Even Bertie knows how to deal with perfect perishers in black shorts. youtu.be/4inPWHuXvBk?...
12.02.2026 12:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0@ewanmh.bsky.social
Survivor from another millennium. Scottish living in Manchester. I like: reading, writing, old Hollywood, Gothic fiction, vintage clothes, Scottish literature, film noir, avant-garde art and writing...lots of other things...
Even Bertie knows how to deal with perfect perishers in black shorts. youtu.be/4inPWHuXvBk?...
12.02.2026 12:01 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Carving of the sun god Sol that would have been illuminated from behind so that in the low light of the temple, worshippers would have seen his eyes, mouth and the rays of his solar crown glowing.
Carving of the sun god Sol that would have been illuminated from behind so that in the low light of the temple, worshippers would have seen his eyes, mouth and the rays of his solar crown glowing.
Beautifully dramatic lighting effect in this altar depicting the god Sol found near Edinburgh. In the low light of the temple, worshippers would see Solβs eyes, mouth and the rays of his solar crown glowing.
www.independent.co.uk/news/science...
Drop some BUNNIES. πππ
11.02.2026 12:12 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A row of five mummified cats in the British Museum. Each one is standing on a small square plinth, and essentially resembles a long tube wrapped in strips of (presumably) papyrus, in a variety of patterns, and with a carved (wooden?) catβs head at the top.
Itβs the 136th anniversary today of some highly prized artefacts from Ancient Egypt being auctioned in Liverpool. From there, the 180,000 mummified cats in question went to their splendid and dignified final resting place. A museum?
No. They were ground up and used for fertiliser π§΅
Plans to invade Greenland have just been cancelled after this
09.02.2026 06:41 β π 6687 π 2106 π¬ 155 π 530The Avengers (TV Series 1961β1969) With Patrick Macnee and Diana Rigg. Season Five Intro.
09.02.2026 14:35 β π 49 π 13 π¬ 4 π 0Sam Wasserstrum said: βWe are aware of the vile & extremely dangerous TikTok videos filmed inside properties let by SmartLet Estates. We recognise the very real threat these videos posed to the individuals filmed & to whom false views were attributed.β archive.ph/w1MDf
09.02.2026 10:05 β π 3 π 2 π¬ 0 π 0#SaturdayCartoons #looneytunes
07.02.2026 15:39 β π 27 π 10 π¬ 0 π 0A glass of rich dark stout with a creamy ivory coloured head.
Tin of Vocation Brewery Caramel Cookie, Naughty & Nice Chocolate Stout
Saturday night calls for 8%.
07.02.2026 20:22 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Saturday morning! youtu.be/SgZlw4O1qzk?...
07.02.2026 07:39 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Oscar Isaac in Frankenstein, 2025 - definitely not Harold Steptoe.
Saw this on Google - thought it was Harry H. Corbett circa 1972.
06.02.2026 11:10 β π 3 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Show me something more perfect. You canβt x
06.02.2026 09:53 β π 431 π 132 π¬ 20 π 5That time I recreated the Simpsons intro using only stock footage.
06.02.2026 08:58 β π 243 π 67 π¬ 5 π 3The page is made up of three panels, all taking place in a graveyard at night. The first shows a flashlight shining on a body that's lying in front of a tombstone, which reads "Here Lies Denny." The last name is obscured but it's probably "Colt," which is the name of the Spirit. The next panel shows a blue glove on the ground. The final panel shows three cops and Commissioner Dolan discussing the case. Their faces are all in shadow, and between the blue glove and the blue mask the victim was clutching, they realize that their prime suspect is the Spirit. Dolan reluctantly tells them to send out a citywide alarm to capture him.
The Spirit from February 5, 1950. Art by Will Eisner & Jerry Grandenetti, with letters by Abe Kanegson.
05.02.2026 13:27 β π 46 π 8 π¬ 0 π 1I don't know anyone over the age of 40 that didn't love Hong Kong Phooey. And yet I've never heard of a child called Penry
05.02.2026 11:40 β π 29 π 4 π¬ 3 π 0"Yellow Snow" warning from the UK Met Office app.
*Snigger.* π
05.02.2026 11:33 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Toast Rack, Manchester, by Sheffield artist Mandy Payne (spray paint and oil on marble). One of my favourite buildings.
05.02.2026 08:57 β π 82 π 6 π¬ 7 π 1I think it has a very Gerry Anderson look about it. Sort of place Captain Scarlet would plummet off.
05.02.2026 09:09 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Proposal: fast / slow lanes in cafΓ©s and pubs for those of us who just want a tea or a pint, and those who want grotesquely over complicated coffees.
04.02.2026 17:07 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0
The Hippfest schedule is up!
I kickstarted a release of KIDNAPPED (1917) years back and it is getting its big screen debut, possibly the first time it has been screened live in over a century
www.hippodromecinema.co.uk/hippfest/hip...
Buster Keaton level genius here. Kid's a natural!
04.02.2026 12:13 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Color newspaper portrait of Ida Lupino, 1949
Ida Lupino directing two women on the set of βThe Hitch-Hikerβ (1953)
Ida Lupino sitting at a piano with young daughter Bridget and a kitten, ca. 1957
Itβs Ida Lupino Day! #BOTD February 4, 1918
04.02.2026 06:04 β π 47 π 16 π¬ 0 π 0Added Yakety Sax to that video from Minneapolis
03.02.2026 08:15 β π 413 π 160 π¬ 1 π 0Restrictions on overtourism in Europe. For tourists, it means planning ahead. For residents, itβs a long-overdue shift. & for Europeβs most famous cities, it may be the only way to survive their own popularity. archive.ph/AHQPc
02.02.2026 14:36 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0The cover of the book "ReFocus: The Films of Herschell Gordon Lewis" featuring a behind-the-scenes photo of the director gesturing toward a blonde actress sitting on a kitchen counter; he appears to be directing her in a scene.
Everyone wave your severed limbs! The Refocus series has a new volume on the Godfather of Gore himself, Herschell Gordon Lewis. Ed @brassupnorth.bsky.social w/ @serialmummy.bsky.social @mleeder.bsky.social @drdantils.bsky.social @edinburghup.bsky.social
edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-refocus...
A beautiful black adder on some sphagnum moss, somewhere in the highlands of Scotland. Pic source: Mar Lodge Estate, National Trust for Scotland.
Its pot is blacker than its kettle.
02.02.2026 10:42 β π 2 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0
Β£500 given out to a working class writer every month.
Details in link.
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The Scottish Traveller Duncan Williamson (1928β2007) was known for his vast store of traditional tales & for his dynamic storytelling. Tobar an Dualchais/Kist o Riches has over 200 recordings of his stories & songs gathered over a lifetime
#BookWormSat
www.tobarandualchais.co.uk/major-contri...