Watching Dunc for the first time. This is going to be one of those films where nobody ever smiles, isn't it.
Here's a thread I really enjoyed. I didn't remember writing any of these lines. I've not re-read these comics since they came out, which in some cases was 10+ years ago. Art by @lbtreiman.bsky.social and @maxsarin.bsky.social
Rich@rbett.bsky.social · 3mo agoI'd forgotten how good Giant Days was.
You can kill a French vampire with a baguette. It's a painstaking process but it works.
Pleased to see versions of the Odyssey in the Times/Waterstones bestsellers. But puzzled that it comes in the NON Fiction category. Do they know something we don't?
“Okay, Frank, that’s enough. … I’m sure the Jeffersons are quite amazed at your car headlight device.”
A nice thought, but I'm automatically suspicious of any headline including the word 'officially'.
Bruno Catarino@brunocatarino.bsky.social · 2w agoBeautiful...
Trying to force my way through the last few episodes of Gen V so I can get the last season of The Boys over with, and… there really isn't a single likeable character in this whole thing, is there?
Listen, right. I'm not saying I'm definitely magic, but… I hadn't watched a second of a single World Cup game yet. I decided to switch this one on for a quick look, right at the moment Argentina equalised. Shrugged, went away, switched on again, Argentina score again. I should monetise this.
Knowing how it could change the lives of canines everywhere, the dog scientists struggled diligently to understand the Doorknob Principle.
Well I’ve spent the whole of #NorEng drawing the three English lions on a tote bag, time well spent even if we don’t win
I feel so proud to be British that the French are discovering Binface.
John Walton@thatjohn.bsky.social · 4w agofascinatingly* the French news is translating "Count Binface" as « le Compte Tête-de-Poubelle » rather than « Visage-de-Poubelle) which is, in fairness, more accurate (his entire head is a bin, not just his face) typical British media not asking the important underlying questions * ta gueule
My favourite thing about Haaland is that he spent 1.3 million Norwegian kroner of his football money on a rare 1594 edition of Viking chronicles - a record book sale for Norway - and then donated it to his regional library. www.reuters.com/lifestyle/ha...
Haaland trades goals for sagas with record-breaking Viking book
Manchester City striker Erling Haaland has donated a rare 16th-century manuscript of Viking sagas to his home municipality in Norway.
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Why on earth does it matter what historians think about The Odyssey? It's FICTION. Do you also make clickbait videos about the inaccuracies in Percy Jackson? How about plot holes in Ulysses 31?
Atomic - Blondie. There are better songs, but it's definitely the one that uplifts me the most.
Mark Watson@watsoncomedian.bsky.social · 4w agoYesterday on the radio Deb Grant introduced a track by saying 'this piece of music never fails to improve my mood'. It had the same effect on me and I'm now interested in what song you would say always puts you in a good mood. It's a different question from your 'favourite' song.
Unfortunately, a stunned Paris is how they all got into this whole mess to begin with
Pop Crave@popcrave.com · 4w ago‘The Odyssey’ women Zendaya, Anne Hathaway, Lupita Nyong'o, and Charlize Theron stun in Paris.
I will be signing at The ARC festival this Sunday from 1-2pm at the @goshcomics.bsky.social table. @arcfestivallondon.bsky.social is an exciting, new, free comics festival in London on the 11th and 12th of July. Come along! www.arc-london.uk
For those who may not be aware, Count Binface is actually a serious comedian and historian, Jon Harvey, who did a very interesting series on BBC Radio 4 about the origins of democracy a few years ago. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Could an Ancient Athenian Fix Britain?, Episode 1: Know Thyself
Jon Harvey discovers why the essence of 21st Century democracy would horrify the Greeks
bbc.co.uk
In better news, John Oliver's three-day stint/stunt as a corporate villain on legendary soap opera "General Hospital" appears to be going... fucking brilliantly?? I have watched this clip on a loop for like 20 mins I really, truly need to see the full episodes NOW
SKULL OF THOMAS AQUINAS: TAKE A LEFT NOW PRIEST: No, the GPS says we have to keep going— SKULL: I KNOW A SHORTCUT PRIEST: Do you remember the last ti— SKULL: FOR THOSE WITH FAITH, NO EVIDENCE IS NECESSARY; FOR THOSE WITHOUT IT, NO EVIDENCE WILL SUFFICE
Sardonicus@sardonicus.eu · 8mo ago'Skull of St. Thomas Aquinas being transported to Fossanova Abbey.' Photograph by Daniel Ibanez
"We woz robbed" said the DRC team. Referring to the Belgian colonialism of the late 19th century.
There's some people in town getting very excited over this association football game. Lots of hooting and honking.
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