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

That's the fiction part of the science fiction.

"Would you like to order dessert while I continue to run this piece of metal through the lathe?"

That's worth a week off.

Yes, and there was me, enjoying the peace and quiet of the last few weeks.

Quite right. Just kippers and other oily fish, like a former colleague of mine from Poland used to do.

Oh. A group of armed Somalis took over a fishing dhow yesterday. And I've just received a report that a tanker off Somalia may have been boarded by armed intruders...

Yolanda Squatpump
www.imdb.com/name/nm08200...

Due to the fires at the Tuapse oil refinery, an actual 'oil rain' is happening in the whole district. This comes from smoke carrying oil after Ukrainian drone attacks on the refinery. #Russia

Brian Cant and Floella Benjamin smile out from the cover of an album: Songs from BBC TV's Play School and Play Away

At 11am on 21 April 1964, Play School made its debut, and became the first programme ever broadcast on BBC2

Jonathan Keir
Harker Starmer
🤝
Not having enough questions about
their good friend, the Prince of Darkness

Spent a pleasant moment this morning, listening to the bird song outside. Then I went and bought fancy cakes.

I don't think blinding 90% of the population is the way forward.

The knifey spoony game from The Simpsons.

A&E departments are full of people who claim that their tortoiseshell cat loves them really.

A burden my wife shares. Every meal is a spill challenge.

"I've eaten a lot of substandard hair and let me tell you..."

Oh crap.

Someone alert Victoria Coren Mitchell.

It's going to be even worse the next time they appoint Peter Mandelson

Same here. I'll see if I can track down a native English type.

Maybe I need to watch it again and syringe my ears.

It sounded like he'd swallowed a New Zealander who'd spent time in Canada.

Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait, Taipei says The Chinese aircraft carrier the Liaoning sailed through the Taiwan Strait on Monday, the ​Taiwanese defence ministry said, in the first transit of the ‌sensitive waterway by such a vessel since late last year.

Chinese aircraft carrier sailed through Taiwan Strait, Taipei says reut.rs/4sKg0Xc

Ah, well. I expect Beijing shenanigans.

*Temu advert starts playing*

Please let me know if you find out what accent he's going for.

Japan earthquake live: Tsunami warning as 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits off northeast coast An ‌earthquake with ​a preliminary magnitude of ​7.4 ‌has struck off the ​northeastern coast of Japan, the Japan ‌Meteorological Agency has said. Follow the latest on this breaking story.

Japan earthquake live: Tsunami warning as 7.4-magnitude earthquake hits off northeast coast

Murray and Pierre return to the lab after an evening out to find a blue glow emanating from the aparatus

On this day, 20th April 1902 Marie Skłodowska Curie and husband Pierre successfully isolated one tenth of a gram of Radium, the first sample of a radioactive element, from 8 tons of pitchblende.
Artist: Frank Hampson
‘Madam Curie’ (1970)