Andor the Relentless
@outstack.bsky.social
Former journalist, then charity PR, now a one-man waste of NHS resources. Undercover Lancastrian in Hertfordshire.
Bob Weir
Who's the most famous alum of your high school?
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
I'll go first: David Draiman of Disturbed
guys i just found out i went to the same high school as howard lutnick. please respect my privacy at this time.
February 12, 2026 at 6:09 AM
Bob Weir
February 10, 2026 at 9:02 AM
I got a DVD of Hard Boiled for Christmas, and one of the delights was watching it with my daughter, who then invited all of her friends over to watch it.
Of course, now it looks like I will have to buy it again to read Vern's essay.
Of course, now it looks like I will have to buy it again to read Vern's essay.
Okay, I don't know how this happened but somehow I wrote an essay for the Imprint release of HARD BOILED. I will be carrying it around showing it to strangers for now on.
Hard Boiled (1992) - 4K UHD + Blu-ray SteelBook + Hardcover Booklet in Limited Edition Hardbox - Imprint Asia #49 | Via Vision Entertainment
As a cop, he has brains, brawn, and an instinct to kill.
viavision.com.au
February 10, 2026 at 8:58 AM
I got a DVD of Hard Boiled for Christmas, and one of the delights was watching it with my daughter, who then invited all of her friends over to watch it.
Of course, now it looks like I will have to buy it again to read Vern's essay.
Of course, now it looks like I will have to buy it again to read Vern's essay.
The Fables show was amazing and I'm very excited to already have my ticket for the Pageant tour. Incredible performances without just being copies.
February 10, 2026 at 6:32 AM
The Fables show was amazing and I'm very excited to already have my ticket for the Pageant tour. Incredible performances without just being copies.
“Look me in the eye and tell me you know what to wear to a vigil” might be the greatest line of TV dialogue this century. Perfect set up, writing, delivery.
If you never watched Search Party, it’s on Netflix now. The first three seasons are great TV, and then the final two are the closest a sitcom has ever gotten to Holy Motors or The Magic Mountain.
February 8, 2026 at 4:23 PM
“Look me in the eye and tell me you know what to wear to a vigil” might be the greatest line of TV dialogue this century. Perfect set up, writing, delivery.
There's a great local group that rents out DIY and gardening stuff and this page from their web catalogue looks like it is focused on providing kit for local serial killers.
February 8, 2026 at 12:46 PM
There's a great local group that rents out DIY and gardening stuff and this page from their web catalogue looks like it is focused on providing kit for local serial killers.
The GB grid saw 4 GWh of battery storage added in 2025, 30% more than in 2024.
(For context an average of about 80 GWh is drawn from the grid every day)
The average capacity was 95 MWh (about 10,000 times bigger than a domestic battery), and 75% had a max power output of over 50 MW
(For context an average of about 80 GWh is drawn from the grid every day)
The average capacity was 95 MWh (about 10,000 times bigger than a domestic battery), and 75% had a max power output of over 50 MW
Another record-breaking year for UK battery storage as 4GWh comes online
Operational UK grid-scale battery storage capacity grew 45% in 2025, with 4GWh coming online to reach 12.9GWh cumulative capacity.
www.energy-storage.news
February 6, 2026 at 1:11 PM
It's hard not to look back and go "all this in only three years?"
Also, we should call this era "Navel Pop."
Also, we should call this era "Navel Pop."
New playlist Y2K POP 1999-2002 - big stars and LOTS of ultra deep cuts, made in collaboration with @nicoletremaglio.bsky.social of Nicstalgia!
🩷 Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1EQ...
💖 Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
💗 YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
💜 nicstalgia.substack.com
🩷 Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/1EQ...
💖 Apple: music.apple.com/us/playlist/...
💗 YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
💜 nicstalgia.substack.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:19 AM
It's hard not to look back and go "all this in only three years?"
Also, we should call this era "Navel Pop."
Also, we should call this era "Navel Pop."
I was living in Kingsbury, NW London, when this came out, and I thought I was supporting a local band by buying it. I was very wrong, but it's still a great record.
"Don’t go down to Pageant Square
There’s no one there (to lean on)
No-one could have seen this coming."
youtu.be/2_JXaOpUfRI?...
There’s no one there (to lean on)
No-one could have seen this coming."
youtu.be/2_JXaOpUfRI?...
Pageant Square - The Kingsbury Manx
YouTube video by Trouser Freak
youtu.be
February 4, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I was living in Kingsbury, NW London, when this came out, and I thought I was supporting a local band by buying it. I was very wrong, but it's still a great record.
This remains a great piece of writing and I revisit every once in a while www.theguardian.com/football/blo...
World Cup stunning moments: Scotland's 1978 rollercoaster | Scott Murray
Scott Murray: Scotland travelled to the 1978 finals on a wave of hype before reality hit but the win over Holland will be remembered for generations
www.theguardian.com
January 28, 2026 at 3:46 PM
This remains a great piece of writing and I revisit every once in a while www.theguardian.com/football/blo...
This prompted me to ponder the use of "swimming baths" and when "swimming pool" became more popular. Well, even by 1972 "baths" was not in wide use. Except in clips like this, I guess.
January 26, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This prompted me to ponder the use of "swimming baths" and when "swimming pool" became more popular. Well, even by 1972 "baths" was not in wide use. Except in clips like this, I guess.
I made some of my happiest memories in the US, and was planning to go again this year for my high school reunion. Nope. All my American friends are welcome to visit here anytime.
We have friends in the US, have visited several times and almost certainly would have gone again before 2029 but now resolutely won't.
