I think that CD was the only place you could get the jazz brilliance of "MTV makes me want to smoke crack"
I think that CD was the only place you could get the jazz brilliance of "MTV makes me want to smoke crack"
It's the quote that makes it.
Three under ninety minutes:
We play music at dinner, and tonight one of the boys asked me to put on "that brainwashing song from Zoolander". They definitely don't know what it's about.
It's just started snowing...
Ah good Outlook spell checker is back to changing "Co working space" to "Cowering space"
Me and Cthulhu Down By The Schoolyard
I would paint this on the canvas, but fear it would look like I'd made it up
A photo featuring a blank canvas on an easel in the background, while in the foreground my cat enters the left of frame sideways, with a "Hey!" expression on his face.
Trying to think what I could paint on this canvas...
Where can digital make your creative process easier or more vibrant & engaging, and where do the pitfalls lie? We talk to 3 artists about how they have evolved their creative practices to include digital
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Iβve added the script for Wake Up Dead Man to my site. This is the final shooting script, so it has stuff that was cut and moved around, which I always think is more interesting to see than a conformed cleaned up version. Enjoy! www.rian-johnson.com/screenplays
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The Warrington Warrington Warrington New Town Development Plan
A significant moment.
YouTube reach now higher than all BBC content combined.
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Reminder - Invitation to tender!
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BEANO artist Laura Howell is delivering a free online masterclass on Writing and Drawing for Kids Comics this Tuesday, 13th January 2026, as part of the Comics Youth βComics Declassifiedβ project
https://downthetubes.net/laura-howell-next-comics-declassified-guest-offering-comic-creation-tips/
The line βIf was a sculptor, but then again, noβ is the shortest time that anyone has ever considered a career in the creative arts.
Reposted this from almost 2 years ago, & another from earlier than that, because Google's at it again.
OpenAI & google tried the "just don't talk about it, ever" thing with prejudiced chat outputs, back in 2023. It's not a solution, for reasons noted ππΎ, but also because it can't account for context
The continued tradition of The Go! Team being my all year rounder!
Happy New Year to all that Celebrate!
Wisdom from the old man
For those in the UK Birmingham, B'ham Hospice do a fab Christmas Tree collection service in return for a donation. If you book in between now and Jan 5th, they'll collect it from outside your home over the weekend of the 10th/11th. birminghamhospice.org.uk/treecycling
Watching THE GREEN KNIGHT again
Of course in Dickens' original text, the line is written: "(annoyed grunt) Humbug"
Wall Street Journal headlines that says Companies Are Desperately Seeking βStorytellersβ
Are these the same companies that told us the robot could do it?
Tommee tippee Everyday Favourites Sporty Spout bottle
She was always my favourite Spout Girl
βYou know whatβs faster than mopping? Not spilling in the first place.β π
This is the whole reason why we need Arts and Sciences both prioritised for young people, not just STEM. Humans are all different and we need to learn from each other.