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Movies, reading and watching too much sport. An exile from NE Scotland now living and eating in Fife.
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This was on Saturday 31st May. My last ever cortado from The Fix in Burntisland 😪. #Fife #Coffee #Burntisland

@lakesstiles.bsky.social no frills in Montrose for walkers getting on or off the golf course

Most depressing final of all time . That Speed guy . Rio Ferdinand . Respectful muted celebration in a Champions League Final . Prick in the stands blowing a whistle . Completely one-sided . Culmination of years-long sportswashing project for country where same-sex sexual activity is illegal

Paul Verhoeven's Total Recall turns 35 today—an explosive blend of sci-fi, satire, and Schwarzenegger at his peak. Celebrate with our deep dive into its production, legacy, and lasting influence. Read now 👉 cinephiliabeyond.org/total-recall/

“Under the oak tree, whose leaves are now fully expanded, cows are resting in the shade” Artist: CF Tunnicliffe Writer: EL Grant Watson (What to Look for in Summer, 1960)

Bob Monkhouse discusses how he got his first comedy break.

Howard Hawks on Ernest Hemingway:

I never realised Max Factor was an actual real life person!

Portrait of Zitkala Sa, aka Red Bird (1892) writer, editor, musician, teacher, and political activist of Native American Yankton Sioux heritage, by photographer Gertrude Kasebier #womensart

Monday morning and already the coolest thing I'll see all week 😎

The perks of working in a high building on Broad Street 🔥🔴🔥🔴 More pics and video in our Aberdeen Scottish Cup winners parade live blog here: www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/sport/foo...

This morning in 1953 at the Nevada Proving Ground, the United States conducted Shot GRABLE, its first and only live-fire test of the massive M65 280-millimeter atomic cannon and its 15-kiloton W9 artillery shell. Some 3,300 Department of Defense personnel observed from a distance of 2.84 miles.

25/5/1917. 23 Gotha G.IV bombers of the newly-formed Kagohl 3 (unofficially the ‘Englandgeschwader’) took off from airfields in Belgium. This was the start of Op TÜRKENKREUZ, first major daylight raid on Britain. The target was London, but low cloud led to Kent being attacked instead. 🧵1/9

"Once you get trapped, there's no escape from them!" 📽️ Premiere: THE BIG COMBO (1955) 9:05pm starring ⭐ #CornelWilde #JeanWallace #RichardConte #BrianDonlevy crime drama #TPTVsubtitles

Wow! What a half of rugby #NORvUBB

#NORvUBB great game that gobshite Andy Goode is trying his best to ruin. Please just STFU!

Motherwell were a bit unlucky here. Heard this morning that it was really just the chance to go to a club just up the road from his home town (Dingolfing) that swayed Wimmer & at strategically a good time (get them back into the 2. Liga.) 11,000 average attendance so not a step down in any way.

24th May 1936. First flight of the Fieseler Fi 156 ‘Storch’ liaison, army co-operation, reconnaissance and casualty evacuation aircraft. With an impressive short take off (200ft) and landing (50ft) capability, the Storch was used throughout the war on all fronts by the Germans. 🧵1/8

Tears of sadness for man who missed out on Europa League loser’s medal

GOLAÇO DO NAPOLI Napoli 1x0 Cagliari ⚽️ Scott McTominay - golaço 🅰️ Mateo Politano 🏆 Série A | última rodada

Pedestrians on Hennepin Avenue (1978) 700 Hennepin Ave. (Music City); 701 Hennepin Ave. (Farmer Fanny Candy Shops); 706 Hennepin Ave. (Beads); 708 Hennepin Ave. (Mann Theater and Taco King); 723 Hennepin Ave. (Skyway Theatre) Source: Hennepin County Library Looking south on Hennepin Ave. and ...

Magnificent Marco Van Basten for Ajax vs Volendam from this week in 1985. Smut. Pure smut.

64 awards, including: . The ‘Smell My Bouffing Fridge Montrose’ Award For Outstanding Official Club Post . Image Of The Season . Laziest Unveiling . The 'Sorry Celtic' Award For Best Response It’s the 2024/25 Alternative Scottish Football Awards oldfirmfacts1.medium.com/the-2024-25-...

Congratulations to Montrose Women's team. A great achievement to stay up in the top flight. Mon the Mo! #SWPL

If you find yourself in Kinghorn I can recommend the Nest cafe at Kinghorn Loch. Nowhere better on a warm, sunny day. #Kinghorn #Fife

Fifty years ago today, Radio 1 held a "Fun Day" at Mallory Park. This day was seared into the memory of John Peel. He recalled his experience for the Radio 1 Story documentary in 1997. If you have not seen this clip before, please watch to the very end. You will not be disappointed.

TEXAS TOM (1950)

Nightclubs of Scotland: Management invite to Jackie O's in Kirkcaldy.

Here's a 🧵 of Harry Carey Jr. recounting training for & filming the insane "Roman Riding" scene with Ben Johnson in Rio Grande (1950). First, let's watch the scene:

Jim Henson left us 35 years ago today. I loved being on the Muppet Show!! Here’s a video of me with my buddies!

Henry Fonda #BOTD talks about his casting in Once Upon a Time in the West (1968)

#OnThisDay, 16 May 1975, Japanese climber Junko Tabei reaches the summit of Everest. She is the first woman to make it to the peak of the world's highest mountain. #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory 🗃️

A few examples of historical photos used ahistorically in Westerns. A short 🧵* *this is not a critique of these films (in fact, one of them is my favorite film of all time), this is just Western movie/Old West history minutiae