Greg Markwardt

"I don't know what weapons the next war will be fought with, but the one after that will be with sticks."
"Because of nukes, right?"
"No, because we decided logistics was woke."

Hello and welcome to my unboxing video

I’m listening to the radio adaptation of Iain M. Banks’ “The State Of The Art” and it’s as gloriously fine as I remembered. I can’t recommend it highly enough - it’s what opened up Banks’ Culture tales for me - so if you can get BBC Sounds, it’s easy to search for. And it really would be worthwhile.

holding old timer bats so they can still feel like flappy lads is some real heartwarming stuff

Lolsob—imagine a world where Diane Wynne Jones and Diana Duane were THE Famous Wizard Writers and JKR is crowdfunding for heating oil. Probably that timeline has different presidents and less warcrimes too

In a welcome evolution to World Book Day, this year my youngest had the choice of dressing up or nightwear for "quiet reading", so he's gone to school in a hooded shark onesie. Very sensible. Last year he insisted on going as bloody Thanos.

But seriously. We are back! Next week we start shooting #bbcghosts the movie! Huge excitement in the camp, lots of splendid people joining us.

a man in a military uniform is holding a clipboard and a light bulb . ALT: a man in a military uniform is holding a clipboard and a light bulb .

RIP Rob Grant.

'Smoke me a Kipper, I'll be back for breakfast' - RIP Rob Grant

Between takes on set Peter Cushing painted wargaming figures.

He'd invite female costars to join him if they were new, looked lonely or being perved on by others on set.

"Scream Queen" Ingrid Pitt proudly showed me the little figures they painted together once. Kept them all her life #nerdlings

If it's the whirlpool trick, well, last week I tried it and made scrambled egg soup.

The Grand Old Duke of York,
He paid 12 million quid,
To somebody he never met,
For things he never did.

Space Invaders on the Commodore Vic 20. I was maybe 4? It loaded from a cassette tape.

A trunk that has been opened to reveal a chest of drawers inside

In today's "things I covet" 👇

Metal and leather straight-back dresser trunk, c.1890. It converted from steamer trunk to dresser so the traveler was not required to unpack.

The thing is he's not pitching this to people who work, he's pitching this to retired people who are furious that other people might get marginally better working conditions than they had.

Elon Musk • @elonmusk X.com Whoever said "money can't buy happiness" really knew what they were talking about e=2.718

This is because when you’re a young man you think what’s best in life is crushing your enemies, driving them before you and hearing the lamentation of their women*. But then you get old, and you realise it’s having a family that loves you, fulfilling work and hobbies, a little house and a cat.

Frazer Irving Frazer Irving art, prints, comics.

Folks, as of right now the stunningly talented artist Frazier Irving is homeless and needs your help. He hasn’t got a fundraising page because he doesn’t want charity but he is selling pages. Please give his shop a look and buy something that appeals if you can.

frazerirving.bigcartel.com

Grosse Point Blank's soundtrack goes very hard indeed. If you aren't a fan of New wave you probably will be afterwards.

Once more for the back row:
Human rights laws are SUPPOSED to limit what the government and those who enforce its will can do to you and others. That is how it protects you from those who have huge amounts of power over you already.

It's hard to explain, but he has a very Essex face.

Yeah I only use AI for the fun part right at the beginning where we're kicking ideas around and not worried about budget or expectations. Just the best part of any group creative endeavor, me and my team challenging each other with our most visionary ideas, I'm looking to automate that

It really is astonishing. I’ve had more than one instance with Reiner where I’ve been like ‘no, it can’t possibly be the same guy’ and had to look it up. To have such a deep understanding of film that you can not only be THAT broad and THAT good, but convince the industry that you’re the right…

[TWO PINTS OF BEER are on a pub bar, one is PERONI and one is a brown Christmas-themed beer] 1 PERONI: Hello there CHRISTMAS BEER: Hello Peroni 2 PERONI: So nice to have someone new on the lineup! And you are…? 3 CHRISTMAS BEER: You know who I am, Peroni. 4 CHRISTMAS BEER: I am Brown Christmas Liquid. I come back each year. 5 CHRISTMAS BEER: Every time with a new name, and a new horrible ingredient. Last year I was Reindeer Stomper. This year I am... Cheeky Elf. 6 PERONI: Oh god You were on the bar for two months and… CHRISTMAS BEER: Three pints sold, aye. 7 CHRISTMAS BEER: I’m a seasonal blend of cinnamon, ginger, cloves, orange peel, nutmeg and this year, for reasons of late-capitalist sadism, vanilla. 8 CHRISTMAS BEER: My name is Cheeky Elf, I taste of jam, and I want to d*e. 9 PERONI: Well somebody’s trying you CHRISTMAS BEER: Poor bastard [A hand comes down to lift CHRISTMAS BEER to sip the pint] 10 [CHRISTMAS BEER being sipped, off-scene] 11 [CHRISTMAS BEER being sipped, off-scene] 12 [CHRISTMAS BEER gets put back on the bar ] PERSON [who just drank CHRISTMAS BEER]: Oh my god CHEEKY ELF: SEE? [Ends]

(*One of my favourite Nirvana songs)

I fucking love memes you can understand through the language barrier, holy shit

The daily T podcast. 'Our children are trans. We blame the BBC.

I often try to listen to stuff I don't agree with. Including this podcast. I need to make sure I'm not in my own little bubble. But sometimes I see a title and despair.

Dogs of War Dogs of War eBook : Tchaikovsky, Adrian: Amazon.co.uk: Kindle Store

Dogs of War by @aptshadow.bsky.social is a splendid book. It begins as a war story with bio-engineered animals and becomes much more.£2.29 though, it's been cheaper.

www.amazon.co.uk/Dogs-War-Adr...

Also not reduced on Kobo