Nick Reed
@nickinmasham.bsky.social
Southern type happily adopted by Masham (where I programme music and comedy at the Town Hall), by Yorkshire, and by @janrreed. Culture, quizzing, market town life, bit of sport, serendipity. He/him.
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The most Hampstead news story ever written.
February 19, 2026 at 7:13 PM
The most Hampstead news story ever written.
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While we're all celebrating that no one is above the law, a reminder that the current King accepted literal bags full of cash from the Prime Minister for a foreign country and the Met failed to interview or arrest the then Crown Prince before quietly closing the case.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6194...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6194...
Prince Charles 'accepted a suitcase with 1m euros', report claims
Clarence House says the correct processes were followed with the Qatari sheikh's charitable donations.
www.bbc.co.uk
February 19, 2026 at 11:16 AM
While we're all celebrating that no one is above the law, a reminder that the current King accepted literal bags full of cash from the Prime Minister for a foreign country and the Met failed to interview or arrest the then Crown Prince before quietly closing the case.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6194...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-6194...
La La Land
fun question: what’s the maddest you’ve ever been leaving a movie theater? not necessarily worst movie you’ve seen, but the one that just pissed you off the most. mine is Batman v Superman
February 18, 2026 at 10:01 PM
La La Land
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As this guy popped up in what was, on a conservative estimate, the 250th Tony Blair documentary, i did wish someone would see fit to make one about how this charlatan's fundamental misunderstanding of economics had broken the British state.
February 18, 2026 at 9:54 PM
As this guy popped up in what was, on a conservative estimate, the 250th Tony Blair documentary, i did wish someone would see fit to make one about how this charlatan's fundamental misunderstanding of economics had broken the British state.
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Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
February 18, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Normalize laughing derisively in men's faces when they deserve it.
Outrageous. There are GOLFERS playing GOLF on the GOLF COURSE. Haven’t they seen in the by-laws that golf courses in winter* are for Nova Dog to chase balls on?
* see also: spring; summer; autumn
* see also: spring; summer; autumn
February 18, 2026 at 11:12 AM
Outrageous. There are GOLFERS playing GOLF on the GOLF COURSE. Haven’t they seen in the by-laws that golf courses in winter* are for Nova Dog to chase balls on?
* see also: spring; summer; autumn
* see also: spring; summer; autumn
February 18, 2026 at 10:13 AM
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Another HUGE difference is that Icelandic publishers NEVER TALK ABOUT BOOKS THAT AREN’T OUT.
They say Icelanders will just get mad if they see an ad for - or read a review about - something they can’t get in a store yet. So they treat books like a secret, until they are out on shelves.
They say Icelanders will just get mad if they see an ad for - or read a review about - something they can’t get in a store yet. So they treat books like a secret, until they are out on shelves.
February 17, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Another HUGE difference is that Icelandic publishers NEVER TALK ABOUT BOOKS THAT AREN’T OUT.
They say Icelanders will just get mad if they see an ad for - or read a review about - something they can’t get in a store yet. So they treat books like a secret, until they are out on shelves.
They say Icelanders will just get mad if they see an ad for - or read a review about - something they can’t get in a store yet. So they treat books like a secret, until they are out on shelves.
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i bet she tells people she doesn’t ski
February 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
i bet she tells people she doesn’t ski
They’ve done WHAT?! starring WHOM?!?! Unseemly and tasteless in the extreme.
I need everyone to know that the forthcoming Glen Powell movie, How to Make a Killing, is a modern American remake of one of my all-time favourite films, the classic British black comedy Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), and I am *seething,* because there’s zero chance it does the original justice.
February 17, 2026 at 11:49 AM
They’ve done WHAT?! starring WHOM?!?! Unseemly and tasteless in the extreme.
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Pancake expert here. The annual rush to harvest pancakes on a single day has extremely deleterious effects on the local pancake ecosystem. By all means pick a few pancakes for your own use, but please leave some on the bush so that it can recover in its own time.
February 17, 2026 at 10:11 AM
Pancake expert here. The annual rush to harvest pancakes on a single day has extremely deleterious effects on the local pancake ecosystem. By all means pick a few pancakes for your own use, but please leave some on the bush so that it can recover in its own time.
That’s quite a CV
Billy Steinberg RIP
You may not immediately know the name but by jingo you've heard Like A Virgin, Alone, So Emotional, True Colors, I Touch Myself, I Drove All Night, I'll Stand By You and Eternal Flame.
