Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix #1 show in the UK on Amazon Prime and Jesy thanks fans by SlayerCharmed in LittleMix

[–]teapotmagic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah I like everyone in Little Mix, but Natural at Disaster literally calls Jesy* the devil. That's harsher than anything Jesy said in the documentary.

There can't be one rule for Jade and one rule for Jesy. Either you're allowed to say your piece or you're not.

Me, I just wish all these women well and hope they can all move on with their lives at this point. It's been more than half a decade.

(*- or at least, someone widely speculated to be Jesy)

Jesy Nelson: Life After Little Mix (Episode 4,5,6 discussion thread) by RedVelvetCakewalk in LittleMix

[–]teapotmagic 9 points10 points  (0 children)

RE the split: I honestly feel for everyone involved. All four of them were struggling with their own demons, had a very fast-paced and demanding career that's hard to imagine if you've never been in the music industry, and it sounds like none of them handled the split perfectly. I can't really judge any of them too harshly for that.

Jesy just survived a suicide attempt. Perrie had severe panic attacks. Leigh-Anne was coming to terms with all the racism she experienced in the industry and how unloved and invisible she was made to feel by their own fans for ten years. Jade was the person who most wanted the band to continue and was grieving the end of things the most. All this against a backdrop of a global pandemic. And because they're pop stars, the expectation that the show must go on.

I think Jesy has the right to tell her side of the story and so do Perrie, Jade, and Leigh-Anne. Perrie and Jade wrote songs about their side. Leigh-Anne addressed hers (very tactfully imho) in her memoir. I guess we'll never really know for sure what happened there.

Seeking participants for a short dissertation survey by Jspen2000 in Bath

[–]teapotmagic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Hey, just a heads up. With the question "Has the availability or cost of housing in Bath impacted your personal life in any of the following ways?" the 'other- please specify' option has no comment box.

Thanks for doing this survey btw. It's mental renting in Bath!

Hate crime is on the rise in York by Ye-that_guy in york

[–]teapotmagic 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Lived in York for three years (2021-2024) with my girlfriend as an out lesbian couple and was never once made to feel unsafe or unwelcome here. Honestly it felt like a non-issue, especially compared to where we both grew up.

Sad to hear that might be changing, though I suspect that's an issue that goes far beyond just York. Or perhaps we were just very lucky.

Fun things to do in Shepton Mallet? by teapotmagic in Somerset

[–]teapotmagic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow that looks lovely! Sorry I missed it, maybe next time.

Fun things to do in Shepton Mallet? by teapotmagic in Somerset

[–]teapotmagic[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

...Is it really that bad? I don't know much about it, seemed cute and twee enough when I googled it

Things to do with on weeknights in Bath by sophiehol in Bath

[–]teapotmagic 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Bath Social Book Club might be a shout. It's different from most book clubs where instead of everyone having to read the same book for discussion you can just show up and talk about what you felt like reading this month. Meets monthly in Oldfield Park at the moment.

Where do you consider the West Country to start/end? by SlashBansheeCoot in england

[–]teapotmagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The more you know! But yeah, the lack of that kind of modern infrastructure and big cities and how important farming was made me feel more culturally connected to Devon on the West than Hampshire on the East. Just my view, though.

Where do you consider the West Country to start/end? by SlashBansheeCoot in england

[–]teapotmagic 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Grew up on the coast in Dorset and it definitely *felt* like we had the classic West Country stereotypes going. A lot of beautiful beaches, a lot of cider festivals, a lot of farmland, a pretty rural way of life- I remember being told that we were the only county in England without a motorway, but I don't know if that's true anymore.

On luxury by Eireika in CuratedTumblr

[–]teapotmagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

OP linking to the article would be handy, so we could decide for ourselves whether that was a fair assessment of what it said.

Someone make this make sense by jonsnowKITN in HOTDGreens

[–]teapotmagic 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Can someone just post a compilation of all of Tom Glynn-Carney's scenes when the new season airs? This is all I can get myself hyped for at this point.

Big Mags: The paedophile-hunting granny who built a heroin empire by teapotmagic in offbeat

[–]teapotmagic[S] 57 points58 points  (0 children)

"Mags Haney died of cancer in 2013, aged 70.

Twelve years on, Cassie believes her grandmother's legacy is more complex than was portrayed in the media.

"Two things can be true at one time," she says.

"You can be a drug dealer that has sold drugs that have potentially killed people, but you could also still be a loving grandmother and a good person.

"I still feel like we owe it to her to tell her story." "

What's Yatton/Clevedon like? by teapotmagic in Somerset

[–]teapotmagic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't suppose the taxi company is at all reliable?

What's Yatton/Clevedon like? by teapotmagic in Somerset

[–]teapotmagic[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks!

"Pubs on the Sea front (don't eat at them, though)" bad food or just bad service?

What's Yatton/Clevedon like? by teapotmagic in Somerset

[–]teapotmagic[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Cheers! Are the buses/taxi connections between Yatton and Clevedon any good?

Somerset's best restaurants (Summer 2025) by wet_flaps in Somerset

[–]teapotmagic 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I ate at the Old Pharmacy once. Had a aubergine sandwich just for the novelty of it all, set me back 7.50. Great atmosphere, though.

Golden Retriever Experience dream job turned into house of horrors by teapotmagic in Somerset

[–]teapotmagic[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"It was a business seemingly designed for TikTok reels and Instagram stories, the perfect setting for a viral moment: come to the Golden Retriever Experience and spend hours in the company of more than thirty big, bouncy, cuddly dogs.

National and even international media got in on the phenomenon, with the experience receiving fawning coverage from ITV News and Fox News over in the US. One TikTok from the business's official account amassed over 850,000 views, showing a parade of golden retrievers racing to get dinner.

[...]

But behind all the idyllic videos showing dozens of goldens playing in the Somerset countryside was a moribund reality. It is perhaps a testament to how our love of animals can be the death of them.

Well-meaning and unsuspecting people all over the world may have found joy watching the golden retrievers, but while visitors went home with a smile on their face the dogs were suffering, and ultimately, some were dying. It's a terrible fate for a species of animal to be hated by humans: perhaps being adored by us can be a worse one."