Stephen
@godofhammers.bsky.social
Prescriptivist on the streets, descriptivist in the sheets. En-fucking-thusiast of tmesis. Petrichor fan. Skeleton-to-be. Kinsey 4.
Will the last sub-editor to leave the BBC please turn off the lights?
November 4, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Will the last sub-editor to leave the BBC please turn off the lights?
And if that didn't help, here's a Daily Mail infographic that still makes me laugh
November 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
And if that didn't help, here's a Daily Mail infographic that still makes me laugh
Not much in the way of surprise or development beyond set-up in Endeavour #1, even with the double length of a DSTLRY comic. (A Yellowjackets-style glimpse of whatʼs to come wouldʼve hooked me.)
But rich kids left on a recreated 18th century ship is a good starting point, and characters are decent
But rich kids left on a recreated 18th century ship is a good starting point, and characters are decent
October 27, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Not much in the way of surprise or development beyond set-up in Endeavour #1, even with the double length of a DSTLRY comic. (A Yellowjackets-style glimpse of whatʼs to come wouldʼve hooked me.)
But rich kids left on a recreated 18th century ship is a good starting point, and characters are decent
But rich kids left on a recreated 18th century ship is a good starting point, and characters are decent
That is, if a synopsis like this doesnʼt put you off first
October 20, 2025 at 8:54 AM
That is, if a synopsis like this doesnʼt put you off first
The Whales Of August in Shibuya. A cocktail bar where every drink is named after a movie. I did not want to leave!
September 13, 2025 at 7:38 AM
The Whales Of August in Shibuya. A cocktail bar where every drink is named after a movie. I did not want to leave!
My god, it was a mess. I think the clips came about after test screenings left people too confused by call-backs, but it isn't a pretty solution. Hereʼs a tweet that suggests McQ knows it stinks.
August 24, 2025 at 10:18 AM
My god, it was a mess. I think the clips came about after test screenings left people too confused by call-backs, but it isn't a pretty solution. Hereʼs a tweet that suggests McQ knows it stinks.
Barter Books remains unparalleled at bafflingly not having what you have in mind in its huge stocks, but having plenty of interesting things instead
August 20, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Barter Books remains unparalleled at bafflingly not having what you have in mind in its huge stocks, but having plenty of interesting things instead
Everywhere I go, I see reminders of him
July 29, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Everywhere I go, I see reminders of him
Weird, I went there a few years back and it was free for anyone to go but the walk was pretty tough going in the heat. Had a great time in Bilbao generally - enjoy all those pintxos
July 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Weird, I went there a few years back and it was free for anyone to go but the walk was pretty tough going in the heat. Had a great time in Bilbao generally - enjoy all those pintxos
Aw, Quinn, this sounds great! One of my favourite passages in any sci-fi novel is a Who deep cut, from Interference by Lawrence Miles. (And if you ever need a British voice to chip in…)
July 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Aw, Quinn, this sounds great! One of my favourite passages in any sci-fi novel is a Who deep cut, from Interference by Lawrence Miles. (And if you ever need a British voice to chip in…)
For anyone looking forward to the F1 British Grand Prix this weekend, please enjoy this brochure from the 1979 edition
July 4, 2025 at 10:47 AM
For anyone looking forward to the F1 British Grand Prix this weekend, please enjoy this brochure from the 1979 edition
The Netflix series looks stunning in 4K. But this...?
June 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Netflix series looks stunning in 4K. But this...?
