James RS
@milknosugar.bsky.social
Former flaneur, currently gay boulvardier. Interests: food, opera, bicycles & twirling my moustache
Moved home & first time using a gas cooker in 40 odd years. Also heavily distracted by the magnificence of Annie Lennox on BBC2 tonight.
PS Although it looked a fright this cheesy chicken & leek pie tasted great 🤷♂️
PS Although it looked a fright this cheesy chicken & leek pie tasted great 🤷♂️
November 8, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Moved home & first time using a gas cooker in 40 odd years. Also heavily distracted by the magnificence of Annie Lennox on BBC2 tonight.
PS Although it looked a fright this cheesy chicken & leek pie tasted great 🤷♂️
PS Although it looked a fright this cheesy chicken & leek pie tasted great 🤷♂️
On BBC’s iPlayer now. Hard to believe Troy Kennedy Martin’s nuclear thriller is from 40 years ago, it still stands up well, all performances great, & Bob Peck was wonderful. What a loss! Lastly the score by Michael Kamen & Eric Clapton is just about perfect.
www.bbc.co.uk/player/episo...
www.bbc.co.uk/player/episo...
Edge of Darkness - Series 1: 5. Northmoor
Craven and Jedburgh follow the fateful route of the Gaia raid on Northmoor, but someone knows they are coming, and drastic deterrents await them.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 AM
On BBC’s iPlayer now. Hard to believe Troy Kennedy Martin’s nuclear thriller is from 40 years ago, it still stands up well, all performances great, & Bob Peck was wonderful. What a loss! Lastly the score by Michael Kamen & Eric Clapton is just about perfect.
www.bbc.co.uk/player/episo...
www.bbc.co.uk/player/episo...
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Greengages and damsons in the London Fields School Playground Market this morning
September 7, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Greengages and damsons in the London Fields School Playground Market this morning
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This is great fun: “One might think that the very serious economic implications of that might trouble a body calling itself the Prosperity Institute, were one not aware that it is in fact a deeply ideological pro-Brexit knitting circle…”.
Labour Home has published my thoughts on Braverman’s plans (probably also Farage’s plans) to quit the ECHR. They won’t work and will harm, not help, the UK’s ability to enforce its immigration policy (as well as trashing other cooperation with our neighbours). www.labourhome.co.uk/the_first_ti...
The first time as tragedy, the second as farce
www.labourhome.co.uk
August 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
This is great fun: “One might think that the very serious economic implications of that might trouble a body calling itself the Prosperity Institute, were one not aware that it is in fact a deeply ideological pro-Brexit knitting circle…”.
If you are visiting Eastbourne in the next month or so I recommend “Sussex Modernism“ at the Towner Gallery townereastbourne.org.uk/whats-on/sus... also while you’re there the gallery restaurant “Light” is very nice. This was our lunch last Wednesday
August 24, 2025 at 1:33 AM
If you are visiting Eastbourne in the next month or so I recommend “Sussex Modernism“ at the Towner Gallery townereastbourne.org.uk/whats-on/sus... also while you’re there the gallery restaurant “Light” is very nice. This was our lunch last Wednesday
Well argued, & hard to disagree with any of it.
August 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Well argued, & hard to disagree with any of it.
If you’re anywhere near a TKMaxx, in their slightly mad deli aisle, you may find these Australian snacks, which are very good, (if not quite worth £4), but also notable for their Christian origin, and being a risky buy for the lupin intolerant
August 10, 2025 at 5:51 PM
If you’re anywhere near a TKMaxx, in their slightly mad deli aisle, you may find these Australian snacks, which are very good, (if not quite worth £4), but also notable for their Christian origin, and being a risky buy for the lupin intolerant
This happened to my younger brother in the ‘90s. It took him some time, but he got over it, & was reconciled with my poor blameless parents, but my, how they were put through the wringer! www.thetimes.com/article/4088...
