M Boy D
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The Uxorious MBD
“So much telly, so little time.”
“So much telly, so little time.”
Always loved the grooves. RIP Mani…https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/20/gary-mani-mounfield-the-stone-roses-and-primal-scream-bassist-dies-aged-63
Gary ‘Mani’ Mounfield, the Stone Roses and Primal Scream bassist, dies aged 63
Ian Brown and Tim Burgess were among those to pay tribute to Mani, whose death was announced by his brother and nephew
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November 20, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Always loved the grooves. RIP Mani…https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/nov/20/gary-mani-mounfield-the-stone-roses-and-primal-scream-bassist-dies-aged-63
In case you need another look.
Troy Parrott. Echos of Robbie Keane's goal against Germany in 2002. What a moment. #COYBIG 🇮🇪
November 17, 2025 at 7:24 AM
This is a balanced review of All Her Fault. It’s melodrama, which the music reinforces…https://www.avclub.com/all-her-fault-review-peacock-tv
Sarah Snook leads the thematically rich but uneven All Her Fault
Sarah Snook leads the thematically rich but uneven All Her Fault
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November 16, 2025 at 10:29 PM
This is a balanced review of All Her Fault. It’s melodrama, which the music reinforces…https://www.avclub.com/all-her-fault-review-peacock-tv
Here it is…https://youtube.com/watch?v=wWeYKBXmCRs
The Perfect Gift | Waitrose | Christmas Ad 2025
YouTube video by Waitrose & Partners
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November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Here it is…https://youtube.com/watch?v=wWeYKBXmCRs
Happy Friday…https://youtube.com/watch?v=APau0E48cpo
Larry David Reacts to His Daughter's Impression of Him
YouTube video by Late Night with Seth Meyers
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November 7, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Happy Friday…https://youtube.com/watch?v=APau0E48cpo
Some good news…https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/06/universe-expansion-slowing-not-accelerating-nobel-prize
Universe expansion may be slowing, not accelerating, study suggests
Astronomers cast doubt on Nobel prize-winning theory and suggest universe could end in ‘big crunch’
www.theguardian.com
November 6, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Some good news…https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/nov/06/universe-expansion-slowing-not-accelerating-nobel-prize
Banishment to #Sandringham, in Norfolk, will give him some of the best bird watching opportunities he could hope for…https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/01/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-planned-to-meet-jeffrey-epstein-after-his-prison-release-emails-reveal
Andrew hoped to meet Jeffrey Epstein after his prison release, emails reveal
Publication of 2010 correspondence comes two days after Mountbatten Windsor was stripped of his titles
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November 1, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Banishment to #Sandringham, in Norfolk, will give him some of the best bird watching opportunities he could hope for…https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/01/andrew-mountbatten-windsor-planned-to-meet-jeffrey-epstein-after-his-prison-release-emails-reveal
Happy Halloween! 
October 31, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Happy Halloween! 
If this doesnt make you laugh you don’t have a funny bone…https://youtube.com/watch?v=NlMT-oEIQuo
Theme from 'Shaft' - The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain
YouTube video by UkuleleOrchestra
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October 25, 2025 at 8:41 AM
If this doesnt make you laugh you don’t have a funny bone…https://youtube.com/watch?v=NlMT-oEIQuo
This is where the jazz standard Autumn Leaves comes from… youtube.com/watch?v=R41h...
Les Portes de la Nuit.flv
YouTube video by cinescapist
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October 24, 2025 at 2:27 PM
This is where the jazz standard Autumn Leaves comes from… youtube.com/watch?v=R41h...
Sad to hear about Dave Ball. A somewhat overlooked but key figure of 80s pop. RIP www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Dave Ball was not some bloke in the background of Soft Cell – he drove their startling, subversive sound
Far more than a mute foil to Marc Almond, Ball brought his love of northern soul and strange electronics to bear on some of Britain’s most uncompromising pop
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October 23, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Sad to hear about Dave Ball. A somewhat overlooked but key figure of 80s pop. RIP www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Real inneresting #436 www.theguardian.com/education/20...
Friedrich Engels ‘took creative liberties’ with descriptions of class divides in Manchester
Cambridge historian Emily Chung finds philosopher’s blistering depictions of segregation may have been exaggerated
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October 21, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Real inneresting #436 www.theguardian.com/education/20...
This is the news we’ve been waiting for…https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP0Z6fkiPpd/?igsh=MTR4Y2NkejUwcGRkNg==
ted_gonefishing on Instagram: "BREAKING NEWS 🍾🎉View all 757 comments"
BREAKING NEWS 🍾🎉
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October 16, 2025 at 10:11 AM
This is the news we’ve been waiting for…https://www.instagram.com/reel/DP0Z6fkiPpd/?igsh=MTR4Y2NkejUwcGRkNg==
Dead interesting, as one would say in Manchester…https://youtube.com/watch?v=VPkLUOfugjo
How Manchester became the UK's economic miracle
YouTube video by CityEd.
