James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 4hInspiral Carpets and The Wonderstuff in Leeds last night. Inspiral Carpets were great, Wonder Stuff outstanding. Incredibly tight for a six piece and the songs really stand up. 000 0
Reposted by James Newtonit's Halloween name charloh! (it/its) @charloh.online · 15/10/2026a field guide to Skarsgårds: if silver fox he be, that's Stellan you see unsettling but hot, Alexander you've got only dread doth you fill, then behold, that is Bill 1615185 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 14/10/2026Going to see Wonderstuff and The Inspirals on Friday. Not expecting this one, but it is a straight up banger. 020 0
Reposted by James NewtonDan Davies @dsquareddigest.bsky.social · 14/10/2026One metal magazine of the 90s actually coined the phrase "Hetfield Effect" to describe the tendency of rockers to switch from "anti-war / anti-establishment" to "patriotic / conservative" pretty much the second they passed draft age 7158531453 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026If I was coding an AI agent, I would simply code it not to do crimes, and report people who requested that it does, to the authorities. 010 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026The hair, makeup and wardrobe in the early part of the film allows us to completely believe that ten years passes with the cast visibly aging while not looking wiggy or ridiculous. Superb. 000 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026I watched When Harry Met Sally, prompted by @kermodeandmayo.bsky.social and it is brilliant. Very funny and touching and also gorgeous to look at. As well as Nora Ephron getting overlooked for best screenplay the Oscars, let’s give a shout out to the hair and make up artists (and wardrobe). 100 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026He’s richer than God, he could pay not to drink the Guinness and replace it with whatever he wanted 120 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 13/10/2026A Bridge Club Too Far is the title of a minor celebrity’s upcoming cosy crime novel. 010 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026Same but over the weekend. I wonder if we encountered the same subliminal trigger or if it’s just a total coincidence? 020 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 12/10/2026If I may summarise, this is a bunch of people in their 60’s and 70’s saying “Sure, Trump’s policies are going to bankrupt me but what about if a brown, gay or trans person got a good job? Think about that.” I despair of the generation slightly older than me. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...bbc.co.ukUS ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to TrumpMany farmers in states that backed the president say they are being hit from all sides, with the crucial midterm elections just weeks away. 031 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Well done in any case. The journey of you all was well worth the watch. I think the show was much better for keeping the whole gang together until the semi final and taking four through to the end. 000 0
Reposted by James NewtonDavid Quantick @quantick.bsky.social · 11/10/2026When I broke my knee playing my bass guitar I was rushed to hospital for immediate surgery. I kept asking the surgeon what was going on until he finally snapped and asked me why I was asking so many questions. So I told him: "Because you're operating on a need-to-know bassist." 108812 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The boos at 4.25 should carry from Merseyside to Manchester, but I wonder if they’ll be audible in Abu Dhabi too? 000 0
Reposted by James NewtonAbigail Nussbaum @abigailnussbaum.bsky.social · 11/10/2026The Great Tolkien Reread meets "The Uruk-Hai", our first close-up view of Orcs (and our first Merry and Pippin POV chapter). This is an opportunity to talk about how Tolkien humanizes his most problematic invention, and where he stops short. wrongquestions.blogspot.com/2026/10/the-...wrongquestions.blogspot.comThe Great Tolkien Reread: The Uruk-Hai"Merry and Pippin Captured by Orcs" by Inger Edelfeldt Neither Pippin nor Merry remembered much of the later part of the journey. Evil dream... 17211 0
Reposted by James NewtonStandplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 30/04/2025WAAAAGHMEN 351782 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026Ladybirds today on the dog walk sunning themselves. 020 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Something to bring up every time Sir Jim Ratcliffe tells everyone exactly how to run the UK, when he can’t even run a historically successful football club. 000 0
