If—*IF*—someone was deeply racist, but had a genuine conversion and became—hypothetically—more enlightened, do we call that a ‘reverse Goodwin’ now...?
Odd This Day
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Chris Coates, purveyor of niche drivel: https://substack.com/@oddthisday
No time to write anything, so please enjoy this tale of an artist who died 24 years ago today and was obsessed with death to the extent of doing hundreds of works on the subject, faking his own, and embalming a homeless man he’d befriended, who didn’t want “the authorities” to have his body
Robert Lenkiewicz: Larger than life and death
He had thousands of lovers, faked his own demise, and kept an embalmed corpse in his home. Yes, Robert Lenkiewicz was one of the great eccentrics – and now, prices for his paintings are soaring
independent.co.uk
Happy 12th anniversary of the day Kim Jong Un visited the lube factory.
That 70s time capsule house that did the rounds yesterday reminded me of the house we moved into nine years ago (see the reply for some pictures of the wallpaper. If you’re well-behaved today, I might dig out the original estate agent photos as a treat)
Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · 3y agoFacebook Memories tells me it’s six years since I took photos of the carpets in the house we’d moved into the day before
Thank you, the newsletter from @thefence.bsky.social, for this splendid thing
Tour de France - Drinking Raids - When the riders used to stop at cafes and take what they wanted.
YouTube video by Purple Goose
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It’s the 75th anniversary of two English women on holiday in France waking in the small hours to the sounds of a fierce battle taking place, later discovering that they were ‘witnessing’ the disastrous raid on Dieppe, which had taken place almost exactly nine years earlier 🧵
Publicity drawing for Forton services on the M6 near Lancaster, 1963.
Well, I rather liked Devil Wears Prada 2. Join me for another incisive review next time I watch a film
It’s the 566th anniversary of King James II of Scotland being hoist with his own petard—almost literally, given that he was taken out by a piece of his own artillery while besieging a castle 🧵
Sadly, there won’t be any more. Always sad when someone dies who spent their lives promoting laughter, goodwill and harmless fun.
Den of Scholes@denofscholes.bsky.social · 2d agoJimmy Cricket has died. I can't remember any of his jokes but as a child I knew he was funny. *Paddington holding hands with Jimmy leading him towards heaven, the clouds part and a voice in the distance is saying, "hey Jimmy, and there's more"’
Back to scanning artwork. Some originals will be on sale, some prints, and I’m starting to curate so I can put together the much vaunted exhibition I keep threatening… These will be in the 2026 Clarkive sale. Prices in alt if you want to reserve (DM me)! #art #bsnm #artforsale #originalart #artist
It’s the 566th anniversary of King James II of Scotland being hoist with his own petard—almost literally, given that he was taken out by a piece of his own artillery while besieging a castle 🧵
A correction to this: it wasn’t Catholics but mainstream Anglicans who were being mean to Protestants
Odd This Day@oddthisday.bsky.social · 3d agoIt’s the 366th anniversary of the ‘Strange and True Newes from Gloucester’ which said that God was displeased with Catholics being beastly to Protestants and had sent a plague of frogs and toads to intercede on behalf of the Puritans—and it worked! Well... 🧵
Just been reminded of Starfish Hitler. You’re very welcome
til that herb butter was named after its inventor, Sir Herbert Butter-Knife in 1851. That it coincidentally contains both herbs and butter is just one of those wonderful happy accidents.
more good content! imagine publishing content that's just nice! reveals a little bit about having fun on the internet! people just doing things because they can and the internet was nice!
ryan cooper@ryanlcooper.com · 3d agothis owns www.inverse.com/input/cultur...
It’s the 366th anniversary of the ‘Strange and True Newes from Gloucester’ which said that God was displeased with Catholics being beastly to Protestants and had sent a plague of frogs and toads to intercede on behalf of the Puritans—and it worked! Well... 🧵
It’s not my considered opinion, let’s say, that the three months I was unable to work last year are disputed. The Covid lingering in my gut that’s causing unpredictable food intolerances, and the heart palpitations on simply standing up - in someone who was fit and active - seemed pretty real to me
Lewis Goodall@lewisgoodall.com · 4d agoLong covid is a disputed subject, at best.
This is nice... guinnessissmiley.blogspot.com/2026/06/bill...
Bill Paterson recalls the 'cherished experience' of working with Sir Alec Guinness on ‘Smiley’s People’
A website devoted to Alec Guinness as George Smiley in the BBC productions of John le Carré’s Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and Smiley’s People
guinnessissmiley.blogspot.com
John Hodson@mgcroadster.bsky.social · 3mo agoSaul Enderby: "It isn’t some Russian plot to lure us to our destruction is it George?" George Smiley: "I’m afraid we’re no longer worth the candle…" A reminder that SMILEY'S PEOPLE is still up on iPlayer; my Letterboxd review... boxd.it/cSbtj1
Watched this last night. Glorious, joyful mayhem
Normal - Official Trailer | Bob Odenkirk, Henry Winkler, Lena Headey | Now in Theaters
YouTube video by Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing
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Superman the movie is on BBC2 now. Here is a piece I did on it for @cinephiliabeyond.org : cinephiliabeyond.org/wonder-lyric...
To the Wonder: The Lyrical Appeal and Influence of Richard Donner’s ‘Superman’ • Cinephilia & Beyond
By Tim Pelan Richard Donner, director of The Omen, the Lethal Weapon series, The Goonies, but oh so especially the golden standard of comic book movies and feel good Americana, 1978's Superman The Mov...
cinephiliabeyond.org
Just discovered (and only because I clicked on a Wikipedia link) that Jimmy Olsen is Dave McFly
It’s the ninth anniversary of the legal brief in which the ACLU advised coal baron Bob Murray that “Anyone Can Legally Say, ‘Eat Shit, Bob!’” and “All of John Oliver’s Speech Was Protected by the First Amendment. You Can’t Sue People for Being Mean to You, Bob.”
A.C.L.U. Defends John Oliver from Stupid Lawsuit in Hilarious Amicus Brief
“You can’t sue people for being mean to you, Bob.”
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The jellyfish He vanished his anus Yes YES The anus is vanished
i have vanished the anus of the jellyfish that was in Venice and which you were probably saving for *shrugs wildly* forgive me they were so cannibalistic and mind boggling