Ashley Davies
@msashleydavies.bsky.social
Arts journalist (comedy specialist), Times Scotland (Alba) and Metro mainly. Scotsman comedy reviews during Edinburgh Fringe. Wanging on about birds all year round.
North Berwick, near Edinburgh. She/her
North Berwick, near Edinburgh. She/her
Why do they do it?
Those tiny sentences
On LinkedIn.
Like shit little poems
Written by AI
Drawing pointless parallels
Saying nothing.
Absolutely
Nothing.
Those tiny sentences
On LinkedIn.
Like shit little poems
Written by AI
Drawing pointless parallels
Saying nothing.
Absolutely
Nothing.
November 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
Why do they do it?
Those tiny sentences
On LinkedIn.
Like shit little poems
Written by AI
Drawing pointless parallels
Saying nothing.
Absolutely
Nothing.
Those tiny sentences
On LinkedIn.
Like shit little poems
Written by AI
Drawing pointless parallels
Saying nothing.
Absolutely
Nothing.
It’s like getting a bafflingly random gift from a relative. Like, thanks for thinking of me or whatever, but what on earth made you think I’d want this?
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 PM
It’s like getting a bafflingly random gift from a relative. Like, thanks for thinking of me or whatever, but what on earth made you think I’d want this?
Loads of good stuff in today’s Alba (in print in The Times Scotland and online at thetimes.co.uk).
Scottish travel, arts, culture, food and drink, opinion. Nice.
Scottish travel, arts, culture, food and drink, opinion. Nice.
November 8, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Loads of good stuff in today’s Alba (in print in The Times Scotland and online at thetimes.co.uk).
Scottish travel, arts, culture, food and drink, opinion. Nice.
Scottish travel, arts, culture, food and drink, opinion. Nice.
What does it feel like to write “Who?/Never heard of them” under a newspaper* interview? Is it exhilarating? Like throwing your dog poo bag into a bush? Or fly tipping?
*places largely designed to tell you stuff you didn’t already know
*places largely designed to tell you stuff you didn’t already know
November 8, 2025 at 11:41 AM
What does it feel like to write “Who?/Never heard of them” under a newspaper* interview? Is it exhilarating? Like throwing your dog poo bag into a bush? Or fly tipping?
*places largely designed to tell you stuff you didn’t already know
*places largely designed to tell you stuff you didn’t already know
It’s giving Debenhams’ “effortless festive glamour” range.
November 7, 2025 at 10:28 PM
It’s giving Debenhams’ “effortless festive glamour” range.
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succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
November 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
succubus - female demon that seduces men
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
incubus - male demon that seduces women
vengabus - non-binary demon that likes to party
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The darndest thing. Today I was browsing in a little old book and curios shop in Edinburgh’s West Port - a place that only accepts cash and whose downstairs is so small the shopkeeper asks you to leave your bag behind the counter before you descend the narrow, higgledy piggledy stairs. >>
The darndest thing. Today I was browsing in a little old book and curios shop in Edinburgh’s West Port - a place that only accepts cash and whose downstairs is so small the shopkeeper asks you to leave your bag behind the counter before you descend the narrow, higgledy piggledy stairs. >>
November 7, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The darndest thing. Today I was browsing in a little old book and curios shop in Edinburgh’s West Port - a place that only accepts cash and whose downstairs is so small the shopkeeper asks you to leave your bag behind the counter before you descend the narrow, higgledy piggledy stairs. >>
The darndest thing. Today I was browsing in a little old book and curios shop in Edinburgh’s West Port - a place that only accepts cash and whose downstairs is so small the shopkeeper asks you to leave your bag behind the counter before you descend the narrow, higgledy piggledy stairs. >>
I enjoyed talking to Doon Mackichan, whose uncompromising approach to some horrible aspects of the business - which many others feel pressured to tolerate - takes guts.
In today’s Metro.
In today’s Metro.
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 AM
I enjoyed talking to Doon Mackichan, whose uncompromising approach to some horrible aspects of the business - which many others feel pressured to tolerate - takes guts.
In today’s Metro.
In today’s Metro.
Got me a train buddy.
November 7, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Got me a train buddy.
Miss Chile singing death metal during the Miss World competition. How I wish she would shout: “France!” in that voice.
Ignacia Fernández, vocalista da banda Decessus, mostrou seu talento durante a semifinal do concurso Miss Mundo Chile. Ela se classificou para a final representando a comuna de Las Condes.
November 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Miss Chile singing death metal during the Miss World competition. How I wish she would shout: “France!” in that voice.
