Watched The Devil's Mouth tonight Solid 7/10 creature feature - nowhere near as bad as the critics are saying - Good fun movie Massive respect to Kathryn Newton though - She put the hours in for this flick. She has the physique of a climber, and it absolutely added to her performance

Man Men S3E3 - Don Draper makes a pair of era appropriate old Fashioned cocktails Brown sugar, muddled maraschino cherry, 4-5 good dashes of bitters, club soda and apologises for using Rye rather than proper Bourbon I'll let the stirring time go, because making TV is expensive, but 10/10 for detail

A topic of conversation that comes up frequently is "What is special about UK comedy.." It's a good question, because I honestly think there is something ephemeral about it, but also coupled with sillyness, snark and an absolute refusal to take things seriously For me, this is the case study

Julian Clary - Norman Lamont

YouTube video by British Comedy Awards

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Apart from Hamm with his "Charismaaaaaaah" Elisabeth Moss in an absolute standout performance in Mad Men She comes across as a true talent that didn't need Scientology to get her to where she is, but the stench is still there And I find it distracting Growing up in it or not, it's a cult.

After 2 months with my new bow, needed an extra 15 twists in my string to properly tune brace height.. either it wasn't set properly to begin with, or it's stretched out a lot I think I need a proper tuning session again #Archery

Mildly ironic that two VERY different careers I've had have the same nomenclature for staying safe In a kitchen "A falling knife has no handle" means you drop something, let the floor deal with it. You clean up after In finance "Don't catch a falling knife" is a warning not to buy a falling stock

It's a rare day when Apple are the good guys... www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Apple launches legal challenge against UK government demand to access data

The Home Office has made a fresh request for ‘back door’ access to encrypted iCloud data belonging to British users

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I've always loved how the hive-mind of humanity comes together to crowdsource opinion/answer for questions Someone asks "recommend me a film with X..." and it's people expressing genuine knowledge formed on experience Now it's just someone AI slopping it.. Same way Google killed pub conversation

Absolutely doing anything they can to prop up Musk's latest shitcoin that managed to make its way onto a big boy exchange

First "real" #Archery comp tomorrow Too old to get nervous, but also like a kid waiting for Christmas 😁 We have a young lad with some target panic issues, so I'm low-key hoping that seeing an absolute incompetent such as myself step up to the line with un-earned confidence will help in some way

What a way to start the month... He was just a fuckin' kid deadline.com/2026/08/vinc... Pouring one out for big Puss And of course this will trigger yet another watch of the Sopranos RIP you legend

Vincent Pastore Dies: 'The Sopranos' Star Was 80

Vincent Pastore, known for playing mobsters in film and TV, most notably Salvatore "Big Pussy" Bonpensiero on HBO's The Sopranos, has died. He was 80.

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I think I've broken #Persona3Reload I created a Dakini focused on Strike with boosts, multi target focus, Auto crit and Auto atk - and I 1 shot everything in Tartarus 😆 Even border bosses are dead in a couple of rounds so I can pretty much ignore tactics. Only "main" encounters need a brain cell

No one can convince me that Suki Waterhouse isn't a character that has stepped out of Toast Of London, or isn't literally Matt Berry in a wig... "Suki Waterhouse, tonight supported by Pooki Hook, Una Length and Iqbal Achieve!"

Living proof that a hobby can be beneficial A few years after a near death health scare (comas aren't as relaxing as they sound) I took up #Archery and it's really helped with my mental state as well as physical I was approaching "shut in" status before that www.theguardian.com/wellness/202...

Hobbies can improve your health – here are four tips for choosing one

From sea swimming to painting, doctors are ‘prescribing’ hobbies – but you don’t need a doctor’s note to get started

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From recent online discourse, we're at the stage that "The Acolyte was good except for the Women and Black people" Give it a few years and it will be rightly in the pantheon of Star Wars fiction that explored the grey area of the force, and less emphasis given to who acted in the roles.

