Thurberus Thursday!

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It's Thursday, the day we dedicate to Simon's absolute best boy, Sparky the Hellhound.

This week, here's a more classical representation of the three-headed guardian of the underworld by SaladDays:

Embrace the Mads is having a tough time

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these eerie indiana books are not proving as easy to replace as i thought they'd be

— m.k. vail (@embracethemads) January 24, 2019

The Medium is Not Enough on Cavendish

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Cavendish is a sort of love letter to coastal resorts such as… Cavendish, PEI. That’s the province of Prince Edward Island, non-Canadians, which is where Anne of Green Gables was set. Think Margate or Blackpool if you haven’t read it. Or maybe something even weirder and local. In fact, it’s getting on for The League of Gentlemen‘s idea of local at times.

It sees Mark Little (Mr D, Gary and His Demons) and Andrew Bush (Picnicface) playing two brothers returning to Cavendish more than 20 years after their mother left their father and took them away to Toronto. Daddy’s sick and despite never having spoken to them in the intervening years, the two brothers decide it best to go and see him.

The first oddity to notice here is that daddy is played by The Actor Kevin Eldon.

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