Brian Carlton

Film industry lawyers’ newest obsession is this Japanese man….

BREAKING: Islamists in Nigeria who kidnapped 416 women and children three days ago, say that ultimatum has expedited and they will begin executing the hostages. There has not been a word about this in the media for the last three days. Now they’re starting executions.

Back when we knew who we were Australia produced some of the best comedy anywhere

@JamesLaverty45 And all Kings no less. That’s a lot of Kings installed since World War Eleven. And yeah, totally weird that they are all called Charles. What are the chances?

Imagine being Illhan Omar and thinking 111 guys named Charles are coming to the Capitol today.

@TraceyLee_07 My desire to listen to anyone is inversely proportional to their popularity

Lady Gaga 😂 What about you?

Leftist govs are prepared to trash their economies not supporting Trump to deliver ‘right of passage’ through the Strait of Hormuz via military means. Zero pressure on Iran to open it. Then blame ‘The War in Iran’. It could have been over weeks ago. Trump knows that. So do they.

@rocknrollofall Usually people who have only heard the massive hit singles or compilation albums. To get The Beatles you must listen to the entire back catalogue, in order of release, at least once.

They always say The Beatles are overrated. What's your thought on this?

@comical_engr Space 1999 UFO

Disney ruined Star Wars and Paramount ruined Star Trek. I have started watching older sci-fi series now. Nothing current is even watchable. Just about finished re-watching Babylon5, any ideas for my next retro series?

Record attendance for Launceston ANZAC Day dawn service. Lest we forget 🇦🇺

@Tim_Burgess @thecharlatans INXS, in one of their first gigs under that name, supporting Flowers (later Icehouse) and Midnight Oil at the Manly Vale Hotel, Sydney. $6 at the door.

OK, let’s have ‘em Who have you seen as a support band that you then went on to love and become a fan of?? Or someone who became HUGE - or both. Answers below please…

I’ll share stage times each day but if you can, please head to the show in time to catch The Cords, we think you’ll love them Nearly every big band you love started out as an opening act - us included. Please support the supports! Tim x

@whiteboyjahLLC @PathOfMen_ Sydney thing. Pretty sure it was started by the Club Veg guys on Triple M back in the day. Or maybe they picked it up somewhere. Lost to folklore

@Spoonyman @PathOfMen_ That’s new for me, must be Tasmanian

8 things Australians do that I'm stealing forever: 1. Saying “no worries” about everything

@TraceyLee_07 I don’t use the restaurant

If a cafe or restaurant has a QR code to scan to see the menu do you use it?

@whiteboyjahLLC @PathOfMen_ Not too foul

@PathOfMen_ How’s it garn mate

@SamaHoole Really enjoying your output on this site 🤠

You walk past a field. There is a bull in it. That is what you see. A bull. In a field. Have a closer look. The grass under his hooves is deeper-rooted than it looks. Two, three feet down in places, because his grazing has been stimulating root growth for the six years he has been in this field. Those roots are pulling atmospheric carbon into the soil at a rate the climate modellers would weep over if they ever thought to measure it. The soil itself is alive. A single teaspoon from beneath Gerald contains more microorganisms than there are humans on earth. Bacteria. Fungi. Protozoa. Nematodes. A functioning microbial civilisation built by his manure, year after year, pat after pat, feeding a soil structure that holds rainwater like a sponge. The earthworms are working. Roughly 400 per square metre under a well-grazed pasture, which is approximately ten times the count in the arable field two hedges over. They are aerating the soil, cycling nutrients, and feeding the badger who patrols the field at night. The dung beetles are on duty. Up to a hundred species compete for a fresh cowpat in a British summer. They bury it. They break it down. They aerate the ground as they go. Without them the pasture would stop functioning within a year. The cowpat itself, fresh, supports roughly 300 species of invertebrate in its first week of existence. Flies. Beetles. Wasps. Parasitic nematodes. A small, smelly ecosystem the size of a dinner plate, which Gerald produces ten to fifteen times a day. The hedgerow around his field is dense because Gerald keeps eating the shoots that try to grow outwards. It supports, in turn, around 2100 species of invertebrate, bird and wildflower. The skylark is nesting in it. The wren is hunting it. The hedgehog is using it as a corridor to the next field. The yellowhammer is on the gate. The pipit is on the wall. The swifts are working the air above Gerald's head, because the flies around him are what they eat. The barn owl quarters the field at dusk, because the short-grazed grass lets her see the voles. The wildflowers along his field boundary number, at last count, 31 species. Tormentil. Eyebright. Bird's-foot trefoil. Self-heal. Red clover. The wildflowers support the bees. The bees support the pollination of the next farm's orchard. The orchard supports the apples being pressed in the village. A horseshoe bat was recorded feeding over the field last August. First record in the parish in thirty years. The soil beneath Gerald has gained approximately 1.5 tonnes of carbon per hectare per year since he arrived. His field alone has offset the annual emissions of about forty British households. Gerald does not know any of this. Gerald is eating grass. He has been eating grass, continuously, for four years, on the same 12-acre field, and in that time he has supported more biodiversity, more carbon sequestration, and more ecological complexity than most conservation projects with a salaried team and a press office. He has done it for free. He requires only rain and grass. He has asked for nothing. People are trying to cancel Gerald for this.

Best car name ever

Sad to hear of the passing of Moya (Maire) Brennan from Clannad. Such a talented songwriter and musician. Never actually watched Harry's Game, but like many children of the 80s, the theme is etched in the memory… thanks to that beautiful, ethereal voice.

@WorkElizab Single

What do you call?

@WorkElizab Yes. And once the brown paper cover had been labeled, a plastic cover was added to cover the brown paper cover

Do you remember?

Can these be adapted to work on the moon? It might be more cost effective to create the Moonbase underground using lunar regolith as a radiation shield.

Ben Roberts-Smith could spend months in jail if the commonwealth opposes his bail application on the grounds he is a flight risk, a move that would be strongly resisted by his new defence team. Read the full story: bit.ly/3Q02MIl