Chris Barker
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Chris Barker
@chris-egb.bsky.social
I spend most of the time right now watching Doctor Who and listening to Wings
I honestly really liked the first Hobbit, because it was recognisably the source material, albeit with some unnecessary additions. Then part two shits the bed and part 3 throws the shitty bed off a cliff.

I think I twice attempted to watch Fantastic Beasts and twice fell asleep.
December 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Weird that the trailer for *The Odyssey* somehow makes the journey seem uneventful.
December 22, 2025 at 11:24 PM
So many ways this film could easily have been Studio Noted into a complete disaster, but it's miraculously note-perfect.

The real genius is the way it treats Justin Long's geeky teen fan character - mocking would have been so easy, yet the fans become as much heroes as the cast.
December 22, 2025 at 9:58 PM
LBJ/Hoover/Mafia/Castro/USSR did the JFK assassination
December 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Demolished about two years ago due to safety concerns. A new one is supposedly due to be open by June 2026...

www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/nostalg...
It's a lifeline for many... but it's closure has left people feeling 'cut off'
The Bailey Bridge, which runs over the River Mersey in Chorlton, was closed by Manchester Council earlier this year
www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk
December 17, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A lot going on in this headline.
December 9, 2025 at 4:47 PM
I think it's a riff on something Obama said about Trump - how he really thought he was better for the country than McCain or Romney, but he didn't fear for the future of the Republic if they had won.
December 8, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I thought this was really great - rattled through without feeling like great chunks had been cut out, and the new opening and music really worked. Great job!
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Interesting, thanks!
December 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Makes me wonder why Oxfam don't do this themselves and sell the valuable ones on eBay?
December 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Why was she executed by the French Resistance?? goose chase meme dot jpeg
December 6, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This is a brilliant read Jim, thank you!
December 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Why didn't anyone think of that before?
December 1, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Yeah. I always assumed the main part of the ship was a glorified tug, with swappable pods slung beneath.
November 23, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Have done exactly the same to coincide with my birthday! Just worried I'll eat too much smørrebrød to fit on the return plane
November 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ugh this is depressing
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Andy Burnham will be straight on to Deed Poll on Monday morning.
November 7, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Would be interesting to know if the membership agrees with her. I suspect not?
November 6, 2025 at 7:11 PM