My therapist told me Mum had abused me. She hadn’t
This woman severed ties with her mother after false memories of childhood sexual abuse emerged during sessions with her counsellor. Francesca Angelini talks to her and other families shattered by unre...
www.thetimes.com
August 10, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This happened to my younger brother in the ‘90s. It took him some time, but he got over it, & was reconciled with my poor blameless parents, but my, how they were put through the wringer! www.thetimes.com/article/4088...
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My cartoon for this weekend’s @theguardian.com books.
August 2, 2025 at 5:42 PM
My cartoon for this weekend’s @theguardian.com books.
I would watch Keeley Hawes reading the telephone directory, but this preposterous series tests that notion to destruction. Both characters & plot take silliness to new heights. Simply cannot understand how it got this rave review.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
The Assassin review – Keeley Hawes’s menopausal hitwoman drama is perfectly crafted TV
Stylish, witty, tightly written: this tale of a retired killer going on the run with her adult son is massively entertaining. Hawes just gets better and better
www.theguardian.com
August 2, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I would watch Keeley Hawes reading the telephone directory, but this preposterous series tests that notion to destruction. Both characters & plot take silliness to new heights. Simply cannot understand how it got this rave review.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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Bismarck on English food after a visit to Hull, York and Manchester in 1842.
July 22, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Bismarck on English food after a visit to Hull, York and Manchester in 1842.
2 weeks ago I saw this & it’s still marinating in my head. I’ve seen a few other productions before now & it never fails, & is always fresh. It’s one of those rare works that is a well that never runs dry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57xY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57xY...
Le nozze di Figaro | Official trailer | Glyndebourne
YouTube video by Glyndebourne
www.youtube.com
July 21, 2025 at 1:51 AM
2 weeks ago I saw this & it’s still marinating in my head. I’ve seen a few other productions before now & it never fails, & is always fresh. It’s one of those rare works that is a well that never runs dry.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57xY...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=57xY...
Thank you Chris Whitby. This needed to be said
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Chris Whitty says culture-war coverage of cycling could harm nation’s health
Chief medical officer for England urges people to set media cliches aside to focus on health benefits of physical activity
www.theguardian.com
July 2, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Thank you Chris Whitby. This needed to be said
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
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Does anyone still think that the White House would ever use the Graham-Blumenthal sanctions bill to impose sanctions on Russia? The Trump administration look very much as if they want to achieve an end to the war by forcing Ukraine's capitulation. 🧵
❗️The United States has stopped the scheduled supplies of Patriot air defense missiles and other weapons to Ukraine- Nick Schifrin.
Patriot missiles protect Ukraine from Russian ballistic missiles. Other air defense components are critical, as well.
To understand the scale:
Patriot missiles protect Ukraine from Russian ballistic missiles. Other air defense components are critical, as well.
To understand the scale:
July 2, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Does anyone still think that the White House would ever use the Graham-Blumenthal sanctions bill to impose sanctions on Russia? The Trump administration look very much as if they want to achieve an end to the war by forcing Ukraine's capitulation. 🧵
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Like lots of my timeline, I haven't said or reposted much on the awful slaughter of Palestinians, but my GOD the utter BOLLOCKS of the right wingers using it as a stick to beat the BBC with again. Some band nobody had ever heard of and hardly anyone was watching live coverage.
June 30, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Like lots of my timeline, I haven't said or reposted much on the awful slaughter of Palestinians, but my GOD the utter BOLLOCKS of the right wingers using it as a stick to beat the BBC with again. Some band nobody had ever heard of and hardly anyone was watching live coverage.
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It's a mark of what's gone wrong with British politics that it's regarded as some kind of career-ending humiliation when a govt has to make concessions to Members of Parliament.
We'd be much better governed if MPs found their backbones more often, & govts routinely had to respond to their concerns.
We'd be much better governed if MPs found their backbones more often, & govts routinely had to respond to their concerns.
June 27, 2025 at 8:20 AM
It's a mark of what's gone wrong with British politics that it's regarded as some kind of career-ending humiliation when a govt has to make concessions to Members of Parliament.