Frustrated me at how bent out of shape people got at the conclusion of Black Sails.. it shows a rank ignorance of how Pirates that made it out alive actually lived once they retired They would FREQUENTLY pair up with a shipmate, pool their resources and live together

Not a bad speed for a VPN connection Mullvad stepping up their game yet again

Finished Halt and catch fire (again) And now I have that empty feeling of loss in the pit of my stomach, usually reserved for when I finish a book series and I say goodbye to the friends I made on the way Such a good series..

www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cd... More shuffling around the edges. This will get paid from higher taxation (via a longer freeze on income tax brackets) so is a stop gap solution, will not generate extra business (because people still can't afford to go out) and is the state propping up a sector

Burnham announces 20% cut in business rates for pubs, clubs and music venues - live updates

The tax cut is due to take effect from April. One business owner tells the BBC "the devil is in the detail" and asks for clarity on the types of venues that will qualify.

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#BlueSky Can we get a filter to hide/mute people that have replies disabled? I respect their choice to avoid replies, but I'm not interested in hearing from people that are on "broadcast only" and do not invite challenge, comment or debate. Cheers

I'm on to S4 of Halt and Catch Fire, and the cinematography is amazing.. it's so painfully 90's with soft focus, over saturation, strong light sources painting people in ethereal glow.. Also, knowing what comes later - the fever dream feeling is deliberate

Read a post from someone asking "when was the last time you got stung by stinging nettles", then lamenting the fact that they no longer get to play outdoors I got stung today at Archery... Which made me realise I've started playing outside again 😁

#ArcherySky #Archery - Anyone out there got any idea why my Shibuya recurve arrow rest arm doesn't stay put? After half a dozen arrows, the arm has shaken loose and the arrow drops slightly on the button I've tightened it in place a few times, but still shakes loose

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... You know who else knew she was pregnant before she did? Palantir and every organisation that they sell data to (If you really believe that Oura doesn't share biometric data with Palantir, I've a bridge to sell you) Wearables need to stop being creepy spyware

My fitness tracker knew I was pregnant before I did

Ravika is one of hundreds of women who are noticing early pregnancy signs through the data on their fitness trackers.

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And it was all going so well.. Shit-canning Kendall was an early win, only to shoot himself in the left bollock by keeping Mahmood. The cruelty will continue until morale improves (or she manages to firmly pull up the drawbridge and spit on immigrants from the battlements) She's Reform-lite

Public Service Announcement: Until Burnham is actually at the helm on Monday, and starts to actually make changes, everything you're reading now is kite flying trying to judge public sentiment Nothing it real yet.. just all speculation

I really love Halt and Catch Fire.. but it also makes me sad I used to have that burning passion for tech, pushing the envelope and just feeling like a baby deer standing up for the first time That is now dead.. tech is so tainted by greed, control and surveillance, I find no joy in it anymore.

3 movie day... Backrooms, The Seasoning House, Return to Silent Hill Backrooms 9/10 - no notes.. Wife wasn't keen but not plugged in to the lore Seasoning House 6/10 - Good gore, disturbing theme, weak ending

Our two investigations into Madison Square Garden are now unpaywalled and free for anyone to read.

WIRED@wired.com · 3w ago

Yesterday, WIRED learned that Madison Square Garden was suing us for our accurate reporting. We stand by our work. That’s why we’re removing the paywall from two of the MSG stories they don’t want you to read, making them free for everyone.

Not getting my hopes up, but this would be a decent pick, and pretty much guarantees Streeting is on the shitheap Mahmood is the fox in the henhouse though.. if she gets Chancellor, anyone with a job is going to be paying for more tax forever to satisfy the triple lock

Angela Rayner 'to be appointed Andy Burnham's Health Secretary' in comeback after tax row | LBC

The former deputy PM will be tasked with prioritising the UK's social care system

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