They’ve had a long career looking into that kind of thing!

Indeed.

“Almost biblically evil” according to one leading British metal band.

William S Burroughs seems to have had a brief - although memorable- time working as a subeditor on a local paper in the late ‘70s.

This is decades ahead of its time. These days every image online in now a ‘spot the mistakes that show the picture was generated by AI’ test.

You know when you’ve been listening to too much Neubaten when you’re standing at the barrier of a building site applauding the cement mixer.

Sad to hear about the death of Andy Kershaw. He opened my ears to a lot of good stuff.

Think I actually had a bootleg of that gig

Bought a new book by an old pal. Hadn’t seen her in years but kept in touch on socials. She’d asked a research question a while back & I gave her some info, and found I get a namecheck in the acknowledgements. Really nice. Always support your pals when you can.

1000%

The word ‘quiet’ or ‘quietly’ in any written piece -particularly one of those lengthy FB posts- is my personal red flag that it was written by AI.

“For he walks the earth again, not in Mecca or Jerusalem”

I mean, it’s not bad, just somehow sounds exactly how you’d expect it to sound.?

Can’t help but think that Tom Waits/Massive Attack track is a bit…mid.

Tu veux un Camembert?

They’re secretly working for Big Transmusicales.

I see the BBC looks like making 10% of their staff redundant. tough times for quite a few former colleagues

Sorry to hear it. Hope you’re both managing.

Yes I get those ‘can we use your picture? Here’s how much you have to pay us…’ messages. I miss the days when ‘platforms’ like ‘the media’ paid ‘creators’ like photographers and journalists…

Offord obviously. Bloody predictive text wouldn’t stop with the alternatives…

Yes is winning on 58%

Mail is running a poll on whether the UK should rejoin the EU.

Takes seconds to vote and it's going hilariously well...

www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article...

Labour's Sarwar brands Scottish Reform leader 'a liar' over deal claim Scottish Labour's Anas Sarwar brands Malcolm Offord

Do I necessarily believe Gifford? No. But do I necessarily believe Sarwar? No. Has Scottish Labour a history of doing “informal” deals with the like of the Tories to retain power in local councils in Scotland? Yes. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

This one from the weekend is hard to beat. Absolute comedy gold.

Busted.

Anas Sarwar approached Reform’s leader asking to form an alliance against the SNP.

Source: Reform’s leader.

Strawberry Switchblade. A duo in polka dots.

Noseybonk looking in a mirror. A character in a mask with a long nose.

Angine de Poitrine. A duo in polka dots who have masks with long noses.

Strawberry Switchblade and Noseybonk walked so Angine de Poitrine could run.

Dear Wes Streeting: every sneer you utter is another vote for the SNP Labour’s Health Secretary says there will be no independence referendum regardless of what the Scottish people say. Wes Streeting is doing the…

Streeting has adopted a very "Last Viceroy" approach to Scotland. It’s as if a plodding undergraduate saw a TikTok video about Machiavelli and decided they could rule the world. He’s a cross between Tigger and Hannibal Lecter: an endlessly gobby, high-energy, low-info menace to society.

Came across this (uncredited) artwork today in a building I visited. Hard to explain, but it reminded me of something…

Think I overlooked the ‘posting of weekend vinyl haul’ last week after I picked these up for less than the price of a week and a half’s Tesco lunch meal deals

Thoughts and prayers for all the Spectator “think pieces” about Hungary that have quietly been moved to the recycle bins tonight.

Wonder if anyone could persuade JD Vance to come to Scotland to make the case for unionism? 😉