How the death of David Bowie really did signify our demise Gary Oldman claimed that his friend David Bowie was "cosmic glue" and things haven't been the same since the Starman died in 2016. Does he have a point?

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that was great read!

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At what point do I say ‘fuck it’ and leave this country behind? I became an American by choice but the country I emigrated is not the same as the one.

Sex, death and parrots: Julian Barnes’s best fiction – ranked! As the Booker prize-winning author prepares to publish his final novel at 80, we assess his finest work

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‘I fell in love with him on the spot’: Alan Rickman remembered, 10 years after his death On the anniversary of his death aged 69, stars from Sigourney Weaver to Sharleen Spiteri, Tom Felton to Harriet Walter, remember the wit, charm and endless generosity of one of Britain’s best-loved ac...

In a world full of doom and disaster this is beautiful www.theguardian.com/film/2026/ja...

I am in awe of your upper lip

you are amazing

I find it very hard not to get depressed and desperate with the state of the world and especially the fucked up things in the USA. How do we get out of this?

I think the world went downhill as soon as he left

And Your Little Dog, Too, by David Sedaris Two small dogs, both unleashed, rushed toward me, snarling, and one of them bit me on my left leg, just below the knee. It all happened within a second.

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I am glad you like them!

That was beautiful

A manifesto for the imagination | The Observer

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YouTube video by BBC Radio 1 Sir David Attenborough narrates Adele's Hello

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You are an amazing human being for taking such good care of your dog

The man in the red coat by Julian Barnes

It was surprisingly easy to get the Covid shot at Walgreens even though I am not 65+ or have any serious comorbidities. Just telling them that I live a mostly sedentary life was good enough.

Downloaded the new IOS and I guess Apple hates angles? Everything is curvy

Where is that painting?

50?

Coming to the realization that I am just going to have transactional sex for the rest of my life and… I am pretty ok with that.

Cartoon from the Nee Yorker

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Yes!

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‘We remember as true things that never even happened’: Julian Barnes on memory and changing his mind The Booker-prize winning novelist reflects on the times in his life when recollection and imagination have intertwined, and wonders whether we can ever rely on our brains to provide us with the truth

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I guess you did come to BSky after all 😍

Light blue?