Laura

Something I like about Sam Raimi is that he has the same head on him as an Auld Fella in a Pub in Co. Monaghan

a man wearing a helmet and a plaid shirt is standing in front of a fence with birds . ALT: a man wearing a helmet and a plaid shirt is standing in front of a fence with birds .

Increasingly convinced Reform is a political remake of The Producers, desperately assembling a front-bench team no-one will vote for so they never have to do any actual work

Also, it's full of Nazis

If you are looking for a non-alcoholic mulled wine alternative for Christmas 2026, Lemsip Wild Berry and Hot Orange is spot on. Just make sure to leave four hours between glassfuls, with a maximum of four in twenty hour hours.

Overnight at the mothership means BBC news for breakfast and a full five-minute segment on duvets.

Some top-notch UX design on this 'year of birth' field

My husband was on the 2 train and a guy started braying about how Renee Good deserved to die and her "lesbian lover" did too. My husband got pissed and said, "You're absolutely disgusting." "Fuck you!" the guy said. "Fuck YOU!" my husband said. The guy left.

See? We just need to talk to each other.

greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail

He's back

£185 for a Fortnum's teapot seems an ambitious bit of targeted email marketing.

A poem by Amanda Gorman For Renee Nicole Good Killed by ICE on January 7th 2026

A poem by Amanda Gorman
For Renee Nicole Good
Killed by ICE on January 7th, 2026

Manchester renaissance 2016

Tomorrow marks 10 years since the greatest piece of art of our generation

I went back to the hotel for an early night the evening everybody else I was with ended up hanging out with Keanu Reeves at the John Wick premiere.

I think it is important to do readings in church in a restrained and measured tone, and not act them out.

Was at a Christmas party with a load of clergy last night and as some people were leaving they found a person collapsed on the street outside so the Verger took over and called an ambulance and sent all the clergy away because "if they wake up surrounded by priests that'll just make things worse"

Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended

Unconventional Director Sets Shakespeare Play In Time, Place Shakespeare Intended https://theonion.com/unconventional-director-sets-shakespeare-play-in-time-1819569151/

Tonight's supper was sausage rolls, cheese straws and After Eights. #tistheseason

A quick recap of Santa's reindeer for you: Dasher, Rudolph, Sporty, Scary, Mr. Blonde, Doc, Bashful, Steve McQueen and Yul Brynner.

This is your annual reminder to set aside part of today for unsubscribing from the mailing list of every brand that sends you a Black Friday email.

getting the mic at a q&a, saying "this is more of a comment than a question" and then handing the mic back

(you might have to say it out loud)

Announcer: The next station is Sittingbourne.

Small behind me: the next station is A TABLE?

I believe they prefer to be called Americans

Big news: I just successfully took delivery of a package without talking too loud or saying "very thanks" or inexplicably trying to shake hands with the delivery guy

Uber driver has just apologised to me for slowing down to the speed limit. "There are cameras here. They try to catch you out."

Have listened to two podcast episodes in two days in which an American tries to say 'Edinburgh'. It's a close call but I think I prefer 'Edinburg' to 'Edinborrow'.

I love that Mamdani is what the right claimed Obama was: A Muslim socialist born in Africa. The right practically manifested Mamdani into existence.

Just woke up in the cinema to the rolling credits and the cold, shameful realisation that oops, I did it again.

Relatedly, I probably quite enjoyed some of The Mastermind.

ATTENTION, there is a military band playing Danger Zone by Kenny Loggins on the concourse at Paddington Station. This is not a drill.