Are you sitting down? theguardian.com/society/2024/o…

Just read that Asda Everyday teabags beat Yorkshire Tea in a blind taste test. I guess this is how Copernicus felt when he realised the Sun didn’t revolve around the Earth.

‘There’s no shortage of tyrants and no shortage of fools’ - Nick Cave

Another day, another sexbot follower.

An absolutely compelling telling of the notorious Stakeknife story bbc.co.uk/sounds/brand/p…

Show me a bandwagon and I’ll jump on it

MY YEAR-END READING STATISTICS #Wrapped (originally for Guardian Books)

'It's a far cry from small boys in the park, decapitated heads for goalposts. Isn't it? Mmmmm. Marvellous.'

Dwi’n chwilio am fideos a lluniau ffans rygbi Cymru o’u hunain ar ddiwrnod gêm ryngwladol, ar gyfer ffilm hyrwyddo yn ymwneud a’r Chwe Gwlad. Ffi bach ar gyfer rheiny â ddefnyddir. Ail-drydarwch o.g.y.dd. Diolch.

I’m looking for Wales rugby fans’ videos and photos of themselves on international day for a Six Nations-related promo film. Small fee for any used. Please RT. Thanks.

Welsh cultural appropriation is a reality theguardian.com/books/2025/jan…

Criminal Not a Fan of Criminal Court

Congratulations to the USA on its inauguration into the ‘Axis of Evil’! 🎉

All The President’s Men to be re-made as The President’s Man

The robot checkout in Asda just wished me good luck. Nice that the bots are acknowledging the precariousness of life in late-stage capitalism.

Just seen this. Bloody typical! Just as I’m about to write my era-defining novel (‘Playful yet profound’ is what I’m pretty sure the critics would have said). Hardly worth bothering now. theguardian.com/technology/202…

Didn’t even realise Brian May was Catholic

Australian voters are unlike any others in the world. #australiavotes #ElectionDay #auspol

‘He’s bangin’ on them bongos like a chimpanzee’ theguardian.com/science/2025/m…

2025 is 50% complete.