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(derogatory) or (laudatory)?

I have been watching Wonder Man and it is good, actually, especially when compared to the 'eh, I guess' that was Avengers Endgame

Superhero stuff is only ever really properly good when the superhero stuff or superpowers can be read as some kind of metaphor or allegory: discuss

hello yes

yo @wonderkrissie.bsky.social

Casting call! Looking for a woman voice actor, 50+ who is versatile and a vocal chameleon / can play many different bit parts in an audio comedy.

We’re recording in London on 13th & 14th April. This is a paid opportunity. Actor does not need to be autistic!

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Live footage of a wobbly, fluffy little kakapo chick 😭

As Ted "Theodore" Logan awoke one morning from most heinous dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a non-resplendent bug.

Forgiveness will come suddenly and grumpily in the form of needlessly robust headbutts.

It's odd that things like this are all now saying '50 years ago!!!' and I'm just looking at them and going 'but that's just what cars looked like when I was kid, and that was only like, what, 15 years ago??'

Ah. Yes. Give it a bit and you will be forgiven.

Also: Hob being a she is good - less likelihood of running off too far, not going to get urethral blockages.

yes. Yes

[We see a close up of a young white male, tanned, white teeth, coiffed hair clearly an influencer on social media. It is an image such as you see when social media posts are shown on the news. In the corner of the screen is named a location: DUBAI. He is staring slightly off-camera for several silent panels of the comic strip. His eyes move slightly. He is having a thought.] From off-screen a newsreader’s commentary comes: NEWSREADER: Extraordinary images here of an expat in Dubai [The influencer’s eybrows raise slightly] …Having their first ever geopolitical thought. [CUT TO a BBC news scene. The BBC newsreader CLIVE MYRIE is talking to an interviewee next to the screen showing the social media influencer’s face. The interviewee’s name is David Jones]. CLIVE MYRIE: To explain the significance of this moment we’re joined by David Jones, our Expat Thoughts correspondent DAVID JONES: Clive, this is momentous It was caught on film at the end of an Instagram post titled: ‘Dubai Is Brilliant’. [Pointing at the screen, the influencer’s expression still the same] You can clearly see in the eyebrows here, the dawning realisation that there *might* be something in the world beyond his dickhead self. It marks a *huge* departure from all the Dubai Expat’s previous thoughts. CLIVE MYRIE: Which are…? DAVID JONES: You've Got To Get Yourself Out Here Mate, Everything Is So Clean, I Don't Have To Pay Taxes, I Am Incurious As To Why I Do Not Have To Pay Taxes, and Spa. CLIVE MYRIE: And might we see an expansion of these new Thoughts in coming days? DAVID JONES: I think we can expect to see: “I Deserve To Be Airlifted By A Country I Pay No Tax To” CLIVE MYRIE: Mmm. [Ends]

I'm so excited for roller coasters and rides again

Too many people see it as something for your CV, rather than a rewarding and important activity in and of itself.

One of the bits I really love about my job is mentoring and encouraging more junior colleagues. It's not taken seriously enough as a part of management, I think.

I cannot wait for the insights on this! He's going to:

1. Sample some local street food.
2. Ride a train.
3. Visit a temple.
4. Not mention the pogroms that the serving Prime Minister presided over.
5. Smile at some elephants.
6. Top up his kids' private school fees.
7. Say "India is changing".

One of my direct paternal ancestors was a pirate

Dressing up as a fucking massive cockroach for world book day and phoning in sick because I’m a cockroach to see if they get the reference

see also: public sector

'Bathed in Gold' Taken shortly after sunrise this morning, walking down from Glastonbury Tor. I can never resist just one more photograph before I leave.

Oh I know this song but always assumed it was The Police for some reason. Sounds like Sting singing I guess, over a low quality radio

I do not like this gen AI
I do not like what it implies
I do not want it in my art
I do not think it makes you smart
I do not want it in my games
I do not like its goals and aims
I do not want it in my books
I do not like the way it looks
I do not like it, I don't care
I do not want it anywhere

really tired of conversations about how we need to get people to spend more time offline that don't acknowledge that one of the reasons people ARE online is their access needs aren't being met in physical spaces. This is especially true for queer people and disabled people.

awake in pain at 4.30am 🫠

I know I am like a stuck record but back and hip pain is absolutely fucking miserable

Broad claims about gender and behavior fall apart when studies include ethnically diverse samples Behavioral economics relies heavily on studies of Western, educated people. A recent analysis provides evidence that ignoring racial diversity within the United States has led to flawed generalization...

"The research suggests that generalizations about human behavior are often flawed because they rely on samples composed largely of White individuals."

The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months When a group of schoolboys were marooned on an island in 1965, it turned out very differently to William Golding’s bestseller, writes Rutger Bregman

I think a lot about how when "Lord of the Flies" happened IRL, the boys worked together to build a little community until they were rescued. But these were Tongans and not British.

www.theguardian.com/books/2020/m...

Oh I am so fed up with this pain