Wild Man Fischer - Pronounced Normal (1981) [Full Album] YouTube video by DiskKun

Until now, I only knew this from a Wild Man Fischer album. I didn't know it was a cover.

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I took some fish tits out to see a movie

It's depressing to see people rise to such a position of seniority, yet be so profoundly wrong.

The (current) system rewards dishonesty & manipulation, with little value on integrity. Grim.

That's a pity. The Tubex recycling scheme seems to be mostly a PR exercise. Pretty inconvenient unless you live close to a drop-off location.

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In a row?

Bird experts: this didn't have kestrel markings. It looked more like a peregrine.

Could it be a hobby?

Just finished reading Outline by Rachel Cusk.

A novel of reflections on lives, marriages, ambition, disappointment, told through conversations with the narrator in Athens.

Plot almost non-existent, but compelling & excellent.

First of a series of 3. Will read on!

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Vault City sours are 👌👌👌

Just finished reading The God of Small Things by Arundhati Roy.

A compelling story of a family, castes & politics colliding catastrophically in a Keralan village in the 60s.

The main thread is interspersed with the triggers & the fallout.

Incredible & fascinating writing.

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...personal introspection & honesty. The palpable anger & feelings of injustice are compelling to read, but uncomfortable.

In the genre of "humans are messy & complicated", this is another staggeringly useful piece of writing to help make sense of it all.

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Just finished reading The Days of Abandonment by Elena Ferrante.

The story told by Olga, starting immediately with her husband leaving her, leading to a visceral descent, while finding meaning & some sort of perspective.

As usual with Ferrante, there's an incredible level of...

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Just finished reading Winter by Ali Smith.

Really enjoyed this very contemporary novel. More so than Autumn, this has Brexit as a fundamental component, driving a story about art, family, writing, ghosts & lies. Made lots of notes while reading.

My favourite Ali Smith so far.

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Good.

Trump next.

... knowledge & understanding of. It was a slow read, but I really enjoyed all of the details about culture, food, music, etc.

I'm not sure the time jumps were entirely necessary & they added confusion at some points, rather than helping the narrative.

This book is amazing & fascinating.

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Just finished reading Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie.

A sprawling & tragic account of the Biafran war from the perspective of 3 very different, but intimately connected voices.

The story helped me understand a time & place in history which I previously had little...

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It's staggering that senior governments & business figures still take it seriously.

I only use it to provide occasional support for the handful of climate scientists/advocates trying to fight the misinfo there.

Twitter is absolutely wild.

I just replied to this Holocaust denier with "Have you thought about doing something more useful with your time, like repeatedly punching yourself in the face?" & got an instant 7 day ban 😅

However, numerous reports of actual violent speech & racism ignored.

The sound & music were phenomenal, it wasn't over reliant on CG & the plot was scientific, without talking down to the audience - for the most part, pretty credible.

You could really feel a huge amount of love was invested. Funny, emotional, exciting, interesting.

Absolutely nailed it.

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Watched Project Hail Mary last night.

I can't recommend it enough - a big beautiful film about working together, friendship & courage. Felt very old school & looked amazing.

As a simple comparison, it was like Arrival meets Interstellar, with a lot more personality.

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Just finished reading Frenchman's Creek by Daphne duMaurier.

Enjoyed this. A pretty fun historical romp, with a very strong female character, although I did have a pang of disappointment at the ending.

The writing is great. I never thought I'd enjoy books like this, but I do now!

#booksky

Also, I should say I'm glad I didn't read this before the COVID pandemic. Anyone who did, must have had a very different experience as it unfolded 😬

Oryx & Crake by Margaret Atwood and Moon of the Crusted Snow by Waubgeshig Rice.

Both great!

Just finished reading Station Eleven by Emily St John Mandel.

Loved this story & how it was told.

I've read 3 post apocalypse dystopian novels this year & all by Canadians. What's going on there, Canada?

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Meta and YouTube designed addictive products that harmed young people, jury finds Six-week trial including whistleblowers and top executives at Meta and YouTube was first of its kind to go to trial

Great! What governments have failed to do may be tackled in the courts.

www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

Melville would give you the entire history of brewing 😂

I love detailed world building, but it needs to drive the narrative, help understand the characters or provide some geographical or historical subtext.

I feel that MB could be split into a story & a 19C cetology textbook.

...there's just so much.

Some of the monologues are painfully indulgent, but it was fun spotting bits from popular culture, particularly Star Trek.

I know there's lots of clever allegory, but it was a grind that I was glad to finish.

Some incredible detail of 19C whaling.

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Just finished reading Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

Read over a couple of weeks, while reading other books. It started & ended well, but could easily have been significantly shorter.

Melville will spend a whole page of excruciating detail on minor stuff. The prose is amazing, but...

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In very basic terms, this is stealing from pensions

I watched Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die last night. It was a bit disjointed, with some odd music choices, but pretty fun.

A good idea, but messy. A sort of Roko's basilisk in simulation theory feature length episode of Black Mirror.

Sam Rockwell doing great work as always.

Nice 👌

Thanks!