Jasper Sharp
@jaspersharp.bsky.social
Movies and mushrooms. Writer, film critic, Japanese film lover, amateur mycologist, co-director of CREEPING GARDEN and J-HORROR VIRUS and author of a few books. https://jaspersharp.squarespace.com
"There are now more members of the Truss cabinet in Reform than there are in Kemi’s shadow team."
I'd almost forgotten about this ghoul. Leaky Sue’s defection is ultimately a gesture of attention-seeking desperation to get people talking about her again but hardly much of a trophy for Reform.
I'd almost forgotten about this ghoul. Leaky Sue’s defection is ultimately a gesture of attention-seeking desperation to get people talking about her again but hardly much of a trophy for Reform.
Lovely hatchet job on the monstrosity that is Suella Braverman. Crace covers it all;
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
her dishonesty, disloyalty, nastiness, incompetence, her wild vanity… and her deep stupidity.
How dare these utter arses think we’d be persuaded by their swaggering nonsense.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Suella makes the ultimate sacrifice as she ditches Tories for Reform | John Crace
Most of those at Monday’s event had to remind themselves that Braverman hadn’t defected long ago
www.theguardian.com
January 27, 2026 at 9:47 AM
"There are now more members of the Truss cabinet in Reform than there are in Kemi’s shadow team."
I'd almost forgotten about this ghoul. Leaky Sue’s defection is ultimately a gesture of attention-seeking desperation to get people talking about her again but hardly much of a trophy for Reform.
I'd almost forgotten about this ghoul. Leaky Sue’s defection is ultimately a gesture of attention-seeking desperation to get people talking about her again but hardly much of a trophy for Reform.
Yes! Wasn’t sure if we’d ever get a new De Palma!
Sweet Vengeance reportedly be the next film from director Brian De Palma, with the thriller set to begin production this year.
filmstories.co.uk/news/brian-d...
filmstories.co.uk/news/brian-d...
Brian De Palma making a new movie, Sweet Vengeance, this summer
Sweet Vengeance reportedly be the next film from director Brian De Palma, with the thriller set to begin production this year.
filmstories.co.uk
January 26, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Yes! Wasn’t sure if we’d ever get a new De Palma!
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Re-reading this slide of greatness, mainly for the Kinji Fukasaku chapter @midnightmes.bsky.social @jaspersharp.bsky.social
January 23, 2026 at 12:04 PM
Re-reading this slide of greatness, mainly for the Kinji Fukasaku chapter @midnightmes.bsky.social @jaspersharp.bsky.social
The person behind the camera could be seen opening many of the properties with a set of keys and letting other people in. Other clips, supposedly showing “illegal immigrants” being given houses in Knightsbridge, were filmed in semi-detached houses that are more common in suburbia than central London
This is one of the strangest and most screwed-up stories I’ve worked on. www.londoncentric.media/p/tiktok-lon...
Who's secretly filming fake TikToks inside Londoners' homes?
We tracked down the viral video account invading people's houses to spread false claims about immigrants.
www.londoncentric.media
January 24, 2026 at 11:47 AM
The person behind the camera could be seen opening many of the properties with a set of keys and letting other people in. Other clips, supposedly showing “illegal immigrants” being given houses in Knightsbridge, were filmed in semi-detached houses that are more common in suburbia than central London
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Wind and solar power produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU for the first time last year
Wind and solar overtake fossil fuels in EU power supply
Wind and solar power produced more electricity than fossil fuels in the EU for the first time last year.
www.rte.ie
January 23, 2026 at 12:00 PM
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Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
January 21, 2026 at 12:01 PM
Horsley (Derbyshire) Council By-Election Result:
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
🌍 GRN: 43.6% (+16.7)
➡️ RFM: 35.5% (+0.6)
🌳 CON: 13.9% (-9.0)
🌹 LAB: 3.8% (-6.5)
☑️ ADV: 1.9% (New)
🔶 LDM: 1.4% (-2.0)
No Ind (-1.7) as previous.
Green GAIN from Reform.
Changes w/ 2025.
“Earlier this month, the Office for Environmental Protection warned that the biodiversity target, which means stopping the decline of species such as the hedgehog and red squirrel, will almost certainly not be met in England.”
The promise to protect the natural world while building homes is fading. Wildlife protections are being framed as "red tape," with Barbastelle bats and whirlpool ramshorn snails scapegoated for infrastructure delays. David Jobbins writes from the heart
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/environment/...
From green to grey: why ‘growth at all costs’ is threatening British wildlife
This weekend amateur naturalists will spend an hour logging the birds that visit their gardens to contribute to national data
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 22, 2026 at 11:14 AM
“Earlier this month, the Office for Environmental Protection warned that the biodiversity target, which means stopping the decline of species such as the hedgehog and red squirrel, will almost certainly not be met in England.”
