Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026I reckon David Gray is a bit underrated in retrospect, probably because he used to give his head a little wobble 110
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 28/08/2026If you try and jack me I'll Rudebox you If you Rudebox me I'll Rudebox your whole crew 030
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 24/08/2026We're here today at the first annual convention of shoehorning in decathlon events into conversation! Discus. 130
Reposted by Mike McCarthySir Basil @sirbasil.bsky.social · 10/08/2026I don't think there should be a defibrilator on Snowdon. And that's a hill I'm prepared to die on 693338694
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 21/06/2026Reckon if Kier announces he was cancelling the heatwave next week it might buy him a little time 010
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 08/06/2026We surely don't need an origin story for everyone 000
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 02/06/2026❤️ I once went on Kuwaiti national radio to discuss the Spice Girls 💙 I was briefly in Joel Dommett's nu-metal band at school 💚 I was once the understudy to Bungle on a national tour of Rainbow 💜 I've played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star on piano with Mackenzie Crook 140
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 28/05/2026It's weird how the first Krispy Kreme in the UK opened in Harrods and now you can get them in a petrol station. makes you think xx 020
Reposted by Mike McCarthyIan Wade @wadeywade.bsky.social · 15/05/2026HAPPY 31ST BIRTHDAY YESthequietus.comThe Ultimate Fuck You: McAlmont & Butler's 'Yes' Revisited | The QuietusIan Wade travels back three decades to the song that blew the Adidas socks off Britpop, a defiant moment in which Bernard Butler and David McAlmont transcended their pasts with what became a queer ant... 519553
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 08/05/2026Not saying I have a tendency to catastrophise but I woke up this morning feeling a bit under the weather and immediately thought 'probably the hantavirus'. 010
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026Just replied 'you too!' to the person who handed me my sandwich who said 'Enjoy!'. Will think of this for 8 months 000
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 02/05/2026A takeover, no point deduction and an actual win. What a day 030
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 18/04/2026'I don't know why you need to send me this nonsense' my wife says as I send her yet another photo of Mr Blobby. 381
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 17/04/2026How have I not heard Lux by Rosalía until today. Absolutely astonishingly good 010
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Veterans of PlayStation's Singstar will know that there are just simply too many 'Don't Go Breaking My Heart's at the end of the song of the same name. Goes on forever, it's unseemly 000
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 28/03/2026Where did all these novelty hot cross buns come from? Who's watching them? Something nefarious going on there 030
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 23/03/2026I know it's coming in with the fresh 10 year old take but Melodrama sure is an astonishing album 010
Reposted by Mike McCarthySam P @samjoshphillips.bsky.social · 15/03/2026And in a shock write in landslide... Better Man has won Best Picture for the second year in a row! 151
Reposted by Mike McCarthyDerek Powazek @fraying.bsky.social · 13/03/2026This is the destination of every company that tries to replace creative human workers with AI slop. futurism.com/artificial-i...futurism.comBuzzFeed Nearing Bankruptcy After Disastrous Turn Toward AIThree years after its pivot to AI, the writing is on the wall for BuzzFeed. The company said there's "substantial doubt" it can keep going. 822918860
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 04/03/2026Hotel Chocolat feels old now doesn't it. Live long enough and you become the Thornton's. What are you thinking xx 000
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 19/02/2026Asked my daughter who I'm starting to suspect struggles with ADHD what goes through her brain and she just answered 'just lots and lots of dancing bananas' 020
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 15/02/2026Team GB golds at the Winter Olympics 🤜 🤛 my closet More than a normal amount of skeletons 0124
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 14/02/20268.50: 'curling is boring isn't it' 8.55: 'HE DOUBLE TAPPED IT! I SAW IT!' 010
Reposted by Mike McCarthyAaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 05/02/2026Wow! What sounded like the entire AEW Dynamite audience in Las Vegas tonight chanted "Fuck ICE! Fuck ICE!" in unison before the main event 758288046878
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 31/01/2026Remember when they tried to make a strawberry sandwich a thing 120
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 28/01/2026Heartbroken 💔 thanks Barry for everything, absolute legend 🦉 020
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 23/01/2026NUMBER 16 BABYYYYYY Who the fuck are 'The Beatles' anyway Absolute legend. 000
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 21/01/2026Comfortably the least owns in the top end but still pleased to finish top 25 in Brain of Music. Still, there's a LOT of music out there I have no clue on. Until next time! 180
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 17/01/20262026 is definitely the year so far of 'Hey, do you remember all that work you did in terms of self-validation and growth? Wouldn't it be cool if you forgot it all and went back to hating yourself?' 230
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 17/01/2026This was already a lovely blind date and then I saw this. Go on Jenny you legend. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle... 010
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 15/01/2026If you think this is a problem in The Traitors you should see quiz. I've forgotten which one I am before. 3121
Reposted by Mike McCarthyRian Johnson @rianjohnson.bsky.social · 30/12/2025This is true and I was the only one on set excited about it (and playing the song on my phone to blank stares) 390388909084
Reposted by Mike McCarthyWHAT A FUCKING RECORD @whatafuckingrecord.bsky.social · 23/12/2025This Christmas. WAFR TV. 1: A Christmas Top of the Pops by WAFR 2: 100 Top WAFRs of 2025 Pop Partyyoutube.comWAFR TVYouTube video by Ian Wade 0185
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 19/12/2025Anytime I go on Facebook there's some AI slop video of the worst possible shit you can imagine and it has 700k likes 010
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 17/12/2025I've seen some great wrestling in my time but have never had as much fun at a show as last night at @riotcabaret.bsky.social. Just completely gets what it's meant to be about, outrageously silly and fun, and we got a photo with the big man. 161
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 14/12/2025Tried to get one of those Spanish surrealist artists to paint the capital of Timor-Leste but it was a big waste of time. 000
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 08/12/2025Went on my annual trip to the cinema last night to see the new Knives Out movie, Wake Up Dead Man. Really loved it, so much fun, had some pick and mix, what more can you want in an evening really 060
Reposted by Mike McCarthyJohn Self @john-self.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Of the last twelve authors who have won the Booker Prize, only two (Marlon James and Douglas Stuart) have published another novel since their win. Obviously very recent winners skew the stat, but still a surprising figure to me. Worth a read (though you may need to register to read it for free):thebookseller.comThat difficult second Booker: the long-term impact of a winIn the week since its victory, 2025’s Booker winner David Szalay’s Flesh experienced a boost of 1,441% in week-on-week sales, according to NielsenIQ BookData. 75414
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 12/11/2025Can't believe I get to watch my all-time hero wrestle 010
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 08/11/2025Not saying my Dad struggles with tech or anything but he made a WhatsApp group, added only me to it and called it 'Mike'. 030
Mike McCarthy @mikefmcc.bsky.social · 28/10/2025Not saying that second child syndrome is a thing or anything but our first child wouldn't speak a word at school for his first two years whereas our second child has had six weeks at school and so far I've had to tell her.. 100
