Walter Bishop

The top entry of my “why isn’t this book a movie/show already” is finally happening. Neuromancer is coming to Apple TV in January 2027 as a 10-episode series. It might be awful, but for now I’m over the moon excited for it. It poses quite a challenge. The book practically defined the cyberpunk genre, but it’s been 40+ years of technological advances and thousands of other books and movies, so a lot of could look dated and cliched now.

July 9, 2026, 2:40pm 1 Viewers of Last Week Tonight might be familiar with Count Binface; a joke / satirical candidate who stands in various elections around the UK, usually getting only a handful of votes. However, there has been a funny turn of events. The UK version of Trump, Nigel Farage, in a bid to avoid accountability for his various grifting scandals, has engaged in the political stunt of resigning his MP position to…participate in an election for the new MP.

April 29, 2026, 7:57pm 1 In 24 hours, every single person on Earth will be transported to individual soundproof rooms, each containing a red button and a blue button. If 50% or more people press the blue button, everyone lives. If 50% or more people press the red button, only those who pressed the red button will live. Everyone must participate, even toddlers and the mentally handicapped. Not choosing isn’t an option. If you refuse to choose you’ll simply be brutally tortured until you do.