Please stop arguing about the historical accuracy of an adaptation of a book that has a cyclops and a couple of witches and some giants. I’m begging you.

I’m going to read a poem a day out of Matthew Stewart’s collection Whatever You Do, Just Don’t. Mainly because as a parent with kids who are no longer little The Last Carry, spoke to me, and because I’ve been saying forever that I ought to read more poetry. Follow along or join me if you like.

Matthew Stewart@roguestrands.bsky.social · 2y ago

As parents, we're supposed to remember the first time we did stuff with our kids, but the last time is equally as significant, if not more. This poem is from Whatever You Do, Just Don't (HappenStance Press, 2023), my second full collection...

Seen in Philadelphia.

In the Great Hall of the Doges Palace in Venice are portraits of the Doges. One is just painted black. That is the one who tried to stage a coup and wreck the Venetian System. I think about that a lot when thinking about how history will view Trump.

Cinemas are a ripoff

When does a joke become a dad joke? When it’s fully groan.

My kingdom for a UK leader who will say "immigrants are a key part of our communities, they are our neighbours, friends, colleagues, partners. We will not tolerate racist and fascist violence against them" and who is willing to walk the walk of defending us. Without "legitimate concerns"-ing it.

You can't "legitimate concerns" a pogrom.

I am once again wondering whether "no, the legitimate concerns racists don't have a point, fuck off, they're racist" might have been a better way of combating the far right.

“When the cast all get sacked / And there’s no one to act / That’s Bolloré” Says, @nndroid.bsky.social on @ohgodwhatnow.bsky.social Unlike @youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com I did enjoy that! 😆 Need to stop rewinding before I stretch the tape and spoil the podcast episode for everyone else.

There are days when I miss being an editor. I loved writing headlines. Whoever did this, I hope they took the rest of the day off.

Why do writers change the base when comparing statistics. (And why do editors let them?) This: Fifty years ago, the disorder was said to affect 4 in 10,000 people, but today the worldwide average prevalence is 1 in 100. Is much clearer as:

I want a new button on my TV remote for whenever one of us muttered, “What’d s/he say?!” I’d hit the button and…

Bookseller : Can I help? Person browsing : Oh, yes! I’m trying to find particular book. Bookseller : Okay. Do you have the author or title? Person : No … but it’s yellow …?

the types of podcasts: a guide

#Brexit Reality check...😧 Yet Labour still supports staying out. Unlike the Green Party BTW.

Me: Err, you haven’t sent my order from two months ago. Retailer: Oops, sorry. We’ll send that now. Me: Okaaaay Retailer: And to make amends we’ll give you some money off … Me: :-) Retailer: … your next order with us! Me: :-/

Happy Gary Retrograde everyone! The next two weeks are the only two weeks out of the year when Gary Numan is older than Gary Oldman

A cartoon from the 1950’s that’s more relevant than ever 💔

ngl, I'd have thought you don't want your atomic clocks to speed up. www.gov.uk/government/n...

Trial speeds up next generation of atomic clocks

Dstl’s trial has supported the development of next‑generation atomic clocks for the UK’s defence needs.

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Inevitable post on the street WhatsApp group: “Can anyone recommend a GasSafe engineer to do a boiler service who also has a PhD in particle physics?”

CERN@cern.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Heating homes with the world’s largest particle accelerator Now operational, a new heat exchange system is reusing hot water from part of the Large Hadron Collider’s cooling system to heat homes and businesses in the local area. Read more: home.cern/news/news/ce...

Language changes for better and worse. Better is when we get new words that help communicate new ideas or finer nuances. Worse is when nuance of meaning is lost. Eg when “epicentre” just comes to mean “centre”. People just throw around “epicentre” because it sounds cleverer than “centre”.

PING, PING, PING goes my phone. 😡 If the school sends an email with a letter why is there always someone who feels the need to post that same letter to both the year group WhatsApp group and the class WhatsApp group? We all got it on email already!

Maybe not the best book to read while at my kids’ swimming lessons.

My new favourite word: mulct verb (with object) Extract money from (someone) by fine or taxation.

“So your new carol is just eight verses of you demanding figgy pudding with increasing hostility.” “That’s right.” “And it’s called We Wish You A Merry Christmas?” “Yes” “Buts it not really about Christmas is it? It’s mostly about figgy—“ “—figgy pudding yeah.”

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