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Retired artist, retired narcissistic sarcasticist, mostly retired author. More info: http://kssilkwood.wordpress.com/
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Movies about the FBI are going to be pretty different in the future, Clarice…
a close up of a man 's face with a hole in the wall behind him
Alt: Hannibal Lecter in his cell from the movie Silence of the Lambs doing the “fava beans” line
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Movies about the FBI are going to be pretty different in the future, Clarice…
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Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
November 28, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Hope is here.
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Help us beat Reform in May. Donate today ⤵️
Pure talent. Jeff Buckley Live in Chicago, BBC 4.
November 14, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Pure talent. Jeff Buckley Live in Chicago, BBC 4.
Climate crisis shhhmisis. We’re fine as long as Iceland never has any mosqui… oh. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Mosquitoes found in Iceland for first time as climate crisis warms country
Three specimens discovered in what was previously one of the few places in the world without the insects
www.theguardian.com
October 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Climate crisis shhhmisis. We’re fine as long as Iceland never has any mosqui… oh. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Watched Amadeus at the @princecharlescinema.com last year… superb.
“I am the patron saint of mediocrity. I absolve you all...”
“I am the patron saint of mediocrity. I absolve you all...”
Amadeus review – F Murray Abraham mesmerises as Mozart’s lizardly frenemy in Miloš Forman’s masterpiece
Abraham’s gorgeous villainy as the bland court composer eclipsed by Tom Hulce’s nitrogen-voiced genius Mozart is a treat
www.theguardian.com
July 23, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Watched Amadeus at the @princecharlescinema.com last year… superb.
“I am the patron saint of mediocrity. I absolve you all...”
“I am the patron saint of mediocrity. I absolve you all...”
Moviedrome was essential, often secret late night low volume viewing, resulting in many weary Monday mornings at school, but I know which education and the impact has lasted longest…
Alex Cox on the legacy of Moviedrome, the BBC’s essential cult film slot
Broadcasting a weekly diet of transgressive, iconoclastic cinema into British living rooms, the BBC’s Moviedrome series turned a generation of viewers into adventurous cinephiles. How did it come abou...
www.bfi.org.uk
July 6, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Moviedrome was essential, often secret late night low volume viewing, resulting in many weary Monday mornings at school, but I know which education and the impact has lasted longest…
Ufff, what a record.
‘Nobody makes a record like that for the money’: how Gang of Four made Entertainment!
‘There was tension with the National Front and swastikas on walls. So I’m proud the album is an outsider classic – but feel depressed these songs are still relevant’
www.theguardian.com
June 16, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Ufff, what a record.
Well, here we go. Brace brace #adamcurtis www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Shifty - Series 1: 1. Part One - The Land of Make Believe
The dream world that Mrs Thatcher promised. And the ghosts that came back to disrupt it.
www.bbc.co.uk
June 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Well, here we go. Brace brace #adamcurtis www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Hugely unpopular chairman makes hugely unpopular decision to hugely swell his huge unpopularity…
June 6, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Hugely unpopular chairman makes hugely unpopular decision to hugely swell his huge unpopularity…
BBQ cancelled. #EuropaLeagueFinal #Spurs
May 21, 2025 at 10:11 PM
BBQ cancelled. #EuropaLeagueFinal #Spurs
Spurs to go 4-0 down after just 3 minutes, fight back to 4-4 and then Lucas Moura runs on to the pitch to pass to Jota again. Watch.
April 27, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Spurs to go 4-0 down after just 3 minutes, fight back to 4-4 and then Lucas Moura runs on to the pitch to pass to Jota again. Watch.
Pinter’s film scripts are something else. The Quiller Memorandum is another great example. And The Servant, of course. Can’t wait to see this.
Tonight at 9:05pm ⭐ #DirkBogarde #StanleyBaker #JacquelineSassard
Premiere: ACCIDENT (1967) directed by #JosephLosey drama #TPTVsubtitles
Premiere: ACCIDENT (1967) directed by #JosephLosey drama #TPTVsubtitles
April 21, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Pinter’s film scripts are something else. The Quiller Memorandum is another great example. And The Servant, of course. Can’t wait to see this.
No TNT Sports. It’s not a boast. It’s a fact. Ange has always won a trophy in his second season. That is a fact. Spurs may well break Ange’s factually accurate record, but it’s still a fact. A fact. Not a boast.
March 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
No TNT Sports. It’s not a boast. It’s a fact. Ange has always won a trophy in his second season. That is a fact. Spurs may well break Ange’s factually accurate record, but it’s still a fact. A fact. Not a boast.
