Hit Man: Entertaining well-paced satire on the cliches of the hit man (with a laboured twist) - 7/10

"Farage is the horror version of Inside Out, where Mendacity is only just holding off Racism at the control console." Love Marina Hyde's writing... theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Roma: Beautifully filmed, movingly told, this is a wonderful film from the genius of Alfonso Cuarón - 9/10 (and outrageous that the formulaic & bland 'Green Book' stole its Oscar)

The Times just need to add Dave Ryding to Martin Bell's list 😉

Episode 215 is live: the latest ski news from #Thredbo & #Perisher in Australia, summer ski reports from #Tignes & #valdisere, The National Snow Week & how SBiT are lobbying for more trains to the Alps open.spotify.com/episode/5X5ygU…

Amy: Asif Kapadia's documentary is superbly realised, but desperately tragic to watch - 8/10

Worrying headline in The Telegraph - Isn't this the equivalent of writing 'Sunak's party blocked from power'? #FrenchElections

Congratulations Carla Denyer, and thank you for being a climate leader by taking the #FlightFree pledge: "Not because personal action is enough on its own, but because it helps lead to wider systemic change, and that's what we really need."

Punch-Drunk Love: Quirky and charming 'dark romcom' (if that's a genre?) - 7/10

Russian playwright and director given six years in jail for ‘justifying terrorism’ theguardian.com/world/article/… #humanrights #Putin

Nyad: Inspirational true story of single-minded determination to beat the odds - 8/10

Yamal left 'Rabiot line-dancing himself into the ground' 😆 (c) Barney Ronay #EURO2024

The Iron Claw: Wrestling will never count as a sport to me, but this story of a fated family is worth a watch - 7/10

“China’s #RenewableEnergy pipeline is twice as large as the rest of the world...but the question we should ask is why is the rest of the world so slow?” theguardian.com/world/article/…

BREAKING: This Kamala Harris ad from 2020 still goes hard. Retweet to ensure every American sees it. x.com/AdamJSmithGA/s…

According to GlobalData, the clothes resale market in the UK is expected to grow 48.9% between 2023 and 2027, to £10.1bn WhoSki.com

Selwyn Snow Resort opens advanced terrain for first time in five years snowsbest.com/selwyn-opens-a…

Not just 'in Paris'... Sean Ingle #Paris2024 #triathlon

Oblique Seville - fancy cocktail or Olympic sprinter? #Paris2024

This is why I am cancelling my Twitter Pro account skipedia.co.uk/2024/08/why-im…