Well, happy 29th anniversary to the greatest ‘reverse ferret’ ever issued by a media outlet

Tim Curry and Dolly Parton have taught us not only that you should be bigger, weirder, gayer, and freakier, but also that those qualities are what people will love about you. The things that make you strange and amazing are the things that will resonate with other strange and amazing people

If you see any CCTV videos of the recent mudslides in Nepal/China, be aware, they are graphic. The footage is taken from some distance, but the fate of the people you see running is not ambiguous. Absolutely horrifying. If you see fundraisers for Nepal or Tibet consider donating. They'll need it.

This is the letter kids got at the end of Dolly’s Imagination Library. I defy you to read this and not cry.

I do not care about humanoid robot races. But if there would be a race to have robots clean a kitchen, I would watch it even if it took a month.

Avoiding AI is about to be a superpower.

Henry Mance@henrymance.ft.com · 2w ago

Woah.

Maybe decades of UI design, human psychology and marketing experience have made me cynical, but here was my first thought: The green smiley buttons are probably supplied pre-worn. #ux

Halloweeno@vimtotime.bsky.social · 2w ago

I think most people were really happy

Who remembers rain? x

The Golden Age Of Children's TV is currently an un-whopping ninety nine pence on Kindle! I really am quite proud of it and I think you'll enjoy it, especially at this price. If you've already ready it, why not share the link? Hint Hint. www.amazon.co.uk/Golden-Age-C...

Following on from my last post about Paradise nightclub, Pontardawe, I am reminded of the time that I walked drunkenly home - in party shoes, mind, not trainers - because I didn't want to incur the wrath of my dad by asking for a lift. 13.7 miles. Over 5 hours. Heels fucked for weeks.

...and just like that, I'm transported to Paradise nightclub, Pontardawe. Bottle of Diamond White, please. Yes, I'm definitely 18. #totp.

I don't know what's going on with Funky Worm's bass, but I'm very much here for it. #totp

Kim Wilde, of course, was EXACTLY as attractive as I remember. I say this only as rhetorical contrast to my previous post. Definitely not perving or anything. Ahem. #totp

Blimey. Eddi Reader was a LOT more attractive than I remember. #totp

Okay, so denim made a comeback, then. #totp

As a bassist, I have to feel sympathy for Mark O'Toole. He had to mime to that frenetic Trevor Horn synth bass part for decades. #totp

And just like that, wading through the shite paid off. One of the best songs of the Eighties, surely no-one can question that. #totp

"Here she is: fuckin' Bunty" #totp

Oof - Kelis is suffering particularly badly to the TOTP regime's insistence on live vocals (which was a terrible idea) #totp.

Is it just me, or are these sandwiches about to burst into song? The Muppet Show has a lot to answer for. #Muppets #Sandwiches #SandwichesThatTurnOutToBeMuppets

The Creative Industries added £124 billion to the UK economy in 2023, but yes, let's not bother to fund any training and education in them. I mean, it's not like we're known for music, fashion, artists, filmmakers, performers. Make it make sense.

Margot Finn@eicathomefinn.bsky.social · last mo.

Creative & performing arts subjects received £16.8 million SPG 2024-25; £12.9 million in 2025-26; £ O million in 2026-27. The University of Creative Arts will thus lose half of its government funding this year; Art University Bournmouth 40.7%, Norwich U of Arts 40.4% and Leeds Arts U 30.3%. 1/2

As an anthropologist, I endorse this message!

Spotted a bust of Sir Michael Fabricant today. I wonder if he lives there.

🔥🔥🔥"That statement is an untruth; it's a fabrication. It is totally disingenuous" Feargal Sharkey DEBUNKS Thames Water CEO's claim that public ownership means no investment in our water infrastructure Take action to demand the BBC and Ofcom correct the record: vist.ly/5d6q4

I made a UFO plushie 👽🚀🌈🐄 More info ⬇️ #plush #plushie #craft #sewing #handmade #ufo #alien

FLAGS AND BALLOONS, POP-CRAZED YOUNGSTERS! We're making our fifth appearance at the London Podcast Festival on Sat 5th Sept, and we want to RRROCK you all late afternoon long, for 90 minutes. Sarah! Taylor! Al! A speed-run through an episode of TOTP! And then a lovely piss-up! SELLING OUT FAST!

Chart Music: The TOTP Podcast • Podcast • Kings Place

Once more, the call goes out to the Pop-Crazed Youngsters to assemble in the name of Chart Music for a brand-new LIVE show!

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Of course, in the UK they had to call it Boss Greek because Nana Mouskouri Greek was Top Greek and the BBC -being publicly funded- couldn't be seen to be favouring her over, say, Aristotle Onassis. Whatever it was called, however, nobody was in any doubt that it was just the Odyssey but with cats.

Bryan Blessed@bryb.bsky.social · last mo.

Let this be the final word on the subject.