At the European Parliament in Strasbourg, a two-metre statue of a naked Donald Trump, covered in 23-carat gold leaf, causes outrage – but it’s still more tasteful than anything in the Oval Office (including him)
Again I can only apologize.
I’m not mad on this new policy of using Promoters for these events.
The events were fabulous but obviously if people don’t get what they were promised then they have a serious complaint. Ebury are wonderful but the book side is often organized by a book shop.
Please continue to make your voices heard. If you ask them to keep a list of names and emails I will try and write you something personal - a groveling apology might be fun BUT it won’t be this side of Christmas as I’m on the road in the US and then Australia.
@penguinrandom
An Israeli fan in the stands during Ireland vs Israel says, “We lose at football, but the IDF doesn’t,” — an army that has killed more than 20,000 children in Gaza.
This is what football authorities have allowed into our stadiums and the FAI for allowing this match to go ahead.
This ardent fan came from Kentucky and said he’d waited 27 years to get me to sign his leg. I’m the final Python to sign. His entire leg is covered in Python images. Amazing.
Many happy returns to Roger Waters, who celebrates his 83rd birthday today. One of the founding members of Pink Floyd, he left in late 1985 to pursue a successful solo career, including some spectacular live presentations such as the more than 200 date The Wall Live. Happy birthday, Roger!
In 2021, a Danish museum gave 534,000 kroner in cash to artist Jens Haaning who was supposed to display it in two glass frames in another museum. The artist pocketed the cash, sent two empty frames to the museum, and changed the title of the artwork to ‘Take the Money and Run’.
Robert De Niro: “The Executive Branch has descended into a cesspool of corruption, stupidity, and cruelty led by a malignant narcissist. The Congressional Branch is a joke of course driven by fear. And the Judicial Branch, which should be the bulwark against the downfall of other branches is crumbling led by Trump’s compliant justices on the Supreme Court”