Van Helsing has grown on me, but good grief the dialogue is toe-curlingly awful. Sam is awesome, though.

Well, in ‘Atonement’ he’s a creepy asshole, and in ‘Starter for 10' he’s a nerdy asshole, and ‘Small Island’ he’s a racist asshole ...

My dude Cooper in his Xmas jumper!

I feel weirdly protective of the actress that played Ginny. She was cast as a very little girl to fulfil what was then a fairly minor role - this was before enough books had come out to reveal her as Harry’s love interest. Then when they did get to that part of the story in the films, they gave her such god-awful…

His English accent is decidedly uneven.

But ... Zeppelin rules!

It seemed like a lovely little gap-year school for the children of very wealthy and privileged people. I’m sure the kids that go get a lot out of it, but that kind of model of schooling irks me.

Means (who, at 15, was a boy, not a man), crossed the street to Pulliam, but Pulliam’s assertion the boy was armed seem unsubstantiated at the moment.

He’s not the brightest spoon, I’m guessing. Hope he rots.

Huh. You sound .... offended. One might almost say ‘triggered’. And you seem to desire that i09 be an area free of things that offends you. A ‘safe space’ if you will.

Good boy.

Right?! Everyone is just lovely to each other and I LOVE IT. There is zero interpersonal drama. I mean, people still talk about baked alaska gate

If you like stories written in different voices try David Mitchell - The Bone Clocks, Ghostwritten, Slade House or Cloud Atlas!

He’s Scottish - it’s entirely possible to live here and know virtually no people of colour well. Also we are, tbh, a bit crap with the whole racial sensitivity thing.

I saw him in the real lives once (pub in Dublin) and his skin is so perfect it is literally like porcelain. Just perfectly clear and smooth. I want whatever moisturiser he's using.

My great grandfather was black, and was in the trenches as part of the Scottish army. There weren't many black soldiers, but they were some.

Yeah, you guys are cool.

Of course! All are welcome in the Glorious People’s Republic of ScotLonCastle.

I’m an English teacher, and I’m pro the idea that content warnings should be given for potentially triggering material in schools. I mean a vague list, like ‘This texts contains self-harm and description of physical abuse’, rather than a detailed summary of exactly what happens.

I was in shock all Friday about it. What a disaster. I'm Scottish, so independence is looking like the best option for us right now tbh. London and Newcastle can come with us!