Why, Timothy!

But sure he is stark mad

The victory of the opposition in Hungary yesterday, like the Polish election in 2023, is a victory for democracy, not just in Europe but around the world.

A graphic from Humanists UK listing humanist values. The heading reads “Humanists stand for:” followed by a list: “Universalism, not tribalism; Freedom, not conformity; Generosity, not selfishness; Diversity, not uniformity; Equality, not hierarchy; Empathy, not pity; Rational doubt, never certainty; Courage over fear.” At the bottom it says, “And truth, love, and kindness above all else,” with the Humanists UK logo beneath.

"You want to meet the man who rules the Universe." "Can he cook?" said Zaphod. On reflection he added: "I doubt if he can. If he could cook a good meal he wouldn't worry about the rest of the Universe. I want to meet a cook."

Scene is WAITROSE CUSTOMER SERVICES DESK. Behind it is a staff member, whose name we will soon learn is BECKY. She is dealing with a customer, for now out of shot, while talking to her manager on the phone. BECKY [on phone]: Yeah, hiya... 2 BECKY: Yes I have a customer here who wants to complain about the Easter eggs. 3 BECKY [putting hand over receiver while addressing the customer stood at the desk in front of her]: Sorry what was your name again? 4 [Pull back to show the customer is a very tall, green-skinned, PAGAN GODDESS, festooned with flowers. Stood next to her is her son, a normal human teenager in a hoodie, who looks mortified by his mum.] PAGAN GODDESS: Eostre the Pagan Goddess of Fertility 5 BECKY Sorry - Your name is Easter…? PAGAN GODDESS: Eostre. 6 [Vicky pauses, trying to take this in]. VICKY: Your name is Easter and you want to complain about the Easter eggs. 7 PAGAN GODDESS: Sorry love, what’s your name? BECKY: Becky PAGAN GODDESS: Well, Vicky - 8 PAGAN GODDESS: If it was you who’d shagged the solar god of the Equinox to give birth to an actual living god - my son Darren here - TEENAGE BOY: Muuum… 9 PAGAN GODDESS: ….only to have all your efforts totally forgotten by history, you’d have a complaint too! 10 PAGAN GODDESS: Aisle four is full of products, with no hint of the true meaning of the festival! 11 BECKY: You mean… Jesus…? PAGAN GODDESS: I mean shagging, Vicky. 12 PAGAN GODDESS: Is it too much to see just a little bit of pre-Christian sex in Aisle 4? TEENAGE BOY: MUUUUM [Ends]

Happy Ēostre!

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The Hingefreel people of Arkintoofle Minor did try to build spaceships that were powered by bad news but they didn't work particularly well and were so extremely unwelcome whenever they arrived anywhere that there wasn't really any point in being there.

The little light fades the immense and diaphanous shadows,

London Nightlife event brings performers together | Equity Performers discover working in silos prevents collaboration for better conditions at launch of Equity’s new London Nightlife Network.

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'The day-to-day reality of being a Black or Brown leader in the industry is rarely the story we want to tell.' - Chinonyerem Odimba, Writer and Artistic Director of tiata fahodzi, on why theatre must support global-majority leaders to thrive, not just survive.

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I've just made the biggest fool of myself. I fell over backwards in a chair & flattened the owners best roses. I only did it in front of half the hotel.

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What blurt is it about virtue and about vice?

Keeping an eye on the book banners, I noticed that somehow their fear-stoking over zines of late has been effective in ways other book targeting has not.

It broke containment and grifters now talk about zones like they're improvised explosive devices.

Freak out a creep.
Make a zine.

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History was gathering itself to deliver another blow.

Notes from the opera Things to do with old sheet music

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Took me 6 months to finish (yes I am a slow knitter, but also had a lot of other projects going on…)

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