barry novibes
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barry novibes
@iaindowie.bsky.social
· Jan 12
going to try and watch a hundred films this year, because despite paying for a cinema pass and reading reviews almost non-stop and having virtually any film at my fingertips i always end up seeing five or six new ones a year at best...
are we getting a 115 verdict this week then or what?
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 AM
are we getting a 115 verdict this week then or what?
imagine being that wealthy and this miserable. sitting there in your sterile mansion in the middle of saudi arabia counting your social media followers.
November 10, 2025 at 12:00 PM
imagine being that wealthy and this miserable. sitting there in your sterile mansion in the middle of saudi arabia counting your social media followers.
had some terrible news. weekend bacon butties are going to have to be a thing of the past. the ol' gout has beat me. giving up the ale was heartbreaking enough, but this is tough to take. what a miserable life.
November 10, 2025 at 11:47 AM
had some terrible news. weekend bacon butties are going to have to be a thing of the past. the ol' gout has beat me. giving up the ale was heartbreaking enough, but this is tough to take. what a miserable life.
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Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
November 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Got these new trainers today but I can't get it out of my head that they look like fuckin DC Tosh Lines from The Bill
thought the pilot episode of this was really good, but then i'm a rhea fanboy. like the premise, but mainly enjoying the gilligan signatures - the mundane detail, the landscapes, the sound of quieter scenes, the pov shots, the use of colour, the unorthodox camera angles. just intensely watchable.
Pluribus review – the audacity of the Breaking Bad creator’s new TV show is incredible
Pluribus review – the audacity of the Breaking Bad creator’s new TV show is incredible
It takes some chutzpah to make television like this. Better Call Saul star Rhea Seehorn is the only US citizen immune from an alien virus that makes everyone in the world supremely happy – and it’s a bleak, blackly comic watch
www.theguardian.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:39 PM
thought the pilot episode of this was really good, but then i'm a rhea fanboy. like the premise, but mainly enjoying the gilligan signatures - the mundane detail, the landscapes, the sound of quieter scenes, the pov shots, the use of colour, the unorthodox camera angles. just intensely watchable.
few things not so good today - donnarumma's been very decent but the launching out of his box stuff will cost us goals/red cards. gvardiol was pretty sloppy second half. cherki's finding his feet, decision making will come with time, but the ball bounces off him a lot for such a skilful player.
doku's hitting a level few of us thought he could. unplayable today. o'reilly not far behind, kept a world class player quiet all afternoon. the midfield three all excellent as well. there's a side emerging here, it's different to any of pep's previous teams, but exciting in a different way.
November 9, 2025 at 10:23 PM
few things not so good today - donnarumma's been very decent but the launching out of his box stuff will cost us goals/red cards. gvardiol was pretty sloppy second half. cherki's finding his feet, decision making will come with time, but the ball bounces off him a lot for such a skilful player.
now we've got the pub stuff out of the way, on to the main course, the grandest game in world football...
November 9, 2025 at 7:35 PM
now we've got the pub stuff out of the way, on to the main course, the grandest game in world football...
doku's hitting a level few of us thought he could. unplayable today. o'reilly not far behind, kept a world class player quiet all afternoon. the midfield three all excellent as well. there's a side emerging here, it's different to any of pep's previous teams, but exciting in a different way.
November 9, 2025 at 6:57 PM
doku's hitting a level few of us thought he could. unplayable today. o'reilly not far behind, kept a world class player quiet all afternoon. the midfield three all excellent as well. there's a side emerging here, it's different to any of pep's previous teams, but exciting in a different way.
quad's back on, lads.
November 9, 2025 at 6:32 PM
quad's back on, lads.
quite an interesting mid-table emerging...
November 9, 2025 at 6:27 PM
quite an interesting mid-table emerging...
if you can get past pretending that you don't like pop music, this is a splendid little ep...
November 9, 2025 at 12:16 PM
if you can get past pretending that you don't like pop music, this is a splendid little ep...
don't believe in musical guilty pleasures, but i've always thought this is a great track. like the guitar, like the sort of strained vocal, like the production and how it sounds almost live, sounds too sharp for '88. even like the guitar solo (and i hate guitar solos).
youtu.be/tDl3bdE3YQA?...
youtu.be/tDl3bdE3YQA?...
Edie Brickell & New Bohemians - What I Am (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by EBNewBohemiansVEVO
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 11:06 AM
don't believe in musical guilty pleasures, but i've always thought this is a great track. like the guitar, like the sort of strained vocal, like the production and how it sounds almost live, sounds too sharp for '88. even like the guitar solo (and i hate guitar solos).
youtu.be/tDl3bdE3YQA?...
youtu.be/tDl3bdE3YQA?...
the daily mail have become obsessed with famous people "showing their true colours"...
November 8, 2025 at 11:22 PM
the daily mail have become obsessed with famous people "showing their true colours"...
fucking yes. if you've never seen this you're missing out. worth watching for the soundtrack alone. paranoid telly at its finest. magic.
