Reposted by LesleyRichard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 12hSuccessful first day in Prague. Ended with an evening stroll, passing the Museum of Alchemy just as they were setting up a puppet theatre production of Faust in the courtyard! It was pretty great! Very much informed by Švankmajer (they did the "Padlookay! Pilookay!" routine, I grinned like heck)... 5436
Reposted by LesleyAnne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · 21hHurrah!kunstmuseum.nlMondrian's final masterpieces to be reunitedIn the autumn of 2027, Kunstmuseum Den Haag will present an exhibition featuring Mondrian’s final two works, together for the first time in 80 years in the Netherlands. 0134
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 29/09/2026I now have to find iced gems because the Kiwi has never had them. 000
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Whoever gave this a 1 star review, said the pacing was slow and that there were hardly any fights was clearly taking the piss. 000
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026This evening will mostly involve Hong Kong-style martial arts. 000
Reposted by LesleyOdd This Day @oddthisday.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I think the most important news from history today is that it’s the 39th anniversary of the (US) release of The Princess Bride—and what better way to mark the day than remind ourselves of Cary Elwes’ story about André the Giant and the enormous, life-altering, earth-shaking fart? 416971
Reposted by LesleyJane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Anecdotally, healthcare workers have told me that it’s quite common for older women who’ve been treated for “new” or substantially worsening IBS to discover that they actually have ovarian cancer - and it’s usually found at late stage. 1143
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Three months to the day since my op to remove something that turned out to be benign, but large enough that it was affecting my gait. Except for the bleeding, I had all these symptoms. It wasn't IBS. It was only by chance I got a proper diagnosis. Ladies, shout loud if something feels off. 150
Reposted by LesleyJane Hill @janehill.bsky.social · 25/09/2026I’d like to see posters with symptoms lists on the back of public toilet doors and in doctors’ surgeries. 58149
Reposted by LesleyThe Guardian @theguardian.com · 25/09/2026‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating stroketheguardian.com‘Everyone can relate to pain and struggle. So I’m sharing mine’: Michael Kiwanuka on life after his devastating strokeThe Mercury prize winner hasn’t been able to go home since falling ill last summer. In his only interview, he opens up about the ‘poignancy’ of finally releasing the new album his stroke shelved 419353
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 23/09/2026Every year without fail, at infants school, Billy the Belisha Beacon would visit with his Legs Akimbo-style lollipop lady and entourage, and a zebra crossing. I ended up terrified of being mown down by cars at road crossings, because of a haunted, talking striped pole. 020
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 23/09/2026If you're emailing your local MP this morning, make sure your email includes your name, telephone number and full postal address. Otherwise they can't confirm you're a constituent (which is why my MP is getting a second email this morning, in response to his auto-reply). 000
Reposted by LesleyAlex von Tunzelmann @alexvont.bsky.social · 23/09/2026I’ve written to my MP, the Home Secretary and the PM this morning demanding that the government take action to defend the RNLI and clamp down on these far-right “activists”, who need to be arrested and charged for the criminal offences in this thread alone, as well as others in recent weeks. 12578156
Reposted by LesleyJamie McKelvie @mckelvie.bsky.social · 22/09/2026People who support Palestine Action peacefully are arrested. 06216
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026What's it going to take to get these fuckers held to account? 020
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 22/09/2026It makes such a big difference to your day when almost all your students turn up to class, and they are a genuinely lovely bunch of human beings. 020
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 21/09/2026EMR Regional having to point out they're refurbishing their trains, in case anyone was wondering why the two carriages on the Liverpool to Notts train no longer look like a '70s murder scene but still don't have plugs or charger points. Bless. 000
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 19/09/2026One of our best songwriters, and one of her best* albums. *I have a massive soft spot for Kite. 000
Reposted by LesleyCaptain Howdy @captainhowdy.bsky.social · 13/09/2026I sold a grand total of 4 calendars, last year, but because I'm a sucker for punishment, I'm giving it another go. www.lulu.com/shop/captain...lulu.comCover Stories 2027Another collection of literary classic Cover Stories. 44020
Reposted by LesleyJustin Lewis @whenisbirths.bsky.social · 18/09/2026The superb Trapped, which of course half-invents Never Gonna Give You Up. #totp 0162
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This song is powered by Live Aid and shitloads of coke. #totp 031
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026This would have made a great Eurovision song. Say Aye! #totp 020
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026I cannot overstate how much 7-year-old me loved Adam Ant. #totp 160
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Just had to ask my wife if I was still "living it large" in 2000, because apart from the S Club one and the number 1 song I can't remember any of these. #totp 000
Reposted by LesleyMike Noble @mikenoble.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Ultimate Man shook my hand and then told me exactly how I was going to die. 2631632235
Reposted by LesleyJay Richardson @jayirichardson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026'A really polished comedian will get reamed in the UK'. Interview with Rich Hall @chortle.bsky.social: www.chortle.co.uk/interviews/2...chortle.co.uk 'A really polished comedian will get reamed in the UK' : Interviews 2026 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide 'A really polished comedian will get reamed in the UK' - The Big Interview: Rich Hall talks to Jay Richardson 062
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 18/09/2026Never did I think wearing an RNLI t-shirt would be an act of defiance. 021
Reposted by LesleyAndy Dawson @andydawson.bsky.social · 18/09/2026England 2026. Volunteers who save people from dying in the sea are being repeatedly attacked by an organised group who very much want people to die in the sea. England 2026. 38629
Reposted by LesleyHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 18/09/2026"..and Superman will never get in your way again" 1319025
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 16/09/2026Unironically, playing in the background is "Da Ya Think I'm Sexy?". 000
Reposted by LesleyJonesy Cartoons @jonesycartoons3.bsky.social · 15/09/2026The #UnitedStates #military resort to desperate measures in the #StraitOfHormuz as the missile shortage continues to bite... #Cartoon available from @cartoonmovement.com 95915
Reposted by LesleyHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 14/09/2026Wayland Yutani having an office in Canary Warf makes sense. 1221140
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 13/09/2026Today is the day I finally get to see Raiders Of The Lost Ark at the cinema. #PunchNazis 101