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Not that I want to blame everything on Covid but I do feel like people being locked into their own small circles for the best part of two years just did to hell with public etiquette in general but the cinema is where it’s most obvious
The Rock says people should be able to sing in movie theaters
"You’ve paid your hard earned money for a ticket, and you've gone into a musical, and you’re into it. Sing"
(via @BBC)
Alexander Smith retweeted
From a geopolitical perspective, it’s a minor question, but one that’s interesting to us Hungarian journalists: if Trump wins, would Viktor Orbán stop accusing us of being American agents or CIA spies? And if so, what would we become then? Deep-cover agents of Luxembourg?
Alexander Smith retweeted
having fun today imagining an American remake of Peep Show that ran for 201 episodes and transformed into something completely saccharine and of itself the same way The Office did
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Just 9 days after making his debut for Al-Fayha, Chris Smalling already appears to have an excellent grasp of major Saudi state infrastructure projects.
Really impressive to see this kind of passion for local issues at a time when many footballers just seem to follow the money.
THE LINE
A cognitive city stretching across 170 kilometers, from the mountains of NEOM across desert valleys to the Red Sea. A mirrored architectural masterpiece towering 500 meters above sea level, but a land-saving 200 meters wide. Unique solar and wind advantages for 100% clean energy. Protection, preservation and regeneration sit at the core of NEOM's model.
#SaudiNationalDay94 #WeDreamAndAchieve
Alexander Smith retweeted
4x4s and pick ups should be regulated like shotguns are in the UK. If you’re part of mountain rescue, a dry stone waller or highland vet, you’re allowed a sensible, practical off-road vehicle. If you want it to drive to Costa and do the school run, absolutely not.
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In 2021, we revealed the King secretly gave a CBE to a Saudi donor who paid millions in a deal brokered by royal aides
Paying for an honour is a crime
But The Met covered up the scandal, never investigating properly or speaking to the men at its heart—Charles and the Saudi
1/5
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Lidl-Trek riders when they hear they have to start in a Carrefour #LaVuelta24
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The most remarkable graphs I've seen in a long time.
“at *every* point on the income distribution, Americans live shorter lives than the English" @jburnmurdoch
Alexander Smith retweeted
Shoutout to the guy just casually eating noodles during the orchestra performance in the #ClosingCeremony 😭
Alexander Smith retweeted
The level of conversation from the IBA's Kremlev:
"We didn't check what was between their legs.
"They have men's levels of testosterone. We don't know if there were born like men or some changes intervened [sic] at a later stage."
Alexander Smith retweeted
Exclusive: International Olympic Committee tells @skynews it’s too costly to add four women’s teams to have gender parity in football at #Olympics
news.sky.com/story/internati…
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Taiwan now 2-1 up v China. Olympic ping-pong history in the making. Although technically China will say they're losing to themselves, and also beating themselves, so it's fine
Alexander Smith retweeted
I sat in a small pond for five hours watching people waving on boats - just to see five minutes of Celine Dion. And I’d do it all again in a heartbeat
theguardian.com/sport/articl…
Alexander Smith retweeted
wow, if you look closely you can see that the olympics is actually set in the same cinematic universe as ratatouille
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"Russian and Belarusian athletes will be in Paris for this year’s summer games after the International Olympic Committee ruled they could compete as “neutrals”. Many of their Ukrainian opponents are dead." @Aliide_N cepa.org/article/ukraines-de…
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The battle for lovely Britain: the "well ahead" are fed up and not going to take it anymore!! economist.com/britain/2024/0…
