Had a key cut and while Timpsons, rightly, get a lot of praise for what their business does but it’s worth noticing how remarkable the average shop itself is. In an age of clinical and depersonalised retail it’s little bits of humanity have become a marketing point in themselves.

1/4 Her story is every commuter’s worst nightmare. This is what happened when a Londoner slipped onto the tracks at a tube station one year ago. Or rather, what didn’t happen. ft.com/content/ef9af5… via @ft

For those who don’t know it and might need it (I think we all do), ‘apricity’ is the warmth of the sun on a chilly day.

1/ British tech tycoon Lawrence Jones was today found guilty of raping two women in the 1990s. He was separately convicted in January of sexually assaulting a third woman, a former employee, a decade ago. ft.com/content/2314fb… via @ft

It’s my Mum’s 70th birthday today! The whole time they have been together my Dad has always hand drawn her greetings cards and she’s kept every single one, here are a few of my favourites … firstly when she was pregnant with me..

Grace Jones popularized the dress with a cameo in Alaïa’s SS86 collection and the Léger dresses didn’t appear until the early 90s, so Alaïa ekes out a win IMO. But the genesis of the dress is trivial compared to the sea of knockoffs that came later (more on that in a minute).

POV: you’re a wheelchair user and the staff haven’t turned up with a ramp, so you’re trapped on an empty train. The emergency alarm is out of my reach so I have to rely on my shouting skills. How would you feel if there was a risk of this happening every time you use the train?

If anyone is pitching a W1A style sitcom but about the press comms of the Royal Family I am begging you to have me on the writing team

Places on Earth that don't look real - thread 🧵 1. Namibia, where the desert meets the ocean

ten years as an antiquarian, hearing nothing but "my relative kept these untouched in a box their whole life but they died, and I don't want this stuff" has radicalized me. annotate the books. use the china. wear the clothes until they wear out. your life should not be a museum

The only perspective on AI that matters

I am surprised to hear that he has taken on a babysitting job as well as having twin children he cares for. Good for him I guess.

Americans in November

adults loved to tell me i’d make a great lawyer one day when i was a kid which i realize now was their way of calling me a bitch

My London housing horror story, a thread 🧵 Our rented flat has awful leaking which means every time it rains heavily, it rains indoors – making half our flat unliveable If anyone has any general/legal advice on here would be much appreciated The situation last night:

Omg Pride and Prejudice.

new favourite Vito and Claudia moment just dropped #strictly

Forever my favourite Week Four dance ❤️ #Strictly