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Not to put him down, but who needed Spielberg when we already had the superb John Glen?

Wait until the Northern Ireland Nazi thugs find out about Ulster Scots immigrants and their alien use of the colour orange to signal support for a foreign (Dutch) monarchy. Maybe they'll have a pogrom against themselves.

The Leisure Hive is basically space Hi-De-Hi. #DoctorWho

Miss Hawthorne for the Doctor? Is this wrong? I don't know anymore. #DoctorWho

A white Lotus Esprit's roof is all you need to keep the sun off.

I have a newfound respect for The #DoctorWho The Underwater Menace. Never made it through ep4, so didn't realise main cast sounded so fond of each other/relieved to see each other alive. Plot and realisation is still poor, but the story makes more *'coherent' sense now. *To my knowledge of it.

When did it go away?

I hope when #DoctorWho eventually returns, it starts with a #RedDwarf style text scroll that reads something like: 'Ignore everything that happened after Capaldi's face started glowing. It was just a cheese dream.'

‘Now they can’t afford me’: Steven Spielberg was turned down twice to direct Bond

How the Belfast stabbing was the spark to a fuse loaded with grievance and provocation

The 3DS is coming back in a major way (Source: tinyurl.com/2mh8rhaw)

New Penn Station renderings show plan for $8 billion transformation: "America's world-class station" https://cbsloc.al/4v1B25M

Sardinian beach bans umbrellas for people aged 10 to 65

BBC abandons plans for Doctor Who Christmas special

Film-maker says he approached producer ‘Cubby’ Broccoli after Jaws and Close Encounters of the Third Kind were hits, but was knocked back both times Steven Spielberg said that he was turned down twice by the producers of the James Bond movies – and now they couldn’t afford him. Spielberg was speaking to The Rest Is Entertainment podcast and was asked if he had any “regrets” about not directing a 007 movie. Spielberg said that he had approached Albert “Cubby” Broccoli, the legendary Bond producer who worked on every “official” Bond film between Dr No in 1962 and License to Kill in 1989, after Spielberg’s 1975 shark thriller Jaws became a major hit, but was turned down. Spielberg said: “I’d always wanted to make a James Bond film from the day I saw Dr No. So I called Cubby Broccoli after Jaws and I volunteered. I said, if you need a director, I would love to direct one. And he said, no. And he moved on.” Continue reading...

Politicians, social media and far-right agitators convinced people that migrant-targeting violence would solve all their problems

Neil Norman And His Cosmic Orchestra

Leaders of the Penn Station renovation unveiled a bold new design with a soaring Eighth Avenue entrance and bright concourses.

Incredulous Italians ask if they should bring grandparents to beach to stay safe, after unpopular move in Villasimìus Umbrellas have been banned on a beach in Sardinia for anyone between the ages of 10 and 65 in the latest flashpoint in Italy’s long-running beach disputes. The measure was among several imposed by local authorities at Punta Molentis beach in Villasimìus, on Sardinia’s south-east coast, as part of an initiative to protect its pristine environment. Continue reading...

Broadcaster says it is focusing on series’ long-term future after departure of showrunner and producer The BBC has cancelled the special Christmas episode of Doctor Who amid speculation about the future of the series after Ncuti Gatwa ended his run as the Time Lord. The broadcaster also said the long-running sci-fi series, which launched in 1963, would be put out to “competitive tender” this year as part of its Royal Charter agreement after the departure of the showrunner Russell T Davies and producer Bad Wolf. Continue reading...