Reposted by James NewtonTom Usher @tomusher.bsky.social · 10/10/2026The catastrophic event is likely going to be someone using AI to hack every previously unhackable bit of tech that we now rely on for society to function, like banking, government and military. Kind of what happens when you tell people "It doesn't matter if the tech does bad stuff bc it makes money" 3236 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Trump really brought the FIFA Peace Prize into disrepute when he started bombing Iran. 000 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026Wordle 1,939 4/6* ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ ⬛⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩⬛⬛⬛⬛ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 So close to the Herring Perfect Game. If they do the same word but starting with a J, I will get there. 000 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 10/10/2026It’s a great performance and song but also inspired what I think is the greatest name for an RPG adventure/supplement that exists 060 0
Reposted by James NewtonStandplaats Kraków could really use some cash! @standplaatskrk.pl · 09/10/2026 113222 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Yeah, but also no one wants Super Troopers 3. 000 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026Finally that it compares Norman Wisdom to The Ramones. I make no further comment. 000 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 08/10/2026I love The Things That Dreams Are Made Of by The Human League for several reasons: firstly it’s got weird eighties synths too high in the mix. I love that. Second, the list of things is pretty trivial to achieve nowadays but not in the eighties if you are from Sheffield. 110 0
Reposted by James NewtonLauren Dracula 🧛♀️ @beavisetc.bsky.social · 07/10/2026We have been living in the Black Hole Sun video for about a decade now 1724242528 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Yeah, he’s not as good as Rice right now but he’s fucking 20 and looks great as a holding midfielder, a role that players often slot into in their late 20’s. 000 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Tuchel has a bit of a gift for seeing something in players that everyone else has missed. I think Gordon has come on leaps and bounds since the summer, and Lewis-Skelly might be on the same trajectory. Looked like he might get to world class this last fortnight. 100 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I’m not saying the casting director is a big fan of British soap villains but I am saying that Owen Aaronovitch must have felt like he missed out considering Jez Quigley is in it. 000 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026I still haven’t seen Ann Droid even though I should and my mind immediately went to “is Trevor from Eastenders in Ann Droid?” 110 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Shaft? www.theguardian.com/world/2026/o...theguardian.comWHO says it does not have ‘full picture’ from Russia following suspected plague death‘Transparent information sharing’ from Moscow is required to conduct full risk assessment, UN agency says 000 0
Reposted by James NewtonWHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 07/10/202643 513015 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Peston has a v-neck sweater on while doing the ITV news. Come on, it’s not that cold. 000 0
Reposted by James NewtonEddie Robson @eddierobson.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Lisa Stansfield cradles her automatic pistol as she waits impassively on the rooftop for her latest target to emerge from the building across the street. 87712 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026John Barnes back-heeled a banana off the pitch in 1988. 000 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Also, having read 1984 again a couple of years ago, the pubs in the book sound better than what we have now. 180 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Single figures again today baby daily #referdle1412: 9/25 🟩3️⃣ 3️⃣1️⃣ 1️⃣1️⃣ referdle.com #referdle b: @referdle.bsky.socialreferdle.comReferdleThe daily word game for those who like a real challenge 010 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Respect to Messi for calling it a day before it starts getting embarrassing. Argentina have got a massive gap to fill now. 000 0
Reposted by James NewtonHowlingatthe Moon @oog.bsky.social · 06/10/2026oh look, it's Fedward 21793147 0
Reposted by James Newtonkaranormal activity 💜 @deadontheoutside.bsky.social · 06/10/2026coroner: it appears the subject died of multiple tab wounds 1347497 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Mixed emotions to hear of the LRGS Gozpit again on the Down the Dog podcast. If one kicked a ball down there the trick was to immediately race down there to retrieve it before there was time for others to react. 000 0
Reposted by James Newtonpaulusthewoodgnome @paulusthewoodgnome.bsky.social · 06/10/2026"I'm not a defence expert." Even by Kemi Badenoch's lamentable standards, this is agonising. Just give thanks she will never, ever be Prime Minister. 🙏 #politicslive 147577150 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 06/10/2026Even watching it at the time, during that last 15 minutes he was everywhere. It even seemed like he was passing the ball to himself, as though he had stepped through a wormhole immediately after playing the ball. 000 0
James Newton @jamesanewton.bsky.social · 05/10/2026And there we go. It was Taylor Farms all along 000 0