This is just amazing. The details of ruby slipper conservation.

My favourite (somewhat but not entirely tongue-in-cheek) criterion for distinguishing languages from dialects: If you attempt to speak it and its speakers are impressed, it's a language. If you attempt to speak it and its speakers are offended, it's a dialect.

V good fun. Outcome: I know nothing about wine apart from (bizarrely) recognising the shapes of wine bottles.

I remember seeing two drivers in a back street in Munich roll down their windows and furiously poke their tongues out at each other

Poll: 1. Updates give me a sense of security that systems are working optimally, bugs are being ironed out and my essential data is being looked after; 2. Updates freak me the FUCK out fucksake why have you moved that button? You want me to sign in 6 times now? Can you just not?

Omg damn

A look inside London’s oldest surviving Victorian music hall! 🎶

Note to self: remember to write notes to yourself

There is a Smash Hits-shaped hole in my heart. I miss it so much

Hey fam. I'm over on bluesky now if you want to join me? Same username. Periodically looking for you all there, in case you've joined and we can recreate Twitter circa 2008, aka The Good Old Days.