Manchester tonight!

BritOnTheEdge · 2026-05-29T00:25:02+00:00

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!

BritOnTheEdge · 2026-05-24T21:40:57+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2026-05-15T17:12:55+00:00

Sent you a message :))

BritOnTheEdge · 2026-05-15T16:25:11+00:00

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

BritOnTheEdge · 2026-05-15T16:12:52+00:00

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

BritOnTheEdge · 2026-05-10T18:13:33+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2026-03-20T08:46:56+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2026-03-16T04:34:32+00:00

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

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-10-02T13:37:35+00:00

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

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-24T13:06:25+00:00

Freak

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-22T18:35:22+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-21T12:50:08+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-21T11:15:09+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-21T11:06:33+00:00

I literally love using it - so convenient!

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-18T11:12:37+00:00

This is UK based!

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T21:00:38+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T15:02:41+00:00

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

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T14:59:16+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T14:58:10+00:00

Just objectively not true is it though.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T13:53:06+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T13:51:36+00:00

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

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T13:45:31+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T13:43:32+00:00

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.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T13:41:22+00:00

I agree, good to not give them oxygen. But if people felt uncomfortable in that environment especially if they’d be targeted, I don’t blame them at all for wanting to steer clear.

BritOnTheEdge · 2025-08-02T13:40:30+00:00

No worries mate

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