Russell Hughes

An early incarnation of Dennis: a boy with a spiky mop of black hair and bandy, knobbly-kneed legs, walks down a street carrying a tin of red paint, watched suspiciously by a policeman

It’s the 75th anniversary of a man in Dundee called David Law creating the “world’s wildest boy”, who lived in the pages of The Beano, and later that same year acquired a stripy jumper which he never again took off – and in 1968 got a dog as disciplined as its owner: Gnasher 🧵

The Benefit of Communication As Bob Hoskins always used to say... "it's good to phone someone"

I have a theory.

It all started when we were kids... and it's Inspector Gadget's fault.

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Funny.

The Benefit of... Aging. Happy Birthday to me... let's talk about Death.

Thanks to everyone that wishes me a Happy Birthday last week. Now, let's talk about Death

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45 today. For the past few weeks, I've been writing every Friday. It would be a lovely birthday present if you gave it a read. If you like it, maybe you could subscribe (for free) or share with a friend you think might like it? Thanks, love you! thebenefitoflikingthings.substack.com

The Benefit of Liking Things | Substack Click to read The Benefit of Liking Things, a Substack publication. Launched a month ago.

45 today. For the past few weeks, I've been writing every Friday. It would be a lovely birthday present if you gave it a read. If you like it, maybe you could subscribe (for free) or share with a friend you think might like it? Thanks, love you! thebenefitoflikingthings.substack.com

That's weird, she just told me that she didn't even race today.

The Benefit of Belonging Home is more than just a place.

I’m starting to think “home” isn’t a place — it’s a feeling you spend your life quietly chasing

Wrote about belonging, nostalgia, and the strange comfort of familiar voices this week.

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James Van Der Beek, who has been battling cancer, has died.

He was 48.

Per TMZ.

The Benefit of Liking... Lego Finding the joy is something already joyful

The Grandstand vidiprinter is a time machine.

That sound and I’m back at my Nan’s on a Saturday afternoon waiting for the Everton score

What does that for you?

I thought I was writing about Lego this week, but I was writing about nostalgia.

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The Benefit of Liking... 2026 I know January always feels like a hard month but bloody hell!

This week I set myself an impossible task - open.substack.com/pub/thebenef... starring @greenparty.org.uk @weratedogs.com @smoshgames.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social

Getting my bet for Monday sorted far too early

The Benefit of Liking... Taylor Swift What paying attention reveals

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It's been a week since I last wrote a thing, so I wrote another thing. Shares, Feedback and Suggestions are all appreciated

Top of the table!

Just a month ago the UK agreed to a deal in which the NHS has to pay £3bn a year more for US drugs.

The only thing we got was an agreement the UK would face no tariffs.

Today that deal has been broken by the USA.

The deal must be torn up and no money stolen from the NHS.

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The front of a nail salon called "Nail Shop Near Me"

Incredible piece of Search Engine Optimisation

The Benefit of Liking Things Ten years after a mental breakdown, and learning to look for the good — even where I don’t expect it

10 Years ago today, I had a mental breakdown. Today I wrote this: open.substack.com/pub/thebenef...

I'd love it if you give it a read.

this is how I found out

Have we signed anyone yet? #Everton #Fume

Walkers Crisps (and many other brands) go out of date on a Saturday.

The ratio of day to night capsules in Lemsip is all off. When I'm ill I want to curl up in bed and sleep, not pump myself full of caffeine.

just ordered your mum’s christmas present

COMPETITION TIME! To say thank you for the orders I’ll give away one of my 2026 Nerdlingers calendars.

To win just RT and follow and I’ll pick a winner on Monday 1pm.

My shop www.infinitebacon.com 20% OFF Black Friday deal on prints with the code BF20

A bad drawing of Everton's Idrissa Gueye slapping teammate Michael Keane during their 1-0 win over Manchester United

[bursts in panting covered in Sharpie]

📱Idrissa Gueye’s latest Instagram story post apologising for his red card

I see we've Tony Harrington's refereeing the game tonight - bar the last time we had him, at Man City, he's rather fond of giving Idrissa Gueye a card. One to watch, perhaps, as he'd been booked three times from the last four games Harrington's been in the middle.
#UTFT #NSNO #EVERTON

whoever selected the photos for this article deserves an award for photo selection, this is peak photo selection, unsurpassable perfection, all other photo selector people can just get their coats and go home because this selection will never be bettered

BREAKING: BBC announces CELEBRITY PUPPET TRAITORS for 2026. Claudia Winkleman will host but never acknowledge that everyone else is a puppet. #celebritytraitors

Normalise calling people who are obsessed with bringing trans people up in every argument “weirdos” and “perverts” instead of debating them