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October 15, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Dead interesting, as one would say in Manchester…https://youtube.com/watch?v=VPkLUOfugjo
Legend! RIP www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Diane Keaton, Oscar-winning star of Annie Hall and The Godfather, dies aged 79
The legendary actor best known for her many collaborations with Woody Allen, as well as films including Reds, The First Wives Club and Book Club, has died
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Legend! RIP www.theguardian.com/film/2025/oc...
Beautiful poem from the late great Michael Longley and very poignant in light of recent developments…
October 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Beautiful poem from the late great Michael Longley and very poignant in light of recent developments…
Real inneresting #462 youtube.com/watch?v=Umc1...
People Are Partying Less. Here’s Why That’s Worrying. | BBC Global
YouTube video by BBC Global
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October 9, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Real inneresting #462 youtube.com/watch?v=Umc1...
The media is devoting a lot of words to this waste man. He will not be the next #Tory leader - they’ll go for a more ameliorative figure like Jeremy Hunt. Get your bets on now…https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/07/robert-jenrick-accused-of-fuelling-toxic-nationalism-with-birmingham-claims
Robert Jenrick accused of fuelling ‘toxic nationalism’ with Birmingham claims
Shadow justice secretary stands by comments made in March amid criticism including from a Tory colleague
www.theguardian.com
October 7, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The media is devoting a lot of words to this waste man. He will not be the next #Tory leader - they’ll go for a more ameliorative figure like Jeremy Hunt. Get your bets on now…https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/oct/07/robert-jenrick-accused-of-fuelling-toxic-nationalism-with-birmingham-claims
Cheer yourself up with a bit of Beach Boys genius for a Sunday morning. To think that this masterpiece gets thrown away on countless TV adverts, usually in some brutally edited form…Sacrilege! youtube.com/watch?v=ofBy...
Behind The Sounds: Wouldn't It Be Nice
YouTube video by BehindTheSounds
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October 5, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Cheer yourself up with a bit of Beach Boys genius for a Sunday morning. To think that this masterpiece gets thrown away on countless TV adverts, usually in some brutally edited form…Sacrilege! youtube.com/watch?v=ofBy...
Another giant leaves “uz”. RIP Tony Harrison…https://martyncrucefix.com/2016/10/06/tony-harrisons-them-and-uz/
Tony Harrison’s ‘Them and [uz]’
Last week I posted on Tony Harrison’s ‘A Cold Coming’. The following discussion of another extraordinary Tony Harrison poem originally appeared in book form in Tony Harrison: Loin…
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September 27, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Another giant leaves “uz”. RIP Tony Harrison…https://martyncrucefix.com/2016/10/06/tony-harrisons-them-and-uz/
First time I saw these birds was in Egypt in 2011. Never thought I’d see them here…https://www.birdguides.com/news/massive-glossy-ibis-arrival-reaches-britain-and-ireland/
Massive Glossy Ibis arrival reaches Britain and Ireland
A huge Glossy Ibis influx is currently under way across Britain and Ireland, with large flocks appearing across a wide area. The arrival breaks all modern records for the species, which has been rapid...
www.birdguides.com
September 27, 2025 at 11:59 AM
First time I saw these birds was in Egypt in 2011. Never thought I’d see them here…https://www.birdguides.com/news/massive-glossy-ibis-arrival-reaches-britain-and-ireland/
One of the all-time great bass players. RIP
RIP Danny Thompson. Here's a playlist featuring just some of the hundreds of songs that were graced by his bass playing. Includes Nick Drake, Pentangle, Donovan, John Martyn, Sandy Denny, Marc Bolan, David Sylvian, Kate Bush, Talk Talk, Lilac Time, Julian Cope etc
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS...
▶️ open.spotify.com/playlist/4XS...
RIP Danny Thompson
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September 25, 2025 at 10:39 AM
One of the all-time great bass players. RIP
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Tens of thousands of pink footed geese arrive in Scotland after 800-mile journey | STV News share.google/ffy5rjQaBFSJ...
Tens of thousands of pink footed geese arrive in Scotland after 800-mile journey
The breathtaking wildlife spectacle sees the birds travel from Iceland and Greenland to Scotland, where 20% of the world's population come to roost.
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September 22, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Tens of thousands of pink footed geese arrive in Scotland after 800-mile journey | STV News share.google/ffy5rjQaBFSJ...
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Disney is no longer associated with magic and innocence in the minds of millions now.
There are mistakes - and there is catastrophic cowardice that changes your brand identity.
Boycott Disney.
There are mistakes - and there is catastrophic cowardice that changes your brand identity.
Boycott Disney.
September 21, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Disney is no longer associated with magic and innocence in the minds of millions now.
There are mistakes - and there is catastrophic cowardice that changes your brand identity.
Boycott Disney.
There are mistakes - and there is catastrophic cowardice that changes your brand identity.
Boycott Disney.