Stuart Derrick

Son just pointed out to me that Pixies' classic Doolittle album prefigures the 6️⃣7️⃣ trend... by about 36 years 😮 🫳🫴🐒

House insurance renewal quote has come, unbidden, almost 100 quid cheaper than last year.
Now I'm really suspicious🤔

John Virgo dies aged 79 John Virgo, who co-presented TV show Big Break and commentated on the BBC for 47 years, has died.

Goodnight JV ;( www.bbc.co.uk/sport/snooke...

There's a moose loose... www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The Board of Piss isn't gold enough, is it?

Make films shorter if you want them shown in cinemas, says Picturehouse director Clare Binns says three-hour runtimes deter audiences as she is named Bafta recipient for outstanding British contribution to cinema

If you can't say it in 90 minutes, is it even worth saying? 🤔
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Northampton Saints team up with Essex academy The English Prem leaders hope the link-up will help talented youngsters make it big in rugby union.

Northampton Saints team up with Colchester's Sigma Sixth academy at Philip Morant school 👏
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“You still have to pay for the actual gig”: Jack Osbourne says Back To The Beginning charities received around “£1.5m or £2m” each, despite media estimates being much higher After the final Black Sabbath gig in early July last year, extremely high estimates of how much the mighty celebration of metal had earned its chosen charities were reported across the media.

A couple of million quid is not loose change but a back of the envelope guesstimate of ticket and streaming sales would suggest they'd get a lot more even with the cost of the show. Everything with the Osbournes is so opaque
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That's some bad hat Stephen

Elon Musk's X to block Grok from undressing images of real people Grok will no longer allow users to remove clothing from images of real people in jurisdictions where it is illegal.

Leon - enabling weirdos and pervs since 2022
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The 10 European cycle routes to tackle in your lifetime From the Rhine to the Danube, via the Atlantic and the Med, these magnificent trails offer optimum exploration – for all experience levels

These look great if I ever reclaim some level of fitness. Maybe need to start a bit more local - Wivenhoe Trail anyone?
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How much are tuition fees in the UK and is university worth it? With rising tuition fees and living costs, do higher graduate earnings cover the cost of a degree?

I know you're supposed to regard higher ed as an investment but the costs involved these days never fail to send a shiver down the spine of full grant recipients like me.
Coming to our household imminently
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Don't know if I'm allowed to tell anyone yet, but the eldest has just had an offer from his top educational establishment for his chosen degree. Secret squirrel enough? Well, nobody ever reads me or this so ¯\\(ツ)/¯

He won't be the last convert to NUKIP. Did anyone ask him what he thought about reports on NF's time at Dulwich?

EP.144 - PAUL McCARTNEY Adam talks with British musician Paul McCartney about, among other things, his favourite snacks and British TV panel shows, what Bob Dylan is really like, whether the modern world is scarier than the ...

Hasn't Macca done enough for us? Apparently his work is not done - he's only gone and invented bagels with marmite & hummus (crumpets here due to supply). OMG - food from heaven. And he's lovely as ever on this pod from a few years back www.podbean.com/ea/dir-yuhf4...

A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked! Thirty years on from the release of her acclaimed album I’m With Stupid, we count down the sucker-punching best tracks by the US singer-songwriter

A voice that still carries: Aimee Mann’s greatest songs – ranked!
What have they missed? I'd add Just Like Anyone - a heartbreaking 1 minute 22 seconds elegy to Jeff Buckley
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Cameron Norrie hails ‘biggest win’ after roaring back to beat Carlos Alcaraz in Paris British No 2 Cameron Norrie recovered to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the second round after Carlos Alcaraz ended a fine run by racking up 54 unforced errors

Go Cam! www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/o...

Boy thrown from Tate Modern can now run, swim and jump family say The boy, who was six when he was attacked in 2019, has achieved his goal of being able to run, jump and swim again.

Great to hear this positive update. This incident was so awful. Best wishes for the lad's continued improvement
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Found this in a bucket outside a house. Why did nobody in the last 10 years tell me how good it is? #donnatartt

Feeling smug today after I found a purse yesterday and managed to return it to its owner via some social media detective work. A better world is possible :)

New statue on National Mall celebrates ‘long-lasting bond’ between Trump and Epstein Bronze statue by an anonymous creator shows the two men frolicking and holding hands with a foot kicked back in joy

Trump-Epstein BFFs statue appears in Washington to spite #MEGA (Make Epstein Go Away) movement www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Steam, stodge – and so much suet: I made 10 endangered British puddings. Are any actually worth saving? With many classic puddings on the verge of dying out, I set out to discover which should be back on the menu. It was a journey through some of the heaviest desserts in history

The Great British 🤮Off
So glad that the Grauniad entrusted this important study to Tim Dowling - the king of this shtick 😆
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‘We were somewhere around Barstow on the edge of the desert when the Tylenol began to take hold’

Rick Wakeman celebrated in new set of six stamps designed by Roger Dean New set of Rick Wakeman's stamps celebrates his connections with the Isle Of Man, where he lived and recorded in the 80s and 90s

Journey to the Centre of the Sorting Office 😄 #RickWakeman #Yes
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Despite my son being from the most digital generation in history, I still have to trudge to the top of the house to bellow that it's dinner/we're leaving/it's bin night...😐

Gregg Wallace cannot wear underpants because of his autism, friends claim Axed MasterChef presenter to sue BBC and production company for alleged discrimination

It's a great day for subs www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07...

What's the Jonathan Jones take? 🍌🐵🎨🤘

Ozzy Osbourne collaborates with chimpanzees on abstract expressionist paintings Retired rocker creates artworks to raise funds for Florida sanctuary for rescued apes

Can't wait for his takedown of Ozzy, or chimps... possibly both. Go get 'em JJ! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...

‘Own less, have more’: French app rents out underused household items Poppins connects people who have things they use rarely with those who want to borrow or rent them

‘Own less, have more’: French app rents out underused household items. What a great idea www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j...

Nice to hear from you. I haven't been in here for ages so just luck I saw this today. Dropped you an email