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Moody Blues singer and bassist John Lodge dies aged 82 Musician died peacefully surrounded by sounds of Everly Brothers and Buddy Holly, family say

Farewell to John Lodge, bassist and vocalist for the Moody Blues. www.theguardian.com/music/2025/o...

You have my attention.

“I Can’t Believe It’s Just Hütter”

Breaking news: María Corina Machado has been awarded the prize for ‘keeping the flame of democracy burning amidst a growing darkness’ . The win dashes the hopes of US President Donald Trump. on.ft.com/4ocHAKY

#OtD 10 Oct 1937 fascist leader Oswald Mosley was knocked unconscious and hospitalised in Liverpool by a stone thrown by anti-fascists who attacked a Nazi meeting at which he had attempted to address the crowd stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8245...

“By pressing down a special key/it overcharges you and me”

Sent me straight to #1/RC (because I’m not listening to *that* on the way into the office at 07.00)

Create four groups of four! THIRD SISTER LOVERS MAGIC BIG STAR SERIOUS WONDER NAKED DEVIL EVIL MAJOR MAGICIAN CONTINENT IMPORTANT DEADLY SIN

Vinyl reissue of Big Star’s Third album aka Sister Lovers.

I mean, hats off NYT Connections person.

A screenshot, pinched from @stevejvickers.bsky.social, showing ludicrously high ticket prices for a Kraftwerk gig.

Just going to assume the next Kraftwerk album is called Dynamische Preisgestaltung, or something.

Van Morrison’s entire oeuvre, right there.

It'll be wild when Charlotte Church reveals she's been pretending to be Welsh this entire time #TheTraitorsUK #CelebrityTraitors

Lowdown by Wire for Daydreamer, wasn’t it? [Full disclosure: I had the singles, the album, an I’ll Manage Somehow ringer T-shirt, and I saw them live.)

I am thinking of you because I am sad.

One Star Review of Waiting for Godot on Broadway I recently attended Waiting for Godot on Broadway and spent over $1,400 for two Row C seats (103 and 104). I'm a longtime admirer of Broadway productions and even hold a season pass for Shea's Performing Arts Theatre, so I came in with genuine enthusiasm and high expectations. Unfortunately, this show was unlike anything ! have ever experienced —and not in a good way. What I encountered was not the artistry, music, or emotional storytelling I usually associate with Broadway, but instead what felt like an endless cycle of nonsensical conversation between characters who seemed trapped in their own madness. I tried-truly tried-to find meaning, symbolism, or even a thread of emotional resonance. I stayed through the first half hoping the second would offer clarity. But by intermission, it was clear: this was a waste of both time and money. Keanu Reeves is an actor I respect greatly, but I cannot fathom why he would agree to participate in such a disjointed, inaccessible production. His talent was lost in a performance that defied reason rather than provoked insight. To anyone considering attending: unless you are drawn to highly abstract, nearly incomprehensible theater, I strongly caution you against this show. For the average, educated, thoughtful theatergoer, it is far more frustrating than fulfilling. In my opinion, this was the single most disappointing Broadway experience I've ever had - an unfortunate waste of money and, more importantly, of time.

TFW you paid $1400 to see Beckett’s most famous work without knowing anything about it

“It involves Russia.”

Just the latest way in which technology is enabling people who don’t actually like reading to diminish the cultural relevance of those who do.

THE SECRET PROJECT I'VE BEEN WORKING ON FOR THE PAST FEW MONTHS IS FINALLY LIVE

CHECK IT OUT

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Still takes some beating.

A bingo card for the ghost stories of M.R. James. Boxes read: "Spiders Terrible hotel stay Narrator makes fun of golf Latin passages Eerie disembodied voices Confirmed bachelor main character Vengeful spirit Evil magician Working-class character as comic relief Bleak East Anglian coast Visit to an archive Narrator in guidebook mode FREE SPACE Unholy doings in a church Frogs or toads Queen Anne style house Cursed artifact Don't buy that rare book! Something hairy and horrible Someone gets too curious Tentacles Story told via old manuscript Research trip gone horribly wrong Beds are scary Tactile horror

I couldn't resist. #pleasingterror

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Same, and no.

Julia Roberts in a tweed jacket

Andrew Garfield in a denim shirt

IMHO, the posters for After the Hunt look like ads for Marks & Spencers' autumn range.

Aftersun; All Of Us Strangers; Perfect Days; The Zone of Interest. Also, and this is probably just me: Spencer.

Sorry, it's gone on long enough and I have to say something: it is highly unlikely that a professional media distributor like Criterion only has one closet.

This Justin Hayward/Shoe People revelation has blown my tired mind

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The Beta Band onstage at the Roundhouse

Well, that Beta Band gig was nothing short of a total joy. A hit of pure leg-wiggling, hand-clapping, singa-alonging wonderment, for the head, the hips, and the heart. I need that on prescription.

Looking forward! Early start?

Forgot/didn’t realise they were doing Thursday as well, so got a shock when I saw this - going tonight!

A rather fine article that goes a long way to explaining the government’s current unpopularity.