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Mike Charlton @thelongview.bsky.social · 10h

There's a legal limit to the amount of cocaine in your system? I've had such a sheltered life.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

How many people could even CONCEIVE of doing this, let alone do it and so brilliantly on a primetime TV show. ORSON WELLES transforms himself (that’s full costume hair & make-up) into ‘Falstaff’ on THE DEAN MARTIN SHOW (1968)

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 16/10/2026

Sad. But at least she can go back to not being a lawyer.

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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Brilliant work from Morten Mørland.

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Barbara Waxer 🌈 @barbara-waxer.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

When Grammy-winning musician Rhiannon Giddens begins playing “Old Corn Liquor,” a traditional Black American folk tune, acclaimed Chinese pipa virtuoso Wu Man recognizes similarities to Chinese pentatonic music and spontaneously joins in. The joy on their faces says it all.

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Matt Green @mattgreencomedy.com · 13/10/2026

Did the Russians interfere in Brexit?

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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

“We will burn their refineries.” It has been a tough couple of days for Ukraine, with dozens killed in Russian strikes, and Trump’s ‘stab in the back’ diesel deal with Putin. My latest weekly update. mickryan.substack.com/p/trumps-die...

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Trump’s Diesel Doctrine and Betrayal of Ukraine

This week: Trump’s diesel deal with Putin, failed Miami peace negotiations, Putin’s murderous week, China’s territorial claims, as well as my Big Five recommended readings.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

In 2014, while filming a movie, Jackie Chan discovered that a group of Mongolian locals knew every word to 'Rolling in the Deep' by heart... Even though they didn’t speak English. This beautiful moment was never part of the script. Original post

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

The incredible Special Effects of KAREL ZEMAN — without whom there’d be no Terry Gilliam, Tim Burton or Wes Anderson to name but three.

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Massimo (mirror) @rainmaker1973-m.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

This clever creative pose of the wedding photographer. Original post

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Batumi, Georgia where winemaking traditions go back 8,000 years. Per UNESCO, Georgia is where wine was invented dating back 6,000 B.C. The Qvevri wine-making technique is a cherished Georgian tradition, predominantly in villages with unique grape varieties. IG: @ earthpix

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Michael Spicer @michaelspicer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Most TV is just this now.

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

A LOT of us find ourselves asking “Why don't they make movies like they used to?” or “They don't seem to make movies for me anymore” or “There's simply no new movies out there for me to watch”. MATT DAMON gives us his take on why.

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Andy Lewis @andylewis.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Every time someone links to this film, I have to repost it. It's one of the most significant bits of British 20th century art. Everything about it is incredible. Groundbreaking music production by Daphne Oram. Amazing camera work by Wolfgang Suschitzky (who later filmed Get Carter).-

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Jaundiced Brains @johnnymains.co.uk · 21/09/2026

Someone from Exeter was buried on Friday and one of their wishes was to have dinosaurs and the Grim Reaper present. Legend. Photo source: Exeter & Devon Crematorium and Memorial Gardens

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Duncan Weldon @duncanweldon.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I miss the old days when a disgruntled noble in a dispute with the crown would just spent a few years sulking in the Low Countries before landing at a fishing village in the south west with some Flemish mercenaries and heading for the Welsh Marches to raise his banner. Much more dignified.

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Earl Spencer defends Diana book claims about King Charles

Princess Diana's brother tells the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg that "we'll forget her soon enough" were "exactly" the words used by the then-Prince of Wales.

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Luca @lucagalletti.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Still holds up today #MontyPython1975 IG: @thecinevoidclub www.instagram.com/thecinevoidc...

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ContempraInn 🌹 @contemprainn.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

I’m just saying Billie Joe MacAllister should’ve survived that jump.