We'd be much better governed if MPs found their backbones more often, & govts routinely had to respond to their concerns.
We'd be much better governed if MPs found their backbones more often, & govts routinely had to respond to their concerns.
I saw him perform towards the end of his career. A frail old man shuffled onto the stage, but once sat at the piano, Dr Theatre kicked in, and the years melted away. A great musician, & dare I suggest, a great human too
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
Alfred Brendel obituary
One of the greatest pianists of his generation who bestrode the musical world for six decades
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I saw him perform towards the end of his career. A frail old man shuffled onto the stage, but once sat at the piano, Dr Theatre kicked in, and the years melted away. A great musician, & dare I suggest, a great human too
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
An eloquent courageous speech 💪👏
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
‘It’s time to wake up’: Padilla recounts being handcuffed at Noem briefing in emotional speech
California senator details being restrained and warns of how democratic norms can slip away when power is unchecked
www.theguardian.com
June 18, 2025 at 1:45 PM
An eloquent courageous speech 💪👏
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
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June 15, 2025 at 3:37 PM
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Looks like a good cause.
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June 7, 2025 at 11:22 AM
Looks like a good cause.
Went to see this today. Wholeheartedly recommend. Too crowded of course, but bearable, & very much worth it. www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/...
Hiroshige: artist of the open road
Join Utagawa Hiroshige on a journey through Edo Japan, exploring the natural beauty of the landscape and the pleasures of urban life.
www.britishmuseum.org
June 7, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Went to see this today. Wholeheartedly recommend. Too crowded of course, but bearable, & very much worth it. www.britishmuseum.org/exhibitions/...
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The Third Reich, only with Muppets.
June 6, 2025 at 9:34 AM
The Third Reich, only with Muppets.
I see Prosecco as a dull wine in a gaudy party dress, only really right in a Bellini. Tricky, you’ll actually need perfect peaches, or a trip to Harry’s Bar in Venice. So I really recommend @nigella.bsky.social ‘s punningly named & delicious strawberry version www.nigella.com/recipes/frag...
Fragonard
Think Bellini — that Venetian cocktail of prosecco and white peach purée — only with liquidised strawberries in place of the peaches. It’s the taste of lyrical, wide-skied, blossom-scented summer, hen...
www.nigella.com
June 5, 2025 at 6:55 PM
I see Prosecco as a dull wine in a gaudy party dress, only really right in a Bellini. Tricky, you’ll actually need perfect peaches, or a trip to Harry’s Bar in Venice. So I really recommend @nigella.bsky.social ‘s punningly named & delicious strawberry version www.nigella.com/recipes/frag...
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Wow. This is so dangerous. I know the thing is just a plausible phrase generator, but the fact it seems to have been programmed to flatter turns it in effect into a lying seduction machine. Horrified that so many people are rotting their own brains with this this uncanny valley parasocial interface
Possibly the best thing I've read about ChatGPT yet.
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
h/t @melaniemitchell.bsky.social
amandaguinzburg.substack.com/p/diabolus-e...
Diabolus Ex Machina
This Is Not An Essay
amandaguinzburg.substack.com
June 4, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Wow. This is so dangerous. I know the thing is just a plausible phrase generator, but the fact it seems to have been programmed to flatter turns it in effect into a lying seduction machine. Horrified that so many people are rotting their own brains with this this uncanny valley parasocial interface
Went to a cookery demo at Cookbookbake by Roti King to promote this book www.penguin.co.uk/books/466240... Mad skills on show, & what a lovely humble man! Rather touchingly he said that most of the recipes are from his mum. His chicken curry is worth the price of the book alone
May 26, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Went to a cookery demo at Cookbookbake by Roti King to promote this book www.penguin.co.uk/books/466240... Mad skills on show, & what a lovely humble man! Rather touchingly he said that most of the recipes are from his mum. His chicken curry is worth the price of the book alone