Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 5hyoutu.beR.E.M. - Nightswimming (Live)YouTube video by boboko 020
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 05/10/2026I have never read any Moomin books because of that bloody programme. 010
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The Polish stop-motion puppet version of The Moomins used to scare me. I think it was the combination of the animation and the narrator's creepy voice. 110
Reposted by LesleyJonn Elledge @jonnelledge.bsky.social · 04/10/2026passing the "zionism is racism" motion on the 90th anniversary of the Battle of Cable Street is a bit on the fucking nose isn't it 36628108
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 04/10/2026I grew up in South Wales, and there are several swimming spots and "nature trails" I will actively avoid, having seen what they were like in the 70s/80s. The site of the former steel works down the road from where I lived is now a massive housing estate. Nope, nope, nope. 110
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 04/10/2026If you like Metroidvania games, I recommend Well Dweller. Beautiful to look at and a joy to play. 010
Reposted by LesleyThe Indie Game Art Gallery @indiegameart.bsky.social · 28/09/2026Well Dweller (Kyle Thompson, 2026) 1314
Reposted by LesleyAdam L. Cox @adamlcox.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Absolutely extraordinary. A genuine peek into an alternate reality (the 1960s). 022
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 04/10/2026Elvis: Now the two key words for tonight: "caution" and "flammable". JFK: Also "watch your ass". 000
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 03/10/2026It's time for my biannual Indian visa photo at Timpson. More accurately described as "make this woman look like road kill". Not Timpson's fault - it's the horrific collision of my face for radio with the prescriptive photo format. 000
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Reminds me of seeing Peter Green and Friends in 2009. He was very much a shadow of his former self but clearly loving being able to perform. 030
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Che Guevara and Debussy to a disco beat. Imperial phase PSB. 000
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Toy Story 5 followed Hoppers. The latter is by no means a great Pixar film but is a work of genius compared to TS5. (I enjoyed the Beaver King retelling Hamlet as if Danes were beavers.) 010
Reposted by LesleySardonicus @sardonicus.eu · 02/10/2026“Caras y Caretas” Luis Macaya, 1920 archive.org/details/cara... 15615
Reposted by LesleyHappyToast @happytoast.co.uk · 01/10/2026The Spanish version of Peter Benchley's Jaws is a beauty 19712
Reposted by LesleyRichard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 01/10/2026Can I interest you in this 16th century figure of Death I spotted yesterday at the Convent of St. Agnes of Bohemia, part of their incredible collection of medieval carvings and altarpieces 💀... 514221
Reposted by LesleyRichard Wells @slipperyjack.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Successful 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)... 6528
Reposted by LesleyAnne Billson @annebillson.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Hurrah!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
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026Rather than wait 18 months for NHS op I went private - only sensible thing I've ever done! 010
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026When they initially found something I was put on the 2-week fast track, but because CA125 was in normal range got put on a waiting list. Took 12 months to see a consultant, who then told me it could still be C, because teratomas can mutate as you get older. /1 100
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 25/09/2026The wait between op and getting histology back was challenging. Going over things I think I had obvious symptoms for at least 3 years. You're blog has been invaluable. Thank you for your honesty. 100
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 · 23/09/2026Okay. Finally got it. Too thick for The Sun is not inspiring confidence in how today is going to go. 120
Lesley @basculerascule.bsky.social · 23/09/2026One of the new primary school kids got down on all fours in the playground yesterday, and asked my wife for her hand in marriage. 110
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. 12580156
