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Xander Flatt
@xanderflatt.bsky.social
Working in local government policy, data (analysis and visualisation), and making information accessible.

Interested in film, music, art, culture, politics, sport, news and the weather.

East Lothian/Edinburgh

Nae Paseran

He/him
Almost forgot to wish everyone a happy There's a Circulatory System Walking Through the Kitchen Day.

I hope you all remembered to leave a wee dram out for the circulatory system walking through the kitchen.
November 10, 2025 at 7:50 PM
October 2, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Bring back the knitting machine!
September 23, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Surely a plum job for Eunuch Powell over here
September 14, 2025 at 1:39 PM
September 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The skull that the RSC uses for performances of Hamlet is that of the composer André Tchaikovsky.

Fun wee fact there.
September 8, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Happy birthday to one of the greatest retractions ever printed.

It's still pretty indicative of the press today
August 31, 2025 at 8:41 AM
August 20, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Live footage from inside the OpenAI office:
August 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
"And that was Ugly Bread Discount with their new single 'Made Fresh Today, Just Not so Pretty'.

That's the lead single from the forthcoming album "The Tightest Slacks in Disco" and you can catch them tonight at The Salty Gob in Leeds supporting Biff Hitler and the Violent Moodswings
August 18, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Coming outta my cave and I've been doing just fine...
May 15, 2025 at 7:33 PM
So, the table of Premier League winning teams since 1992 is a Fibonacci sequence*. That's nice

*Each number is the sum of the two numbers before it. E.g. 13=8+5. 8=5+3. 5=3+2. 3=2+1. 2=1+1. 1=1.
April 29, 2025 at 2:55 PM
The Overview Effect is when people see the earth from space and are overwhelmed by a profound connection to humanity.

The question isn't "Why did Katy Perry turn into a hippy after 11 minutes in space?", it's "Why did Jeff Bezos come back an even greedier, morally bankrupt bawbag?"
April 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Big fan of this one. Phenomenal away result for the wee bear.
April 20, 2025 at 6:02 AM
April 7, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Now, where have I seen that before?
March 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
March 20, 2025 at 11:26 AM
March 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Lent" already had a lot of brand recognition so this is a bold move. Let's see if it pays off.
March 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Time for another, excuse me, damn fine cup of coffee.

#twinpeaks
February 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Yeah, I just went low-brow.

It was either that or Gulfy McGulfface
February 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
Spot the difference.

Sort yourselves out @theguardian.com
February 8, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Alien by Jakub Erol
January 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Apocalypse Now by Waldemar Swierzy
January 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Taxi Driver by Jacek Staniszewski
January 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM