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A moment, please, to consider the absolute majesty of Daphne Oram's unbelievable score to this. A pitch shifted, time stretched, frequency agile glimpse of the future of music production; a liberty-taking all analogue remix of Sandy Nelson's Teen Beat realised in real time with the visuals.
November 18, 2025 at 6:01 PM
A moment, please, to consider the absolute majesty of Daphne Oram's unbelievable score to this. A pitch shifted, time stretched, frequency agile glimpse of the future of music production; a liberty-taking all analogue remix of Sandy Nelson's Teen Beat realised in real time with the visuals.
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I don't want AI generated art, I want AI emptied dishwasher
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 AM
I don't want AI generated art, I want AI emptied dishwasher
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British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Scientists find hidden antibiotic 100x stronger against deadly superbugs
A team of scientists discovered a hidden antibiotic 100 times stronger than existing drugs against deadly superbugs like MRSA. The molecule had been overlooked for decades in a familiar bacterium. It…
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November 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
British and Australian chemists have discovered a powerful new antibiotic called pre-methylenomycin C lactone, hiding in a well-known soil bacterium. This molecule kills drug-resistant bacteria without triggering resistance. buff.ly/YlXaONo
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Ad in New York’s The Voice newspaper, October 1965
November 15, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Ad in New York’s The Voice newspaper, October 1965
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My wife (and co-author) and me have a new Instagram profile to help promote our forthcoming book. It’s early days, but we want to build some anticipation. Come help us, follow us there at #MyBelovedOther
#comics #gpahicnovels #bandedessinée #bandadesenhada
#comics #gpahicnovels #bandedessinée #bandadesenhada
November 14, 2025 at 1:57 PM
My wife (and co-author) and me have a new Instagram profile to help promote our forthcoming book. It’s early days, but we want to build some anticipation. Come help us, follow us there at #MyBelovedOther
#comics #gpahicnovels #bandedessinée #bandadesenhada
#comics #gpahicnovels #bandedessinée #bandadesenhada
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So, the witches in Macbeth may be a later reworking by playwright Thomas Middleton. Someone who attended the play in 1611 described 3 'beautiful' "feiries or Nimiphes," not “filthy hags”. Holinshed's Chronicles, Shakespeare's source, also describes 3 "creatures of the elderwood.. nymphs or fairies"
November 14, 2025 at 9:37 AM
So, the witches in Macbeth may be a later reworking by playwright Thomas Middleton. Someone who attended the play in 1611 described 3 'beautiful' "feiries or Nimiphes," not “filthy hags”. Holinshed's Chronicles, Shakespeare's source, also describes 3 "creatures of the elderwood.. nymphs or fairies"
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"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
November 14, 2025 at 9:13 AM
"What is certain, and felt instinctively by almost everybody, is that things cannot go on in their present way" – The Times, May 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
“It is difficult to imagine a previous period when such an all-pervasive hopelessness was exhibited at all levels of British life” – Professor Stephen Haseler, 1975
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Some days, I have trouble reading the news because it causes in me a wave of existential nausea and depression. (It’s OK, I have tools to combat that, and:) I’m reminded of Ben Ferencz’ great advice on that (see below): “Never give up, never give up, never give up.”
That new Nuremberg film is out, so thought I’d repost this #graphicrecording I did in 2017 of Ben Ferencz, Chief Prosecutor of the Nuremberg Trials at a #TeenVogue #TedTeen event in NYC. At the age he then was, 99, he spoke “with sorrow and with hope” and with extraordinary, passionate eloquence.
November 14, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Some days, I have trouble reading the news because it causes in me a wave of existential nausea and depression. (It’s OK, I have tools to combat that, and:) I’m reminded of Ben Ferencz’ great advice on that (see below): “Never give up, never give up, never give up.”
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Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day for those that celebrate
November 14, 2023 at 9:06 AM
Happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands By The Perimeter Fence And Screams For Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day for those that celebrate
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“China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule.” [theguardian.com]
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
“China’s carbon dioxide emissions have been flat or falling for 18 months, analysis reveals, adding evidence to the hope that the world’s biggest polluter has managed to hit its target of peak CO2 emissions well ahead of schedule.” [theguardian.com]
Amazon should just reboot Bond in the same way that Casino Royale did.
All remaining agents are renamed "James Bond 007" to confuse the enemy, they all get blown up, and ascend to heaven.
Simple.
All remaining agents are renamed "James Bond 007" to confuse the enemy, they all get blown up, and ascend to heaven.
Simple.
Casino Royale (1967) ⭐ 5.0 | Comedy
2h 11m | Approved
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November 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Amazon should just reboot Bond in the same way that Casino Royale did.
All remaining agents are renamed "James Bond 007" to confuse the enemy, they all get blown up, and ascend to heaven.
Simple.
All remaining agents are renamed "James Bond 007" to confuse the enemy, they all get blown up, and ascend to heaven.
Simple.
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Okay, hear me out (no, I'm not letting this Bond thing go until all the dead horses are flogged).
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
November 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Okay, hear me out (no, I'm not letting this Bond thing go until all the dead horses are flogged).
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
Disney just ditched Doctor Who at the altar.
Amazon doesn't know how to do resurrection (or should one say 'regeneration')....
See where I'm going?
The two great British pop culture icons...
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Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
November 11, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Nowhere in the hysterical pile-on against the BBC in the British press has anyone mentioned that BBC News now has 77 million viewers & listeners in the US and has established itself as the second most trusted news source there.
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Can someone please turn this into a series of novels set in the Song dynasty which then becomes a longrunning television series starring eg Benedict Wong?
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
things I have discovered while researching the new series of Human Intelligence: the first ever textbook on forensic science was written in the year 1247 by a crime investigator in Song dynasty China.
