Jamie

The greatest opening scene in the history of cinema; Hugh Whitaker out-nouvelle vague-ing Alain Delon. m.youtube.com/watch?v=c0f1...

It’s official, Jesus is a friend of Dorothy.

#OtD 7 Sep 1934 anti-fascists hung a banner atop the BBC, advertising a counter-rally against Oswald Mosley and his British Union of Fascists. The BBC had Mosley on to promote his Nazi views and rally. Even so, over 100,000 locals drove out the fascist stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1075...

Rewatching Paul Heaton: from Hull to Heatongrad and can’t imagine any other pop star being so honest and introspective about themselves and their own qualities and not just faux humble for the cameras.

It’s official, Jesus is a friend of Dorothy.

Who cares about 30 years of Oasis at Knebworth when it’s 30 years since the Chuckle Brothers’ Live and In Trouble tour? #ToMeToYou

Who cares about 30 years of Oasis at Knebworth when it’s 30 years since the Chuckle Brothers’ Live and In Trouble tour? #ToMeToYou

The Māori word for ADHD is aroreretini, which broadly means “attention goes to many things". Language is a beautiful thing.

That Guinness was just resting in my account www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

🌒 www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

All this talk about the “Nerd Reich” reminds me of The Man in the High Castle by Philip K Dick. The madmen are in power.

Top 5 most insistent appliances that are not alarm clocks 5) microwave if door not opened 4) laptop when McAfee runs out 3) washing machine at end of cycle 2) telly when you don’t press any buttons for two hours 1) fridge freezer door if left open for two seconds

And now we say goodbye to Yayoi Kusama; what an incredible artistic life. The people of Melbourne truly took her into our hearts during the recent record breaking NGV show. I especially loved her gorgeous Little Mermaid illustrations from 2016.

Yayoi Kusama – a life in pictures

So, how many other people thought about @christhebarker.bsky.social when they heard about Dolly?

I seem to have reached the age where “just going out to the shed for a bit” is vastly more appealing than engaging with the world.

If Dolly isn’t going to be here tomorrow, we are all going to have be at least 10% more Dolly to make up for the shortfall.

Woodside scraps long-term emissions and clean energy targets despite windfall oil profits caused by Iran war

Just found this amazing photo my wife took of PJ Harvey at Primavera Sound in 2011 on our shitty old camera. Absolutely beautiful.

Happy birthday to Shaun Ryder. Here are Happy Mondays conjuring up a stunning version of Performance on Tony Wilson’s The Other Side of Midnight in 1988 youtu.be/cZvdXEjtl4c

What's the greatest "greatest hits" album ever?

Yes, yes, yes. Come my pretties, come back and help me empty my garage full of boxes of CDs… www.theguardian.com/business/202...

These are covers of some of the zines I'm making for my Patreon. Get a mini-Thrizzle every month!! www.patreon.com/MichaelKuppe...

wrote about that ADHD documentary, my own life as someone apparently living the perfect life of the unmedicated ADHD poster child, and why no amount of "oh but the system should change, not the people" doesn't work: www.thenewworld.co.uk/marie-le-con...

The line between horror and comedy can be a thin one. Vic and Bob's brilliant Masterchef sketch from 1995 made me laugh out loud while my skin was crawling. "HE IS SAD!"

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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Pocock and crossbenchers call Labor’s NDIS overhaul ‘too far, too fast’ in scathing Senate inquiry report

'yyyyeessssssssss!!!!!'

The Beatles Film Poster Series Volume 3 is complete! Here's a recap of them all, and here's a link to see all of Volumes 1 and 2 for anyone interested... www.stuffbymark.co.uk/shop/the-bea...

How great are books?

Well this is lovely news, three fantastic albums by the Go-Betweens finally getting a reissue. Hopefully it means more people take a chance on Australia’s greatest band (and solo reissues for the first three LPs) thequietus.com/news/the-go-...

Paul Heaton is living proof that fame and fame and fortune can be done right. Genuinely inspirational.

Having quit Spotify for Apple Music earlier this year, Apple are now increasing a subscription from $20 to $24 a month. Deezer it is then…

Ah man, this looks fabulous; a whole night of @paulheatonsolo.bsky.social. The opening of Hugh on the bike in London 0 Hull 4 is worth the ticket price alone.

In case you missed them the first time around, here are a couple of things I recently wrote about Paul Heaton. This is the first... www.patreon.com/NeedleMythol...

My name? JR Hartley… (self-satisfied smile)

Ah man, this looks fabulous; a whole night of @paulheatonsolo.bsky.social. The opening of Hugh on the bike in London 0 Hull 4 is worth the ticket price alone.

Already sick of seeing the words “Chelsea sign…”

Since BBC Sounds was blocked we’ve had to wait a month in Australia to hear our Norm on Desert Island Discs so I’m delighted that it left such a warm and fuzzy feeling. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Already sick of seeing the words “Chelsea sign…”

Adani to pay no company tax despite $1bn revenue from Queensland coalmine

FLASH: Justice Dept seeks to dismiss Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool criminal case against former Olympian David Hearn Trump Admin acknowledges: "Damage to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in June 2026 was the result of flawed installation by the contractor"

Finally got my Mani home to Melbourne, framed and ready to hang. Such a beautiful tribute by @stuffbymark.bsky.social and for a great cause.