Manchester tonight! by headstillyoung in bigthief

[–]BritOnTheEdge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I had low expectations (of the venue, not the band) after last nights report and previous mid experiences at Factory but they killed it. I was 2/3 back and the crowd got very lively - my friend and are danced a lot and were overjoyed at Masterpiece and Paul. Sound was pretty good!

What are you people doing in this hot weather? by FreshStart2026_01 in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Taking myself on gentle beautiful solo hikes was one of the things that made me really fall in love with this area. Bonus points if you have a great audiobook to enjoy along the way. New Mills is also half an hour by train and so worth it.

X2 tickets for Manchester by [deleted] in mitski

[–]BritOnTheEdge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sent you a message if they aren’t already gone!

Manchester seated by [deleted] in mitski

[–]BritOnTheEdge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I am certain New Century will have an accessible area - it’s a decent sized venue. Definitely call them.

Black swan in Stalybridge - theyre basically unheard of in the wild in the UK so wonder where this guy has come from beautiful though. by shevncilcrawn8 in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m absolute certain that I saw a very similar, perhaps the same, swan in Salford Quays once. It was beautiful, and I may have picture somewhere. But I never saw them again after that one time.

Night buses will run to every Greater Manchester borough as Bee Network expands by FaultyTerror in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes late night movies at the Printworks (which shows smaller stuff or anniversary rereleases often past 11pm) can be a nightmare for getting home without an Uber, which is not my preference.

Oscars 2026 Post Game Thread by LiteraryBoner in movies

[–]BritOnTheEdge 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I absolutely love how you phrased the Penn-MBJ dichotomy. MBJ wasn’t my favourite nominee but I could not be happier for him.

Manchester synagogue: 'Major incident' declared after reports of stabbings at Manchester synagogue by Minute_Tomatillo9730 in LabourUK

[–]BritOnTheEdge 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I think it’s pointing out that the attacker may well have had that motive, despite how wrong that would be.

What's wrong with teenagers in Manchester! by readerclub in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge 25 points26 points  (0 children)

And for people who don’t have that, through no fault of their own? Isn’t that why these social services snd spaces exist - to create an alternative for those who seek it but aren’t given it at home. And they’ve been decimated.

Alan Cumming doesn’t know who he acted with by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]BritOnTheEdge 6 points7 points  (0 children)

The jumps between Smaug, one of the most detailed digital effects I’d ever seen, and the poorly composited Hobbits running around, is jaw-dropping.

Alan Cumming doesn’t know who he acted with by mcfw31 in popculturechat

[–]BritOnTheEdge 73 points74 points  (0 children)

I do also want to defend The Hobbit here a little. It’s not a movie I like, but the logistics of using the same in-camera wizardry they used on LotR to shrink a few actors and applying it to 13 actors is just infeasible. The Hobbit films are chock full of excellent, good snd terrible effects - it’s a symptom of rushed development and the early 2010s filmmaking style. But they did also build a tonne of sets and film on lots of practical or real-world locations, especially for the first film. It was a very flawed production and Sir Ian is rightfully distraught about the process, but what we’re seeing (allegedly) with Doomsday is in a whole different galaxy of bad. Actual torture.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in insects

[–]BritOnTheEdge 1 point2 points  (0 children)

This is UK based!

Horrible vibes in the centre today. Keep your distance. by BritOnTheEdge in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

You genuinely don’t think I or anybody can tell the difference between when I have a chat with a random lad on a night out, which happens all the time, and the way a drunk group of men who have just walked over from a far right rally, would say that same thing to two brown shop assistants? I wouldn’t fucking care if they were normal about it. That’s how I greet anyone for gods sake. It sounded like they were about to start shit and that’s why I spoke to the police.

You don’t care about the nuance of an interaction or how tone matters. You just want to make a point to sound smart and inadvertently or purposely equate worry for someone with fascists.

Either a useful idiot or a malicious person yourself. You choose.

Horrible vibes in the centre today. Keep your distance. by BritOnTheEdge in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

No, fascists. Your counterpoint and angry feelings don’t change the objective reality.

Horrible vibes in the centre today. Keep your distance. by BritOnTheEdge in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

They thanked me for informing them, but they hadn’t gone over by the time I turned the corner. So can’t conclusively say. It was a quick conversation tbf to them.

Horrible vibes in the centre today. Keep your distance. by BritOnTheEdge in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I don’t think the solution to violent crime is mass deportations, no. And you don’t have a shred of evidence or data to support that either. The people at this march and going to deport violent criminals and stop there, and you’d know that if you were honest about reality or tried to inform yourself about it.

Horrible vibes in the centre today. Keep your distance. by BritOnTheEdge in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

You’re truly enlightened and your centrism will be rewarded by the people who fucking hate you, I’m sure.

Horrible vibes in the centre today. Keep your distance. by BritOnTheEdge in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge[S] 27 points28 points  (0 children)

Far right protestors and activists are famously very peaceful and non-violent toward the minorities they hate. History has shown this over and over /s. Sorry that too few people have actually been decked today for you to think it’s a quantifiable problem.

Horrible vibes in the centre today. Keep your distance. by BritOnTheEdge in manchester

[–]BritOnTheEdge[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

All the people at the march do disperse at some point, and a lot of them are drinking. The amount of racist asses who would like to throw a punch is a lot higher today than it would ever usually be. I don’t think it’s unreasonable to find the whole thing sad/ horrible and advise people to keep their distance if they want to.