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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This victorian child ghost girl on Bakeoff is the most irritating contestant they've had in years

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Poirot’s “working man” disguise is killing me

He’s just wearing a beret and his moustache is a bit crumpled

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The adventures of the animals from Homeward Bound will manifest as a series of adventures viewed through phones with footage that gets closer & closer to where you live until you're the one filming it… but where’s Shadow…? Well, he was an old dog. No wait there he is

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

The Gervais XFM shows are so funny, man

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Godzilla attacks will manifest as a series of disasters viewed through phones with footage that gets closer & closer to where you live until you're the one filming it. And then Godzilla steps on your head

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

There are a lot of really nice coats in this season of Slow Horses

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

There’s a guy on this overground reading a cookbook. I peeked over his shoulder and its a recipe for a cheeseburger

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The casting on this is WILD. The first three episodes alone have had Rosamund Pike, James McAvoy, Tobias Menzies, Charles Dance, David Tennant and Danny Dyer

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Livid at that ending. How did the most annoying one get through

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

🚨THROUPLE ON BAKEOFF🚨

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

The big argument on twitter today is whether it's ableist to say "don't bring an iced coffee into a job interview"

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

My 'watch every recent Guy Ritchie film while cooking roast dinners' streak continues. I just think maybe I fundamentally don't understand what any of these films actually are. the tone is just so strange. this is a kind of spy comedy I guess? with a hollywood satire twist? Hugh Grant is in it?

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

This has some of the most Guy Ritchie dialogue I have ever heard. Krasinki just had to deliver the lines “don’t you tell me your primal curiosities are not piqued by the great mysteries!” and “that is the exotic aroma of danger” with a straight face

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I preferred the old Tesco Whoosh adverts

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You ever accidentally read the instagram comments on (eg) an M&S advert that features any non-white kids?

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Incredibly strange film. There’s no second act!

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Genuinely very embarrassing to be watching Reacher within earshot of my wife

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

This is just such a beautifully made show

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Smashed through Dread while I was in hospital so... yes please www.youtube.com/watch?v=ku-v...

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Metroid Ravenous – Nintendo Direct 9.9.2026

YouTube video by Nintendo of America

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

The Poirot Rhodes episode is insane. These shooting locations!

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I honestly can't tell if The Gentlemen is actually any good or not. It's a real "a beautiful face, huge" kind of a show, but with set dec and costuming

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Living an extremely good life at the moment

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

picture is making me laugh. it's like they're rushing to get back in

prisoners freed early are returnign to jail at rapid rate, governors tell bbc

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Maybe he’ll use his time in custody to learn the difference between a seal and a dog

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

I mean it’s basically just more GTA, with slightly better graphics

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Here are some books I've read recently. I realised I can use alt text to write longer thoughts on them. Most of these were read while I was in the hospital so there's a lot of fantasyslop, but I defy anybody to “be in the mood for Intermezzo” with a plastic tube crammed up their urethra

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

We had this on VHS so I've definitely seen "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas" way more times than the original movie

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Tim Curry's "I love you!" bit in Home Alone 2 is the most I've ever seen my mother laugh at anything. RIP a legend

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James “Vamp” Fleet @horrorfilms101.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Stephen King says “Jack Torrance has a mallet” and then Kubrick says “Actually he has an ax” and everyone cheers. King says “Fine, you all want axes? Here, Annie Wilkes has an ax,” and Reiner says “Actually she has a big mallet,” and everyone cheers.

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Bought some lettuce from Sainsbury’s and it is literally covered in little bugs. Inedible. But yet, only 85p and they’re not even on Bluesky so not even worth complaining about really. Like what am i gonna do take it back and get my 85p back. And yet. One of life’s little irritations

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Anyway I'm going on my honeymoon next week and need a banging bit of fantasy to read by the pool. Currently really enjoying The Blacktongue Thief, so maybe something in that vein

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

They're calling it the most ChatGPT amazon review of all time

Some books remind you exactly why you fell in love with epic fantasy in the first place—and The Will of the Many is absolutely one of them.

From its astonishing world-building to its relentlessly gripping narrative, this book is designed to be devoured. The setting is richly imagined and distinctive, drawing heavily on ancient influences and weaving them seamlessly with a fascinating magic system that feels both powerful and earned. Every layer of the world feels intentional, immersive, and alive.

What truly sets this story apart is its narrative structure and character work. The perspective shifts are handled with remarkable confidence, creating constant momentum and tension. Each transition left me desperate to keep reading, often feeling like a cliffhanger had been dropped right in my lap. It’s rare to find a book that can juggle complexity while remaining this compelling, but Islington makes it feel effortless.

The cast is expansive yet engaging, and the central character’s journey is utterly absorbing. There’s a sense of scale and ambition here that never overshadows the emotional pull of the story—it enhances it.

It’s been a long time since a book kept me this invested, this excited, and this eager to turn the next page. The Will of the Many is epic fantasy firing on all cylinders, and I would wholeheartedly recommend it to anyone who loves immersive worlds, high stakes, and stories that refuse to let you go.

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Ridiculously pumped for new season of LUDWIG

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Wait, The Batman isn't releasing until 2028??? lol

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

One of those annoying ones with no numbers that mean you have to cold-solve 90% of it before you can put any in. Anyway, extra letters tell us to highlight NAME OF COMPANY PRODUCING THE FIVE DRINKS, the drinks (our unclued entires) being products of OAKHAM ALES, hidden diagonally in the grid

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clues are iven in alphabetical order of their answers which must be entered where they will fit, although seven thematic entries (involving two pairs) are uncled. each clue contains an extra word of at least four letters tha tmsut gbe removed to enable solving. the position of the word within the clue indicates the position of the required letter within taht word that collectively, in normal clue order, iddentify what must be highlighted in the completd grid

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Interesting is that the hero here has no deeper trauma or personal connection to the case at all. When we open he's a regular guy who lies to his wife about smoking, and that's it really. If this film was made nowadays we'd eventually learn that mum was also killed in a snuff film or something

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Thom @thwphipps.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

They don't make em like this any more (for better & worse): Nic Cage as a smarmy PI who ventures into the seedy underbelly of 90s LA looking for the "star" of a snuff film. Starts off moody & atmospheric, becomes increasingly silly as the gang of evil mincing crossbow-wielding pornographers shows up

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