Paul Whitelaw
@paulwhitelaw.bsky.social
I write about pop culture. Credits include The Scotsman, Radio Times, The Big Issue, Classic Rock, Doctor Who Magazine, Afternoons on BBC Radio Scotland. Co-creator of the So Disappointed podcast. Black cat enabler.
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Amity surveying the situation from level three of his leisure complex.
November 18, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Amity surveying the situation from level three of his leisure complex.
Also, no one has ever looked more like AN ACTOR than Dennehy in this photo from his Wikipedia page. It's wonderful.
November 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Also, no one has ever looked more like AN ACTOR than Dennehy in this photo from his Wikipedia page. It's wonderful.
And here is that photo.
November 15, 2025 at 5:35 PM
And here is that photo.
Kula Shaker have a new album out. It's called Wormslayer. I'm not joking.
October 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Kula Shaker have a new album out. It's called Wormslayer. I'm not joking.
Happy #InternationalBlackCatDay to all of those who celebrate. This is Amity. He’s a lovely lad.
October 27, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Happy #InternationalBlackCatDay to all of those who celebrate. This is Amity. He’s a lovely lad.
Of all the terrible things Jimmy Carr has done, the Americanised title of this is perhaps the most egregious.
October 19, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Of all the terrible things Jimmy Carr has done, the Americanised title of this is perhaps the most egregious.
Good evening. Here’s Amity.
October 17, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Good evening. Here’s Amity.
Sizzling cameo from Will Smith in the latest episode of Slow Horses.
October 16, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Sizzling cameo from Will Smith in the latest episode of Slow Horses.
Black cats are the best cats.
October 11, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Black cats are the best cats.
And here it is in all its glory.
October 8, 2025 at 5:37 PM
And here it is in all its glory.
October 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
51st birthday car wash fun times. Many thanks to @wednesdaygj.bsky.social for laying on this special treat.
October 7, 2025 at 3:54 PM
51st birthday car wash fun times. Many thanks to @wednesdaygj.bsky.social for laying on this special treat.
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image.
October 6, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Describe your Bluesky account in a single image.
Amity in his tunnel o’ fun (or funnel, if you prefer).
October 5, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Amity in his tunnel o’ fun (or funnel, if you prefer).
Christopher Guest pictured here in his career-making role as Patrolman Jackson Reilly in Death Wish (1974).
September 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Christopher Guest pictured here in his career-making role as Patrolman Jackson Reilly in Death Wish (1974).
Watched Spielberg's The Post last night and found myself distracted whenever Bob Odenkirk and David Cross shared the screen. I know Odenkirk is a great serious actor, but it was still a bit like Vic and Bob turning up in a drama about the miners' strike.
September 20, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Watched Spielberg's The Post last night and found myself distracted whenever Bob Odenkirk and David Cross shared the screen. I know Odenkirk is a great serious actor, but it was still a bit like Vic and Bob turning up in a drama about the miners' strike.
TAPFAX: Marty DiBergi's baseball cap can be glimpsed hanging up on the wall of Fred Savage's bedroom in The Princess Bride. According to Rob Reiner, soundtrack composer and Tap fan Mark Knopfler insisted it appear in the film somehow. I did not know that (until now).
September 11, 2025 at 5:44 PM
TAPFAX: Marty DiBergi's baseball cap can be glimpsed hanging up on the wall of Fred Savage's bedroom in The Princess Bride. According to Rob Reiner, soundtrack composer and Tap fan Mark Knopfler insisted it appear in the film somehow. I did not know that (until now).
Berlin memories (from the far distant past of last week).
September 7, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Berlin memories (from the far distant past of last week).
#nowplaying The first and only album by experimental late '60s electronic music pioneers The United States of America.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH5C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH5C...
September 6, 2025 at 2:22 PM
#nowplaying The first and only album by experimental late '60s electronic music pioneers The United States of America.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH5C...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RH5C...
Imagine travelling ten years back in time and showing this image to a British comedy fan.
September 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Imagine travelling ten years back in time and showing this image to a British comedy fan.