the ebay listing for a silver belt buckle. Rectangle shape, GOSS MetroLiner newspaper press pictured on it.

I dare you to tell me I don't need this newspaper printing press belt buckle

This is so Wes Anderson, I can almost hear the affectless Jason Schwartzmann voiceover saying "My mother used to design undercover disguises for the Stasi"

Look at the "major hollywood names" lmao this list gets worse and worse the longer you read it. Sorry man, this is a bunch of lazy fucks looking to cut corners and get paid.

A blue circle logo with white cursive writing that reads: Saint Mars of the Desert

Beyond chuffed to welcome our newest Pro-Patreon subscribers, Saint Mars of the Desert!

Learn more about Dann and Martha and their special Sheffield-based brewery in @totalcurtis.bsky.social's piece from 2021: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2020/8/...

Tape 05 — Katie Mather Writes It’s been a long winter and a long life, and I’m 38 during another war and the end stage of civilisation as I understand it. Boards of Canada have chosen this moment, as the leaves on my favourite tre...

I wrote about music yesterday.

"Boards of Canada have chosen this moment, as the leaves on my favourite tree unfurl in the sunlight...to release a transmission from a dying star. Once again, I am touched by the beauty of electronic soundwaves."

www.katiematherwrites.com/the-gulp/tap...

Get more from Pellicle on Patreon Creating an award-winning drinks magazine and podcast

I wrote a story for Pellicle today, and I will be paid for my words thanks to the magazine's Patreon subscribers. I know I go on about it a lot, but every single pledge pays for real creative work! Isn't that something to be so, so proud of?

www.patreon.com/pelliclemag?...

Yes!! Amazing news about the cast too

hahaha I honestly really like ham and pineapple pizza so please do

WOW! That's a good May!

Yesterday I had a lovely garden office setup while my quiet neighbour drilled holes in things

Cycling Weekly reported in January that Christian Prudhomme and UK Grand Depart director, Paul Bush, are working on getting both the Femmes and Hommes Grand Departs onto free-to-air, and I really hope they can. Hopefully the BBC for the largest audience.

I just got the intense feeling that I wasn't ready for May, just like I assume people feel about Christmas. May is my favourite time of year and I was worried I wasn't prepared to witness it enough. ARE YOU READY FOR MAY?

Tape 05 — Katie Mather Writes It’s been a long winter and a long life, and I’m 38 during another war and the end stage of civilisation as I understand it. Boards of Canada have chosen this moment, as the leaves on my favourite tre...

I wrote about music yesterday.

"Boards of Canada have chosen this moment, as the leaves on my favourite tree unfurl in the sunlight...to release a transmission from a dying star. Once again, I am touched by the beauty of electronic soundwaves."

www.katiematherwrites.com/the-gulp/tap...

What I Learned About Billionaires at Jeff Bezos’s Private Retreat For the richest men on Earth, everything is free and nothing matters.

Oh my god this is so good.

www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

World Crust — Pork Scratchings and Making Meat of the Scraps — Pellicle The pork scratching’s journey from humble Sunday roast side to mass-market snack belies its enduring popularity as a curious cornerstone of the British pub experience. The pork scratching as we know i...

CRUNCH! That's the sound of us biting into today's story, a deep dive into the pork scratching origin story. We can't imagine English pubs without them, but why?

www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/4/...

Up before the birds so I may as well ask: anyone looking for an editor for your newsletter/self-published work? I'm available for all kinds of projects, good, and reliable.

Up before the birds so I may as well ask: anyone looking for an editor for your newsletter/self-published work? I'm available for all kinds of projects, good, and reliable.

I always used to think as a kid: "Why are the scratchings in jail?" The stripes and the stencil lettering looked quite penitentiary to me.

Another thing to add to my growing dossier of Manchester Airport beef: AI generated billboards www.instagram.com/reel/DXXeSlE...

Him: What would be your dream job
Me: Oh that's easy. Sitting on the back of a motorbike on the Tour de France pushing idiots into the ditch
Him: Oh come off it there's no such job
Me:

My Heart Leaps Up — Beer, Graft and Tourism in Cumbria — Pellicle I first met Matt and Michelle when they worked at Hawkshead Brewery, Matt as the head brewer, and Michelle as the head of marketing. In the 2010s, Hawkshead was the pride and joy of Cumbria’s independ...

Beer, pubs, rain and graft. @katiematherkm.bsky.social on Cumbria's beer culture reveals a working class side to the county that's rarely covered: www.pelliclemag.com/home/2026/4/...

Tape 05 — Katie Mather Writes It’s been a long winter and a long life, and I’m 38 during another war and the end stage of civilisation as I understand it. Boards of Canada have chosen this moment, as the leaves on my favourite tre...

Boards of Canada have a new song out. New on the blog.

www.katiematherwrites.com/the-gulp/tap...

Can I just shock you? I like Boards of Canada

"In a world where creativity is nullified by technology, artists are finding new ways to use it to express pure, elevated human emotion; to reach minds, to express the inexpressible. In the comments, Boards of Canada’s fans link arms and remember their dead, imagine their futures."

Tape 05 — Katie Mather Writes It’s been a long winter and a long life, and I’m 38 during another war and the end stage of civilisation as I understand it. Boards of Canada have chosen this moment, as the leaves on my favourite tre...

Boards of Canada have a new song out. New on the blog.

www.katiematherwrites.com/the-gulp/tap...

Have another coffee, Eoghan

In rare beer and TT Races crossover news, Connor Cummins has joined the Bathams team to ride their AJN BMW in the Superbike class this year. Yes, that Bathams!

Look at it. Oof

roadracingnews.co.uk/tt-2026-cumm...

Video: ‘Homophobic’ 6-Week-Old Baby Cries After Gay Dad Tells Him ‘There Is No Mama’

Maybe we'll keep some InfoWars content up.

haha yep, it's the Pellicle effect