You may not immediately know the name but by jingo you've heard Like A Virgin, Alone, So Emotional, True Colors, I Touch Myself, I Drove All Night, I'll Stand By You and Eternal Flame.
February 16, 2026 at 11:23 PM
That’s quite a CV
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If children were more politically active they would be quite pissed to be told that their screen time is “the most urgent public health issue” while the largest measles outbreak since the vaccine sweeps their schools because of conspiracies that the adults in their life believed from social media.
‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18
‘It’s the most urgent public health issue’: Dr Rangan Chatterjee on screen time, mental health – and banning social media until 18
The hit podcaster, author and former GP says a failure to regulate big tech is ‘failing a generation of children’. He explains why he quit the NHS and why he wants a ban on screen-based homework
www.theguardian.com
February 16, 2026 at 7:52 AM
If children were more politically active they would be quite pissed to be told that their screen time is “the most urgent public health issue” while the largest measles outbreak since the vaccine sweeps their schools because of conspiracies that the adults in their life believed from social media.
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another favourite scientific headline, following confirmation of Einstein's general theory of relativity by observations of the 1919 solar eclipse. "Stars not where they seemed or were calculated to be, but nobody need worry" is a beautiful sentiment. i would have that on a t-shirt
February 16, 2026 at 10:04 AM
another favourite scientific headline, following confirmation of Einstein's general theory of relativity by observations of the 1919 solar eclipse. "Stars not where they seemed or were calculated to be, but nobody need worry" is a beautiful sentiment. i would have that on a t-shirt
@superjules84.bsky.social You could rock this local house!
Underneath all that, it's got good bones. And at least the wallpaper's not listed.
February 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
@superjules84.bsky.social You could rock this local house!
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The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it
You ever stop and think about CASABLANCA? You ever stop and think about "Welcome back to the fight, this time, I know our side will win?" You ever think about a bar full of people defiantly singing La Marseillaise, played by a soundstage full of Jewish refugees? You ever think about CASABLANCA??????
February 15, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The thing about Casablanca being the greatest film of all time is people don't believe you and then they watch it
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Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
February 14, 2026 at 9:10 AM
Fighting age man flees his homeland to seek asylum on overcrowded island.
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This piece is so much better than the pull-quote. It’s a beautiful profile of a fascinating brave strong woman and I urge you to read it.
‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform
‘Regrets? Number one: smoking. Number two: taking it up the wrong hole’: Tracey Emin on reputation, radical honesty – and Reform
She scandalised the art world in the 1990s with her unmade bed, partied hard in the 2000s – then a brush with death turned the artist’s life upside down. Now she’s as frank as ever
www.theguardian.com
February 14, 2026 at 9:43 AM
This piece is so much better than the pull-quote. It’s a beautiful profile of a fascinating brave strong woman and I urge you to read it.
The sky has gone into colour. I feel like Dorothy waking up in Oz. Really quite unsettling.
February 14, 2026 at 8:06 AM
The sky has gone into colour. I feel like Dorothy waking up in Oz. Really quite unsettling.
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if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
February 14, 2026 at 1:50 AM
if you're an older person who finds words like mogg and maxxing annoying, just starting using them. people over the age of 30 have the superpower to end trends by simply adopting them
This is really interesting. As a quizzer I know shamefully little about Jeopardy!, and this made sense of the viral clip.
YES I WROTE ABOUT THE FINAL JEOPARDY WIZARDRY www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
How Contestant Alison Betts Gamed 'Jeopardy!' -- And Went Viral
'Jeopardy!' winner Alison Betts explains the wagering strategy that led her to a come-from-behind victory and the Jeopardy! Invitational Tournament.
www.rollingstone.com
February 13, 2026 at 10:49 PM
This is really interesting. As a quizzer I know shamefully little about Jeopardy!, and this made sense of the viral clip.
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Alex Vesia addressed the media today for the first time about his daughter’s death during the World Series. He thanked the Dodgers and Blue Jays for their support, and encouraged people who are struggling to seek therapy. Hat tip to @fabianardaya.bsky.social for transcribing Vesia’s full statement.
February 13, 2026 at 7:34 PM
Alex Vesia addressed the media today for the first time about his daughter’s death during the World Series. He thanked the Dodgers and Blue Jays for their support, and encouraged people who are struggling to seek therapy. Hat tip to @fabianardaya.bsky.social for transcribing Vesia’s full statement.
It’s a co-ordinated campaign!
February 13, 2026 at 8:38 PM
It’s a co-ordinated campaign!