As high as that? (It’ll drop)

BBC headline: Michael Jackson film is a 'whitewash' and 'ghoulish', critics say

So pretty much in keeping with its subject, then…

Saw it and thought “There’s a man with a large unexpected tax bill.”

Also, “pédocriminalité” is a great word (that what it describes, not so much - at all, in case that’s not clear). Can we pinch and anglicise it? Usage: “Michael Jackson was without doubt guilty of paedocriminality.”

I'm not sure my French is good enough to understand the full subtleties of Libé's review of the Michael Jackson biopic

Banger Man.

See also: Clint Eastwood’s mum, apparently very good friends 😉 with… Stan Laurel. 🤔

Figured it out. And I have form for getting it right. Somehow “Potts’s” little chat with Howard Stark in 1970 leads to Tony having a very different upbringing, maybe even being called Victor instead, and being a very different person. What happens after that (how he ends up in 1968), not sure.

Apparently it’s a done deal. Whether they’ll be able to make another sequel as good as the first though… plus it’ll be the now pro-Trump Ellison-owned Paramount doing it so I’m not sure we’ll want to support it..

BBC BBC FFAGAN SAIN BBC NEWS Reform UK will tell Welsh museums how to present history, manifesto says

Absolutely.

The fuck.

Not.

And any of my countryfolk knowingly deciding to vote for surrendering yet more of our culture to English millionaires who would be happier if we all died are clearly a bigger threat to our nation than any immigrant.

What sank Johnson in the end was not so much what he'd done but that his MPs got sick of being sent out to defend it.

a group of men in military uniforms are walking on a tarmac Alt: a group of men in military uniforms are walking on a tarmac

I’m obviously not the target audience! Plus we Gen X men already got the sequel to one of THE films of our generation… 😂

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Chart showing fall in GDP per person caused by Brexit

The economic damage caused by Brexit may be almost double the 4% impact assumed by the OBR, the Resolution Foundation has revealed.

I’ve never seen Practical Magic. My impression was it was one of those long-forgotten films that didn’t do THAT well, certainly not a high point for Bullock or Kidman. Never noticed anyone raving about it on social media. Was it actually this phenomenon all along, or is Hollywood just out of ideas?

Andy Weir: You know, this is why in The Martian I had Mark Watney speculate about Aquaman and -
Barker: Haven’t you had enough for one month?

Everest? Nah. K2 - short for K2hulu - now…

Jane Lane

Death Star Guard

I think it’s something about the glasses.

Actually… 🤔

Misleading parliament and correcting the parliamentary record | Institute for Government The clearest rules about making inaccurate statements to parliament mostly come from outside of parliament.

As a reminder
- No, you can’t accuse another MP of lying in the Commons
- Yes, it is broadly sensible that MPs can’t just stand up and accuse each other of lying
- Yes, there is a substantive process that can be used if an MP is felt to have misled the House
- Yes MPs know what the rules are

Daria

Is it me or is his expression just a bit… Dariaesque?

Absolutely incredible.

NASA Astronaut Reid Wiseman, who commanded Artemis II, took this footage from the far side of the Moon with his iPhone.

Watch with sound on.

And they all come with clips anyway!

Tomorrow’s news today: Trump suggests tankers go through at the same time as the cruise ships, thereby enshrining the use of human shields as official US Government policy.

Reform said they would pay my energy bills. They haven't Residents of winning street in Nigel Farage's fuel giveaway stunt complain they have missed out on prize

In "bears crap in the woods" news.

“Naow, ‘andles for rakes.”

Raye with candles.

The head of our rake has completely snapped off. Not sure if I can replace it even if I can extract the wooden stump?

A photo of something unknown ascending, looks like a rocket

OK space nerds (inc @virtualastro.bsky.social) the 16yo photographed this from South Notts within the last 30 minutes (approx 2030 local). Anyone know what it is?

A grid photo of 16 different characters all played by the legend Tim Curry.

Tim Curry, the absolute legend, turns 80 today. This man took huge swings.

In the hippy equivalent of stolen valour, Danny had not actually invented the Camberwell Carrot, but had got the idea from this image.

I think part of Orban's calculation was:

1. He can come back in a few years when Magyar doesn't make everything perfect

2. If he did try to overturn the election, he knew there was a good chance he'd end up like Nicolae Ceaușescu

3. Republicans in the US don't worry about #2

Now they're just writing Torment Nexus fan-fiction as justification for building it.