Ricardo 🇵🇸
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Lefty London bloke into painting, coffee, photography, trees and buns. “An awkward mix of the very serious and the very silly, but he gives it to you straight” - Stewart Lee. I also make up quotes and can’t see direct messages. #freepalestine
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The very first bird of 2026 was a robin that I spotted through my window this morning. Wishing you a positive happy New Year full of kindness love and understanding.
January 1, 2026 at 11:41 AM
The very first bird of 2026 was a robin that I spotted through my window this morning. Wishing you a positive happy New Year full of kindness love and understanding.
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Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
January 1, 2026 at 4:43 AM
Just making sure that 2025 is definitely over
I give him about three weeks.
January 1, 2026 at 7:59 AM
I give him about three weeks.
Optimistic news 🌱
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
World is in better place than when Eden Project created 25 years ago, founder says
Tim Smit also says extreme political views will fade when people realise good things are around the corner
www.theguardian.com
January 1, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Optimistic news 🌱
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
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For the hogmanay not the hogafew
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
For the hogmanay not the hogafew
Didn’t expect a stamp pad in Ryman’s to see into my very soul today but there you are
December 30, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Didn’t expect a stamp pad in Ryman’s to see into my very soul today but there you are
Bumping into Alex Kingston at the veg section in Waitrose. A packet of tomatoes randomly slid off the shelves and landed on the floor in front of us. There was a pause and she said “I did that.”
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Bumping into Alex Kingston at the veg section in Waitrose. A packet of tomatoes randomly slid off the shelves and landed on the floor in front of us. There was a pause and she said “I did that.”
Sat two seats away from the then-pre laureate Andrew Motion at a Ted Hughes/Simon Armitage reading. On the way out chatting to my friend I accidentally referred to Armitage as Motion and he overheard me. All of which is about as interesting as one of Motion’s poems tbf.
(NB, Hughes was brilliant)
(NB, Hughes was brilliant)
Right folks. Feeling rather down at the moment so bringing back an oldie
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
Please Quote this with your most minor celebrity interaction
December 30, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Sat two seats away from the then-pre laureate Andrew Motion at a Ted Hughes/Simon Armitage reading. On the way out chatting to my friend I accidentally referred to Armitage as Motion and he overheard me. All of which is about as interesting as one of Motion’s poems tbf.
(NB, Hughes was brilliant)
(NB, Hughes was brilliant)
Next up - the 50 best Guardian culture lists
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Next up - the 50 best Guardian culture lists
Edinburgh seem to have fielded the same four people for their University Challenge team
December 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Edinburgh seem to have fielded the same four people for their University Challenge team
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Top Adrian Chiles Columns of 2025:
I’ve given up wild swimming. So why does my Volvo smell like mince?
Should I tell the postman he has halitosis? My first wife wouldn’t let me wear shorts.
I buried my father with my bare hands. It’s time we stopped talking about glamping. 1/3
I’ve given up wild swimming. So why does my Volvo smell like mince?
Should I tell the postman he has halitosis? My first wife wouldn’t let me wear shorts.
I buried my father with my bare hands. It’s time we stopped talking about glamping. 1/3
December 29, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Top Adrian Chiles Columns of 2025:
I’ve given up wild swimming. So why does my Volvo smell like mince?
Should I tell the postman he has halitosis? My first wife wouldn’t let me wear shorts.
I buried my father with my bare hands. It’s time we stopped talking about glamping. 1/3
I’ve given up wild swimming. So why does my Volvo smell like mince?
Should I tell the postman he has halitosis? My first wife wouldn’t let me wear shorts.
I buried my father with my bare hands. It’s time we stopped talking about glamping. 1/3
I know it’s the season for digestive tract issues but do we really need a running commentary on this guy
December 29, 2025 at 8:10 AM
I know it’s the season for digestive tract issues but do we really need a running commentary on this guy
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As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
December 28, 2025 at 4:09 PM
As we enter the New Year remember fear of making bad art is holding you back. Fear of people not liking your work is holding you back. Rejection is holding you back
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
You'll make bad art, you'll have people not like your work, and you'll be rejected. Moving past it is half the job of being a creative
This is kind of sad, though I preferred her when she was in The Smiths.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Brigitte Bardot, French screen legend, dies aged 91
Bardot became a celebrated sex symbol in 1950s and 60s, but later embraced animal rights activism and an increasingly controversial political stance
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 10:12 AM
This is kind of sad, though I preferred her when she was in The Smiths.
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
www.theguardian.com/film/2025/de...
Top marks to the Guardian for using the term “AI slop” about a thousand times in this report on the surge of AI slop on YouTube #aislop
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
More than 20% of videos shown to new YouTube users are ‘AI slop’, study finds
Low-quality AI-generated content is now saturating social media – and generating about $117m a year, data shows
www.theguardian.com
December 28, 2025 at 8:08 AM
Top marks to the Guardian for using the term “AI slop” about a thousand times in this report on the surge of AI slop on YouTube #aislop
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Most days I have a glass of wine at 6pm but it was only 5.30 so I had a little amaretto which “doesn’t count”. Christmas logic.
December 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Most days I have a glass of wine at 6pm but it was only 5.30 so I had a little amaretto which “doesn’t count”. Christmas logic.
Preparing well for the new year by losing a 40-day Wordle streak
December 27, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Preparing well for the new year by losing a 40-day Wordle streak
"How many stars would you give Omaze?" I dunno, depends on whether I win the house
December 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"How many stars would you give Omaze?" I dunno, depends on whether I win the house
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You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
December 26, 2025 at 1:51 AM
You can pretend to have your shit together if you want. They don’t really check
Feliz Navidad, and, for that matter, Feliz Navimum
December 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Feliz Navidad, and, for that matter, Feliz Navimum
Wishing you a Merry Christmas with the rather beautiful Nativity at Night (c1490) by Geertgen tot Sint Jans.
December 25, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Wishing you a Merry Christmas with the rather beautiful Nativity at Night (c1490) by Geertgen tot Sint Jans.
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Victoria Wood’s authorised biography reveals that on Christmas Day she would make her friends and family watch Fanny Cradock Cooks for Christmas (available on iPlayer) and this, the best thing ever shown on ITV:
youtu.be/AVt9AqE0toY?...
youtu.be/AVt9AqE0toY?...
Highway (1987) - Ipswich - Who Will Buy? (from Oliver)
YouTube video by Dai Jones
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December 24, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Victoria Wood’s authorised biography reveals that on Christmas Day she would make her friends and family watch Fanny Cradock Cooks for Christmas (available on iPlayer) and this, the best thing ever shown on ITV:
youtu.be/AVt9AqE0toY?...
youtu.be/AVt9AqE0toY?...