hey pop pickers, any Saint Etienne fans know if Jane Weaver is supporting them on the whole UK tour?

The person with the music written on their arse from Hieronymus Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights has pulled out of Ed Sheeran's tour

Listening to Basic Busker by Daphne and Celeste. Why you ask? Oh no reason...

A watch of Critters 1-4 is complete!

Critters

ALT: Critters

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It's that time of year again! Got gifted some apples so made Dorset Apple Cake!

I always figured that transphobes were created when middle aged people didn't discover a proper hobby elsewhere but this also seems like a legit reason.

Steven Perkins@stevenperkins.bsky.social · 2w ago

there’s a study to be done on people turning to transphobia because they know deep down they are mid, like JK Rowling never being normal again after writing books under a pen name to prove she didn’t need the Harry Potter legacy and those books being such a flop she had to unmask herself

Today's education - "pull your finger out" is not a universal phrase and Americans will look at you funny when you say it.

Nobody told me that having a greenhouse would force me to experiment so much but here's some grape jam I made!

Me as I'm walking against a tide of Evanescence goths on their way to the arena, in my rainbow shorts and pastel jacket: "I do not belong here"

I'm playing Blue Prince at the moment and I absolutely love it. I can lose patience with puzzle games but this one feels like I'm always making progress. And I feel so good when I figure something out.

Attempting to make grape jam with my harvest. Pray for me!

When I worked in law I realised that the press were dreadful at reporting on law. Now I work in health and well...

Kate Bevan@katebevan.com · 3w ago

Two things: one, no, it won't, because cancer isn't one disease with a single cure that's just waiting to be found, and two, why is the economics editor writing about tech, and indeed health research, when he clearly knows fuck all about either subject? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

I made That Banana Cake courtesy of the Scandinavian Kitchen. Think it's the first time in my entire life that the cake looks just like it does in the picture 😂😂😂