Patrick Thunder Griffiths
@therealptg.bsky.social
My 2nd goldfish was more closely related to Jacques Cousteau than to the 3rd shark I ever saw. One of those fruit flies I heard the other day had sperm 20 times the length of its body. My 1st child's friend's cousin is, genetically, 60% the same as a plum.
This goes some way to explain why D’Angelo was so special. He was Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Sly Stone, Prince. And utterly unique. He was music. “A genius beyond words.” www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Experimental, sensual and political, D’Angelo radically redrew the boundaries of soul music
The late singer may have suffered from setbacks and only released three studio albums, but the range he displayed in this perfect catalogue was astonishing
www.theguardian.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
This goes some way to explain why D’Angelo was so special. He was Miles Davis, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Sly Stone, Prince. And utterly unique. He was music. “A genius beyond words.” www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...
Some individuals impact lives like meteorites. You don't need to meet them or know them to be moved by them, to be inspired by them, to be sad when they are gone because they made you happy when they were here.
On D'Angelo, Dec '14: talkinganimal.co.uk/dangelo/
On D'Angelo, Dec '14: talkinganimal.co.uk/dangelo/
October 14, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Some individuals impact lives like meteorites. You don't need to meet them or know them to be moved by them, to be inspired by them, to be sad when they are gone because they made you happy when they were here.
On D'Angelo, Dec '14: talkinganimal.co.uk/dangelo/
On D'Angelo, Dec '14: talkinganimal.co.uk/dangelo/
One of the greats. The absolute greats. Of all eras, of all genres.
D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
Access the free article here: www.rollingstone.com/music/music-...
October 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
One of the greats. The absolute greats. Of all eras, of all genres.
"The UK equivalent of bullfighting"
This week's column. The details will make you gasp and rage. This massive desecration of nature is almost unbelievable, but it is happening in the UK right now.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Bluefin tuna are miraculously returning to UK shores – only to be tormented for ‘sport’ | George Monbiot
A tournament in Cornwall will pit anglers against these magnificent creatures, as part of a rising trend for so-called ‘sportfishing’, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
www.theguardian.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:24 AM
"The UK equivalent of bullfighting"
Edinburgh? Fringe? Kids? Live Manga! HIGHLY recommended. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
August 4, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Edinburgh? Fringe? Kids? Live Manga! HIGHLY recommended. www.edfringe.com/tickets/what...
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Two Steps? A new Yazmin Lacey tune? Great great. But what's that? It heralds a new album? Teal Dreams? So, so, so excited. But. 24th October? How am I supposed to wait that long?
Two Steps? A new Yazmin Lacey tune? Great great. But what's that? It heralds a new album? Teal Dreams? So, so, so excited. But. 24th October? How am I supposed to wait that long?
Yazmin Lacey - Two Steps
Listen to Two Steps by Yazmin Lacey.
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July 31, 2025 at 9:50 AM
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Two Steps? A new Yazmin Lacey tune? Great great. But what's that? It heralds a new album? Teal Dreams? So, so, so excited. But. 24th October? How am I supposed to wait that long?
Two Steps? A new Yazmin Lacey tune? Great great. But what's that? It heralds a new album? Teal Dreams? So, so, so excited. But. 24th October? How am I supposed to wait that long?
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It's a bumper-wasp year: here are my top tips on how to dine alongside wasps, without getting stung.
GET INVOLVED! Tell us what wasps want at YOUR picnic: www.sumnerlab.co.uk/wasp-picnic-...
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GET INVOLVED! Tell us what wasps want at YOUR picnic: www.sumnerlab.co.uk/wasp-picnic-...
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What to do when wasps crash your picnic – a scientist’s guide to dining safely with these insects
Did you know wasps switch from ham to jam foraging during the late summer?
theconversation.com
July 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
It's a bumper-wasp year: here are my top tips on how to dine alongside wasps, without getting stung.
GET INVOLVED! Tell us what wasps want at YOUR picnic: www.sumnerlab.co.uk/wasp-picnic-...
theconversation.com/what-to-do-w...
@uclcber.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
GET INVOLVED! Tell us what wasps want at YOUR picnic: www.sumnerlab.co.uk/wasp-picnic-...
theconversation.com/what-to-do-w...
@uclcber.bsky.social @uclnews.bsky.social @uk.theconversation.com
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I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
July 8, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I’m petrified about today’s science news. Genetically modifying crabs to have cheetah genes? This could go sideways fast.
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Grifters. Cynical, deceitful grifters.
Colossal Biosciences has a new project - and it seems to have press released it only to entertainment outlets rather than science media 🤔
July 8, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Grifters. Cynical, deceitful grifters.
I mean, it’s wrong, but yeah. Ship. Damn. Motherfudger. This list. This god.
Heaven must be like this: D’Angelo’s greatest songs – ranked!
Heaven must be like this: D’Angelo’s greatest songs – ranked!
As his debut album Brown Sugar turns 30 this week, we look back on the relatively slim but astoundingly rich catalogue of the architect of neosoul
www.theguardian.com
July 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
I mean, it’s wrong, but yeah. Ship. Damn. Motherfudger. This list. This god.
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This is where I am. New book in the making. Thousand words a day if I can. They don’t have to be good words.
June 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
This is where I am. New book in the making. Thousand words a day if I can. They don’t have to be good words.
I think Ezra Collective just won Glastonbury
June 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I think Ezra Collective just won Glastonbury
A lesson in the power of concise prose
A thing has been obliterated - strong
A thing has been completely obliterated - weaker
A thing has been completely and totally obliterated - weak
A thing has been completely obliterated - weaker
A thing has been completely and totally obliterated - weak
June 23, 2025 at 2:44 PM
A lesson in the power of concise prose
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Sly Stone, one of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians of the late-Sixties and early-Seventies who smashed the boundaries of rock, pop, funk and soul, has died at age 82
rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com/music/music-...
June 9, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Sly Stone, one of the most influential and groundbreaking musicians of the late-Sixties and early-Seventies who smashed the boundaries of rock, pop, funk and soul, has died at age 82
rollingstone.com/music/music-...
rollingstone.com/music/music-...
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‘Sly Lives!’ is More Than Just Questlove’s Doc on Sly Stone. It’s a Funked-Up Look at Genius
More on the profile of the man behind Sly and the Family Stone
More on the profile of the man behind Sly and the Family Stone
'Sly Lives!' is More Than Just Questlove's Doc on Sly Stone. It's a Funked-Up Look at Genius
Profile of the man behind Sly and the Family Stone gives you plenty of evidence that he's one of the most important musicians ever — and a lot more.
rollingstone.com
June 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
‘Sly Lives!’ is More Than Just Questlove’s Doc on Sly Stone. It’s a Funked-Up Look at Genius
More on the profile of the man behind Sly and the Family Stone
More on the profile of the man behind Sly and the Family Stone
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Are all muppets the same species just with wildly different phenotypes like dogs or are there a lot of different species of muppet
June 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Are all muppets the same species just with wildly different phenotypes like dogs or are there a lot of different species of muppet