I’m starting to think he doesn’t understand what tariffs are…
March 5, 2025 at 5:48 PM
I’m starting to think he doesn’t understand what tariffs are…
Fact-checking matters, America…
Out-of-date polls to wrong aid amounts: factchecking Trump’s Congress address
The president’s marathon address to a joint session of Congress was littered with false claims he’s been corrected on but continued to repeat
www.theguardian.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Fact-checking matters, America…
At around 20 minutes Robert Redford starts talking about his films ‘The Candidate’ and ‘All the Presidents Men’. Times have changed. And they’re worse.
Robert Redford Talks to Melvyn Bragg
In a programme from 1976, actor Robert Redford talks with Melvyn Bragg about America, politics, ecology and movies.
www.bbc.co.uk
March 4, 2025 at 8:37 AM
At around 20 minutes Robert Redford starts talking about his films ‘The Candidate’ and ‘All the Presidents Men’. Times have changed. And they’re worse.
There’s often great pathos in meaningful comedy. These, mostly weekly, gifts from Stewart Lee are increasingly sad. What to do… what to do…
Air traffic control to Sir Keir: turbulence ahead | Stewart Lee
There’s no point trying to make plans around the whims of Trump. The PM instead needs to turn to Europe
www.theguardian.com
February 9, 2025 at 11:07 AM
There’s often great pathos in meaningful comedy. These, mostly weekly, gifts from Stewart Lee are increasingly sad. What to do… what to do…
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Rachel, please listen to Louise: “I wonder what you were thinking, when things could still be changed, when science predicted the consequences of global warming with great certainty, when people who knew what they were talking about rang alarm bells all over the world” #WeTheHopeful wethehopeful.org
The story of 2050 is being written today
Scientists have a clear vision of what 2050 will look like, shaped by the choices we make today.
wethehopeful.org
January 30, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Rachel, please listen to Louise: “I wonder what you were thinking, when things could still be changed, when science predicted the consequences of global warming with great certainty, when people who knew what they were talking about rang alarm bells all over the world” #WeTheHopeful wethehopeful.org
This Jeff Buckley documentary will be worth a watch. Tears at the ready.
‘There just aren’t words to explain’: Jeff Buckley documentary brings tears to Sundance
A new film looking at the life and tragic death of the singer has premiered to an emotional response at this year’s Utah-based film festival
www.theguardian.com
January 26, 2025 at 11:10 AM
This Jeff Buckley documentary will be worth a watch. Tears at the ready.
A country that won’t protect its children can’t really be expected to protect its democracy, can it? Bad luck America.
January 21, 2025 at 10:24 AM
A country that won’t protect its children can’t really be expected to protect its democracy, can it? Bad luck America.
The debate in the second half of this classic BBC TV review of nuclear warning ‘Threads’ is fascinating… both in its intelligent dissection, rarely seen nowadays, and how it perfectly illustrates how little has changed for those with political agendas and wilful denial-based stupidity…
1984: The FALLOUT From THREADS | Did You See? | Classic TV Review | BBC Archive
YouTube video by BBC Archive
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January 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The debate in the second half of this classic BBC TV review of nuclear warning ‘Threads’ is fascinating… both in its intelligent dissection, rarely seen nowadays, and how it perfectly illustrates how little has changed for those with political agendas and wilful denial-based stupidity…
To celebrate (or commiserate) BBC Radio 6music’s 1990s day, here’s a short chapter from my Brit Art and Britpop novel set in 1997 ‘King of the Bored Frontier’…
King of the Bored Frontier – selected chapters part 2
Another little taster from the novel. This one is where the narrator’s motives are laid fairly bare… Texan Bar Kid I’ve finally accepted that I am surrounded by children. Most of the kids arr…
kssilkwood.wordpress.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:05 PM
To celebrate (or commiserate) BBC Radio 6music’s 1990s day, here’s a short chapter from my Brit Art and Britpop novel set in 1997 ‘King of the Bored Frontier’…
Feels pretty relevant at the moment considering all the inaction - my eco climate disaster satire Clean, from 2022…
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kssilkwood.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/c...
Clean
This flash fiction piece was recently published by EllipsisZine. Someone read it and likened it as being Calvino-esque, which will do me…
kssilkwood.wordpress.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:43 AM
Feels pretty relevant at the moment considering all the inaction - my eco climate disaster satire Clean, from 2022…
kssilkwood.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/c...
kssilkwood.wordpress.com/2022/02/21/c...
“You maniacs! You’re going to do it! Ah, damn you! Damn you all to hell!”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Hottest year on record sent planet past 1.5C of heating for first time in 2024
Highest recorded temperatures supercharged extreme weather – with worse to come, EU data shows
www.theguardian.com
January 10, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“You maniacs! You’re going to do it! Ah, damn you! Damn you all to hell!”
www.theguardian.com/environment/...
www.theguardian.com/environment/...