We have come to the point in the Royal Narrative where "journalists" in the UK are waiting up all night to be the first to share with the world the BREAKING NEWS that Meghan has made a post on social media.

I wrote an op-ed about the vicious campaign against Meghan Markle. newsweek.com/vicious-campai…

Oh wow. Zohran Mamdani is the son of the scholar Mahmoud Mamdani and the filmmaker Mira Nair. He was born in Uganda. But what tickles me is that his middle name is Kwame! Even though he was born, not on a Saturday, but on a Friday. In Ghana he would be Kofi😃!

The Invisible Architects of Power I’ve always wondered—why are there so few of us? Why, in a continent of over 1.4 billion people, are political campaign strategists and political advisory firms not flooding the space? It’s baffling when you think about it: Every presidency,

Deeply disappointed that no headline about the wedding in Venice of Jeff Bezos, who founded Amazon, the company that merches the most products online is calling him "The Merchant of Venice." bbc.com/news/articles/…

A Herald story I can get 100 per cent behind! We need more memoirs and biographies!

While alive, the late Queen believed in "never complain, never explain". But she's now doing a whole lot of that from beyond the grave. And it's not about her more dishonest prime ministers. Oh no! But how much she REALLY hated Meghan. Who they say she "warmly welcomed"!🤣

I was unable to manifest a third season of ROME into being. I'm now manifesting a show where the series 24 meets HOMELAND and over in Moscow, Carrie Mathison engineers Jack Bauer's escape from a Siberian prison. Carrie's jazz mind combines with Jack's rage! Please let it be!!

O Fortuna, velut luna, Statu variabilis. Semper crescis, aut decrescis, Vita detestabilis. Nunc obdurat et tunc curat, Ludo mentis aciem. Egestatem, potestatem, Dissolvit ut glaciem. Joy is having Carl Orff playing LOUD on a cold July morning. youtube.com/watch?v=GXFSK0…

How wonderful that Dana A Williams has written about Toni Morrison's extraordinary career as an editor. Through Toni Morrison, I discovered the transcendent Toni Cade Bambara whose work she edited. Can't wait to dig into this book! theguardian.com/books/2025/jul…

Any fans of THE GOOD WIFE? Am rewatching one of my favourite episodes from the 5th Season: "Goliath and David". Featuring the delightfully catchy tune "Thicky Trick", performed in the link below by the cast and crew! youtube.com/watch?v=b4YguB…

Someone called the Daily Mail the “Daily Meghan” & I thought how true that is!

Quick research question: Corporal punishment in schools has been banned since the Education Amendment Act 2020 which states: "68A(5) Under no circumstances is a teacher allowed to beat a pupil." If you have kids at school, are they following this law? Thanks for any help!

Kiran Desai makes the Booker longlist 20 years after she published her last novel! How wonderful to see that publishing (still) has such a long memory. Good luck to Kiran, and to everyone honoured! theguardian.com/books/2025/jul…