"I've booked and will go [to the #US]
10.4%
I've booked but won't go
1.4%
I am happy to go there
14.9%
I would not travel there
73.3%"
10.4%
I've booked but won't go
1.4%
I am happy to go there
14.9%
I would not travel there
73.3%"
January 25, 2026 at 7:39 PM
I made some of my happiest memories in the US, and was planning to go again this year for my high school reunion. Nope. All my American friends are welcome to visit here anytime.
[Cassandra voice] England are at long last in a position to win the World Cup again, and people will say we only won because others boycotted the finals.
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it's time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
German soccer federation official wants World Cup boycott considered because of Trump
A German soccer federation executive committee member says it’s time to consider a World Cup boycott because of the actions of U.S. President Donald Trump.
bit.ly
January 24, 2026 at 7:36 AM
[Cassandra voice] England are at long last in a position to win the World Cup again, and people will say we only won because others boycotted the finals.
This is an amazing idea. Do it.
I really want to see a season played with the exact same cast as a previous one. I want to know what having played the game with the same people does to the dynamic.
January 24, 2026 at 7:07 AM
This is an amazing idea. Do it.
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I wrote many words about the greatest hits compilation Legend by Bob Marley
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
Bob Marley & the Wailers: Legend
Read Eric Harvey’s review of the album
pitchfork.com
January 18, 2026 at 2:46 PM
I wrote many words about the greatest hits compilation Legend by Bob Marley
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
pitchfork.com/reviews/albu...
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH! Every four to five years we "discover" this and make all the right noises and nothing changes. Then there's a new strategy (which is essential the same as all of the previous strategies), and a bit of cash and then it all goes quiet and then we go back to the start.
Last week, the Health and Social Care Committee questioned Stephen Kinnock on the findings of the report which the committee commissioned into palliative care.
The reports findings were worse than we were expecting.
It is clear that palliative care services are not good enough and must improve.
The reports findings were worse than we were expecting.
It is clear that palliative care services are not good enough and must improve.
January 12, 2026 at 6:13 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRGGGGHHHHHH! Every four to five years we "discover" this and make all the right noises and nothing changes. Then there's a new strategy (which is essential the same as all of the previous strategies), and a bit of cash and then it all goes quiet and then we go back to the start.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvTc... - thanks for everything Bob. #FVS
January 11, 2026 at 7:16 AM
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvTc... - thanks for everything Bob. #FVS
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My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
January 3, 2026 at 11:38 AM
My friends in Austria sent this and I can't stop watching...wait for the end. 🤗💜
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If you're a TV/pop culture nerd, this Cynthia Littleton piece in Variety is a must-click: She's compiled dozens of vintage ads from the trade, hyping everything from Kukla, Fran & Ollie and Columbo to The Sopranos and Freaks and Geeks. This is the good stuff. variety.com/gallery/tv-a...
Rare TV Ads From 120 Years of Variety: ‘I Love Lucy,’ ‘Star Trek,’ ‘Square Pegs,’ ‘The Golden Girls,’ ‘Freaks and Geeks’ and More
From 'I Love Lucy' and 'Your Show of Shows' to 'Freaks and Geeks' and 'The Sopranos,' here are rarely seen TV ads from 120 years of Variety.
variety.com
January 9, 2026 at 12:09 AM
If you're a TV/pop culture nerd, this Cynthia Littleton piece in Variety is a must-click: She's compiled dozens of vintage ads from the trade, hyping everything from Kukla, Fran & Ollie and Columbo to The Sopranos and Freaks and Geeks. This is the good stuff. variety.com/gallery/tv-a...
@christhebarker.bsky.social
@quantick.bsky.social
Pride of place. In the kitchen, above the broken barometer, next to the bin. #showusyourcalendar
@quantick.bsky.social
Pride of place. In the kitchen, above the broken barometer, next to the bin. #showusyourcalendar
January 1, 2026 at 10:23 AM
@christhebarker.bsky.social
@quantick.bsky.social
Pride of place. In the kitchen, above the broken barometer, next to the bin. #showusyourcalendar
@quantick.bsky.social
Pride of place. In the kitchen, above the broken barometer, next to the bin. #showusyourcalendar
Our 17-year-old had friends over for a NYE sleepover, and they watched Galaxy Quest, Hard Boiled and a stage production of Les Mis. So I'd say the kids are alright.
January 1, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Our 17-year-old had friends over for a NYE sleepover, and they watched Galaxy Quest, Hard Boiled and a stage production of Les Mis. So I'd say the kids are alright.
Correct: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fpW...
December 31, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Correct: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fpW...
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Perhaps it really was just a random Alsatian 🤷🏻♀️ But the wolf was shot dead at Ickleford a couple of days later. Four years on, my dad joined the local paper as a junior reporter and made a career writing these sorts of stories. He still likes to tell this one after half a century 😆
December 30, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Perhaps it really was just a random Alsatian 🤷🏻♀️ But the wolf was shot dead at Ickleford a couple of days later. Four years on, my dad joined the local paper as a junior reporter and made a career writing these sorts of stories. He still likes to tell this one after half a century 😆
For two straight years our office was next door to Jimmy Nail's production company. Only saw him once in the far distance. After he moved out Lynda La Plante's production company moved in. Never saw her.
Please quote this with the time you didn’t interact with someone famous - eg one time I was in Cardiff the same weekend as Willem Dafoe (but I didn’t see him or even know he was there until he appeared on the telly later)
Please quote this with your major interactions with massive celebrities. eg “I was married to the pope for fifteen years”
December 30, 2025 at 9:37 AM
For two straight years our office was next door to Jimmy Nail's production company. Only saw him once in the far distance. After he moved out Lynda La Plante's production company moved in. Never saw her.