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“Remind me to add ‘philanthropist’ to my LinkedIn profile”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
November 14, 2025 at 5:40 PM
“Remind me to add ‘philanthropist’ to my LinkedIn profile”
From the new Private Eye, out now.
From the new Private Eye, out now.
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THE SECRET PROJECT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IS FINALLY LIVE
CHECK IT OUT
outsidersartsclub.com
CHECK IT OUT
outsidersartsclub.com
October 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
THE SECRET PROJECT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IS FINALLY LIVE
CHECK IT OUT
outsidersartsclub.com
CHECK IT OUT
outsidersartsclub.com
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On the plus side today I've realised who Luke Shaw reminds me of
September 14, 2025 at 6:36 PM
On the plus side today I've realised who Luke Shaw reminds me of
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thanks to @dorianlynskey.bsky.social for introducing me to this movie poster, featuring a tagline that made me hyperventilate with laughter
September 3, 2025 at 6:44 PM
thanks to @dorianlynskey.bsky.social for introducing me to this movie poster, featuring a tagline that made me hyperventilate with laughter
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Who else on God's green earth could make a room of people chant "WE HATE LAMINATES! I SAID WE HATE LAMINATES!" at the top of their lungs and mean it with every fibre of their being?
August 24, 2025 at 7:28 AM
Who else on God's green earth could make a room of people chant "WE HATE LAMINATES! I SAID WE HATE LAMINATES!" at the top of their lungs and mean it with every fibre of their being?
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The superb 'exotic display for the court' bit of this Chris Morris interview is often shared as a word perfect skewering of what passes as 'political comedy' these days. But this is the part that more people need to know about.
August 23, 2025 at 1:17 PM
The superb 'exotic display for the court' bit of this Chris Morris interview is often shared as a word perfect skewering of what passes as 'political comedy' these days. But this is the part that more people need to know about.
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Some amazing stats here by @zaltzcricket.bsky.social on the England-India Test series, via @theobserveruk.bsky.social
August 6, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Some amazing stats here by @zaltzcricket.bsky.social on the England-India Test series, via @theobserveruk.bsky.social
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The sound bath garden from the latest Alan Partridge in the Oasthouse is real! (Melaniessackinteriors)
July 30, 2025 at 6:24 AM
The sound bath garden from the latest Alan Partridge in the Oasthouse is real! (Melaniessackinteriors)
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This is the beautiful Liz Berry poem Frank Skinner references in @petepaphides.bsky.social's superb interview.
July 25, 2025 at 7:09 AM
This is the beautiful Liz Berry poem Frank Skinner references in @petepaphides.bsky.social's superb interview.
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what sitcom from your youth will give away your age?
July 25, 2025 at 10:11 AM
what sitcom from your youth will give away your age?
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Workers on barricade against military coup in Barcelona 19 July 1936. Photographer Agustí Centelles, the only one to venture out and take photos in the streets that day, is standing on Carrer del Tigre, looking onto Ronda Sant Antoni. Nothing staged here.
July 24, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Workers on barricade against military coup in Barcelona 19 July 1936. Photographer Agustí Centelles, the only one to venture out and take photos in the streets that day, is standing on Carrer del Tigre, looking onto Ronda Sant Antoni. Nothing staged here.
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![A panalphabetic window is a stretch of text that contains all the letters of the alphabet in order. It is a special type of pangram or pangrammatic window.
Natural-sounding panalphabetic sentences are not particularly difficult to construct. Poet Howard Bergerson constructed the following 132-letter panalphabetic window:[1][2][3]
Well, about porn, I can say definitely that although I loathe junk like that myself, I don't propose to question other people's right to it, because, in my view, if sexy magazines and X-rated movies are what they want instead of the real thing, more power to them!](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreia6yq5mvpjqxpxnyxi2xitybxbjdswtvfosrzapnq3uqiyuej5om4@jpeg)
July 8, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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![Following Metallica singer James Hetfield's comments supporting the use of his music to torture prisoners at Guantanamo Bay, British rock band Chumbawamba wrote the song "Torturing James Hetfield", where Hetfield is tortured by their music.[28][29]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cyyd366g3hrxp5rynixm2mm3/bafkreiamc2urfzwdy26ojwrvh4tvox5fbicp7vvipwuwlhpszk6riymkhi@jpeg)
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I'll stop quoting Bertrand Russell in a second (might not) but his explanation of the psychology of the far-left is astonishingly on point. He wrote this over 100 years ago. Absolutely nothing has changed.
