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Algorithms are like aunties who once heard you liked a thing and then base all future presents on that.

Superman Family -- James Last and Barbara Streisand

I’ve been laughing about this all morning

Best score in the Guardian Thursday quiz in ages

The greatest thing I have seen for a while is this statue on a grave in East London Crematorium. The inscription reads ANGELINA CELESTINA VASSALLO WHO FELL ASLEEP 1st MARCH 1981 AGED 65 YEARS Couldn’t see the sculptor’s name anywhere but whoever you are: kudos. You delivered.

Most expensive egg in Prestonpans?

Are you more into graffiti style or abstract style art?

#RecordStoreDay

The day they cancelled Rentaghost

Sell, sell, sell!

Beer, Brautigan, Bobby and Bangs. Yesterday's Barnardo's and Aldi haul

Is this the name of a band or does someone just not like lamps?

THIS WEEKEND ONLY A unique exhibition at The Paper Factory in Edinburgh TOLL is a large-scale installation artwork and performance film by artist Andrew J Brooks, marking the toll of the pandemic 10am – 5pm, Sat 5 & Sun 6 April Artist Talk: 1pm, Sat 5 April hiddendoorarts.org/paper-factor...

I don't know where the time's gone this morning

Watching John Wick in the pub. Keanu beating the bad guys up in the rain to a soundtrack of Chic and general hubbub

Weddoes get their own jukebox musical! louderthanwar.com/weddoes-get-...

‼️ Table applications for Sequential Scotland are closing at midnight this Monday 24th March! sequentialscotland.co.uk#apps

Edinburgh legends Bay City Rollers Alan Longmuir and Les McKeown honoured with memorial benches in Princes Street Gardens www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/edinbur...

Happy Sylvester Day! 🪩 On March 11, 1979, the mayor of San Francisco proclaimed the day as “Sylvester Day,” recognizing the pioneering talent of the disco diva. That night Sylvester performed a concert at the SF Opera House. He took one hit of acid & belted out a 2-hour show to a sold out audience

Sorry to hear Mark Pawson is no longer with us... #DemolishSeriousCulture

I bought five comics on Friday and I already had four of them. I thought the Grant Morrison Starblazer was a good investment but the three Love and Rockets were an FP subscription error (which they have offered to sort out). Also #FuckAI

In that London to see the fantastic expo put together by Mick Jones and his daughter Lauren. Well worth a look if you are that neck of the woods. Mick and I photo by Davo.

Also has anyone heard of calling Royal Mail sorting offices Mount Pleasant? I know about the one in London but my gran used to call the one in York by the same name. She had no connection to London. I wrote to Royal Mail but they didn't know about people using the name for other sites

Does anyone remember the Goodyear Blimp landing in Bishopthorpe Junior School in the mid 70s? I have a really strong memory of this but have never seen any evidence that the blimp ever landed at any school. I asked this question previously on Twitter and emailed Goodyear but it seems like just me

The Observer film critic really doesn't like the new Captain America movie...

When my kids were wee we liked to play a game at the station ticket machine to find the most expensive journey on the rail network. You can play a similar game on the Dell website. Was surprised to find you can spend quarter of a million quid on RAM for a single workstation...

13 month now #SameStupidJokeEveryYear

Gilbert & Sullivan Fancy Dress Dance at Copmanthorpe WI Badminton Club, near where me and my mum were living at the time. I have no idea if she went

Putin, Penguins, Prestonpans

According to Goldstein, Greenland never becomes part of Oceania

I started reading this letter to the Guardian about the property Adele once rented and claimed was haunted. When I got to the bit about long running science fiction strip I had to skip to the end to see who wrote it and it's only Sydney Jordan #JeffHawke

I don't usually get the Observer's Guess the Painting puzzle, but no problem this week