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What does everyone think about the new Champ League format? I was a bit surprised because I'd not seen that much fanfare about it, which was weird because it seems like a huge change. I think I like the look of it though. It seems like you'll get many more varied matchups earlier on, and now exciting games, but I don't know how it'll change the competition. I'm sure people will be arguing for years that the new format is 'easier' and any win going forward won't count as much etc etc.

I will usually try and learn some basics of the language for wherever I'm going on holiday that year, so this year I did a bit of Spanish (we went to my both Menorca and Fuengirola). It's fun learning a new language, but my main complaint with Duolingo is that you never learn much useful stuff for going on holiday. Yes, I can ask my brother about his new red trousers, but they don't teach you how to say 'hello', 'please', 'thank you' etc sometimes. I wish you had more control over which modules you could learn.

After the ends-credit sequence from Deadpool, I found myself wanting to watch through all the X-men films again, so that's what i've been doing. I will preface these opinions with the info that I have never read an X-men comic, or watched the cartoons or anything. X-Men (2000) This one always used to be one of my favourite films. I think however, that there is a fair amount of nostalgia behind those feelings. Watching it back now, and it hasn't aged as well as other films in the franchise. It is far more camp than the other films, and there are a lot more vague unexplained things in it (like Magneto just happens to have a magic machine that converts humans to mutants, powered by his own magnetism? Where did that come from, did he invent it? It's never explained.) It suffers from a lot of the hangovers from the crap superhero films of the 80s and 90s too. Like the incredibly cliched evil villain lair that Magneto is chilling in - a big cave high up on some cliffs? Still, I enjoyed it a lot, and would mark it quite high up in the rankings. X-Men 2 (2003) Was my one of my favourite films as a kid, and still is now. I think it has aged incredibly well, and is probably in the top 10 Marvel films even now. Love it! X-Men 3 - The Last Stand (2006) I think that critics were a bit unfair on this film when it came out. I really don't think it is that bad, and looking back, I think it might actually be slightly better than X-men 1. The San Francisco bridge scene is just awesome. X-men Origins: Wolverine (2009) To be honest, before I started watching, i had forgotten that there were three Wolverine solo films. I didn't even realise until halfway through this one that The Wolverine was a separate film. I kept wondering when they were going to start the plot about him moving to Japan and fighting samurai. I get why this one was poorly received though. Right up until they reveal Deadpool, it's not that bad, but yeah they really went in a weird direction with that character. I think i see why they never made any other Origin films with other characters though (other than repeatedly making Wolverine ones). The X-men work best as a cast of multiple characters. On their own, they're a bit boring. X-men: First Class (2011) This one is great! I love the 1960's setting, and obviously McAvoy and Fassbender have a really great chemistry onscreen. Magneto hunting nazis at the beginning is great as well. However, the main thing that really de-railed any repeat viewing of this, is trying not to focus on how weird Fassbender's accent is, and how it gets gradually worse throughout the film, until at the end he's just talking with a straight up Irish accent, and nobody notices or cares...how did nobody on set say anything? X-men: Days of Future Past (2014) This one is also really good. I think it has one of the better plots considering it manages to interweave all of the old and new cast in a pretty cool way. I feel like there must be something in the X-men license that says if you make a film with Magneto in it, he has to lift something huge at some point in the film, because without fail he always starts lifting! In this one, he just picks up a stadium and plonks it over the white house. It's not really that necessary, but I suppose it is quite impressive. That's all i've seen for now. I'll make my way through the four remaining films, and post my thoughts when i'm done.

Politics is supposed to be boring. When it starts getting mixed up with entertainment, you get gameshow hosts being elected and other populist rubbish. Boris was very entertaining, but absolutely dogshit at everything else. Truss Vs Lettuce was entertaining, but it crashed the economy because she's incompetent, and now we're all paying for it.

The community notes for that tweet seem to suggest otherwise.

Why would this news matter to people who have an Xbox? They still get the game... There's no reason Xbox or PS users should be excited about exclusives of any kind - they are anti-consumer and only a good thing for the companies themselves.

It's not the sort of game that interests me, so I've never sought it out. I feel like I've got the gist of it from watching a video.

I got quite excited for the title, but I haven't actually played any of those games.

Just posting this music - the soundtrack to one of the best moments of the film. I damn near squealed with excitement. Such a badass entrance too.

I wonder how many of that crowd had actually seen the film.

Just got back from seeing Deadpool 3. Loved it. Yes, it was mostly nostalgia, cameos and references up the wahzoo, but I don't care - I fucking love nostalgia. I'll add more when I'm sure that spoiler tags are working.

I would, but the commute is just a bit too long for me. Good luck everyone else!

She's having the baby right now? Or she's having a baby in general and you're there for a check-up?

All systems fully functioning at work, which is annoying. Global IT outage, and I'm stuck working like a schmuck. I don't carry cash around at all. Occasionally I'll have a tenner in my wallet, which stays in there for months and months because I never used it, only to suddenly come in handy when I need cash for something. Then I forget to replace it. I currently have 10 euros in there from my holiday a month or two ago, and that's it. My father in law doesn't even carry his wallet around any more - he just has his phone. A couple of times somewhere hadn't accepted Apple Pay and he's been stuck unable to pay.

Did nobody at Netflix think through the name of this documentary at all? Biles Rising!?

I've got so many gaps, it might be quicker to just list the games I have played. I never played any NES games. Or SNES games. Or any Megadrive games. Or pretty much anything older than the N64. I've never played a Sonic game. I've never played a Metal Gear Solid game. I've never played a Tomb Raider game. I've never played a Final Fantasy game. I've never played a Gran Turismo game. I've never played a Soulslike. I've never played a 2D beatemup. I've never played a JRPG. Given the amount of time I have for gaming these days, I don't think any of these are going to change, but you never know.

What's your subReddit?

I think I'd definitely pick Stroopwafel over the Surströmming. Don't see the appeal of eating rotten fish at all. Never had soufflé, but isn't it just a mousse? Not sure, but can't see it being better than a nice stroopwafel.

I think they realised that the character was very popular during Wanda and tried to jump on that wave. Kathryn Hahn is certainly a good actress, but I'm not sure if she can carry a while show. I guess we'll see!

Why don't we just add tags to all the threads with "Nintendo", "PS4", "retro" etc, so people can just filter all the threads in one go and see what they want.

My constituency got a large Labour majority. Happy for my MP because he seems like a genuinely nice guy who wants to help people. Scary that Reform got more than 3 million votes, but then I guess a lot of those are just displaced Tory voters. Crazy that Lib Dems only got 2.5 million and got 50+ more seats than Reform.

Watched Blood of Zeus because it looked interesting and gave me Hades vibes. Starts off very slowly and takes itself very seriously. The main character has absolutely zero personality or even different facial expressions. I persevered though, and it does get a bit better. The Giants, when they return, were very cool. Had a very Lovecraftian feel to them, and the final battle scenes were good fun. When it started auto playing S2 though, I switched it off. Can't be arsed wasting my time with that.

Had to take my wife to A&E last night with severe abdominal pain. They sent her home saying it was probably kidney stones, but we were back (after 2 hours sleep) this morning with now pain. Now they reckon it's a twisted ovary but she'll probably need to be admitted tonight to be safe.

Planned to go and vote early this morning before work, but spent most of last night in A&E and the rest of today in the hospital. Managed to get out in between hospital visits and do my civic duty though. Where I live it's insane the amount of Labour signs, banners and flags. I've seen a handful of Green posters and that's it. For a constituency that should be a close race between Tory and Labour.