Chris Lowndes ๐บ๐ฆ๐๏ธ
@chrislowndes
Husband, dad, avanaut, progressive humanist #TokyoPE #FBPPR
As we all look back at #LiveAid40, I would like to tell the story of my experience as a 20yo attending the Wembley show on 13 July 1985. These are never-before seen photos, taken on my Canon A1 with a 50mm lens from my position centre front in the crowd ๐งต
The idea sounds nice, but thatโs not how car buyers behave in the real world. Someone shopping for a BMW, Mercedes, Porsche, or Lamborghini isnโt suddenly walking into a Dodge or Chevy dealership because of a 15% tariff. These buyers arenโt just looking for โa carโ โ theyโreโฆ
this should be played on public screens across the US every day
Chernobyl (2019) is one of the most gripping and meticulously crafted limited series of the century.
THREAD Ranking all the Tour de France teams based on their performances: Visma - Lease a Bike 9/10 Fans and experts keep writing how tactically they messed up this Tour and they didnโt risk enough to beat Pogaฤar, but I think they rode very very well. They often outnumberedโฆ
There is nothing more regressive than restricting the enjoyment of sport for commercial gain. ITV's live coverage of Tour de France, every year for more than 4 decades, was the most joyous sporting presentaton of the year. To allow commercial gain to remove that joy is a travesty
It amazes me that the Trump admin has engineered a situation where its supporters are celebrating paying a stealth tax in the form of tarrifs on imported goods, by simply lying.
1/ As an American reporting from Ukraine for 3.5 years, I must share reality from the groundโeven uncomfortable ones. This essay by Ukrainian journalist Olena Kozii captures what many are feelingโfrom military to civil society. Russia doesn't want you to hear this. ๐งตโคต๏ธ
Geraint Thomas completes his final lap of France ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ๐ซก The only rider in 112 editions to be the youngest, the winner and the oldest ๐ถ๐๐ด #TDF2025
Tour de France coverage from @itvcycling is outstanding. Gutted that this is the last day of the Tour on free to air TV Gary Imlach @nedboulting @millarmind @friebos @mrendell and everyone behind the scenes ๐๐
This group of people, and their predecessors, have shaped cycling in the UK for decades. Take a bow: Ned Boulting David Millar Daniel Friebe Gary Imlach Matt Rendell Pete Kennaugh Alex Dowsett Jacobo Guarnieri + anyone I've missed, the production team and everyone behind theโฆ
And suddenly the world is less smart, less insighful, and less funny. RIP Tom Lehrer
I trust science. Itโs never asked me to stone anyone.
If Christianity, Islam, and Judaism didnโt exist, the world would be a much better place.
heโs still the one that hit me the most so tragic ๐ the world could use him right now ๐
Robin Williams wouldโve turned 74 today This thread will brighten up your day ๐งต 1. His improvised scene in Good Will Hunting made the cameraman laugh so hard the camera started shaking. Matt Damon's reaction is authentic.
Shakespeare was long-dead by the time the US even thought they needed an autopen
No matter how bad a day is or how great a day is. My mom knows how to comfort me. Even with her speech being a work in progress she knows what to say and gives me a big hug. I am not a perfect human. I hurt family, friends & strangers sometimes. But Iโm trying to be better ๐
Absolutely excellent movie.
"Next time is next time. Now is now." Nominated for Best International Feature Film at this weekend's #Oscars, Wim Wenders's PERFECT DAYS is now in cinemas in ๐ง๐ท๐ฒ๐ฝ๐จ๐ฑ๐ฌ๐ง๐ฎ๐ช and more across Latin America. A MUBI Release.
I feel so blue-ticked....
Jim Jordan lays out the case that Obama-era officials set up Trump from the start with the Russia hoax: โIt all started in 2016, and it wasnโt just to keep him from winning the electionโit was to undermine his presidency after he had already won. It was all garbage.โ