June 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
I'll stop quoting Bertrand Russell in a second (might not) but his explanation of the psychology of the far-left is astonishingly on point. He wrote this over 100 years ago. Absolutely nothing has changed.
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The Eye is sad to record the loss of Barry Fantoni, who died on 20 May 2025 aged 85 in Turin.
An appreciation of his extensive contribution to Private Eye, with examples of his illustrations and cartoons, and memories from his friends and colleagues appears in the current issue.
An appreciation of his extensive contribution to Private Eye, with examples of his illustrations and cartoons, and memories from his friends and colleagues appears in the current issue.
June 12, 2025 at 8:17 AM
The Eye is sad to record the loss of Barry Fantoni, who died on 20 May 2025 aged 85 in Turin.
An appreciation of his extensive contribution to Private Eye, with examples of his illustrations and cartoons, and memories from his friends and colleagues appears in the current issue.
An appreciation of his extensive contribution to Private Eye, with examples of his illustrations and cartoons, and memories from his friends and colleagues appears in the current issue.
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We’ve done a relaunch! The New European is now The New World.
New contributing editors, new design (in print and online), same liberal, internationalist world view. And a great first new-look issue.
Check it out at the shiny new URL: www.thenewworld.co.uk
New contributing editors, new design (in print and online), same liberal, internationalist world view. And a great first new-look issue.
Check it out at the shiny new URL: www.thenewworld.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 7:57 AM
We’ve done a relaunch! The New European is now The New World.
New contributing editors, new design (in print and online), same liberal, internationalist world view. And a great first new-look issue.
Check it out at the shiny new URL: www.thenewworld.co.uk
New contributing editors, new design (in print and online), same liberal, internationalist world view. And a great first new-look issue.
Check it out at the shiny new URL: www.thenewworld.co.uk
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Weird Turkish Barber Shops (with Stewart Lee)
Strong Message Here
Today 09:45
BBC Radio 4
@aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by comedian Stewart Lee to discuss 'weird Turkish barber shops', and where politics, journalism and entertainment all overlap.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Strong Message Here
Today 09:45
BBC Radio 4
@aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by comedian Stewart Lee to discuss 'weird Turkish barber shops', and where politics, journalism and entertainment all overlap.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
BBC Radio 4 - Strong Message Here, Weird Turkish Barber Shops (with Stewart Lee)
Armando Iannucci is joined by comedian Stewart Lee to discuss 'weird Turkish barber shops'
www.bbc.co.uk
June 5, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Weird Turkish Barber Shops (with Stewart Lee)
Strong Message Here
Today 09:45
BBC Radio 4
@aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by comedian Stewart Lee to discuss 'weird Turkish barber shops', and where politics, journalism and entertainment all overlap.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
Strong Message Here
Today 09:45
BBC Radio 4
@aiannucci.bsky.social is joined by comedian Stewart Lee to discuss 'weird Turkish barber shops', and where politics, journalism and entertainment all overlap.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
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I make people fat 🤝 I make people thin
From the latest Private Eye, out now.
From the latest Private Eye, out now.
June 3, 2025 at 6:40 AM
I make people fat 🤝 I make people thin
From the latest Private Eye, out now.
From the latest Private Eye, out now.
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After 33 years of people (subconsciously, actively, desperately) wondering where the iconic commentary sample in the Gazzetta Football Italia title music came from....
May 30, 2025 at 7:47 PM
After 33 years of people (subconsciously, actively, desperately) wondering where the iconic commentary sample in the Gazzetta Football Italia title music came from....
this reddit post about wes anderson's new film...
June 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
this reddit post about wes anderson's new film...
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The government is talking about growth yet again but what is it, are we measuring it right, and could we live with less of it? I'll never look at GDP the same way again.
📈NEW EPISODE📈
Growth is the world's greatest obsession. When it's booming, it makes everything easier. When it stagnates, everybody panics. But what exactly is it, what drives it and what does it cost us? @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/originstorypodcast
Growth is the world's greatest obsession. When it's booming, it makes everything easier. When it stagnates, everybody panics. But what exactly is it, what drives it and what does it cost us? @dorianlynskey.bsky.social and @iandunt.bsky.social discuss ➡️ linktr.ee/originstorypodcast
May 28, 2025 at 9:05 AM
The government is talking about growth yet again but what is it, are we measuring it right, and could we live with less of it? I'll never look at GDP the same way again.