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Jonathan Slater @jonathanslater.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Beautiful to watch

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Richard Corbett CBE @richardcorbett.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Striking trend in today’s news: -Canada says it wants a deep partnership with the EU -Australia says it wants same - UK opinion polls show record number wanting to Rejoin EU -TUC calls for govt red lines to be scrapped -Leaders of 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 & N.IRL say they want to be inside EU

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Mr. Blabalino 🇳🇴🇺🇸💙 @blabalino.com · 15/09/2026

Octopus DNA is so complex, scientists still don't understand it. While all other animals on earth evolve through multiple generations, octopus DNA can change while they are alive. This started the talk about octopus "alien DNA". Scientific paper below the video.

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Mike Charlton @thelongview.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

In August 2001, filming for ‘The Bravest’, we moved to New York for the final episodes. I was assigned to follow the night shift of Rescue 1. Less than two weeks after we wrapped they were all dead, having been in the North Tower when it collapsed. 1/2 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xaap...

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The Bravest 9/11 Tribute show

YouTube video by Christopher Perera

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

“Stop Making Sense” turns 42 today. Of his performance, David Byrne said: “You see this person in the beginning [of the film] who's kind of angsty, stumbling around .. And then, by the end, he's surrendered to the music and is fairly joyful .. He’s found a kind of community." 🙏🏼 “Slippery People”

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Cally Beaton @callybeaton.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Anyone who has ever complained about London Underground, complain no more.

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Digital Brain @yourdigitalbrain.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Swimmer Kristina Makushenko recreates Michael Jackson's "Thriller" dance underwater

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Count Binface @countbinface.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

You might have to turn up for the results of this one, Nige.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I'd like to thank this lady. Reform would be nowhere at all without people as unutterably stupid as her.

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Parody Nigel Farage @parodypm.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"It was at this point that an oyster went down the wrong way and blocked my ear canals, meaning I missed the whole conversation where I agreed to a foreign donor illegally giving us £500,000..."

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Monica At The Movies @monicasmovies.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

V for Vendetta (2005) 🎬🖤 Directed by James McTeigue

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James O’Brien @mrjamesob.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

The ‘British values’ brigade in action.

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Mike Charlton @thelongview.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

A couple of takeaways from this. a) The elderly chap with the walking stick seizing his opportunity for glory, then crashing out never to be seen again, is a perfect metaphor for Reform. b) If I’m ever violently mobbed by Reform’s core demographic, minus security guards, I quite fancy my chances.

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Chris Addison @mrchrisaddison.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Somewhere in England, a tired man turns off Channel 4 news and wearily puts on a bin.

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Matt is Just Trying His Best @thegrampus.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Whoever decided to promote Coyote vs Acme by letting Wile E do an AMA using only signs deserves all the praise.

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Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

“We have spent the last 18 years describing the financial crisis as .. a black swan .. .. It was none of those things.” It was “the scheduled mathematical consequence of loans that assumed perpetual appreciation. .. The AI boom has rebuilt this exact structure.” www.groundbrkr.com/p/the-teaser...

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

The late great Don Rickles roasts CLINT EASTWOOD in front of the press corp during production of KELLY’S HEROES (1970)

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Dmitry Grozoubinski @explaintrade.com · 31/08/2026

First, obviously this is a lunkhead thing to say. Second, trade wars are a function of your economic weight sure, but like real wars they're heavily dependent on national will and pain tolerance. Americans do not want this nonsense and are not prepared to suffer for it.

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Selzero @selzero.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

James Baldwin in 1968, explaining that since we used the US as a dumping place for our convicts, we now deserve the presidents.

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Boo-tros Boo-tros Ghoulish @dlbowman76.com · 30/08/2026

The HBO miniseries "Chernobyl" is a bummer but my gosh it is a masterpiece. I think it's one of the finest depictions I've ever seen of the horrible domino effect that can be set into place by a sclerotic bureaucracy.

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Young Frankenstein is as funny as we expect a Mel Brooks comedy to be, but it’s more than that: It shows artistic growth and a more sure-handed control of the material by a director who once seemed willing to do literally anything for a laugh. It’s more confident and less breathless.

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