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‘Modern Aristocracy’

“It created a curious phenomenon of its own: the hit single the holidaymakers brought home. Plenty of 1980s European artists won a single hit, perhaps two, in the UK before slinking back into obscurity or – just as often – back into the domestic or continental stardom they already had before the British deigned to take an interest. For a few weeks, their names were inescapable: Spagna, Sabrina, Modern Talking, Desireless, Baltimora, Opus, Nena. Then they became pub quiz answers.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3vdedlnq9xo

“The unexpected twist is that the film is an early example of a technique that you can easily imagine becoming standard practice for streaming platforms hoping to reach multiple territories for minimal cost”

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2025/jul/09/fibremaxxing-could-tiktoks-latest-wellness-trend-actually-make-sense

https://www.yorkpress.co.uk/news/25302188.fresh-plans-cliffords-tower-area-york-revealed/

I’m having so much fun… ;-0

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c3d1m2kjk93o

Don’t Touch, What you can’t Afford…

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/08/watch-the-skies-review-alien-abduction-sci-fi-ai-vlubbing

Safe n Sound.

‘King Billy’

“He asked the council leader to ensure “such a significant part of our naval heritage is never forgotten.”

https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/03/smile-normal-day-labour-family-keir-rachel-wes

“Change is happening around us, he declared. Maybe we wouldn’t even need 10 years. Maybe he could achieve miracles sooner. It just needed people to believe.”

https://blog.scienceandmediamuseum.org.uk/wilhelm-scream/

~”A pack of donkeys has been tracked to a state park in Victoria’s north-west, sparking concerns about the pests establishing a feral population in the state.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c86g0w5j1vdo

Awesomeness.

“”The people are wonderful – we are one big family – and I have the best view, out of anyone, from my office window.”

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-04/donkey-herd-spotted-in-victorian-state-forest/105493382

Little Ears….

“”You polish your shoes, you want to look the best and wear your uniform with pride, every day you go home wanting to think that you’ve done the best you could have done in every situation.”

Pinocchio.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cgrx9r4jqwyo

Baldrick !! I have a cunning plan…

‘Chart the Stars’

July 3, 2025 – 4:22 am
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“The North York Moors National Park Authority confirmed that those targeted by the booking fraud were directed to their headquarters in Helmsley instead of genuine accommodation. The fake website offered people a half-price stay in a holiday cabin with the postcode of the park offices, but uses the name of a real cabin based elsewhere in the country.”

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y772jlpgzo

““That was quite common in the 19th century – it wasn’t that unusual for women to do that job. What is unusual is that, in Annie’s case, she became trained to use the telescopes. By the 1890s, she was doing the bulk of the observing at the observatory, while still employed as a computer.””