"Be lucky. Yes, do the hard thinking work, the due diligence, the research, reading widely, asking unexpected questions. And then be lucky."
Thank you to Scottish makar Pàdraig MacAoidh (Peter Mackay) for these answers. See him at @ptbopoetry.bsky.social on 23 Nov.
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Thank you to Scottish makar Pàdraig MacAoidh (Peter Mackay) for these answers. See him at @ptbopoetry.bsky.social on 23 Nov.
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Peter Mackay: ‘Best meal? The Little Chef in Tomatin is up there’
Scotland’s bilingual national poet on being mis-sold as a love expert, why Obelix is a hero and his childhood crush on Big Bird
www.thetimes.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:28 PM
"Be lucky. Yes, do the hard thinking work, the due diligence, the research, reading widely, asking unexpected questions. And then be lucky."
Thank you to Scottish makar Pàdraig MacAoidh (Peter Mackay) for these answers. See him at @ptbopoetry.bsky.social on 23 Nov.
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Thank you to Scottish makar Pàdraig MacAoidh (Peter Mackay) for these answers. See him at @ptbopoetry.bsky.social on 23 Nov.
www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
Reposted by Ashley Davies
lol
November 6, 2025 at 4:47 AM
lol
Word to the wise: Yorkshire puddings don't have to be part of a roast meal. Whack 'em in the air fryer, serve with cheap gravy. Ten minutes to prep and eat. Nobody else needs to know.
November 6, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Word to the wise: Yorkshire puddings don't have to be part of a roast meal. Whack 'em in the air fryer, serve with cheap gravy. Ten minutes to prep and eat. Nobody else needs to know.
It’s disproportionately annoying when villages/towns/roads are described as “sleepy”. That would suggest some kind of worrying gas leak.
November 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
It’s disproportionately annoying when villages/towns/roads are described as “sleepy”. That would suggest some kind of worrying gas leak.
Maybe technology can wean us off noisy fireworks one day. They did some incredible stuff at @theenchantedforest.bsky.social in Perthshire last month, projecting complex moving images onto thin jets of water from the loch.
November 5, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Maybe technology can wean us off noisy fireworks one day. They did some incredible stuff at @theenchantedforest.bsky.social in Perthshire last month, projecting complex moving images onto thin jets of water from the loch.
Interesting chat from the summer with Aneesh Bhoopathy, the guy behind Zohran Mamdani's gorgeous and thrilling visual identity.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
How Bollywood, Cabs and MetroCards Led to Zohran Mamdani’s Winning Visual Campaign
The New York mayoral candidate — who shocked the establishment by triumphing in the Democratic primary — broke all the rules with his run's striking visual identity.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 AM
Interesting chat from the summer with Aneesh Bhoopathy, the guy behind Zohran Mamdani's gorgeous and thrilling visual identity.
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/politic...
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Guy Fawkes' signature before and after starring in Panto season with John Barrowman.
November 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Guy Fawkes' signature before and after starring in Panto season with John Barrowman.
Advice I wish I’d been given years ago: there might be one GP at your surgery who you won’t click with*. You can ask for someone else without giving a reason (if you’re lucky/patient enough eventually to get the option).
* I’m being polite, while also taking account of their myriad work pressures.
* I’m being polite, while also taking account of their myriad work pressures.
November 4, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Advice I wish I’d been given years ago: there might be one GP at your surgery who you won’t click with*. You can ask for someone else without giving a reason (if you’re lucky/patient enough eventually to get the option).
* I’m being polite, while also taking account of their myriad work pressures.
* I’m being polite, while also taking account of their myriad work pressures.
Edinburgh! Today’s your last chance to see the Andy Goldsworthy show at the National Gallery/Royal Scottish Academy. It’s remarkable and completely beautiful. Don’t miss out.
November 2, 2025 at 11:17 AM
Edinburgh! Today’s your last chance to see the Andy Goldsworthy show at the National Gallery/Royal Scottish Academy. It’s remarkable and completely beautiful. Don’t miss out.
The irony, of course, is that I very much wish to befriend the crows, and usually have peanuts in my pockets for them.
October 31, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The irony, of course, is that I very much wish to befriend the crows, and usually have peanuts in my pockets for them.
If you see me in this please know it’s violently against my will.
October 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
If you see me in this please know it’s violently against my will.
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
I don’t want to win an Omaze house. I want to win a housekeeper.
October 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I don’t want to win an Omaze house. I want to win a housekeeper.
I feel like mushroom Tartex would be a good face masque for dry winter skin.
October 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I feel like mushroom Tartex would be a good face masque for dry winter skin.