If some people are beautiful because they are so fascinatingly ugly, there must be people who are ugly because they are so fastidiously beautiful [that they] have achieved technical excellence at the expense of erotic charisma.
—Becca Rothfeld on the phenomenon of Looksmaxxing, in The New Yorker
12. Although I think the Wargams I listen to are more contemporary than the 80s: youtu.be/GEyBFg3E_dI?...
Same guy
I must admit, it’s quite impressive just how divisive, racist and insulting an excuse they have managed to come up with. All the more reason that those making it really can get in the sea.
A happy magic frog that says poof. You are now untired and very happy.
I CAST WHIMSY ON THE SKYLINE
Thank you for the heads up @melinbelfast333.bsky.social!
Also , I would really like to see a Waymo try and navigate our roads, which aren’t in grid layout (unless you’re in Milton Keynes), roundabouts, and other traffic oddities in this country.
The UK National Health Service has very clear information on all major medical conditions.
It is browsable by all
Never EVER rely on an LLM for health advice
www.nhs.uk/conditions/
As someone quite rightfully pointed out, it’s funny how with the increased signup bonuses and decreased training for ICE, you don’t hear much from the Proud Boys or the Oath Keepers these days. If we had that here, all of Tommy Ten Names’ goons would be at the front of the queue to sign up.
five years ago the president of the united states incited an insurrection in order to try to retain power and it is a comprehensive failure at every level - media, law enforcement, courts, politicians and most of all the voters - that he has returned to power and threatens the stability of the world
Literally a publication for eight-year olds 40 years ago
Buttons are back. Knobs are back. Dumb devices are back. Own-it-forever software is back. Print is back. Personal websites and chronological feeds are back. Touching grass is back. People keep saying 2015, but it’s not far enough. The entire 2010s were a mistake. We must retvrn to… 2009.
Udo Kier in SUSPIRIA.
Udo Kier in BLADE.
Udo Kier in BLOOD FOR DRACULA.
Udo Kier in MY OWN PRIVATE IDAHO.
Seriously, just one of the best onscreen presences to ever grace the silver screen. The definition of raw magnetism. RIP, Udo.
The STRUGGLE of both those guys, it's BIBLICAL
“They went for pensioners, they went for the disabled, and now they’re going for people fleeing war and conflict. I am furious — this government should hang their heads in shame.”
Zack Polanski on Labour’s new immigration reforms on Newsnight.
“For everything that’s succeeded there’s hundreds, if not thousands, of things that’s failed."
Check out mine and @tealcartoons.bsky.social interview with @jenlucpiquant.bsky.social at @arstechnica.com about our new kids' book, DEAD ENDS!
arstechnica.com/science/2025...
We're so close to having the ultimate vehicle on our roads
That’s quite a lot for £3.5m!
A cake of the character Om Nom from the Cut The Rope series of games, made of two halves of a chocolate cookie with green fondant icing between them, little marshmallow teeth and white fondant eyes. Just looking at this probably makes dentists weep, or possibly consider long term investments.
I have peaked at Halloween too early, eating this absolute monstrosity from our local bakers, and have now consumed so much sugar I can see through several dimensions, akin to my Slimelight days.
Oof no fun. Hope you feel better soon.
There are many things wrong with the video (being AI, natch), but I did think it amusing that his laziness underlined the fact that he’s a maskhole, even when it comes to fighter jets.
A screenshot of an AI video posted by Donald Trump showing him as a fighter pilot wearing a crown, with a poorly placed breathing mask that doesn’t cover his nose. The man is a true idiot, and isn’t fit to be in charge of a Truth Social account, let alone the President of the United States. I really hope his legacy is to be hated throughout history.
Of course he wouldn’t know that a mask should go over your nose…
A screenshot of an AI video posted by Donald Trump showing him as a fighter pilot wearing a crown, with a poorly placed breathing mask that doesn’t cover his nose. The man is a true idiot, and isn’t fit to be in charge of a Truth Social account, let alone the President of the United States. I really hope his legacy is to be hated throughout history.
Of course he wouldn’t know that a mask should go over your nose…
Bela Lugosi in the stage version of Dracula, late 1920s.
Happy Bela's birthday!
A picture of a pumpkin ghoul holding a sign that says NO KINGS BUT STEPHEN
From the Merrimack Valley Horror Festival today:
Proud to say I just joined! Very excited for where the Green Party is going, and for making hope normal in politics again.
This is the new face of politics that I’m excited about - politics of kindness and equality that actually works for people. Also, don’t forget @katmabu.bsky.social!
On the centenary of Thatcher's birth, there have been predictable calls for a memorial to her memory. But Britain's 2300 food banks serve that purpose already.
