it’s kick ass or kiss ass

Took my wife to the match today - as many of you will know she has Alzheimer’s - music and sport stir such powerful emotions 😍 thank you @HullCity UTT

A picture from 1957 Sports Illustrated book that I find completely captivating 🏒

“Life is a long lesson in humility." ~J.M. Barrie

Absolute barrel bliss in paradise 😱🌴🌊 When the wave gives you the perfect tunnel and the jungle backdrop hits different 🔥🏄‍♂️ This is why we chase waves! Would you paddle out into this monster or just admire from the beach? 👀

I need 100,000 signatures to win a parliamentary debate about the ownership of the water industry. Do your thing internet. petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7626…

Bob Mortimer pays tribute to @MWGoneFishing star Ted, who has passed away 💔

A break from painting political ghouls. Portrait of Mark E. Smith.

He greets every morning like it’s his best day ever. For Ralph, who once faced being euthanised as he was no longer wanted, I guess it is. ☺️ #AdoptDontShop #LurcherLife

“Music has the power to make me feel good like nothing else does. It gives me some peace for a while. Takes me back to who I really am.” — Gil Scott-Heron

Happy 73rd, Kim Gordon.

Katharine Hepburn, in her own words: "Once, when I was a teenager, my father and I were standing in line to buy tickets for the circus. Finally, there was only one family between us and the ticket counter. That family made a lasting impression on me. There were eight children, all under the age of 12. From the way they were dressed, you could tell they didn’t have much money, but their clothes were clean, very clean. The children were well-behaved, standing in pairs behind their parents, holding hands. They were so excited about the clowns, the animals, and all the acts they would see that night. From their excitement, you could tell they had never been to a circus before. It was going to be a highlight of their lives. The father and mother stood proudly at the front of their little group. The mother was holding her husband’s hand, looking at him as if to say, 'You’re my knight in shining armor.' He was smiling, enjoying seeing his family happy. The ticket lady asked how many tickets he wanted, and he proudly responded, 'I want eight children’s tickets and two adult tickets.' Then she announced the price. The wife let go of her husband’s hand, her head dropped, and the man’s lip began to quiver. He leaned in closer and asked, 'How much did you say?' The ticket lady repeated the price. He didn’t have enough money. How was he supposed to turn around and tell his eight kids that he couldn’t afford to take them to the circus? Seeing what was happening, my dad reached into his pocket, pulled out a $20 bill, and dropped it on the ground. We weren’t rich by any means. My father bent down, picked up the $20 bill, tapped the man on the shoulder, and said, 'Excuse me, sir, this fell out of your pocket.' The man understood what was happening. He wasn’t being handed charity, but he gratefully accepted the help in his desperate, heartbreaking, and embarrassing situation. He looked straight into my father’s eyes, took my dad’s hand in both of his, squeezed the bill tightly, and with trembling lips and a tear streaming down his cheek, he replied, 'Thank you, sir. This really means so much to me and my family.' My father and I went back to our car and drove home. The $20 my dad gave away was what we had planned to use for our own tickets. Although we didn’t see the circus that night, we felt a joy inside us that was far greater than seeing the circus. That day, I learned the true value of giving. The Giver is greater than the Receiver. If you want to be great, greater than life itself, learn to give. Love has nothing to do with what you expect to get, only with what you expect to give—everything. The importance of giving and blessing others cannot be overstated because there is always joy in giving. Learn to make someone happy through acts of giving." ~Katharine Hepburn

Under Milk Wood is coming to Sky Arts🙌 Watch the @nationaltheatre production, with @michaelsheen, for free on Tuesday 28 April at 9pm (Freeview channel 36). Sky Arts are the sponsor of National Theatre Live.

Most surfers won’t ever have the opportunity to surf Pipeline. If you have what it takes to charge with the best of them, you’ve been presented with the gift of a lifetime to grasp the ultimate stoke.

Richard Burton reciting this piece from Hamlet ("I have of late but wherefore I know not...") is definitely worth your attention.

Perhaps the moment of the draft. A hometown kid gets drafted to the Steelers.

Only those who read books regularly will understand this feeling.

The dog had one mission 🤣🤣

"Eat at a local restaurant tonight. Get the cream sauce. Have a cold pint at 4 o’clock in a mostly empty bar. Go somewhere you’ve never been. Listen to someone you think may have nothing in common with you. Order the steak rare. Eat an oyster. Have a negroni. Have two. Be open to a world where you may not understand or agree with the person next to you, but have a drink with them anyways. Eat slowly. Tip your server. Check in on your friends. Check in on yourself. Enjoy the ride." -Anthony Bourdain

This is the best school field trip story ever!