James Topham
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James Topham
@jamestopham.bsky.social
· Nov 29
Finally feels like the gang’s getting back together on here.
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My local shop is playing the Alien soundtrack which has added a certain frisson to picking up my semi-skimmed
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
My local shop is playing the Alien soundtrack which has added a certain frisson to picking up my semi-skimmed
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Wintry Mix sounds like a three-piece girl-band from the early 2000s
The weather app has abandoned the term “sleet”. The rain/snow combo is now referred to as “wintry mix”.
January 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Wintry Mix sounds like a three-piece girl-band from the early 2000s
A US-backed coup? In Latin America? Unprecedented!
January 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
A US-backed coup? In Latin America? Unprecedented!
Wintry Mix sounds like a three-piece girl-band from the early 2000s
The weather app has abandoned the term “sleet”. The rain/snow combo is now referred to as “wintry mix”.
January 4, 2026 at 2:49 PM
Wintry Mix sounds like a three-piece girl-band from the early 2000s
My local shop is playing the Alien soundtrack which has added a certain frisson to picking up my semi-skimmed
January 4, 2026 at 11:17 AM
My local shop is playing the Alien soundtrack which has added a certain frisson to picking up my semi-skimmed
Well, the FIFA Peace Prize people really have egg on their faces
January 3, 2026 at 6:14 PM
Well, the FIFA Peace Prize people really have egg on their faces
New Years, new me. Not like those other 42 times.
December 29, 2025 at 10:33 PM
New Years, new me. Not like those other 42 times.
Ah shit, I nearly went the whole year without thinking about the Roman Empire
December 29, 2025 at 10:14 PM
Ah shit, I nearly went the whole year without thinking about the Roman Empire
READING 2025: Enjoyed the always compelling (if sometimes problematic) BALKAN TRILOGY by Olivia Manning, especially after briefly visiting Bucharest a couple of years ago and falling a little bit in love with it.
December 28, 2025 at 6:36 PM
READING 2025: Enjoyed the always compelling (if sometimes problematic) BALKAN TRILOGY by Olivia Manning, especially after briefly visiting Bucharest a couple of years ago and falling a little bit in love with it.
I’m very tired from all this sitting and eating
December 28, 2025 at 4:14 PM
I’m very tired from all this sitting and eating
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I think about this a lot
December 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I think about this a lot
READING 2025: Went on a Kazuo Ishiguro run in March filling in some of my blanks from his back catalogue: PALE VIEW OF THE HILLS, WHEN WE WERE ORPHANS and re-read the wonderful, dream-like THE UNCONSOLED
December 28, 2025 at 3:29 PM
READING 2025: Went on a Kazuo Ishiguro run in March filling in some of my blanks from his back catalogue: PALE VIEW OF THE HILLS, WHEN WE WERE ORPHANS and re-read the wonderful, dream-like THE UNCONSOLED
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THEM: We’re looking for a film that feels more… authored.
ME: it was authored. By me.
ME: it was authored. By me.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
THEM: We’re looking for a film that feels more… authored.
ME: it was authored. By me.
ME: it was authored. By me.
A special day, on which we celebrate the noble box, that lets us carry the many as though they be but one
December 26, 2025 at 4:00 PM
A special day, on which we celebrate the noble box, that lets us carry the many as though they be but one
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Never seen this so devastatingly and lucidly articulated.
Essentially, I think that LLM-generated dialogue only makes sense if you believe that the product of writing is words.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
But the product of writing isn't words, any more than the product of justice is prisoners, or the product of love is weddings. The product of writing is meaning.
I had five fascinating conversations for this RPS piece, gathering perspectives on genAI chatbots in games, as seen in Where Winds Meet. Thanks to @meghna.bsky.social, @pyrofoux.bsky.social, @maxkreminski.bsky.social, and @chrisgardiner.bsky.social www.rockpapershotgun.com/horrible-bor...
December 26, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Never seen this so devastatingly and lucidly articulated.
THEM: We’re looking for a film that feels more… authored.
ME: it was authored. By me.
ME: it was authored. By me.
What's an insult you'll never forget?
December 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
THEM: We’re looking for a film that feels more… authored.
ME: it was authored. By me.
ME: it was authored. By me.
Putting turkey in sandwiches, curries, pies, using it as cavity wall insulation, stuffing mattresses with it, putting it beneath acrobats to break their fall
December 26, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Putting turkey in sandwiches, curries, pies, using it as cavity wall insulation, stuffing mattresses with it, putting it beneath acrobats to break their fall
The prosthetics in this Colin Firth movie are incredible #KingsSpeech
December 25, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The prosthetics in this Colin Firth movie are incredible #KingsSpeech
There were reportedly tensions on set between Caine and Rizzo the Rat, a notorious method actor, who refused to break character even when the cameras weren’t rolling
December 25, 2025 at 1:20 PM
There were reportedly tensions on set between Caine and Rizzo the Rat, a notorious method actor, who refused to break character even when the cameras weren’t rolling
God bless us, every one.
December 25, 2025 at 11:19 AM
God bless us, every one.
Bit sad (especially at this time of year) but we had an accident at ours last night. Everyone’s okay, but I’m santa now.
December 25, 2025 at 10:48 AM
Bit sad (especially at this time of year) but we had an accident at ours last night. Everyone’s okay, but I’m santa now.
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Maybe the grinch just hated capitalism?
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Maybe the grinch just hated capitalism?
Maybe the grinch just hated capitalism?
December 24, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Maybe the grinch just hated capitalism?
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In accordance with the tradition
December 24, 2025 at 12:07 PM
In accordance with the tradition
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