Fascinating to see Masao Adachi's latest ESCAPE is playing at the ICA in London this month as part of a wider Adachi retro I didn't know about. I wrote in some detail about the director and his 1960s context in BEHIND THE PINK CURTAIN.
My review of Escape (dir. Masao Adachi) is up here: www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...
Escape review – notorious Japanese revolutionary tells story of country’s most wanted criminal
Director Masao Adachi – formerly of the Japanese Red Army – on the infamous Satoshi Kirishima, who went on the run in 1975 after a series of corporate bombings
www.theguardian.com
January 21, 2026 at 10:43 AM
Fascinating to see Masao Adachi's latest ESCAPE is playing at the ICA in London this month as part of a wider Adachi retro I didn't know about. I wrote in some detail about the director and his 1960s context in BEHIND THE PINK CURTAIN.
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The latest interview in Justin Sevakis' landmark series The Anime Business features Jonathan Clements, for over a decade Britain's most prolific anime translator, and my co-author on The Erotic Anime Movie Guide and The Anime Encyclopedia. Unmissable.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=g59A...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=g59A...
The Anime Business - Jonathan Clements on The History of Anime in the UK
YouTube video by AnimEigo
m.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:45 AM
The latest interview in Justin Sevakis' landmark series The Anime Business features Jonathan Clements, for over a decade Britain's most prolific anime translator, and my co-author on The Erotic Anime Movie Guide and The Anime Encyclopedia. Unmissable.
m.youtube.com/watch?v=g59A...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=g59A...
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Passes are now Sold Out! Thanks for all of your support ❤️
📣 Limited Silent Passes remaining 🎟️
Silent Passes grants access to events at @wshed.bsky.social, #BristolMegascreen and the #SilentComedyGala - over half of our events!
There aren't many left, so pick yours up ASAP for an incredible Slapstick experience Wed 4th to Sun 8th February below 👇
Silent Passes grants access to events at @wshed.bsky.social, #BristolMegascreen and the #SilentComedyGala - over half of our events!
There aren't many left, so pick yours up ASAP for an incredible Slapstick experience Wed 4th to Sun 8th February below 👇
January 16, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Passes are now Sold Out! Thanks for all of your support ❤️
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We’re delighted to announce that actor and Slapstick Festival patron @sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social is joining @adamhillscomedy.bsky.social in our Rediscovering #LaurelandHardy event at St George’s Bristol on Sunday 8th February 12pm - Link below for tickets.
January 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
We’re delighted to announce that actor and Slapstick Festival patron @sanjeevbhaskar.bsky.social is joining @adamhillscomedy.bsky.social in our Rediscovering #LaurelandHardy event at St George’s Bristol on Sunday 8th February 12pm - Link below for tickets.
A good thread. YouTube makes a great deal of money out of other peoples labour and intellectual property rights.
And invests no money in content or creators or any infrastructure of programme making, does no training, cannot support collaborative projects efficiently, and has an opaque payment system that mitigates against what the public would understand as “making television”.
January 15, 2026 at 10:17 AM
A good thread. YouTube makes a great deal of money out of other peoples labour and intellectual property rights.
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Massive thank you to John at New Wave Video, @jaspersharp.bsky.social and the folks at 88 Films for the opportunity to create art for 2 pieces of important Cyberpunk cinematic history.
January 14, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Massive thank you to John at New Wave Video, @jaspersharp.bsky.social and the folks at 88 Films for the opportunity to create art for 2 pieces of important Cyberpunk cinematic history.
Lets keep Bluesky a Reform and Tory-free safe zone!
There are now at least 365 UK MPs with accounts on Bluesky – more than half (56%) of all MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
🔴 This includes nearly 70% of Labour MPs
🔶 Nearly 90% of Lib Dem MPs
🟢 All the 4 Green MPs
🔵 But only 5% of Conservative MPs
➡️ No Reform MPs
More MPs are coming off X and I assume that means they will be posting more on here
@politicshome.bsky.social has a handy list of all the MPs on Bluesky
Please point out anyone who is missing!
@politicshome.bsky.social has a handy list of all the MPs on Bluesky
Please point out anyone who is missing!
January 13, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Lets keep Bluesky a Reform and Tory-free safe zone!
News presenters on #bbcradio4 can’t bring themselves to mention the name of Renee Nicole, referring to her solely as “the woman shot in Minneapolis last week”. I wonder why that is?
January 13, 2026 at 10:08 AM
News presenters on #bbcradio4 can’t bring themselves to mention the name of Renee Nicole, referring to her solely as “the woman shot in Minneapolis last week”. I wonder why that is?
I love this song. One of my karaoke go-tos…
Duran Duran dedicated “Ordinary World” to the memory of Renee Good last night. 💔 www.threads.com/@superstar_g...
