David Ratcliffe
@davidratcliffe.bsky.social
Just know already that January will be long, and it will be cold. Luckily we have a trip to Bristol to look forward to in Feb - our first visit to the Slapstick Festival!
😂Two decades of pure joy continue at #SlapstickFest26 in #Bristol, Wed 4th to Sun 8th Feb 2026!
🤩With special guests #StephenMangan, #HarryHill, #ArmandoIannucci, and many more, don’t miss out - get your tickets via the link in bio.
🎬 Trailer courtesy of Jake Cauty.
🤩With special guests #StephenMangan, #HarryHill, #ArmandoIannucci, and many more, don’t miss out - get your tickets via the link in bio.
🎬 Trailer courtesy of Jake Cauty.
December 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Just know already that January will be long, and it will be cold. Luckily we have a trip to Bristol to look forward to in Feb - our first visit to the Slapstick Festival!
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The Point building in Milton Keynes is looking likely for the chop. My thoughts on the place exist here…
tessa-foley.ghost.io/whats-the-po...
tessa-foley.ghost.io/whats-the-po...
What’s The Point?
But not just that. The Point is the point. The building is the point.
tessa-foley.ghost.io
December 15, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The Point building in Milton Keynes is looking likely for the chop. My thoughts on the place exist here…
tessa-foley.ghost.io/whats-the-po...
tessa-foley.ghost.io/whats-the-po...
Watching Die Hard. Alan Rickman is amazing and is missed. Bruce Willis is fantastic and I hope he's doing as well as can be. While we're celebrating great artists, Run-DMC and Keith Haring were incredible too.
December 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Watching Die Hard. Alan Rickman is amazing and is missed. Bruce Willis is fantastic and I hope he's doing as well as can be. While we're celebrating great artists, Run-DMC and Keith Haring were incredible too.
I've been offered a free jab through my employer, which is good of them! Except that when I call my local flu jab provider and they basically tell me to do one.
This is the thing. Flu jabs are not readily available even with pay for most people so the constant advice to get them needs to be grounded in reality and to offer folk practical steps.
I am 64 and tried to pay for a flu jab. My GP practice wasn't doing them! Boots didn't have any vaccine and had no prospect of getting any anytime soon!
December 13, 2025 at 9:48 AM
I've been offered a free jab through my employer, which is good of them! Except that when I call my local flu jab provider and they basically tell me to do one.
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Jesus Christ
“The work was emotionally exhausting, with chat users confiding intimate details about their real-life relationships, as well as their own emotional trauma, falsely believing they were talking to an unfeeling AI chatbot.”
AI "Companion Bots" Actually Run by Exploited Kenyans, Worker Claims
A new testimony from a remote worker in Kenya details the grueling and exploitative work behind romantic AI chatbots.
futurism.com
December 12, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Jesus Christ
All I want for Christmas is for the wonderful animals and their carers at Hayling Island Donkey Sanctuary to have a warm and comfortable holiday. gofund.me/1c96adce0
Donate to The Hayling Island Donkey Sanctuary survive the winter, organized by Tracey Hunt
Hello everyone, My name is Tracey I’m one of the founders of the Ha… Tracey Hunt needs your support for The Hayling Island Donkey Sanctuary survive the winter
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December 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the wonderful animals and their carers at Hayling Island Donkey Sanctuary to have a warm and comfortable holiday. gofund.me/1c96adce0
I know for many the Special Edition is the only Star Wars they know but this was not the film I grew up with and loved. I am excited to watch this anniversary release but remain slightly cautious - ideally I'd like some rough edges left in 🤞
WOW! A newly restored version of the original theatrically released #STARWARS! Once in a lifetime for a lot of people, this is going to be great!
December 6, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I know for many the Special Edition is the only Star Wars they know but this was not the film I grew up with and loved. I am excited to watch this anniversary release but remain slightly cautious - ideally I'd like some rough edges left in 🤞
Excited to see what Buck 65 has cooking for Bandcamp Friday. I'm a big fan of the Bike For Three! stuff and have been hoping for more for a long time.
December 3, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Excited to see what Buck 65 has cooking for Bandcamp Friday. I'm a big fan of the Bike For Three! stuff and have been hoping for more for a long time.
There is one thing that I'd like to see before I die. And that's U to the N to the I to the TY. Let's go.
Unity is stronger than division.
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
That’s why we’ve formed Together Alliance with 50+ organisations and thousands of individuals — all pushing back against the far right.
#Together we show where this country really stands.
Join us: togetheralliance.org.uk
December 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
There is one thing that I'd like to see before I die. And that's U to the N to the I to the TY. Let's go.
Nice! New KMFDM LP art from Aidan (Brute) Hughes rocks hard. Enemy due in Feb '26.
December 3, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Nice! New KMFDM LP art from Aidan (Brute) Hughes rocks hard. Enemy due in Feb '26.
Not so fussed about Hollywood but I'd have a word with Channel 4. First up - more Pushers with Rosie Jones, then returns for Game Face and Damned.
If you were a despotic president, what movie would you force Hollywood to make? I want to see Quentin's Star Trek movie or maybe Kill Bill Vol 3.
