Russell Hicks

I'd like to think Turn the Page was inspired by Mandelson in the same way Toxic was inspired by Noel 'Supervet' Fitzpatrick

Read this: This Alaska college student eats AI art for lunch Read this: This Alaska college student eats AI art for lunch

fuck ai

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Last couple of days left on my January sale. Ends at midnight, uk time on the 31st. Get 15% off with the code NEWLEAF.

All 2.4m of Britain’s creative workers are at risk — and we know why A new report into the impact of AI on the creative sector makes for apocalyptic reading. The government must act now

'the UK creative industries — which contributed £125 billion to the economy in 2024 and supported 2.4 million jobs — are being destroyed by an AI sector that... contributed just £11 billion in the same year and supported only 85,000 jobs." www.thetimes.com/culture/film...

In honour of its greatest son, Minneapolis should refer to ICE as "a big disease with a little name."

A photo of a copy of the Repeater edition of The Weird and The Eerie by Mark Fisher. The book was designed by Johnny Bull.

"The sensation of the eerie occurs either when there is something present where there should be nothing, or there is nothing present when there should be something"

The Weird and The Eerie by Mark Fisher

Snub TV (UK) - YouTube Snub TV was an alternative culture television program that ran from 1987 to 1989. The original program, while made in the UK, was developed by American produ...

Any excuse to bollock on about this again... Snub TV is available, nearly entirely, on YouTube here, complete with VHS glitches and BBC2 idents...
youtube.com/playlist?lis...

7 reasons why The Thing (1982) is a Christmas film:

1) snow
2) bearded men concealing surprises
3) compulsory party games
4) introverts shunning group activities
5) digestive issues
6) revellers bursting open to reveal partially assimilated canine lifeforms
7) knitwear

Lynda Barry (2016)

My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’

I think allowances must be made for the possibility that the artist was tripping absolute balls at the time

This from the latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social in an article by Mic Wright about a Spectator awards bash, where the key awards went to the most far right politicians to honour their racism & intolerance. And yet, there are Labour people attending, validating & normalising this far right publication…

Zadie Smith.

Closing for the day and even 1 online sale overnight would tip us past the rent line (and honestly no harm in 2 sales just to play it safe!)

littledeercomics.ie

'All the news that's fit to print. And some drivel.'

🎬 The arts aren’t a luxury - they’re an export.

At #Lab25, @aiannucci.bsky.social reminds us that the UK’s Creative Industries make up 6% of our economy and 7% of our workforce - the GDP equivalent of oil + car industries combined.

🎥 Watch more clips from the Creative UK Pavilion hubs.ly/Q03QVhV90

Haha, "inspiration"!

I think most adults can hold more than one significant news story in their minds at once

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

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Creative businesses and freelancers outside of London are in line for major government support to help them innovate, up-skill and attract private investment

https://downthetubes.net/six-uk-regions-receive-25-million-to-bolster-creative-industries/

Refugees are quite often a product of our arms industry - perhaps there should be a special tax on the arms industry to go towards expenses related to refugees ?

Two Black Boys in Paradise We’ve made the film. Now we need your help to share its message of self-acceptance with the world. | Check out 'Two Black Boys in Paradise' on Indiegogo.

With all the money being thrown at AI nonsense, it's worth sharing an appeal from genuine hand-crafted indie animation.

One6th need help to promote & distribute this fantastic short, based on a poem by Dean Atta. Please take a look & repost.

#StopMotionAnimation

www.indiegogo.com/projects/two...

From Washington Post to Manchester's @millmedia.bsky.social for new investigations editor Cameron Barr

Barr wants to help "restore and revive the kind of investigative accountability, tough minded, rigorous reporting that that we all need" pressgazette.co.uk/the-wire/med...

This is utterly superb!

“Static images on a wall that appear #animated as Train moves.”

#Reddit
R\InterestingAF
#TrainSky
#Animation

That's the one with the ABC Warriors story 'Red Planet Blues'. A very bleak, melancholy tale, it still pops into my head once in a while

If you can donate or share it would be most appreciated.
gofund.me/2d92938d

#filmmaker #filmproduction #shortfilm #gofundme #donate #creative #film #director #queer #neurodivergent #adhd #autism

A red banner with black cut out letters reading 'The future is another place. Allow yourself to believe a better life is possible. Say it loud, defiantly to everyone'

A grassroots movement like Arts Emergency rarely lasts or grows as we have.Our work changes lives, but we rely on monthly donations.Those donations are down £50k since 2021. We've cut all we can, now we're appealing to you for £2/month to plug the gap & go on www.arts-emergency.org/donate%F0%9F...

BBC news currently has no article on this. According to organisers, it broke their own records by far and was the biggest trans rights events in the world.

Otoh the BBC does have coverage of far right anti-refugee protests which were much, much, smaller.
www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Sometimes I'll forget what goes in something I cook regularly. Happens more often than I'd like. Normally it's things I've made so often I can prepare it without thinking about it.