Unimprovable headline

From the latest Private Eye, out now.

I'm not sure which of these two possibilities I find more unsettling. Why not put the issue to your audience and see if we can get a proper discussion going? 3/3

Two possibilities occur to me.

1: They hear exactly the same programme wre do. From their POV this would be an inexplicable (& rather disturbing) nnationwide broadcast of recent doings in their own lives.

2: They hear a drama based on OUR lives - an everyday story of radio-listening folk. 2/3

@dumteedum.bsky.social We've established in the past few years that Ambridge resesidents receive Radio Four broadcasts of both The Food Programme and Farming Today. Presumably, that means they can tune in to the rest of the Radio 4 schedule too. So what do THEY hear at 7:02pm each weekday? 1/3

And The Gods Made Dub YouTube video by Dub Colossus - Topic

PlanetSlade's song of the day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb3R...

We've all been there!

Andy Kershaw: Former Radio 1 DJ and Live Aid presenter dies aged 66 The broadcaster was known for his eclectic taste and for helping champion world music on BBC Radio 1.

Rest in peace, Andy. Thanks for all the wonderful music you introduced me to over the years.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

From the florida community on Reddit: Nub City | Vernon, Florida's Self-Amputation Scam Explore this post and more from the florida community

NUB CITY, FLORIDA, LATE 1950S.
www.reddit.com/r/florida/co...

First trailer released for western starring AI version of Val Kilmer Footage of As Deep As the Grave screened in the US, featuring an authorised visual deepfake of the actor who died in 2025

What fresh hell is this?
www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ap...

Massive Attack / Tom Waits - Boots on the Ground YouTube video by Massive Attack

Missed this alternative version earlier.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-57...

Boots on the Ground YouTube video by Massive Attack - Topic

Don't get a new track from Mr Waits every day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVTV...

The Car-Crash Conspiracy High-speed accidents, crooked lawyers, and poor people desperate for cash—it was the kind of scheme that could have been cooked up only in the Big Easy.

If Better Call Saul were set in New Orleans and happening in the real world, it still couldn't match this.
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

A photo of the front cover of issue 1673 of Private Eye magazine, with the caption “on shelves now.” The main headline reads “HUNGARY: ORBAN LOSES HISTORIC ELECTION.” The central image shows Viktor Orbán standing on stage alongside JD Vance, both raising their arms in front of a cheering crowd with Hungarian and US flags in the background. A speech bubble reads, “Who says America can’t achieve regime change?” A strapline at the bottom reads “HUGE TRIUMPH FOR MAGA (SURELY MAGYAR? ED.).”

Hungary: Orban loses historic election

The new Private Eye is out now.

Baby skeleton wrapped in 1910 newspaper may have lived more than century earlier, inquest hears Mystery deepens over ‘Baby Auckland’ whose remains were found under floor of Bishop Auckland house in 2024

Fodder for a crime/horror novel here, surely?
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...

Feels like a good day to run this one again.

Four brave astronauts - one of them a woman - undertake a pioneering space flight led by a man named Reid. Why does that sound familiar?

This says it all about how the British public view Trump. They don't dare let him get even a glimpse of us for fear of the universal ridicule and protest he'd be greeted by.

(Source: Andrew Rawnsley's column in today's Observer.)

I wish I felt confident that comics shop customers wouldn't be dumb enough to buy them. Unfortunately ...

Who called it "AI theft" and not "six finger discount"?

Published in 2023 - and ripe for a sequel, I'd say.

Gorillaz - Kids With Guns (Official Video) YouTube video by Gorillaz

PlanetSlade's song of the day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VCkF...

I wonder if this is the start of the storyline that finally writes Brian out the programme for good? Pretty sure the actor playing him announced plans to retire some time ago.

Incoming: Storm Dave is about to hit Scotland - and it’s gonna hit Finland, Estonia and return to Scotland in May!
#stormdave
#anotherkindofstorm
#beprepared

Can't wait to see what headlines the other tabloids have gone for on the space toilet story.

I think the same principle applies to getting started in any creative field. Certainly, stand-up comedians need the same devotion and endless ability to press on through setbacks and rejection.

Trump: We’ve obliterated the Iranistanni armed forces… apart from the ones firing rockets and missiles at our allies.

New Private Eye on shelves now.

Jesus, The Missing Years YouTube video by John Prine - Topic

PlanetSlade's song of the day.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YrZv...

I have a German friend who is very fond of inventing new words, her contribution to the English lexicon.
Difflicated, for one.
Difficult and complicated. Makes sense.

@susiedentwords.bsky.social. The Japanese lady serving me in Pret today got her Ls and Rs a bit jumbled. "Spoons are in the cluttery," she told me, pointing to the store's collection of knives, forks, straws etc.

I like that as a noun for any area packed with lots of smaller items: the cluttery.

Not the first man to try and convince his partner length isn't everything as they lie in bed together.