Laura 🤗 (@superstar_gorg) on Threads
Duran Duran dedicated Ordinary World to Renee Good last night in Sacramento. 🫶🏽
Also a big FU to the MAGA couple behind me.🖕🏼
www.threads.com
January 10, 2026 at 11:44 PM
I love this song. One of my karaoke go-tos…
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It is hilarious* that UK gov ministers are insisting they need to keep posting on X - a platform run by a far-right warmongerer that enables the mass production of child sex abuse material and industrial harassment of women - because they're nostalgic for their Blue Tick Twitter days
*not hilarious
*not hilarious
January 9, 2026 at 7:28 AM
It is hilarious* that UK gov ministers are insisting they need to keep posting on X - a platform run by a far-right warmongerer that enables the mass production of child sex abuse material and industrial harassment of women - because they're nostalgic for their Blue Tick Twitter days
*not hilarious
*not hilarious
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I was happy to find out that a book on the amazing fungus artist Hans Walty has recently been published: "Pilzwerk, Die fantastischen Farben, Formen und Fungi von Hans Walty" #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #MycoBookClub www.merianverlag.ch/en/produkt/k...
January 9, 2026 at 8:36 AM
I was happy to find out that a book on the amazing fungus artist Hans Walty has recently been published: "Pilzwerk, Die fantastischen Farben, Formen und Fungi von Hans Walty" #FungiFriends #FungiFriday #MycoBookClub www.merianverlag.ch/en/produkt/k...
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Today is another day I would recommend looking at your auto-play video settings to protect your peace: Settings > Content & Media > Autoplay videos and GIFs
The incident in Minneapolis is straight up murder by ICE and all officials involved need to be held swiftly accountable.
The incident in Minneapolis is straight up murder by ICE and all officials involved need to be held swiftly accountable.
January 7, 2026 at 6:12 PM
Today is another day I would recommend looking at your auto-play video settings to protect your peace: Settings > Content & Media > Autoplay videos and GIFs
The incident in Minneapolis is straight up murder by ICE and all officials involved need to be held swiftly accountable.
The incident in Minneapolis is straight up murder by ICE and all officials involved need to be held swiftly accountable.
Began my New Year’s resolution in full flow today – to spend at least one day a week dedicated to writing a new book. It’s now been 10 years since the last one!
January 7, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Began my New Year’s resolution in full flow today – to spend at least one day a week dedicated to writing a new book. It’s now been 10 years since the last one!
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Takiji Kobayashi is perhaps the best known of Japan's proletarian writers, a group attempting to write for working-class people and incorporate Marxist ides into the plot. (They didn't always succeed.) He was killed by police in 1933 at just 29 years old.
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Takiji Kobayashi is perhaps the best known of Japan's proletarian writers, a group attempting to write for working-class people and incorporate Marxist ides into the plot. (They didn't always succeed.) He was killed by police in 1933 at just 29 years old.
She truly is excruciating.
Without a hint of irony, Kemi Badenoch - after doing the full ‘Trump was right’ on Venezuela for best part of 10 minutes - when asked about Brexit on Radio 4 Today says ‘sovereignty matters’
Then asked for one big policy, says cutting net zero
Fundamentally unserious
Then asked for one big policy, says cutting net zero
Fundamentally unserious
January 6, 2026 at 8:25 AM
She truly is excruciating.
Just back from a New Year's pilgrimage to Canterbury on a tip off to find the elusive Cobalt Crust (Terana caerulea) fungi, a bucket list species for me. Mission accomplished! A great find for me, hopefully auguring a successful 2026 of more fungi photography!
January 2, 2026 at 4:19 PM
Just back from a New Year's pilgrimage to Canterbury on a tip off to find the elusive Cobalt Crust (Terana caerulea) fungi, a bucket list species for me. Mission accomplished! A great find for me, hopefully auguring a successful 2026 of more fungi photography!
“More leisure time, better health performance, less inequality and lower carbon emissions, all with broadly comparable productivity: Europeans can be proud of their development model, which is on the whole significantly more convincing.”
Europe is not falling behind the USA, writes Gabriel Zucman. It is choosing a different – and arguably superior – development model. We should stop apologising for it.
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
eastangliabylines.co.uk/business/eco...
Decline, what decline? The myth of dying Europe
There is a widespread view that, by comparison with the USA, Europe is in economic and social decline. But, Zucman argues, it's not true
eastangliabylines.co.uk
January 2, 2026 at 3:05 PM
“More leisure time, better health performance, less inequality and lower carbon emissions, all with broadly comparable productivity: Europeans can be proud of their development model, which is on the whole significantly more convincing.”
Had a lot of fun watching Alice in Borderland series 3 the past week. I always thought the show was a bit uneven, but this one is darker than the previous ones, and I think the last two series of Squid Game much more kindly disposed to it.
January 2, 2026 at 1:14 PM
Had a lot of fun watching Alice in Borderland series 3 the past week. I always thought the show was a bit uneven, but this one is darker than the previous ones, and I think the last two series of Squid Game much more kindly disposed to it.