Reposted by St John Karpsailor mercury @sailorhg.com · 29/09/2026doing fanart(?) of the old netscape navigator icon website loading animation, when you would get treated to a little meteor shower any time a website was loading 🌠💫 410813
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 27/09/2026I've posted a box of #free #DoctorWho novels for those of you within traveling distance to #NewYork! An excellent collection for a young Doctor Who fan. www.craigslist.org/view/d/new-y...craigslist.orgTarget Doctor Who novels - books & magazines - by owner - sale - craigslistBig box of Target Doctor Who novels. Some are like new, some are former library books, so condition may vary. An excellent collection for a young Doctor Who fan! Free to a good home. 184
Reposted by St John KarpFinlay McLaren @finlay24.bsky.social · 20/09/2026First broadcast fifty years ago today, I Claudius is still one of the finest pieces of television ever made. Here's me for Lion & Unicorn on what today's TV industry can learn from it. thelionandunicorn.com/2026/09/20/l...thelionandunicorn.comLast night on iPlayer: I, ClaudiusFifty years on from its first broadcast, ‘I Claudius’ is still magnificent, says FINLAY McLAREN. 1156
Reposted by St John KarpChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 16/09/2026"Ich askid ChatGPT," Well Ich askid the stones, and the forest, and the starres, and the mountaynes, and the moone daunsinge above, and what thei seyde was learninge, and dreames, and growinge thinges, and makinge art, and a flawed honest worlde wher we talke to each othir and care about each othir. 5736253
Reposted by St John KarpStephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 15/09/2026Also just to see what historians get wrong about the Internet age - one of the things I’m an old Tory about is I don’t believe digital archives will survive for the most part, and there will be a bunch of things historians in the future just have to guess the meaning of. 3819113
Reposted by St John KarpThe Daily Tism @thedailytism.com · 15/09/2026The devil has admitted that he quietly changed the standard recipe of your favourite ready meal just to ruin your life.thedailytism.comI changed your safe food recipe, admits SatanThe devil has admitted that he quietly changed the standard recipe of your favourite ready meal just to ruin your life. In a statement released today, Lucifer, 13.7 billion, took responsibility for… 513337
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026So did Cookie Monster: "Me, Claudius". youtu.be/K0VJtXB4i5A?...youtu.beSesame Street - Me Claudius (HQ)YouTube video by LittleJerryFan92 *RETIRED CHANNEL* 000
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I'm an Aussie who's lived in the US for 18 years. I'm only just now realising this is why I always disagree with Americans about what season it is. 020
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026static.klipy.comKenneth Williams' Dramatic Leespoons PerformanceAlt: Kenneth Williams in Carry On Cleo: "They've all got it in for me!" 020
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 26/08/2026I feel like it would be more economical if I consolidate the little muscle I have into one big pec rather than spreading it across two. Like a pec cyclops. A peclops. 010
Reposted by St John KarpChevy Ray @chevyray.dev · 23/08/2026This interview with Melanie Buggey, who just swam across the Georgia Strait besting a 60-year world record, has me in absolute stitches. What an icon lolll www.cbc.ca/radio/asitha... 201563563
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 22/08/2026Fun fact: "Magical Mystery Tour" is the only Beatles film that the Beatles both wrote/directed and starred in. In a significant sense therefore it is the only Beatles film. 100
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 21/08/2026Okay, finally finished my first watch-through of #Blakes7 and reached the end of series 4. I wanted to jot down some thoughts. Warning, may contain #spoilers. 110
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 18/08/2026When someone sings "Zydrate Anatomy" like it's the cleverest thing in the world, it saves me having to talk to them to find out they're dull. 011
Reposted by St John Karpalabandine2.bsky.social @alabandine2.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Illustration by Gluyas Williams 083
Reposted by St John KarpJoe Keenan @joekeenan.bsky.social · 12/08/2026When I wrote for Frasier I never thought about what our apartment set was saying, except that Frasier was pretty posh and had a kitchen that rendered him inaudible to people six feet away. My niece Meaghan Roddy has thought about the set a *lot* and proves it in this terrific article for Dwell.yahoo.comHow "Frasier" Brought ’90s Minimalism to the MassesThe beloved sitcom’s set introduced audiences to a vision of wealth that was quietly sophisticated instead of gaudy—its showpiece Chihuly notwithstanding. 1414228
Reposted by St John KarpNeil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra @fubsyshabaroon.bsky.social · 10/08/2026A great film from each year of the 60s: 1960: Carry On Constable 1961: Carry On Regardless 1962: Carry On Cruising 1963: Carry On Cabby 1964: Carry On Cleo 1965: Carry On Cowboy 1966: Carry On Screaming 1967: Carry On Doctor 1968: Carry On Up The Khyber 1969: Carry On Camping #FilmSky 88413
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 10/08/2026#HarryPotter fans demonstrating their inability to separate reality from fiction. Trans people exist. Dobby does not. Get over it. 020
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Jaws has to get the band back together one last time to save the orphanage where he grew up. Features musical cameos by Crab Calloway and Stingray Charles. 000
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Okay, this complete n00b just finished #Blakes7 series three, so here are some thoughts. Again, never seen this before, don't know what's coming in series four, so keep a lid on it. Thread may contain #spoilers for series three. 110
Reposted by St John KarpChaucer Doth Tweet @levostregc.bsky.social · 04/08/2026Yf you spye a fadid signe at the syde of the roade that saith 'V short leagues to the Shack of Love' 10536138
Reposted by St John KarpTom Gauld @tomgauld.bsky.social · 02/08/2026My latest books cartoon for @theguardian.com 392444620
