Michael Brown

She probably means they would have tried to escape to Mars earlier to get the hell away from her.

A Trump supporter since he was 11. That's like me in the 70s thinking Starsky and Hutch were real cops.

This is Tommy. Tommy had a question about my allegiances. Listen to the end to hear about his.

I've never been a father, so I can barely imagine how piercing a parental loss is but this from @robdelaney.bsky.social makes it very clear. Astonishing, deeply moving read. Wonderfully written.

and now for something completely racist

He's really underestimating. If you have a bigger brain than an amoeba, you hate Donald Trump.

"Necessary Needs of a Data Center" will one day be a lovely title for something, possibly a disquisition on what a lot of vapid nonsense it is compared to the real needs of actual people.

This is satire but it really makes the point very well.

I can play tunes by tapping my fingers on my jawbone. The Lone Ranger is how it all began...

Betty Gilpin was wildly impressive in Mrs Davis. A show that was vastly enjoyable even if, by the end, I'd have had a very hard time telling anyone precisely what it was about.

This looks like one of those freeze frames at the end of Police Squad, but if it wasn't actually funny and all the characters were revolting.

Absolutely golden O'Toole. Massive pleasure to watch. Great film too.

Midsommar. Took a while to get into it but once I did, it was riveting and the last few minutes are insane.

September's best read. This from @janicehallett.bsky.social. As with her equally highly enjoyable The Twyford Code, a complex but riveting story, full of mystery and mayhem, readable,twisty and often highly amusing.

Not too mind-boggling that nobody wants to visit a big Fascist outpost lurking at the western side of the Atlantic. Look what the crappy criminal-in-chief has made.

Another simple translation. He's an asshole.

Good grief. Amazing skill.

Happy European Languages Day 🇬🇧 Joyeux Jour de Langues Europèenes 🇫🇷 Buona Giornata Europea delle Lingue 🇮🇹 Gratulerer med den europeiske språkdagen 🇳🇴 Χρόνια πολλά για την Ευρωπαϊκή Ημέρα Γλωσσών 🇬🇷 Hyvää Euroopan kielten päivää 🇫🇮 Words are beautiful, let's take care of them

There are plenty of drooling rightwing wazzocks who might learn something quite important from this, as well they damn should. Then again, maybe they wouldn't because they're wazzocks.

Noticed this some time ago. Glad I'm not alone.

I'd definitely have put Pose on there. And maybe Boston Legal too. But nice to see Better Things on the list.

This shouldn't sound correct... But for some reason it does.

This is highly enlightening, but only if you've forgotten that some people can be utter pillocks.

For anyone who doesn't already know, for an animated film this packs a mighty emotional thwack.

It was one of the great joys of my recent life to know Bonnie Greer. A truly remarkable person who radiated such wisdom and intellect. And when she spoke the audience was rapt. A kind, generous, passionate and very funny human. Thank you for giving us you Bonnie. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/s...

It sounds like a cryptic clue that has no answer unless you're a stone cold genius.

I can relate. Was in Whitby for the first time in June. Lovely place, with just the right amount of quirk, which is always a good thing.

There's no way a book about the development of European porcelain would be particularly gripping, right? Wrong. Here it is. Turns out the story is absolutely off the chain. It's genuinely nuts and startling, and all true.

I'm the first to admit I'm not the target audience for this frivolous candyfloss espionage, but I still think this is dumb as rocks and only an idiot would want it. If you're recording me saying that, it's still true.

BEST. CAPTION. EVER. 🤣🤣🤣

Sad news. I only recently read her "My Life on the Road" memoir and would recommend it to anyone.

@nicholehiltz.bsky.social A fantastically Happy Birthday to you.🎈

August's best reads. From Mary Rickert and Ben Reeves. Can't split them so choosing both, two very beautifully written and moving books teeming with life, death and more than a little of the otherworldly.

Who is this Shaun Muprhy of whom they speak...?

Best first line ever for a Dr Seuss poem that was never written.

I really cannot think of a greater honor than to have the Muppets say this about you upon your passing

She probably thought Trump was a nasty tool. Which is yet another reason to like her.

Lovely. What an astonishing gift to give.

Anyone who gifts books is already extraordinary to me, but obviously Dolly Parton was so much more than that.

Which reminds me, wonderfully, of the station on the Tokyo train network back in 2005, where the door-opening chime was a very cheerful version of The Third Man theme.

Wretchedly sad news.

Weirdly I'm not convinced. But then it's Vance and if he told me my own name I'd check my passport just to make sure.

Good grief. Glad to know she and her friend are okay.

Moon doesn't have Fox News. Lucky moon.

news.sky.com/story/nhs-st... Damn every one of the foul racist morons. Let them be ill then.

This is parody talk, the sort of thing a bloated clown might say in the thrall of frothing madness...oh, hang on....

Checks out…

The book is a hoot, grimly funny and the demented narrator is a gem. Hope the film is as good.

Rubber chickens are always funny. This just takes it to another level.

Just finished reading this Tuppence Middleton book today. A very easy and even entertaining read about a serious subject. And it's extremely good.