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It’s Sunday, and it’s time for another “picdump!” Here are the memes, pictures, and cartoons floating< around the internet that I found interesting or relevant this week. Share and enjoy! Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot Screenshot...
The World Iran: Trump says the ceasefire is done (though negotiations are still proceeding) and Iran says the Strait of Hormuz is officially closed, so things are not looking bright. The gaming industry continues to eat its own tail...
An amusing coda to Saturday’s post on major and minor writers: "I come from a family of minor writers and intend to join that class in due course. By ‘minor’ I mean something like third-tier–not third-rate, now. What characterizes a...
I've been discovering a lot of new music lately. Like a lot. There's a new Slayyyter album out, then my YT Music recommended Middle Kids. When I scrolled down to the recommended albums, I noticed the cover of Surf's Up by The Beach Boys....
During the end of last year and the beginning of 2026, I was busy beavering away on a new book project, for the British Library, and I am very pleased to be able to share the news with you today.
And into the modern era…. A couple of fast movers…. Under the channel…. The coaches and wagons are as interesting as the locomotives. Old…. Postal…. And more recent….. Final post next time will be vehicles and nameplates.
Sunday 12th July 2026 I’ve ticked off Britain’s 13 bus routes numbered 99 in the South East, South West, Wales and East Anglia so it’s now time to head to the Midlands and my expectations of receiving a top quality travel experience on...
Advertised as an air-conditioned venue, sadly the show was bumped out of the hall with aircon, into a tin shed without it, so this was a hot and sticky event. I certainly needed to keep my hydration up, as there was a lot of useful...
Let's check out the third of the four The Order of the Crimson Moon figures I ordered from Big Bad Toy Store a few months back: A nameless, faceless member of the cult itself, the Order of the Crimson Moon. Yes, this guy seems to be a...
That there are still discoveries to be made, even as we enter the summer of the 39th year of Eagle Times is proven by Jeremy Briggs' opening feature that offers a unique insight into two previously unknown Dan Dare stories, written in...
Miscellaneous bits of news and fun stuff from around the Internet... ...The great news keeps coming from the Warner Archive Collection. In addition to a long list of films coming out in late July and early August, another batch of...
TL;DR - It's taken a longer than the previous one hundred thousand miles, but I'm up to 300K miles! Milestone! Yay! Now that we're flying down to Las Vegas to pick up the Tacoma for winter trips - rather than driving from the Pacific...
Let's get the boring ones out of the way first, then we can get into the proper polymer plunder! There was a new book, a new facsimile catalogue, a - now - quite old book and some other ephemera in the PW show loot, and that's what we're...
At the end of each week, I usually collate a lightly edited collection of recent comments I’ve made on social media, which I think of as my public scratch pad. I tag on what books I may have finished reading. Knowing I’ll revisit my...
Or should that be “gobblin'”? Because that was what was happening when I was picking peas in my garden this week. I needed both hands to remove some stubborn pods from the vines so I put my gathering bowl down and… Don’t mind if I do! …...