This is an excellent and correct opinion.

Amen to that.

Siskin, Cambridgeshire fens today #UnderratedBird

Ah! That would make sense.

Why have I never heard of this amazing woman?!

The best news. One of my all time favourite things out of all of the things.

The return of Charles Dexter Ward and Henry Akeley They're back!

In case it's of interest... www.pleasantgreen.co.uk/the-return-o...

Trump, doing karaoke, is singing My Way

“And now the end is near
And so I face the final curtain”

Albini Sessions (Benefit for Letters Charity), by Fugazi 12 track album

Stop literally everything.

Steve Albini's Fugazi sessions, widely bootlegged and full of lore, now available officially for the first time.

fugazi.bandcamp.com/album/albini...

Lincoln City goalie George Wickens watching the action towards the end of the Imps’ 4-0 win over Blackpool.

Lincoln City goalie George Wickens watching the action towards the end of the Imps’ 4-0 win over Blackpool.

Please give if you can. If you can't, please share the shit out of this.

While Tony Blair famously hosted Noel Gallagher in Downing Street, Gordon Brown invited Spinal Tap, and they turned up to No. 11.

Opening scene from Michael Mann’s Manhunter, William Petersen and Denis Farina sat on a piece of driftwood.

Mrs Leeds. The bloom on her.

Molly Graham (Kim Greist) and Jack Crawford (Denis Farina) framed to perfection.

Went to see The Silence of the Lambs on the big screen for the first time since 1991. Stepping back even further now to Manhunter. They’re both so good. These two movies have transcended their original sources so completely; does anybody read Thomas Harris or even associate him with these films now?

niles order coffee YouTube video by muzich07

This immediately popped into my head. youtu.be/2oH2DJ8W2rQ?...

Oh Lord, I’m so sorry to hear this Moose. All the best to you all.

Good morning, and a very happy Edgar Froese Day to all who celebrate.

I really want to read it again now and I must’ve read it 7 or 8 times!

It’s also his best description work since WD. He really gets hedgerows and trees, wildflowers and different shades of green.

Wouldn’t want to spoil or even hint towards a possible clue on plot, but I think the overall sense of dread, of control (in what is quite a peaceful, bucolic world to begin with) being lost, are beautifully done. There’s a pitch black idea right at its core that manages to be revealed perfectly.

Yes, it’s ridiculous, really. I got through it, but it was a chore and not worth the journey.

My Plague Dogs must be in another room, also Maia, the very loose (and misjudged erotic) prequel to Shardik; I’ll go looking for them later. Watership Down is indeed the timeless one, but I still believe The Girl in a Swing is a masterpiece.

The cover of Why do Birds Suddenly Disappear? White, with the title and so forth, and the subtitle “200 birds. 12 months. 1 lapsed birdwatcher.” The back of of a goldcrest is disappearing to the right of the cover.

Ten years ago, inspired by the return of my childhood interest in birds, I set myself a target: see 200 British species in a year.

The result was this book.

Through 2026 I’ll be revisiting it, month by month. If you want to join me, just subscribe to my newsletter. levparikian.substack.com

Lost in a Landscape: Buckenham Carrs | Invisible Works Heading west of the city two days before Christmas towards Buckenham Carrs, and it's all a bit of a bind. A glue of cars sticks the inner ring-road fast, the whole route backed up with shoppers, escap...

An old piece of writing that fits this time of year. The almost supernatural spectacle that is the Buckenham Carrs Corvid Roost. www.invisibleworks.co.uk/lost-in-a-la...

5 years since the Sunday Times absolutely hit the nail on the head.

And that particular mutant virus is still at large and trotting out pretty much the same old crap for the Mail.

Rewatching Men. I think it’s wonderful. And pretty horrifying. It seemed quite divisive at the time, but seems to have vanished culturally (if I might be unforgivably wanky and condescending for a moment).

It’s on All4 for nowt if you fancy seeing Jessie Buckley and Rory Kinnear being amazing.

That is a FANTASTIC film. Brilliant.

It’s a beautiful package, by the way. And goodness, the music. All mellotron and icy reverb is fabulous.

Anyway, a newlywed couple turn up at this hotel only to find a mysterious countess, who just happens to be the vampire Elizabeth Báthory. And look, a new 4k restoration just landed; it’s been 40+ years, so here we go.