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We are very sad to learn of the death of our friend Rachel Cooke. In addition to being a wonderful writer and a superb critic, she loved books to her core. She kept us on our toes and it was a joy and a privilege to spend time with her, on and off the show. RIP. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
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November 14, 2025 at 10:35 PM
We are very sad to learn of the death of our friend Rachel Cooke. In addition to being a wonderful writer and a superb critic, she loved books to her core. She kept us on our toes and it was a joy and a privilege to spend time with her, on and off the show. RIP. observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Ch Insp? That's definitely not in the BBC style guide.
November 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Ch Insp? That's definitely not in the BBC style guide.
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“I always find that violent exercise makes me hungry.” I’ve edited a thing. 7 DECEMBER! – 7PM – BBC FOUR (and iPlayer from 6AM, for early risers/sadists)…
THE SEA DEVILS. 🌊😈⚔️🥪🚤🔥👹 A brand-new 90-minute blockbuster edit of one of the maddest DOCTOR WHO stories EVER! www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
THE SEA DEVILS. 🌊😈⚔️🥪🚤🔥👹 A brand-new 90-minute blockbuster edit of one of the maddest DOCTOR WHO stories EVER! www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
November 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
“I always find that violent exercise makes me hungry.” I’ve edited a thing. 7 DECEMBER! – 7PM – BBC FOUR (and iPlayer from 6AM, for early risers/sadists)…
THE SEA DEVILS. 🌊😈⚔️🥪🚤🔥👹 A brand-new 90-minute blockbuster edit of one of the maddest DOCTOR WHO stories EVER! www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
THE SEA DEVILS. 🌊😈⚔️🥪🚤🔥👹 A brand-new 90-minute blockbuster edit of one of the maddest DOCTOR WHO stories EVER! www.doctorwho.tv/news-and-fea...
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Every time this kind of thing comes round it's because the people saying this are remembering being kids and of course the world seems better when someone else is worrying about taking care of you and you can spend most of your time just riding bikes.
Ah the 1970s.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
Stagflation, three day weeks, collapsing infrastructure. Civil War in Northern Ireland. In yer face racism and bigotry everywhere. Bin strikes. Strikes in general. Blackouts. Industrial decline. Wage inequality. Dog crap everywhere. And households spent 25% of their income on food.
November 14, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Every time this kind of thing comes round it's because the people saying this are remembering being kids and of course the world seems better when someone else is worrying about taking care of you and you can spend most of your time just riding bikes.
Pat Butcher is Walford's angel of death.
November 14, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Pat Butcher is Walford's angel of death.
It's tax bill season
November 13, 2025 at 7:29 PM
It's tax bill season
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Fortunately, I already figured out the plots of the next several Toy Story films
November 12, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Fortunately, I already figured out the plots of the next several Toy Story films
But that's not the same show. That's a spinoff.
November 13, 2025 at 6:16 PM
But that's not the same show. That's a spinoff.
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It is very important to me that more people know the theme tune to Star Trek: Enterprise was written for Rod Stewart to sing for the 1998 Robin Williams movie, Patch Adams.
Not sure what was worse: the trainer who took my gym class this morning starting the workout to the theme from Star Trek: Enterprise, or him not *knowing* it was the theme from Star Trek: Enterprise when I asked him, implying that he actually found the song by another route and LIKED it???
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 AM
It is very important to me that more people know the theme tune to Star Trek: Enterprise was written for Rod Stewart to sing for the 1998 Robin Williams movie, Patch Adams.
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What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
November 13, 2025 at 1:37 AM
What's from Chicago, hates Illinois Nazis, and is holy as fuck?
It's the Pope in 1982.
It's the Pope in 1982.
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I'm going to be real, it's not even a .png, it's a .doc file with a photo pasted in it.
TV conspiracies: we’ve hacked their computers but they’ve perfectly cleaned up the evidence!
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
Real conspiracies:
To: conspirator
From: famous person
Attachment: evidence.png
November 13, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I'm going to be real, it's not even a .png, it's a .doc file with a photo pasted in it.
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Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
November 12, 2025 at 10:23 PM
Well, it's a little clearer now why billionaires are so invested in technology that produces better written emails.
