It's the first time I've encountered him this tournament. Not sure how I managed without insights such as "the crowd is being quiet"

Rob Walker commentating on the snooker...

I'm not sure my French is good enough to understand the full subtleties of Libé's review of the Michael Jackson biopic

Does the bleakness level automatically increase during winter and periods of very hot, humid weather?

Norm Macdonald on 4/20 YouTube video by University of Science

420, you say?

youtu.be/_X8S_yXZqnY?...

happy anniversary of when almost nothing happened

Screenshot of an AI response Full text: Example: "Small child’s broken toy (4)" Definition: Small child (at the beginning). Wordplay: "Broken toy." The Logic: "Broken" is a hint to rearrange the letters (an anagram) of the word "toy." The Answer: TYRO (A word for a beginner or "small child," which is an anagram of T-O-Y... okay, that’s 3 letters. Let's try: "Small child's broken tyro"—no.) Let's try a better one: "Bird’s quick drink (7)" Definition: Bird. Wordplay: Quick (SWIFT) + Drink (SIP).

Currently enjoying asking LLMs to explain how cryptic crossword clues work

Nice of the Tories to let us know where they'll be for the next decade

He NEVER went up his own ass, NEVER.
And for a global superstar out of Hollywood this is a rare rare thing.

From Carpenter to icon.
A credit to my profession.
Love the guy.

A visibly moved HARRISON FORD accepting his AFI Life Achievement Award in Los Angeles this month.

Not understanding the difference between a charge and a surcharge (or pretending not to) is not a good look for a political leader who wants his party to be taken seriously

"This fall on CBS a hilarious new sitcom, President Pope."

Pope Leo XIV was half an hour late for his audience with the Italian Winter Olympic and Paralympic committees because he was meeting with David Alexrod [sic], Obama’s chief strategist, this morning.

Leo XIV is the first Pope to be eligible to run for US President.

A lorry with a photograph of a footballer. Said footballer has had a rather impressive set of genitals added to his person which have been etched into the residual road dirt on the back of said lorry.

Presenting the greatest bit of lorry defacing I’ve ever seen.

Oh my...

Ta! Thank the Lord the snooker is coming up

Genuinely tempted to stick on The Spy Who Loved me until all this blows over

@themountaingoats.bsky.social Any chance of getting this dude to play on the next album?

thread of photos from wikimedia commons that i think are amazing

Screenshot of a Twitter exchange in which user @kimerrikin notes that the city of Lynchburg VA declared April 7 2008 to be Leland Melvin Day, and Leland Melvin (@Astro_Flow) thanking them for reminding him.

Happy Leland Melvin day to all who celebrate. 💚

Fell over. Fractured my shoulder. Expect the next six weeks will feel a bit like...

God, I love her so much. Just banger after bager.

She's in it purely for the love of the game and I respect that.

Oh God, the replies are giving me Corbynism flashbacks

It sounds like the wind is going to take the roof off. Oddly comforting

"As the audience, you're a really big part of the SNL UK experience. We've got some great sketches lined up for you tonight, so just relax and get ready to enjoy yourself. But remember, if someone stops talking and you don't laugh, these machine gun toting gentlemen will open fire."

See also: the DWP

I saw this when it was first posted, but have just discovered that it was not a funny joke

Grandpa Nutmeg stands at a bus stop beside a businessman holding a briefcase. Grandpa Nutmeg has Heathcliff perched on top of his head, and the businessman has a greg cat on top of his. The businessman says "I'm new to the area."

01 Apr 2026