November 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
fucking yes. if you've never seen this you're missing out. worth watching for the soundtrack alone. paranoid telly at its finest. magic.
been watching a boxing tournament called the heist. basically a rehash of the old prizefighter nights they used to have on sky. ridiculous entertainment. so much drama. every fight really good. short-format boxing's sensational.
November 8, 2025 at 9:38 PM
been watching a boxing tournament called the heist. basically a rehash of the old prizefighter nights they used to have on sky. ridiculous entertainment. so much drama. every fight really good. short-format boxing's sensational.
some nice stuff on this lichen record. michael clark, son of the late, great gavin clark, of clayhill and shane meadows collaborator. second half of the record especially good. lovely.
youtu.be/52gL814z7EE?...
youtu.be/52gL814z7EE?...
Standing Tall
YouTube video by Lichen - Topic
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 4:38 PM
some nice stuff on this lichen record. michael clark, son of the late, great gavin clark, of clayhill and shane meadows collaborator. second half of the record especially good. lovely.
youtu.be/52gL814z7EE?...
youtu.be/52gL814z7EE?...
virtually impossible for me to not like a band called pebbledash. this is great...
youtu.be/K57w-EdSntw?...
youtu.be/K57w-EdSntw?...
Tiles & Moss
YouTube video by Pebbledash - Topic
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 4:11 PM
virtually impossible for me to not like a band called pebbledash. this is great...
youtu.be/K57w-EdSntw?...
youtu.be/K57w-EdSntw?...
the premier league is as ridiculously entertaining as ever, but quality-wise it feels miles away from just a few seasons ago. can't really explain it. partly tactical, partly scheduling maybe, but the technical level of most sides now feels much closer to the pre-wenger years than peak pep/klopp.
November 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
the premier league is as ridiculously entertaining as ever, but quality-wise it feels miles away from just a few seasons ago. can't really explain it. partly tactical, partly scheduling maybe, but the technical level of most sides now feels much closer to the pre-wenger years than peak pep/klopp.
hope i'm wrong obviously, but do think there are signs that united are better in all areas now - steadier keeper, more settled defence, some semblance of a midfield, more intricate passing, creating more chances. think they'll win here, and might finish above villa, spurs, maybe even newcastle.
November 8, 2025 at 12:47 PM
hope i'm wrong obviously, but do think there are signs that united are better in all areas now - steadier keeper, more settled defence, some semblance of a midfield, more intricate passing, creating more chances. think they'll win here, and might finish above villa, spurs, maybe even newcastle.
some of ronay's stuff on the maccabi ban has been mental, and i do genuinely feel conflicted buying the guardian nowadays for several reasons, but i agree with most of this piece, and i'd like there to be a future where my football club aren't owned by the uae...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Silence over Sudan: why do Manchester City’s owners get away with so much?
Two midweek matches in England had a backdrop of war and geopolitics, but only one drew large protests
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:07 AM
some of ronay's stuff on the maccabi ban has been mental, and i do genuinely feel conflicted buying the guardian nowadays for several reasons, but i agree with most of this piece, and i'd like there to be a future where my football club aren't owned by the uae...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
this is great bedtime listening. basically a dramatisation of a plod's account of policing belfast in the fifties...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
BBC Sounds - The Mystery Of... - Available Episodes
Listen to the latest episodes of The Mystery Of... on BBC Sounds.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 11:21 PM
this is great bedtime listening. basically a dramatisation of a plod's account of policing belfast in the fifties...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/serie...
there are clear lessons to be learned from mamdani's campaign. people need hope, and to know they're not going to be left behind. galvanising people to get involved at grass roots level is the only way. the only party offering real organised change for the better here now are the @greenparty.org.uk
From the archive:
Mamdani’s impressive Democratic primary victory is a source of hope for transformative politics in NYC and the wider US, writes Dillon Delaune – one of 50,000 supporters who canvassed for his campaign
www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...
Mamdani’s impressive Democratic primary victory is a source of hope for transformative politics in NYC and the wider US, writes Dillon Delaune – one of 50,000 supporters who canvassed for his campaign
www.redpepper.org.uk/global-polit...
Lessons from Zohran Mamdani’s campaign - Red Pepper
Mamdani’s impressive victory in last month’s primaries contains sources of hope for transformative politics in the US, writes Dillon Delaune
www.redpepper.org.uk
November 5, 2025 at 9:06 AM
there are clear lessons to be learned from mamdani's campaign. people need hope, and to know they're not going to be left behind. galvanising people to get involved at grass roots level is the only way. the only party offering real organised change for the better here now are the @greenparty.org.uk
not only the track of the year so far, but one of the great bangers of the decade, imho.
this is an insane banger. track of the year material for me...
youtu.be/1vM2DMmsekE?...
youtu.be/1vM2DMmsekE?...
Just Mustard - WE WERE JUST HERE (Official Video)
YouTube video by Just Mustard
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 7:53 PM
not only the track of the year so far, but one of the great bangers of the decade, imho.