Stu Nathan, but spooky

Words to live by, from Primo Levi, who knew exactly what he was talking about.

Fao @berryh.bsky.social.

I am very much not a fan of the first few days after the clocks go back. Completely dark by 1710 is grim.

It's not a flying car.

Thursday! What a concept!

Not only no culture, but no *commons*. The dependency on the capitalist overlords will be complete, because you can’t ask for help or context from others when there is no common frame of reference. This has already happened in coding, the first space where they destroyed the commons we’d all built.

And a cast to die... be undead... for.

Went to the local monthly farmers' market this afternoon. It's October, I should have needed a jacket. This isn't good.

About time. I'd actually forgotten she'd made it illegal.

This post and Dmitri's next.

How your email finds me.

@laurenlaverne.bsky.social is playing Low and I'm sad about Mimi Parker again.

"The term “lame duck” would be haunting any other president’s sleep. But the concept is alien to Trump. He spends more of his time telling people about his architectural plans than he devotes to Iran, AI or the economy. Insoluble problems hold no interest." My column. as.ft.com/r/928f5cb7-6...

Relevant to US folks on my friendlist.

Enjoyed the series, somewhat to my surprise.

Some great images in this piece. I wish we could have seen some detail on the springtail scales, as mentioned in the copy.

How your email finds me.

I've never known Jim not to talk sense. He's been off TV for too long. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...

This is quite something. www.newscientist.com/article/2589...

@leoniemercedes.bsky.social enjoyed your piece in Ingenia about bioelectronic devices.

Last year I had the thought, "Maybe it would be nice to write a collection of stories all set in the kind of places I'd expect to find if I stepped through these portals I photograph on my walks?" It was. And it's now published, and available here: blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

@berryh.bsky.social possibly RTYI

Ever seen this, @rullsenberg.bsky.social? It must be near your power station.

picking a side in a face off between street fash and the RNLI is not fucking Sophie's Choice, it's strawberry ice cream or a bucket of shit. and the Home Office go for the bucket every time.

Graham Farmelo is such a nice man that I'm bit surprised (but like Philip pleased) thst he's apparently gone so hard on Hawking's more unpleasant side.

It's almost incredible, except we've had two years of Labour appeasing racists.

It's been quite a few years since I last went to Enf of the Road Festival and while I'd love to ho back, I just don't think I'm capable of navigsting the site anymore, but I still like reading the reviews and I'm glad it's retained its soul. www.theguardian.com/music/2026/s...

Not many peole realize that Nunkie's M R James audio recordings are available on Bandcamp, and, as it is a Bandcamp Friday, if you buy something today the website waives its usual commission. If I sell enough things I might get chips later on... nunkie.bandcamp.com

Did another prominent American feminist die about fifteen years ago? Because I'm having some major Mandela-Effect feelings.

he got him. he finally fucking got him

Yesterday I was thinking that I mostly knee Dolly Parton as a personality rather than as a musician. But @laurenlaverne.bsky.social played six of her tracks earlier, and I knew every word.

No Carry-Ons. No James Bond. No Ealing Studios. No Powell and Pressburger. Fails as a list.

"This contradicts claims by some rightwing commentators, who have blamed rewilding for causing wildfires."

Finally had some rain in my bit of northeast London. Didn't last very long.

Anyway I did this

Great thread on Papal things that are probably not true

I really hope the upcoming southeast England heatwave is the last of the year. Last year's last heatwave was mid-August.

I don't think any Americans who follow me need any encouragement to vote in November, but it doesn't hurt to have this out there.

If you're in Edinburgh and free in the early evening, go see Miranda!

I did not know this.

The Termite Terrace team that produced the peak Warner Brothers cartoons (some time after A Wild Hare) was one of the greatest examples of multi-disciplinary working In history. I will not be taking questions at this time.

Such sad news about Bill Oddie, a Renaissance Man genius, but here's the lovely conversation we had about his amazing comedic musical contribution to The Goodies on Front Row back in 2018. www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b...

He can fuck all the way off and when he's finshed, he can fuck off some more. And take his orange mate with him. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

This is just to say I have eaten the lotus flowers that were somewhere can't remember where and which you were probably saving for some reason forgive me I can't remember who you are or who I am The lotus flowers were good though

The Satanic Panic never really got going in the UK but Tom might be onto something here.