we all know I have no life, so:

From: Archangel Gabriel and Mistress Goose (1964), dir. Jiří Trnka, Krátký Film Praha

The footage:

As cynical as that? Not a failure of the narrative planning but an overtly short-term-ist sales boost? Does make sense but after several years of declining audience interest and $$ returns does seem baffling that these lot with soooo much filmmaking money should resort to such desperate nonsense.

Genuinely confused as to what this is even meant to mean. They're going to cut in new scenes in the previous film? Rather than just stick in some flashbacks in the new one? They're going to CHANGE stuff?? Absolutely baffling and stupid media world we now live in.

SAVE time when crossing a river with a fox, a chicken and a bag of corn by taking the chicken and corn across first then not going back for the fox ,which will have run off by then anyway. T O'Neill, Glasgow

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

I’m guessing Noah Hawley won’t be making any shows for Amazon Prime for the foreseeable future www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

Rachel Reeves, Chris Mcdonald, Ed Miliband, Keir Starmer. All wearing fluorescent jackets.

Great how your phone gives you memories.

It's two years to the day since Rachel Reeves told me if Labour won the general election they would send the National Audit Office in to investigate the Teesworks saga.

The authority responsible hasn't published audited accounts since then, yet nothing.

More than half of Britons support rejoining EU 10 years on from Brexit vote Experts say Labour’s ‘halfway house’ approach risks losing support from progressives and ‘red wall’ voters

More than half of Britons support rejoining EU 10 years on from Brexit vote.

Brexit was secured with lies. It hasn't delivered any of the claimed economic benefits.

Post Trump world will be more polarized.

Nobody under the age of 28 had a say on Brexit.

Need another referendum.

ALSO although this is the 2nd 'web watchers' video (making a few references to the previous one), the 'wild numbers' one is very much of the same vibe and quality too. Basically go watch all videos here www.youtube.com/@dustinkcouch if you enjoy spooky funny short films riffing on internet culture.

Also, genuinely, ms-paint-sonic is one of my favourite recurring characters (in any recent media) - certainly one the highest ratios of 'how much am I rooting for them' to 'how much have I actually been told about them' that I can think of!

Loved the first 'web watchers' video, delighted to see another brilliant short that wrings both humour and spookiness out of astutely spoofed reddit chat (and more generally our absurd online life these days).

A Strange Night On Reddit YouTube video by Dustin Couch

Watch my video it takes place on the internet
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Robert Johnson - Cross Road Blues (take 2, test pressing) YouTube video by Nick Dellow

The clarity of this recording! It makes Robert Johnson's guitar sound even spookier. Stunning.
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The Bees - Listening Man YouTube video by TheBeesVEVO

Enjoyed the first two Bees albums too (haven't got to the fourth yet, though this has been a good reminder to).

If you don't know them, I suppose the nearest other band that comes to mind are Super Furry Animals, though more in general vibes than specific sound. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUNW...

The Bees - Who Cares What The Question Is? YouTube video by TheBeesVEVO

Been listening to 'Octopus' by The Bees. Man, that's a good (underrated) album. Gently psychedelically weird but accessible, cheery and fun, smushes genres around with abandon, varied but cohesive, great. www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCv0...

From: Bobby's Girl (1985), dir. Toshio Hirata, Madhouse/Project Team Argos

A famous piece of animation by Takashi Nakamura

Ridiculous statement from Ex Nato chief - UK unprepared for war due to an “ever-expanding welfare budget”.

25.3m people live below minimum income standard.
Since 2010 HMRC hasn't collected £500bn of taxes.

Does he think poor/ill make better defenders.

Silence on corporate welfare, taxing the rich

William’s secrecy over Duchy of Cornwall’s jail tax is tone-deaf Heir to the throne has collected an estimated £2.5 million in rent from the taxpayer for rat-infested and abandoned Dartmoor Prison

Prince William, heir to the UK throne, collected £2.5m rent for rat-infested Dartmoor prison via the Duchy of Cornwall.

The Duchy owns multi-billion property, runs businesses, pays no corporation & capital gains tax.

The Duke voluntarily pays income tax but details are not known.
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"Hey, Paddington! I heard you were Death!"

#OnThisDay in 1561, as the sun rose over Nuremberg, the residents described seeing an aerial battle take place in its glare — the erratic dance of orbs, crosses, cylinders and a crash-landing beyond the city. An early sighting of alien #UFO? publicdomainreview.org/collection/c... #OTD

When you crash into someone's living room make sure they drink a cup of Tango! , 1999

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doordash grandma DoorDash does not have a specific policy for seniors or helping grandparents, as the provided articles do not mention DoorDash's policies or services for seniors. If you have a follow-up question, feel free to let me know. how the fuck do I just search WaPo articles? To search Washington Post articles, you can use the "Ask The Post Al" tool, which is a generative Al tool that provides summary answers and curated results directly to users. If you have a follow-up question, feel free to let me know. I asked. Show me article about "doordash grandma" There is no information about DoorDash and grandma in the provided articles. If you have a follow-up question, feel free to let me know.

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And I dunno... Palmer and JP always have potential for double digits but I wonder if Chelsea are properly imploding right now (and therefore whether they're worth it). Appreciate if one doesn't take them and they haul it will be AWFUL (I might take them on a FH - but would be less keen on WC)

Sunderland or Villa defender instead of Collins maybe for 35?

I'm dragging these out again for those of you doing "The Broadchurch Game." My criteria were not the same as those @jonnymorris.bsky.social is using for the game, but there might be some handy prompts here.

people are getting all worked up about this but it boils down to simple economics really: if a few people want the yachts to which they’re entitled then a few other people have to die soaked in piss in hospital corridors