It is called Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
It is called Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collect...
Collected Cases of Injustice Rectified - Wikipedia
en.wikipedia.org
November 10, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Can someone please turn this into a series of novels set in the Song dynasty which then becomes a longrunning television series starring eg Benedict Wong?
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
I can help with the format proposal but could only be co-writer at best, because it needs someone with much more China expertise than me.
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This is an excellent read, the story of Tony Cornell and the SPR. Gutted that not crossing the picket line meant we didn’t get to do our British Library event with Ben. But this is a terrific book for anyone interested in how intelligent people might engage with the paranormal.
November 10, 2025 at 8:18 AM
This is an excellent read, the story of Tony Cornell and the SPR. Gutted that not crossing the picket line meant we didn’t get to do our British Library event with Ben. But this is a terrific book for anyone interested in how intelligent people might engage with the paranormal.
Pretty niche, but I’m excited that veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman is finally releasing some of his many classic docs on disc.
These are late 60s classics like Titicut Follies, High School and Hospital.
FINALLY
These are late 60s classics like Titicut Follies, High School and Hospital.
FINALLY
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November 6, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Pretty niche, but I’m excited that veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman is finally releasing some of his many classic docs on disc.
These are late 60s classics like Titicut Follies, High School and Hospital.
FINALLY
These are late 60s classics like Titicut Follies, High School and Hospital.
FINALLY
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School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
November 5, 2025 at 9:05 AM
School pupils are to be taught how to tackle conspiracy theories, spot 'fake news' & root out misinformation. The Daily Mail, ajudged by Wikipedia to be an unreliable new source, is furious. You don't have to be Sherlock Holmes to work out why.
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For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful, (by-real-people) drawings because they should be seen 🧵...
November 4, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For many years I have been posting little observations online. What you may not know is that for many years, artists have been illustrating them - for no reason other than they wanted to respond. Below is a thread of some of these beautiful, (by-real-people) drawings because they should be seen 🧵...
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Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
November 3, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Anyway, we need some joy, so here's the Egyptian foreign minister being given a Lego Pyramid by the Danish foreign minister.
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We should teach our kids this stuff like we do road safety.
(And to identify the behaviour in the first place. A narcissist is not what most people think - in the colloquial sense - and they’re all much the same, the boring little boilerplate toxic toddlers.)
(And to identify the behaviour in the first place. A narcissist is not what most people think - in the colloquial sense - and they’re all much the same, the boring little boilerplate toxic toddlers.)
How to deal with a narcissist. I hadn’t heard about this until yesterday. There’s some interesting data behind these titles and definitely worth reading up about it.
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 AM
We should teach our kids this stuff like we do road safety.
(And to identify the behaviour in the first place. A narcissist is not what most people think - in the colloquial sense - and they’re all much the same, the boring little boilerplate toxic toddlers.)
(And to identify the behaviour in the first place. A narcissist is not what most people think - in the colloquial sense - and they’re all much the same, the boring little boilerplate toxic toddlers.)
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Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
The men who raised the flags
Nigel Farage says this summer’s movement was led by ‘ordinary people’ expressing their patriotism. That’s not what we found
manchestermill.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Wherever we looked for the prominent flaggers and leaders of this movement, we found people smugglers and sex doll salesmen, people with dubious criminal pasts and people willing to put in a good word for Adolf Hitler.
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
manchestermill.co.uk/the-men-who-...
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Back to the brink... @radiotimes.bsky.social digs deep into the TV masterpiece that is Edge of Darkness, on its 40th anniversary, with rare photos and a special interview with actor Ian McNeice... www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/edg...
Back to the Edge: The inside story, with rare RT photos, of one of the greatest TV dramas of them all
Actor Ian McNeice digs deep into Edge of Darkness – 40 years old but still hailed by critics and viewers as a masterpiece – and Radio Times celebrates by mining its picture archive.
www.radiotimes.com
October 28, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Back to the brink... @radiotimes.bsky.social digs deep into the TV masterpiece that is Edge of Darkness, on its 40th anniversary, with rare photos and a special interview with actor Ian McNeice... www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/edg...
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ladies and gentlemen...we got him
October 30, 2025 at 7:10 PM
ladies and gentlemen...we got him
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This really is pretty crazy. Five years ago this week there were 16 rap songs in the Hot 100's top 40 — and by 12 different lead artists. Now it's a big ol' zero. www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip...
No Rap Songs Are in the Billboard Hot 100’s Top 40 for the First Time Since 1990
No rap songs have ranked in the top 40 on the last two Billboard Hot 100 charts, following Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Luther" dropping off the chart.
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October 29, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This really is pretty crazy. Five years ago this week there were 16 rap songs in the Hot 100's top 40 — and by 12 different lead artists. Now it's a big ol' zero. www.billboard.com/music/rb-hip...
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Happy 90th birthday to Peter Watkins, who won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for 'The War Game.'
We also recommend his film 'Edvard Munch,' which is "one of the greatest, most singular works of cinematic nonfiction ever made." Read more here: buff.ly/2Jx1UG2
We also recommend his film 'Edvard Munch,' which is "one of the greatest, most singular works of cinematic nonfiction ever made." Read more here: buff.ly/2Jx1UG2
October 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Happy 90th birthday to Peter Watkins, who won the Oscar for Best Documentary Feature for 'The War Game.'
We also recommend his film 'Edvard Munch,' which is "one of the greatest, most singular works of cinematic nonfiction ever made." Read more here: buff.ly/2Jx1UG2
We also recommend his film 'Edvard Munch,' which is "one of the greatest, most singular works of cinematic nonfiction ever made." Read more here: buff.ly/2Jx1UG2