Neigh. 50 Sheds of Greys, maybe.
Neigh. 50 Sheds of Greys, maybe.
Hello, hello? What's going on? What's all this shouting, we'll have no trouble here!
- E Tattsyrup.
A couple of days old: actor John Woodvine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Woodvine
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Ian Watkins, killed in prison.
Can they revive him so they can kill him again more painfully?Originally Posted by CraftyToePoke
Its really not that complicated!!!
I'll ask them.
& get back to you.
Ace Frehely, founder member and original lead guitarist from Kiss.
Bit of a guilty pleasure of mine, listening to Kiss, even if they're massive ar$eholes.
Daniel Naroditsky, 29, hugely influential chess streamer ranked 150th in the world
Initial suggestions are he may have taken an accidental drug overdose after an extended period of - to all intents and purposes - online bullying from former world champion and general all-round ***** Vladimir Kramnik
Last edited by pineapple stu; 21/10/2025 at 11:23 AM.
Maybe not drugs, necessarily, or at least not opoids or whatever people assume in these situations. He was apparently depressed and badly insomniac. I've seen clips from his last stream, and he seemed aggitated and very glum. The friend who found him said he initially thought he was just asleep.
150th in the world probably underestimates him too. He'd essentially retired from slow-play chess for some years, and while he was mostly a streamer and commentator now he was clearly talented at fast time controls. At the world blitz championship around the turn of the year, he placed =1st-10th, 9th on tie-break and just missing out on the quarters. It vindicated his repudiation of Kramnik's accusations, which were probably based largely on the gap between his online performances and his all-but-fossilised slow-play rating.
The chess-focussed bits of internet are full today of people talking about how much he taught them. His videos certainly played a big role in my renewed interest in the game over the pandemic and since. He was a very gifted instructor, and a witty and lively commentator. I'd like to believe there's a special place in hell for Kramnik. Another of his victims, a grandmaster called David Navarra, wrote of contemplating suicide after more apparently baseless accusations from Kramnik in an open letter calling for him to be sanctioned earlier this year.
Anyway, if anyone reading is having a hard time, go talk to someone please.
You can't spell failure without FAI
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