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Now that Huey Morgan is gone (praise be!) Nemone remains one of my least favourite presenters on BBC Radio 6 Music
I can’t bear her. I’m sorry Nemone, I’m sure you’re a lovely therapist, sorry I mean person – hey everyone did you know Nemone’s a therapist? Probably news to you as she never mentions it. It’s not her choice of music – that’s 100% dictated by the extremely limited playlist most 6 Music presenters are…
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Bob Vylan did not say or do anything remotely antisemitic at Glastonbury.
The IDF murders Palestinian civilians waiting at aid points for food deliveries. They are genocidal war criminals. Bob Vylan’s lead singer merely chanted “Death death to the IDF”. There is nothing even remotely antisemitic about vocally protesting a genocidal army that commit war crime after war crime. And nobody at Glastonbury is now heading overseas…
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Masaniello Surbiton is under new management, changing name, keeping menu… for now
Masaniello Twickenham is now the only branch of Masaniello in the SW London/Surrey area, after selling off their Surbiton branch recently (March/April-ish, 2025). When you google them right now you’ll find a mobile number instead of the old landline, which I found a little disconcerting at first but clued me in to there possibly being…
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The AppleTV remote is one of the worst products they’ve ever designed.
I’ve been using Apple stuff since my dad brought home the original Mac back in the mid 1980s. Under Steve Jobs, and to an extent since he passed, their product design has generally been exceptional. With two glaring exceptions: Apple mice. And AppleTV remote controls. Their mice have been discussed and debated and generally scorned…
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Thoughts on residuals for actors and writers
The WGA writer’s strike in protest of the AMPTP’s refusal to negotiate in good faith (putting it gently) is into its 100th day today, I think. The SAG-AFTRA actor’s strike is a few weeks in. One of the many issues they’re campaigning to resolve is fair residuals in the streaming age. And there’s a lot…