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I spent 6 months working on a thing and it wasn't until I started fleshing out the written proposal that it actually made sense. It's always like this. The ideas-brewing-fun stage is indispensable. The writing-it-all-down slog is crucial.
AI is killing the college essay as more professors ditch robot-written papers for in-class exams. So now even fewer students are being taught to write well (an energy intensive task!).
Students lose out, bc good writing = good thinking: a training of the brain towards structure, style & substance.
Students lose out, bc good writing = good thinking: a training of the brain towards structure, style & substance.
November 13, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I spent 6 months working on a thing and it wasn't until I started fleshing out the written proposal that it actually made sense. It's always like this. The ideas-brewing-fun stage is indispensable. The writing-it-all-down slog is crucial.
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Three years ago, after the Martin Bashir scandal, BBC boss Tim Davie tried to prevent future crises by appointing two “external editorial experts” to scrutinise BBC journalism. Oddly, both came from PR rather than journalism.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Three years ago, after the Martin Bashir scandal, BBC boss Tim Davie tried to prevent future crises by appointing two “external editorial experts” to scrutinise BBC journalism. Oddly, both came from PR rather than journalism.
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The greatest mystery of all time is why Victorian Clara was so much better than the real Clara.
November 12, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The greatest mystery of all time is why Victorian Clara was so much better than the real Clara.
The Great Hip Hop Hoax directed by Jeanie Finlay is my favourite
not to engagement bait post, but curious what people's favourite music docs are. ESPECIALLY ones that aren't the super well known ones (please don't tell me about The Last Waltz)
November 12, 2025 at 9:52 PM
The Great Hip Hop Hoax directed by Jeanie Finlay is my favourite
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After weeks of saying she's seeing someone "who works in television," the girls find out Samantha is dating a Muppet. Carrie and Miranda have doubts, until he teaches Charlotte a song that helps her remember directions for walking home from the bus stop by herself.
November 12, 2025 at 8:51 PM
After weeks of saying she's seeing someone "who works in television," the girls find out Samantha is dating a Muppet. Carrie and Miranda have doubts, until he teaches Charlotte a song that helps her remember directions for walking home from the bus stop by herself.
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IOW, the US government has stopped making cents.
The US Mint has ended production of the penny after 230 years.
November 12, 2025 at 7:18 PM
IOW, the US government has stopped making cents.
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please, tv writers, i beg you
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
November 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
please, tv writers, i beg you
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
stop making the penultimate episode a flashback that answers all my questions about how we got here
i don't care! i already AM here. these are not questions i want answered! i don't care about these flashback people! i don't want to care about these flashback people!
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Murderer says whoever put that blood on his hands is just trying to make him look guilty
White House says Epstein emails released to smear Trump reut.rs/3WSX1MH
White House says Epstein emails released to smear Trump
The White House accused Democrats in the House of Representatives of releasing emails from convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein on Wednesday to smear President Donald Trump.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Murderer says whoever put that blood on his hands is just trying to make him look guilty
I wish I could like this. It's nice to have big films to look forward to. But it's so hard to care. It's the cinematic equivalent of a screen saver.
‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ runtime has been listed at 3 hours & 15 minutes 🍿
The longest film in the franchise
The longest film in the franchise
November 12, 2025 at 4:56 PM
I wish I could like this. It's nice to have big films to look forward to. But it's so hard to care. It's the cinematic equivalent of a screen saver.
It would be hard to do it accidentally.
Sonequa Martin-Green: ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Takes Place In The ‘Discovery’ Era “On Purpose”##startrek #starfleetacademy #startrekdiscovery
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Sonequa Martin-Green: ‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ Takes Place In The ‘Discovery’ Era “On Purpose”
The 'Boston Blue' star said there's "a lot of opportunity" for 'Discovery' actors to make an appearance on the new series.
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November 12, 2025 at 4:35 PM
It would be hard to do it accidentally.
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I don’t want to talk about the fact that Michael Wolff once wronged me. It’s water under the bridge, stuff happens. I wish nothing but the best to the secret advisor to a convicted sex trafficker and paedophile
November 12, 2025 at 2:45 PM
I don’t want to talk about the fact that Michael Wolff once wronged me. It’s water under the bridge, stuff happens. I wish nothing but the best to the secret advisor to a convicted sex trafficker and paedophile