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026Surely this is the start of a Quatermass film. "Quatermass and the Plant". Don't eat the rice. 110
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 02/08/2026This glorious turkey is on my "always repost" list. Hudson. Hawk. Rocks. 131
Reposted by St John KarpMovies Silently @moviessilently.bsky.social · 30/07/2026A new mode of transport demonstrated in CONQUERING THE SKIES (1901), one of the earliest sci-fi films. 1033785
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 26/07/2026I'm two series into watching #Blakes7 for the first time. I knew nothing about it before starting (and still don't — please don't spoil the second half for me!) So I thought I'd jot down my impressions so far as a complete Blake virgin. Thread contains #spoilers for the first two series. 151
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 22/07/2026Classic #DoctorWho taught me that the three most common jobs in the universe are rebels, spies, and mutants, and the most lucrative of these is being a mutant. See, the jobs are right there. The trouble with young people today is they just don't want to work. 140
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026You go strolling through the crowd like Peter Lorre contemplating a crime. 000
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 21/07/2026Isn't this just the truth. It's been like two months of this. Them: Are you following the World Cup? Me: No. Them: Do you have 20 minutes? I'll tell you all about it. Me: I don't care! Them: I shall sing you the song of my people. 021
Reposted by St John KarpJane Winters @jfwinters.bsky.social · 20/07/2026New - Toolkit for Legacy (Weird) Media Assets. It offers practical guidance on preserving fragile and outdated media formats, from floppy disks and audio cassettes to MiniDiscs and microfilm. Congratulations @amsichani.bsky.social, @beatricecannelli.bsky.social and Leontien Talboom!sas.ac.ukNew toolkit offers practical guide to preserving legacy mediaA newly launched toolkit offers practical guidance to cultural heritage professionals and researchers on preserving fragile and outdated media formats. 03121
Reposted by St John KarpYours in negritude, Ryan K. Smith @mewefree.bsky.social · 19/07/2026Two people tried to enter a screening of The Odyssey without buying tickets after hiding inside a miniature model of the Trojan Horse. 😂😂😂 194136063864
Reposted by St John KarpBen Williamson @benpatrickwill.bsky.social · 18/07/2026The anatomy of an AI-supported academic article is becoming more apparent. I desk reviewed ~70 manuscripts this week for our journal. Reckon 20ish had significant AI assistance. On top of hundreds of others recently I'm starting to see patterns. Are other editors are seeing the same or similar? 1/ 28932418
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 16/07/2026"Waddling pyramid you go, Flounces flouncing in the snow; Pretty lady do not rage, When I say you're in a cage, By a lot of hoops secured— Of it, I am well assured. Head, of course, is left outside, Bonnet on your back doth ride; Sweep away the sidewalks clean, Of street sweepers, you're the queen." 122
Reposted by St John KarpScare-emy Haunt Wheels @kateneely.bsky.social · 13/07/2026in honor of Sam Neill, here is one of my favorite movies he ever made 138441088
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 11/07/2026If people I know would stop dying for five minutes that would be greeeeeat. 100
Reposted by St John KarpMike Drucker @mikedrucker.bsky.social · 10/07/2026This is my favorite thing I've written for @mcsweeneys.net in a while. Hope you folks enjoy it! I think the headline pretty much clears up what it's about.mcsweeneys.netMy Critics Are Missing the Nuance of My Membership in the Wealthy People Hunting Poor People for Sport Club“Over the last couple of years, I’ve been focused on making a positive impact on how the future unfolds, especially in tech, AI, and which areas of the body ... 332340585
Reposted by St John KarpIan Fraser @ianfraser.bsky.social · 10/07/2026Can an intergalactic space warrior defeat “joke” candidate Nigel Farage in the Clacton-on-Sea by-election? Katie Rosseinsky profiles Jon Harvey, the classicist, comedian and comedy scriptwriter who is the man behind Count Binface.independent.co.ukThe surprisingly moving story behind Count Binface, the man taking on FarageAs the main political parties refuse to take part in the Clacton by-election, only one candidate has stepped forward to challenge Farage – and he’s dressed as an alien and dons a tin bin. Katie Rossei... 109441
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 10/07/2026We've all had some embarrassing moments in library programming but I've never accidentally hired a rainbow dildo butt monkey for a children's event. Have I even lived? What kind of librarian am I? 140
Reposted by St John KarpOnce Upon A VHS - 80s and 90s Fantasy Podcast @onceuponavhs.bsky.social · 08/07/2026“Are you having sexual relations with this wizard?” In a land of myth and a time of magic the destiny of a great kingdom rests on the shoulders of one man. His name: Sam Neill. 2143
Reposted by St John KarpAdequateEmily @adequateemily.bsky.social · 07/07/2026Losing my mind at this Murder, She Wrote promo 182134574701
St John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026I'm fascinated by this dark and thoughtful take on fame: oldbytes.space/@retrofan64/...oldbytes.spaceRetrofan 64 (@retrofan64@oldbytes.space)@gloriouscow during my music career, I played on live radio shows, was a studio and touring musician, opened for Gaelic Storm, and even played on the same stage as Jewel (high school choir counts). ... 110
Reposted by St John KarpTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Is there a more instantly tantalising beginning to a book than the first page of the diaries of the Radnorshire clergyman Francis Kilvert, from the 1870s? 1521346
Reposted by St John KarpRae Radford @raeradford.bsky.social · 30/06/2026*Spits coffee out…. 🤣 #BookSky 682101391322
Reposted by St John KarpSt John Karp @dazzlepansy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Kenneth Williams: All right now girls, roll call. Now what's your name, young lady? Barbara Windsor: Prominent Grommets, sir. Williams:media.tenor.coma man and a woman are standing next to each other and the man is saying matron take them awayAlt: Kenneth Williams gasping: Ooh matron, take them away! 022