This looks like a Disney movie where a 12 year old becomes president

a fantastic intro to a book that had until today, passed me by. so thanks harry sword, im glad you’re still here

Good morning all. New Substack up. I wrote about Arthur Machen’s extraordinary The London Adventure or The Art of Wandering (1924) Machen’s London… harrysword.substack.com/p/ar…

The burglar at 3am coming in the patio door to see you sat in your underpants watching South Korea v The Czech Republic:

Hahaha fucking hell Geoff how much did they pay you for that

It’s been a year since he’s been dead and I’d like to remind everyone about this interview

I ordered Andouillette sausages from France. They were supposed to be delivered today by DPD but after showing as ‘out for delivery’ all day they are now, for some reason, ‘at the depot’ again. Of all the sausages you *really* don’t want the Andouillette to be hanging around…

IMPORTANT. An AI account is sending out phishing emails from “me”, inviting authors to participate in Backlisted episodes. 1. These aren’t from me. 2. We are on hiatus, so not asking anyone to be on the podcast. 3. If you receive one of these fake invitations, please alert me >

I already knew that Kevin Bishop was a highly talented individual, which is why I invited him to appear on my podcast, The Laughter Effect. However, when he began his impersonation of Steve Coogan, whom he lived with for many years, my estimation of his talent reached an entirely different level. This is just incredible! The Laughter Effect is a new weekly podcast series in which special guests reflect on the role that comedy and laughter have played throughout their lives. It is available now on YouTube and Spotify and there's a link for both in my linktree thingumyjig. Good morning.

Morning whiskey & milk at the Nags Head - Covent Garden (1974) 📷 by Clive Boursnell

Everyone should visit Cambridge. It's magnificent. You know King’s College, the Backs and all the other beautiful bits. But for the fashion-conscious urban explorer – with a taste for lager and crisps – it’s all about the area north of the train station.

Time for an incredible techno mix from an icon, 31 years ago: This is Andrew Weatherall (RIP) - Live In 95 Techno Mixtape Just a ludicrously good mix. Acidy techno bangers one after the other, all put together by one of the very best. Some cassette aesthetic. Reminder that all mixes uploaded here today go on my Kofi for download tonight. 👇🔥👇

The Somerset Farmhouse of 1 North Street, Williton were approached by a "food influencer" that wanted to charge them £2,000 for a review. They put out a video of Sally eating a sausage roll instead 😆. Lets make Sally and the Somerset Farmhouse famous for free.

David Sullivan looks like a Naples mob boss who has ordered a bowl of fresh raw peas and ricotta before being garrotted in 1970, doesn’t he?

Norman Balon, legendary landlord of Soho's Coach & Horses and self-styled rudest landlord in London, has left the stage at 99. A fixture of Soho life for six decades and forever woven into the mythos of Jeff Bernard via Keith Waterhouse and Peter O'Toole. A long life, well lived.

For fans of the cult BBC series Moviedrome, a new documentary about it! Moviedrome: Welcome to the Cult | A BFI Player film youtu.be/TuA_m2llcRQ?si=zQGx… via @YouTube

Stasi agent modeling his disguise as a Western tourist, 1985.

I wrote about the mighty Blood Incantation for The Quietus this week: thequietus.com/quietus-revie…