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Still looking for my Clippercard.
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Really shocked to hear about the death of the brilliant Observer writer Rachel Cooke - what a terrible loss.
observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Remembering Rachel Cooke | The Observer
observer.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Not my heat pump experts.
November 14, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Did the BBC invent the Apprentice way back when? Irony of the institution that invented the thing that arguably made him, being potentially killed by its orange offspring.
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Strike up the teeny-tiny violins. Or maybe don’t.
Joey Barton is facing another court case and a potential defamation and harassment bill for hundreds of thousands of pounds. The trial in a civil case brought by Eni Aluko has been scheduled for the high court next May
Joey Barton faces new court case in 2026 for defamation allegations
A civil case brought against Barton by Eni Aluko has been scheduled for May while he faces a potentially massive bill over his guilty verdict at Liverpool crown court
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Now that’s a first paragraph.
November 9, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Presume it was his appearance on @footballweekly.bsky.social that swung it for Mayor Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Is this cool?
November 5, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Guess winning at Anfield isn’t for everyone.
November 4, 2025 at 9:51 PM
No idea how much medication it would take to get me to listen to a Florence and the Machine album all the way through.
November 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Jools manfully resisting the urge to tear into some boogie woogie while playing Air on a G String. Respect.
November 2, 2025 at 11:03 PM
The 3-1 vibes are strong here…
November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Paging the Pulitzer committee.
November 1, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Another day in the lingering death of satire.
November 1, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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"I PITY THE FOOL who measures out his life in coffee spoons. I ain't gonna wear the bottoms of my trousers rolled, fool."

Oh look. It's Mr T's Eliot.
October 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Did my bit for the guy begging at the traffic lights just now; wound the window down and turned up Taxes by Geese to full volume. Shot me a look of pure gratitude. You’re welcome, fella.
October 30, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Mundial shuttering its online wing? Make Magazines Great Again.
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 AM
There are definitely times when Bluesky feels like downing 10 bottles of zero percent lager and wondering why you’re not even the slightest bit pissed.
October 30, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Who let Nathan Barley loose on pitchfork?
October 30, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Zohran Mamdani weighs in on the Kendrick v. Drake beef. Love this. Can we have some politicians who can be this natural as well, please?
October 30, 2025 at 5:56 AM
👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
October 29, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Front page news and questions in the House if this was us.
October 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Comes to something when your eyes light up at the sight of the words ‘heat pumps’.
October 27, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Three weeks ago only an idiot wouldn’t have sacked Amorim. Strange old game.
October 25, 2025 at 6:50 PM