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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

An absolutely delightful @secondmentions.com in this Athletic article by @conor-oneill.bsky.social: a player specialising in long throw-ins is a "touchline trebuchet". www.nytimes.com/athletic/760...

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The review reads like a bit of character assassination, possibly more than the book actually is. The emphasis is on Hawking being a bit of a dickhead, which is probably true, but his scientific advances seem to be dismissed or belittled. Can’t libel the dead, etc.

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Can you IMAGINE being in your teens and into nu-metal and hip-hop, and then this mega-fucker of a song drops?! Limp Bizkit, DMX, Method Man, and Redman? Mindblowing. open.spotify.com/track/3nsxMr...

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Rollin' (Urban Assault Vehicle)

Limp Bizkit, Redman, Method Man, DMX · Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water · Song · 2000

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Over 1,000 miles on the bike so far this year. Proclaimers territory.

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

OK, it took another nine months, but this guy is now the MD for International Affairs at Anthropic. The revolving doors from government to business keep on turning...

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

30 minutes into the Champions League draw, and not a single fixture has yet been confirmed.

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Is this why he needs a holiday?

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

From the same series of Pelican Introductions, I can recommend another few books: The Caliphate (Hugh Kennedy), Economics: A User's Guide (Chang Ha-Joon), and Social Class in the 21st Century (Michael Savage).

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But I’m trying to figure out a good entry-level/age to metal music like Kittie and BabyMetal: I want her to know this kind of music and aggression is thoroughly doable as a woman, but maybe their themes are a bit too adult for her just now.

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As the parent of a tweenage (rugby-playing) girl, I try really hard to make sure she sees female representation in a multitude of sports, from football to BTCC, and everything in-between like Hundred cricket

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The strings in particular just add so much depth and menace to a glorious piece of instrumental music. And then the entire orchestra makes way for the big guitar riffs. It’s wonderful.

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Metallica · S&M · Song · 1999

Are we allowed to nominate covers of a band’s own songs for best cover versions? Because Metallica’s S&M version of Ktulu is such a step up from the original. open.spotify.com/track/7vxLun...

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The Call Of Ktulu - Live

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

There are times when you just want to hear some HARDcore rap music. This song is fucking magical. open.spotify.com/track/44g03H...

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I Catch Fire

Blue Sky Black Death, Holocaust · A Heap Of Broken Images · Song · 2006

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Got round to that "End of Reading" article, and it is so depressing. The inability/unwillingness to read, and the consequent lack of literacy, is basically forcing the population into Newspeak without an all-powerful government forcing it onto them. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...

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The End of Reading Is Here

Optimists once believed that universal literacy was inevitable. Now it seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history.

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

The last 70 or so pages of this are absolutely brutal, both in terms of the events and the honesty required to describe and admit to them. It’s a beautiful, fascinating read overall though.

The book “Childhood, Youth, Dependency” by Tove Ditlevsen. The cover has a quote from Patti Smith: “A beautifully written, resilient and relatable chronicle for the marginalised.”

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Every Londoner this Sunday:

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Parenting achievement unlocked: started watching Lord of the Rings with my daughter and she LOVED it. Only about 7 more hours of it to go…

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The Economist's obituary for an iceberg is one of the most beautiful pieces of writing I've read in a long while. Gift article: www.economist.com/obituary/202...

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A23a had more adventures than most

The world’s biggest iceberg has finally melted away, aged 40 or so

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Finally hit proper middle-age: I have an Ottolenghi cookbook and actually made something from it. This was a leek, spinach, and feta braised egg thing from earlier today.

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

In one of the other articles about them, they had been putting £3k a month into savings, and then decided to invest all of that into shares. So almost certainly they caught the bull-market run of the 2020s. That's a skill in itself, but disingenuous to say a few quid per day on lunch got them to £1m

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

I hope this World Cup signifies the death of stutter-step penalties

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Imagine if Starmer steps up to the podium and just gives the Wolf of Wall St "I'm not fucking leaving" speech.

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Where were you when Slipknot released Iowa? I know 100%

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

20 years later, and I still can’t quite tell if Last Resort is pro- or anti-suicide.

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

I’m not saying I’m stuck in the late 90s and early 00s, but this Papa Roach album is an absolute banger!

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

And we only have to wait less than 24 hours for the next one: Canada v Qatar tomorrow night!

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Ghana v Panama later tonight will be the first (and only?) game of the tournament with just one vowel used in the countries' names. This hasn't happened since Ghana played Italy in 2006. #alphabet

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I think I'm right in remembering that William Hill mentioned the WC directly, but none of the other companies did. I assume they must be the official UK collaborator. (I watched a lot of sport on TV this weekend, and started to notice all of this by Sunday afternoon!)

gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

What I've found amusing so far is the lengths the betting companies will go to to avoid saying "World Cup" in their adverts. There are constant references to "this summer's tournament" or similar. Borderline @secondmentions.com territory...

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

I watched JP Lost World with the kids the other night, and I'd forgotten that they do a reference/pastiche of the Muldoon/raptors scene, except it's with Compys and an idiot. The same kind of camera-angle through the bushes and a big head-turn to the side, but then it's a tiny Compy.

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

An incredible day, nonetheless. #arsenal

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I’m going to head towards Clissold Park so they can have a run-around, etc, before the parade. Hopefully won’t be too busy in that patch, compared to Holloway Road and Finsbury Park

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gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

I was there for Eurovision the other week! Can recommend "Motto am Fluss" for sunny afternoon drinks, Restaurant Lugeck for proper Austrian food, and Plus43 for fun cocktails/nightcaps. Unfortunately I'm day-tripping to/from Budapest on Saturday; no grand European tour for me this time round.

gooneruk @gooneruk.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Wow, I'm ahead of you in 4/33 boroughs so far this year, and tied in one more. My exploring is rather limited in a SW/Central direction though...

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🎵🎵 Declan Rice, he said it’s not done! 🎵🎵

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Dowman with braces and the little bumfluff moustache. So easy to forget how young he is!

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And Saliba too. I love that they know and enjoy their songs.

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Gabriel singing along to his own song is so beautiful.

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North London Forever = absolute waterworks here. #Arsenal

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This was me in the groupchat a day or two after the City game. Robstradamus… #Arsenal

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Christ, seeing us get a guard of honour is already making me well up. #Arsenal