November 25, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Not so fussed about Hollywood but I'd have a word with Channel 4. First up - more Pushers with Rosie Jones, then returns for Game Face and Damned.
Might be a gloomy grey Sunday but things are looking good 'cause it's Betty Boo in Brighton tonight. Last caught her at the Boomerang release party which seems a long time ago now.
November 23, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Might be a gloomy grey Sunday but things are looking good 'cause it's Betty Boo in Brighton tonight. Last caught her at the Boomerang release party which seems a long time ago now.
So wait, what? What did I miss? I go to the pictures for once and when I come out the world has gone topsy turvy.
November 21, 2025 at 10:54 PM
So wait, what? What did I miss? I go to the pictures for once and when I come out the world has gone topsy turvy.
Won't pretend I'm a fan of the Roses, or the Primals, but clearly Mani was v much loved and a top bassist. Fair play. Did love XTRMNTR though. youtu.be/vjAgDSlfMOI?...
Primal Scream - Pills (Live from Later... with Jools Holland 2000)
YouTube video by PrimalScreamVEVO
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November 21, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Won't pretend I'm a fan of the Roses, or the Primals, but clearly Mani was v much loved and a top bassist. Fair play. Did love XTRMNTR though. youtu.be/vjAgDSlfMOI?...
Just caught up with the first excellent and surprisingly moving episode of Hidden Wonders on Channel 4. Raksha and Sandi make a great team. Now to read up more on the Durotriges!
⚠️ Durotriges on TV Alert ⚠️
Join #SandiToksvig and @rakshadigs.bsky.social as they explore Iron Age #Dorset in episode 1 of the new #archaeology series #HiddenWonders tonight on #More4 at 9pm
@buarchanth.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social
See you there !! 👇
Join #SandiToksvig and @rakshadigs.bsky.social as they explore Iron Age #Dorset in episode 1 of the new #archaeology series #HiddenWonders tonight on #More4 at 9pm
@buarchanth.bsky.social @bournemouthuni.bsky.social
See you there !! 👇
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Just caught up with the first excellent and surprisingly moving episode of Hidden Wonders on Channel 4. Raksha and Sandi make a great team. Now to read up more on the Durotriges!
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Re: Trump and 'piggy' and how unsettling that whole moment was.
I’ve also been trying to put my finger on this, and I think it’s because that word in particular embodies so many ways of being juvenile, misogynistic, and dehumanizing all at once. like yeah he’s usually crass and immature but this is like when a preschooler hurts your feelings
November 19, 2025 at 6:26 AM
Re: Trump and 'piggy' and how unsettling that whole moment was.
I'm angry. Zack's angry too. It's a huge relief to hear someone actualy say this. I want to be able to hope for something better.
A Government of cowards.
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
Rather than tackle inequality - they've gone for pensioners, disabled people and now it's people fleeing war and persecution.
They can't get away with this.
Join.greenparty.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 7:45 AM
I'm angry. Zack's angry too. It's a huge relief to hear someone actualy say this. I want to be able to hope for something better.
Shit. Here we go then. Never been to the Jazz Cafe before but looks like a good size venue.
November 15, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Shit. Here we go then. Never been to the Jazz Cafe before but looks like a good size venue.
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happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day
November 14, 2025 at 6:39 AM
happy Partially Muscled Skeleton Stands by the Perimeter Fence and Screams for Thirty Seconds Before Vanishing day
Kind of past caring about any Labour leadership squabbles but seriously, who would vote for this guy? Starmer is a huge failure obvs but at least he's not got creepy Tory vibes like Streeting.
November 14, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Kind of past caring about any Labour leadership squabbles but seriously, who would vote for this guy? Starmer is a huge failure obvs but at least he's not got creepy Tory vibes like Streeting.
My office wall is crying out for a poster of this.
November 13, 2025 at 2:51 PM
My office wall is crying out for a poster of this.
Always enjoy a Film Stories podcast but if you're going to do something different to celebrate 500 episodes you could do worse than getting Kevin Smith in for a chat.
The video version of the Kevin Smith podcast episode (with the post-credits bit) is available now...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2t5...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=v2t5...
Kevin Smith on CLERKS, MARTIN SCORSESE, ROBERT REDFORD and MORE!
YouTube video by Film Stories
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November 13, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Always enjoy a Film Stories podcast but if you're going to do something different to celebrate 500 episodes you could do worse than getting Kevin Smith in for a chat.
Ha.
Everyone ten years ago when The Force Awakens came out: “Wow, this is dumb. Why are the fascists just doing the exact same plan again?”
Everyone now: “Oh.”
Everyone now: “Oh.”
November 12, 2025 at 6:30 AM
Ha.
Typically behind on pop music news but goddamn that Charli XCX + John Cale track is something. Hope the rest of the soundtrack follows a similar path.
#CharliXCX and #JohnCale have released a video for gothic pop dirge belter ‘House’, written to appear on the soundtrack for Emerald Fennell’s forthcoming adaptation of Emily Brontē’s novel Wuthering Heights.
buff.ly/wjVwAD6
buff.ly/wjVwAD6
November 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Typically behind on pop music news but goddamn that Charli XCX + John Cale track is something. Hope the rest of the soundtrack follows a similar path.