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Aug
22
A blue robot has wide eyes and an awkward kind of smile/grimace

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
Lauren Sánchez leans on Jeff Bezos' shoulder while he looks at her

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.

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
Backlit photo of a woman, with light behind creating an outline of her face

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
Three anime magic girls stand with glowing weapons and a variety of hair colours

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
Jul
14
Ryan Stiles, Colin Mochrie, and Wayne Brady in Whose Line Is It Anyway. Ryan appears to be imitating a dinosaur.

Unfortunately it's time to take a lesson from: Improv comedy

I'm not going to talk to you about yes and, don't worry, it's not
4 min read
Jul
05
Four people clink champagne glasses on a train

Jamie and Janina’s Universal Film Drinking Game

I had originally posted a version of this on Medium, but it occurs to me that I used to sign
6 min read
Jun
27
Etching of a man in a nightcap and robe sitting at a desk looking at papers and books

Once again, we regret to inform you, it is AI

This week in death to AI some judge in some case ruled that AI companies using our books without permission
3 min read
Jun
22
Cartoon of a harried man at a desk,  surrounded by papers, with the world on his back

What the fuck is going on

A non-exhaustive list of what the fuck is going on. What the fuck is going on is that Trump bombed
3 min read
Jun
13
Carved meat surrounded by pies

We need at least some rich people to agree to being eaten

Labour are trying to court Reform voters. The BBC is trying to appeal to Reform viewers. We're all
4 min read