My answer is Ballard. Not only the perversity of "Crash" is chillingly parallel to that of LLM-generated atrocities, but this passage from "High Rise" describes a strain of sociopathy all too present in the narcissistic strain of people who are Very Online
January 9, 2026 at 1:21 AM
My answer is Ballard. Not only the perversity of "Crash" is chillingly parallel to that of LLM-generated atrocities, but this passage from "High Rise" describes a strain of sociopathy all too present in the narcissistic strain of people who are Very Online
Ballard, surely
January 9, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Ballard, surely
Found this quite interesting (in Danish but you can hit translate in the browser) on the Greenland situation, how it isn't as clear cut as it might appear, with the Greenlanders and Danes not exactly in lockstep www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
På et kaotisk Teams-møde opstod splid mellem Nuuk og København: Grønlænderne var rasende, danskerne rystede
Det føg med beskyldninger om dansk nykolonialisme og grønlandsk uforsigtighed på et møde, som flere deltagere frygter amerikanerne kan have lyttet med på.
www.dr.dk
January 8, 2026 at 8:04 AM
Found this quite interesting (in Danish but you can hit translate in the browser) on the Greenland situation, how it isn't as clear cut as it might appear, with the Greenlanders and Danes not exactly in lockstep www.dr.dk/nyheder/poli...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen... for reference
Stephen Bywater - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
December 31, 2025 at 1:07 PM
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen... for reference
Absolutely top notch WTF paragraph from a footballer's Wikipedia biography
December 31, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Absolutely top notch WTF paragraph from a footballer's Wikipedia biography
RIP King
25th Hour: Shittttttt | Edward Norton & Isiah Whitlock Jr. | Movie Trailers & Clips
YouTube video by TommyTwoTokes
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December 30, 2025 at 11:05 PM
RIP King
Noticing an uptick in will/inheritance dispute posts on Reddit legal advice subs after Christmas, wonder if it's a coincidence or a result of vexatious family dinners
December 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Noticing an uptick in will/inheritance dispute posts on Reddit legal advice subs after Christmas, wonder if it's a coincidence or a result of vexatious family dinners
Also, one of those shows they should have spent less rather than more time world-building, its all so confusing and continually retconned to fit whatever the new season's plot is
December 28, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Also, one of those shows they should have spent less rather than more time world-building, its all so confusing and continually retconned to fit whatever the new season's plot is
Catching up on Stranger Things and can't take it seriously because every time they say Vecna I just think of the Vectron sketch from Mitchell and Webb
Mitchell & Webb - Vectron
YouTube video by videodumpywump
www.youtube.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Catching up on Stranger Things and can't take it seriously because every time they say Vecna I just think of the Vectron sketch from Mitchell and Webb
Alan Clark always comes to mind when this topic is raised
Yeah, in my experience “I prefer animals to people” types are suss as fuck. Often cruel and bigoted to their fellow human beings. It’s a major and reliable red flag imo.
Bridgette Bardot's combination of far right politics with a passion for animal rights fascinated and baffled me when we read about her in French class. But in the years since, the bridge between these positions appears clearer, and shorter.
We see it with Morrissey, with Ger¥a!s, among others...
We see it with Morrissey, with Ger¥a!s, among others...
December 28, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Alan Clark always comes to mind when this topic is raised
I think it's a bit like comedy. Study it too hard and you end up missing the wood for the trees
December 26, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I think it's a bit like comedy. Study it too hard and you end up missing the wood for the trees
Probably not much. I think the formats of JAM/ISIHAC don't help, being regular and episodic all the shows tend to blend into each other and so fewer standout moments to remember?
(I mentioned Python in another post - the films might mean they survive in collective memory as they're more distinct)
(I mentioned Python in another post - the films might mean they survive in collective memory as they're more distinct)
December 23, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Probably not much. I think the formats of JAM/ISIHAC don't help, being regular and episodic all the shows tend to blend into each other and so fewer standout moments to remember?
