Ryan Lambie

Jaws has already been dissected to death, but Steven Soderbergh analysing it shot by shot in an interactive app thingy? Sounds like film nerd heaven to me.

Jessicatross Albatross

Ah amazing - thank you!

Renault 5. Algae and Magic Tree included.

Rover 200 BRM. Unique styling.

On this week's podcast, possibly the most tragic car we've come across to date and a Rover with an orange nose.

Plus, a bonus listener submission!

Listen here: pod.fo/e/391518

We've dug up some more odd cars for sale on Facebook Marketplace - including a limited edition Rover 200 that was largely ignored in the 90s...

The worst torturer in Guantanamo Bay couldn’t get me to confess that I had somebody ready to give me $30K but I was such a talentless loser that I had to crowdsource ideas from strangers on social media

The Escapist pivoting to AI doesn't shock me. It's an inevitable end, given the way it was going.

We put *so* much effort into The Escapist back in the day. I can't even tell you how hard we worked. People were proud to read it, proud to write for it. We did a lot of cool stuff.

Ah, well.

The Escapist was one of the first sites I ever did (paid) writing for - back in 2008 or something like that. It hasn't been the same for years now, but the official 'pivot to slop' is still sad to see. RIP.

Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door

Bookseller Scrambles To Hide All The Classics After Seeing Emerald Fennell Approaching Door https://theonion.com/bookseller-scrambles-to-hide-all-the-classics-after-seeing-emerald-fennell-approaching-door/

Robert Duvall as THX 1138 sitting in an all white void

RIP

Can we prompt AI out of existence? I mean, no, we can't. But just imagine. "Fuck really far off."
"Okay."

"In short: two multi-billion dollar companies, that employ some of the cleverest computer scientists on the planet, didn’t anticipate that their platforms – which turn a handful of words into moving images – would be used to create imagery that might infringe copyright."

Jennifer @JenYetAgain@beige.party in 2017 a popular twitter game was to type a partial phrase then see what your phone auto-completes it with. this proved so popular that it is now the only business model in the US. Feb 9, 2026 at 4:35:18PM Boosted by 968: Favourited by 1324:

mom they’re roasting the US economy on mastodon again

Disney and Paramount are very angry about that new AI video app from the makers of TikTok AI video platform Seedance has caused a furore. Disney has unleashed its lawyers. Paramount has written a stern letter.

AI video platform Seedance has caused a furore. Disney has unleashed its lawyers. Paramount has written a stern letter.
filmstories.co.uk/news/disney-...

The way the manufacturers of inkjet printers have, for decades, screwed over their customers was an early warning of where late capitalism was going to lead us.

The way the manufacturers of inkjet printers have, for decades, screwed over their customers was an early warning of where late capitalism was going to lead us.

Last call for this week's podcast as we take a look at the characters and misunderstood loveable rogues of the used-car trade 30 years ago...

PSA: Creme Egg Cake Bars are much nicer than actual Creme Eggs.

This was great!

You've waited long enough for us to visit Stevenage, and it didn't disappoint. This is the bizarre, twisting, and deeply ironic true story of Britain's first New Town. www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7Ay...

Translation: "Quick, sneak out the creepy voyeur specs while everyone's focused on the Epstein files."

Cackling at this as it’s become a family joke that I shout “use!” At the TV when someone says “utilise”.

The Media Can't Stop Propping Up Elon Musk's Phony Supergenius Engineer Mythology One of my favorite trends in modern U.S. infotainment media is something I affectionately call "CEO said a thing!" journalism. "CEO said a thing!" journalism generally involves a press outlet parroti...

They simply can't help themselves. It's utterly pathological.

“I think democracy versus oligarchy is going to be the battle of the 21st century.”

Amen to all of this.

Reading and writing can lower dementia risk by almost 40%, study finds Cognitive health in later life is ‘strongly influenced’ by lifelong exposure to intellectually stimulating environments, say researchers

But this doesn’t make sense - I thought AI was meant to save us from the chore of having to read and write?
www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

Phonopolis Demo is OUT NOW on Steam!! 📣
store.steampowered.com/app/4109130/...

Take a look at how we built the cardboard city by hand.

I think the biggest problem is this government doesn't fear its civilian populace and it really really should

This is art.

The pathetic phalus-y

We head back to an era of clocking, cut-and-shutting and general used car dodgy dealing in the latest episode of Baby Forces Sale...