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Sep
26
Art vs. Entertainment or; how to be a film guy
Look, I wasn't going to write a newsletter today. I was going to be a few days late,
5 min read
Sep
19
We have become slaves to the idea of sounding convincing
I have a real grudge against the Enlightenment. Sure, the scholars of the Enlightenment pushed Western society towards democracy, moved
6 min read
Sep
15
Taskmaster task outfits: ranked (Series 20 Update)
The following is the definitive ranking of Taskmaster task outfits. I placed each outfit on a whim and stand by
18 min read
Sep
06
Graham Linehan and online harassment: a timeline
Were you on twitter during Gamergate? God, what a time.
If you weren't extremely online circa 2015 (brag)
4 min read
Aug
30
Caroline Bingley: Matchmaker
I don't think Fitzwilliam Darcy would have fallen in love with Elizabeth Bennett if it wasn't
5 min read
Aug
22
Friends fear she has more to say about AI
Once again a thing is going around on Bluesky where someone is defending the use of AI to make art,
9 min read
Aug
15
Ok, look, I'm going to talk about Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez
Obviously it is obscene to be alive right now. Obscene to be writing a newsletter at all, but then it
4 min read
Aug
08
Men, hug your bros. Grasp them by the shoulders, look deep into their eyes and tell them you cherish their friendship. For the good of us all.
We regret to inform you that there has been a discourse. Ian Dunt is worried about men getting laid. He&
7 min read
Aug
01
We continue to barely function
Samuel Johnson (of the dictionary) spent a lot of his life trying to avoid debtor's prison. He'
5 min read
Jul
18
A Dichotomy of Bops, Bangers, and Jams
I've been trying to explore, musically, this week. I do this thing – I don't know if
5 min read