1. He always sings Baggy Trousers
2. He keeps referring to his friends “the nutty boys”
3. Seems embarrassed when buying condoms
4. Keeps offering vague directions to your house
2. He keeps referring to his friends “the nutty boys”
3. Seems embarrassed when buying condoms
4. Keeps offering vague directions to your house
June 26, 2025 at 6:51 AM
1. He always sings Baggy Trousers
2. He keeps referring to his friends “the nutty boys”
3. Seems embarrassed when buying condoms
4. Keeps offering vague directions to your house
2. He keeps referring to his friends “the nutty boys”
3. Seems embarrassed when buying condoms
4. Keeps offering vague directions to your house
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh
June 22, 2025 at 7:41 AM
If you see this, post an image you saved because it made you laugh
I would strongly recommend using Firefox as your mobile browser (which blocks most tracking cookies as standard) with uBlock Origin (to eliminate the ads). It's made sites so much cleaner for me this past month.
June 21, 2025 at 12:46 PM
I would strongly recommend using Firefox as your mobile browser (which blocks most tracking cookies as standard) with uBlock Origin (to eliminate the ads). It's made sites so much cleaner for me this past month.
You would never catch me complaining about being rammed by Charles Leclerc
June 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
You would never catch me complaining about being rammed by Charles Leclerc
But more importantly, I wonder if the deliberate evocation of Rowling as a villain is an apology, of sorts, for the way in which she was equated with the Bard in 2007ʼs The Shakespeare Code (itself written, under Davies, by another transphobe-to-be)
May 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
But more importantly, I wonder if the deliberate evocation of Rowling as a villain is an apology, of sorts, for the way in which she was equated with the Bard in 2007ʼs The Shakespeare Code (itself written, under Davies, by another transphobe-to-be)
What a difference 20 years makes. While planning his first series of Doctor Who, RTD asked JK Rowling to write an episode.
Now, the fascist enforcing a heteronormative reality reads from a book modelled on her most famous creation
Now, the fascist enforcing a heteronormative reality reads from a book modelled on her most famous creation
May 28, 2025 at 7:56 PM
What a difference 20 years makes. While planning his first series of Doctor Who, RTD asked JK Rowling to write an episode.
Now, the fascist enforcing a heteronormative reality reads from a book modelled on her most famous creation
Now, the fascist enforcing a heteronormative reality reads from a book modelled on her most famous creation
Put it down? At 1,200 pages I can barely pick it up!
May 25, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Put it down? At 1,200 pages I can barely pick it up!
Interesting to see Freddie Fox in Doctor Who this week when we had his cousin Laurence on two weeks ago.
May 17, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Interesting to see Freddie Fox in Doctor Who this week when we had his cousin Laurence on two weeks ago.
The Mousetrap! Shame that a throwaway gag in Private Eye spoiled whodunnit for me about 15 years ago, but still!
May 15, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The Mousetrap! Shame that a throwaway gag in Private Eye spoiled whodunnit for me about 15 years ago, but still!
Absolutely no idea who to vote for next week (mayoral election) but I figured if Labour only try to appease the loudest voices I might as well email the local Labour candidate and say *something*
April 26, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Absolutely no idea who to vote for next week (mayoral election) but I figured if Labour only try to appease the loudest voices I might as well email the local Labour candidate and say *something*
Not everybody knows every actorʼs name, but someone whose job is to know about the media should probably be able to spot one of the most bankable movie stars of his day (even in the context of low-grade gossip).
Or he did know but claimed ignorance to look cool on Twitter, which is possibly worse.
Or he did know but claimed ignorance to look cool on Twitter, which is possibly worse.
April 24, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Not everybody knows every actorʼs name, but someone whose job is to know about the media should probably be able to spot one of the most bankable movie stars of his day (even in the context of low-grade gossip).
Or he did know but claimed ignorance to look cool on Twitter, which is possibly worse.
Or he did know but claimed ignorance to look cool on Twitter, which is possibly worse.
This was all I could think about after watching Cars 2 boxd.it/5UMlzV
April 21, 2025 at 12:43 PM
This was all I could think about after watching Cars 2 boxd.it/5UMlzV
Not there on my TV, PlayStation or phone - though I am in the UK, so maybe that's the issue?!
April 18, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Not there on my TV, PlayStation or phone - though I am in the UK, so maybe that's the issue?!