Umberto Eco, who owned 50,000 books, had this to say about home libraries: “It is foolish to think that you have to read all the books you buy, as it is foolish to criticize those who buy more books than they will ever be able to read. It would be like saying that you should use

Still don't know the alphabet but very familiar with good indie bands... @shamebanduk // 02 Forum Kentish Town // 20.11.2025

one of the reasons we can't have nice thinks in the UK is because every time someone posts an obviously scandalous train ticket price, 300 pedants come out the woodwork to say 'actually if you book at midnight on a tuesday on a full moon while whistling dixie you can save 3%"

I'm a single issue voter, I want the warm lights back. Streetlights are too blue. Headlights are too bright. It's a crime against nature and God. We need to demand 2800K or below color balance for all outdoor lights. Some cities regulate 3000k max, that's still too damn blue.

🎸Punk > pumpkins🎃 @Buzzcocks @stranglersband // @roundhouseldn // 31.10.25

The dream of every Muslim is simply to be treated the same as any other New Yorker. And yet, for too long, we have been told to ask for less than that, and endure hatred and bigotry in the shadows. No more.

The richest man on earth owns X. The second richest man on earth is about to acquire TikTok and his family could soon own both Paramount and Warner Bros. The third richest man owns Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp. The fourth richest man owns The Washington Post. See the

New York City: TODAY is the first day to vote early in the mayoral election. TOMORROW, @ZohranKMamdani, @AOC and I will hold a rally to get out the vote and say loudly and clearly: New York City — or anywhere else in this country — is not for sale.

I think the real significance of Caerphilly is that once centre-left voters start accepting that they might have to vote for parties to the left of Labour in order to block Reform, then the entire basis for centrist political strategy since the 1970s is out of the window.

Catherine Connolly has pledged to be a president for all after being elected as Ireland's tenth president

🏈🇬🇧 NFL London 2025 // Jacksonville Jaguars 7-35 Los Angeles Rams // 19.10.2025

Maccabi Tel Aviv hooligans: “Let the IDF win and f*ck the Arabs” and “Why is school out in Gaza? There are no children left there.” Police should be allowed to act independently to ensure safety of fans and local people without fear or favour. https://t.co/Nzg0rRBL2r

My sincere thanks to Peers for completing their scrutiny of the Renters’ Rights Bill yesterday. With no Lords amendments coming back to the Commons, the Bill will soon receive Royal Assent allowing us to transform the experience of private renting for millions of tenants.

Always been a fine line with these 'YIMBY' policies between genuine efforts to tackle the housing crisis and simply pandering to the interests of big developers. No surprise those who go around wearing Trumpian Bob the Builder hats have crossed to the wrong side of that line.

£30 for a ready meal is absolutely insane. Are we as a society now so antisocial for there to be a market for this? https://t.co/UbsQRgsU9a

“These sort of anonymous briefings that come from blokes is a culture that I want to end.” Labour Deputy Leadership candidate Lucy Powell responds to claims that she was sacked from Cabinet because “she couldn’t be trusted not to brief or leak”. #Newsnight

It’s incredible to see this leadership from ⁦@AndyBurnhamGM⁩. Now we need to spread this positive approach to neuroinclusivity across England.

Arsene Wenger's managerial tree is growing 🧠🌳

🏃‍♂️Yesterday I ran the Royal Parks half marathon, raising money for the National Autistic Society. You can still donate to my fundraising page below: https://t.co/CyAkvdiTsE

This is the equivalent to what the German army did to the Warsaw Ghetto and then the whole of Warsaw. Collective punishment and mass destruction led to the Nuremberg Trials. They need to be staged again for today's war criminals.