We also calculated that about four of our shows next year are about Kirkby. So if anyone has been aching to write a longread about Kirkby - urban myths, culture and tracksuits - I have got everything you need

Fellow Short Queen 🫅

Hahaha

And we don’t want you either!

This is a moment to try to nullify the right wing media. Instead it’s going to slow down Christmas sales because people will feel they can’t afford it. A Budget a month before Christmas is awful for retail

Can I ask a weird question based on no knowledge at all? Does our medical definition of psychosis need to change?

Exactly this

We used to screen Ghostwatch a lot and the audience reaction was always the same. The tonal shift of «you are not safe and we have no interest in making you feel safe» is a real cultural moment, a reaction I think to a heartless govt culture. It’s a you’re on your own mentality that’s petrifying

Haven’t watched that Paul Daniels in decades. I never link the two in my mind but you’re right