(I mentioned Python in another post - the films might mean they survive in collective memory as they're more distinct)
(I mentioned Python in another post - the films might mean they survive in collective memory as they're more distinct)
Like, when I was growing up the likes of Roy Hudd and Eric Sykes were becoming forgotten, and I wonder how much longer it will be before the likes of Python and Spike Milligan go as well
December 23, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Like, when I was growing up the likes of Roy Hudd and Eric Sykes were becoming forgotten, and I wonder how much longer it will be before the likes of Python and Spike Milligan go as well
Fascinating thread this. For me the ones that drop off quickest are comedians and comedy writers - and it's not even because the comedy is offensive by modern standards, it just quickly becomes forgotten
Just starting a running thread for “once famous figures now slipping into recondite knowledge now that they’ve died and society moves on” to come back to as and when I remember
=1 Peter Cook and/or Dudley Moore
=1 Peter Cook and/or Dudley Moore
December 23, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Fascinating thread this. For me the ones that drop off quickest are comedians and comedy writers - and it's not even because the comedy is offensive by modern standards, it just quickly becomes forgotten
Disney made "Frozen" so anyone trying to find out more about whether Walt Disney had himself frozen after death gets their search results filled with things about the film instead
December 22, 2025 at 10:52 AM
Disney made "Frozen" so anyone trying to find out more about whether Walt Disney had himself frozen after death gets their search results filled with things about the film instead
Reposted by Chris Applegate
there are no limits to what you can do with a car and still be allowed to drive again one day
December 16, 2025 at 5:07 PM
there are no limits to what you can do with a car and still be allowed to drive again one day
Reposted by Chris Applegate
Two ways to read this. One is “she lost on every substantive claim, completely failed in her attempts to ban trans staff from the workplace, and won mild procedural victories against her employers handling of her case”.
The other way is, I guess, “point one is longer so it must be more important”
The other way is, I guess, “point one is longer so it must be more important”
December 8, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Two ways to read this. One is “she lost on every substantive claim, completely failed in her attempts to ban trans staff from the workplace, and won mild procedural victories against her employers handling of her case”.
The other way is, I guess, “point one is longer so it must be more important”
The other way is, I guess, “point one is longer so it must be more important”
Really struggling to like Pluribus. It feels very much like Lost (pejorative), as opposed to e.g. Severance which feels very much like Lost (complimentary)
December 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Really struggling to like Pluribus. It feels very much like Lost (pejorative), as opposed to e.g. Severance which feels very much like Lost (complimentary)
Also what do we reckon the chances FIFA came up with the idea for this trophy without enough time to commission one, panicked, and have used one of the rejected prototypes for the World Cup trophy that was sitting in a dusty box somewhere?
December 5, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Also what do we reckon the chances FIFA came up with the idea for this trophy without enough time to commission one, panicked, and have used one of the rejected prototypes for the World Cup trophy that was sitting in a dusty box somewhere?
What is up with the thumb on the middle hand. What is it doing up there
December 5, 2025 at 8:14 PM
What is up with the thumb on the middle hand. What is it doing up there
(As a note though, judging from context, this book is about Erasmus Darwin, not his grandson Charles)
December 3, 2025 at 9:42 AM
(As a note though, judging from context, this book is about Erasmus Darwin, not his grandson Charles)
Absolutely sensational if this is the Pagliacci origin story
Darwin asked him: "But as you come trom London, why did you not consult Dr Warren, so celebrated a physician?' He replied: "Alas! doctor, l am
Dr Warren'. He died a week or two later.
Dr Warren'. He died a week or two later.
December 3, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Absolutely sensational if this is the Pagliacci origin story
sickos.jpeg www.itv.com/news/meridia...
www.itv.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
sickos.jpeg www.itv.com/news/meridia...
BBC website's standards have been dropping through the floor of late but even I'm shocked at how bad the state of literacy is, not knowing how to spell palate correctly
November 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
BBC website's standards have been dropping through the floor of late but even I'm shocked at how bad the state of literacy is, not knowing how to spell palate correctly
Reposted by Chris Applegate
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are
November 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
I think at this point if you're including Diane Abbott - a woman who has never held government office, has been a backbencher since 2020, and is scarcely a government ally - on your list of political wrongdoers, we all know exactly what your real concerns are