Never knew you studied in Iceland!

"Walk On By" wasn't on the original vinyl release but early copies had a bonus 7" with it on. Probably my all time favourite cover, both the album and the song!

Cringe! How millennials became uncool They are mocked by gen Z for everything from their trainer socks to their mom jeans and selfie technique. A maligned millennial asks: how did we get here?

Hilarious! Millennials who think they invented everything are annoyed because Gen Z think they invented everything. We used to think we invented everything too, and so it goes on.

Cringe! How millennials became uncool www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Country and Western version!

They have a point ...

Hear me out, Sylvester is the most radical choice. I went to the Warehouse once or twice to see bands like Cud but Sylvester would be right out there.

Close between Siouxie (not seen) and the Rezillos (seen but not that long ago).

When the lights went out for the first time in Dead Space, I didn't know what to do, and I could hear something moving in the dark.

Remember you playing Radio Free Europe on The Tube (UK music show) with long hair (!) ...

He thinks it's an IQ test.

"most of them weren’t obvious astronaut material" that's because they were space tourists rather than flight pioneers. It's a notable if token step along the path to opening up space commercially.

There's no story here, nothing has changed, she's not being picked on. Just another ST reader shocked that the rules apply to them too.

Assisted dying could become ‘tool’ to harm women in England and Wales, say faith leaders Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Sikh women say bill has ‘insufficient safeguards’ to protect those who are vulnerable

I suspect these faith groups are against assisted dying generally. In contrast, Lesley Storey, the chief executive of My Sister’s Place, a charity that supports victims of domestic abuse, said the bill provided “rigorous safeguards where currently there are none”.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

‘Conversation ends’ about assisted dying if bill voted down, says MP Kim Leadbeater tells MPs they have a duty to change the law to spare terminally ill people dreadful consequences

Couldn't agree more. #assisteddying
‘Conversation ends’ about assisted dying if bill voted down, says MP www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Forager's alarm after police visit over mushroom picking claims Louise Gather says police came to her home after she was accused of picking fungi.

Nominative Determinism!
BBC News - Forager's alarm after police visit over mushroom picking claims - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Makes the Wombles seem everyday.

Big fan back in the day. Convinced some friends to come see them live. Band were late, sound was awful, gig stopped and started, I lost loads of cred points. I guess everyone has a bad night occasionally.

How do you find the time !?

The Thing Itself by Adam Roberts review – a dazzling philosophical adventure A killer nerd’s dangerous pursuit of the ultimate truth offers a mystical reading of Kant

I recently finished reading "The Thing Itself" which kicks off like this and then gets 𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 strange with threats to reality.
www.theguardian.com/books/2016/f...

Ticket stub for a concert by The Fall at the University of Bradford in 1992.

Ticket stub for a concert by Stiff Little Fingers at Leeds Metro University in 1994.

Ticket stub for a concert by The Pogues at Leeds University in 1986.

Ticket stub for a concert by The Cramps at the University of Leeds in 1986.

Marvellous Marches Past
#punkrockhistory #thefall #stifflittlefingers #pogues #cramps

Iron Maiden: Flight 666 - Wikipedia

This one also pretty good. Left me thinking Iron Maiden could unify the world!
en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Ma...

Repo Man - Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack. (1984) [Full Album] YouTube video by ripoffrecords

This is etched in my brain from Repo Man.
youtu.be/wZgIt5MPKqI?...

Get On Our Own YouTube video by Buzzcocks - Topic

Also includes the sublime "Get On Our Own"
youtu.be/T8DeHKyWk2c?...

So disappointed years later to discover the writers were making it up as they went along. No grand strategy, just a grand unravelling. Some good episodes along the way though.

Or as a kid at school called them, "The Piss-che-delic Furs" and he wasn't being funny.

That octopus and its b****** bubbles. Early memories of rage-quitting but I got him in the end.

Starmer will not challenge Trump on his attack on Zelenskyy when the pair meet UK prime minister aiming to cool escalating transatlantic row over war in Ukraine

I hope Starmer doesn't roll over and beg for treats when he meets #Trump.

Starmer will not challenge Trump on his attack on Zelenskyy when the pair meet www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963) ⭐ 7.5 | Action, Adventure, Comedy 3h 30m | Approved

I watched 𝐈𝐭'𝐬 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐝 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 for the first time in about three decades; it seemed appropriate for the time. Immense fun spotting all the bit-parts. It's leaving Prime Video in the UK soon, but the quality of the print was excellent. #movies

www.imdb.com/title/tt0057...

Those who object to Assisted Dying on principle are trying to block legislation via any route, not make it better. Their views should be acknowledged but if they're not contributing to a better more robust bill then I suspect their motivations in seeking to infringe my right of self-determination.

He's not destroying it, he's transforming it into that malign foreign power. Vive La Resistance!