I see that the usual suspects are spouting heinous transphobic nonsense again so resharing this thread. For the record, you don’t need trans family members to be an ally. You just need empathy and a moral compass.

Arsenal’s 3rd kit

No tagline has ever sat me down faster

Leaving work one night I saw Glenn Close walking her two dogs and I said, “Only 99 more!” And she made a really angry face at me.

Go, go, go, Buy it and read it <3

CAMBRIDGE! I am going to be doing my show FRIEND at The Town & Gown on Thursday 3rd October with wonderful support from Dr Megan Beech It would be lovely to see you for an hour of stories and poems and jokes about five a side football and such like. skiddle.com/whats-on/Cambr…

worst movie of all time incoming

Everyone moaning about the Fennell/Elordi/Robbie Wuthering Heights is so quick to forget…

Breaking Twitter silence to say: Emerald, no! Please stop!

I watched Maggie Smith in The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie so often as a kid that her withering lines are lodged in my brain. To the extent that when someone books a Teams call at, say, 9.45, I automatically hear her utter “she thinks to intimidate me by the use of quarter hours?!”

No matter your views on her stated reasons for quitting, Rosie Duffield has made a political career out of dehumanising one of the most marginalised groups in society. She should never have been allowed the privilege of resigning. Labour should have withdrawn the whip long ago.

not invited to something i did not want to go to with people i do not like

Kafka, the patron saint of PhDs

Still my most favourite slide of my academic career.

Janey is gone now. But the disgusting trolls who harassed her on her deathbed remain among us. Let this radicalise you rather than lead you to despair. Fk Glinner and all GCs.

Looking to speak to people w/experience of property guardianship schemes (esp. in more unusual setups)for current writing project (fiction). I'm able to offer a modest fee(£35)thanks to my #DYCP Arts Council England grant for 30min-1hr convo online. If that's you or someone you know hmu

Why do five look like a band that's been formed in prison? #Strictly