Really, really good (h/t: Vikki Ross) vimeo.com/405997652

these "noise cancelling" headphones aren't doing such a great job of cancelling the drilling that is going on somewhere in our building. #drillingfromhome

BETTY WRIGHT KLAXON!!!!!! Lauren Laverne BBC Radio 6 Music

The Masks Masquerade: link.medium.com/y50smhwkj7

Everyone who cares about marketing effectiveness: #EffWorks, the global effectiveness conference, is *FREE* for the first time this Oct 12-16. Featuring creative inspiration from Fer Machado and new thinking from Les Binet. Book here: ow.ly/mXNh50Br0E1 Pass it on.

I notice that, for a lot of people, the last few days have been especially challenging. So I put together a playlist of 15 failsafe songs that I’d want to keep on standby if I needed a boost. Nothing complicated or obscure. Just straight-up reassurance. open.spotify.com/playlist/6cp87…

Why don’t we give the nurses the money from Trident and clap for the nuclear warheads instead?

Hi Chris Hawkins any chance of a play of You Love Us by the Manic Street Preachers initially released on my actual 16th Birthday in 1991

By comparison, everything else fades into insignificance. theguardian.com/environment/ng…

Great energiser after the coffee with Guy from Catalyx at #mrmw

This is an unacceptable incursion of right to free expression and journalistic freedom. It shows precisely why authoritarian regimes shouldn’t be granted privilege of hosting major events. Will FIFA intervene in line with its HRD policy? theguardian.com/world/2021/nov… Brendan Schwab AM

The teenager’s poem that reveals the cruel reality of life in modern Britain. My column about a brilliant young man, who has been exposed to things you’d never want your child to see. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

When women and girls have access to bicycles they also have better access to education, health care and employment. That’s why I’ll #PedaltoEmpower for powerofbicycles on 4 June. If you’re into cycling and equality, come join or support the cause! pedaltoempower.com/fundraisers/gs…

That just made the wait for our delayed flight back to Genève more tolerable. Allez Servette Servette FC

This is one of the wonders of the world. Growing up in Northern Ireland, a surprising number of radio phones-ins had a hit of this about them, but this is stunning.

My Top 8 Most Dramatic Hydraulic Press Dances. #hydraulicpressgirl #oddlysatisfying

Fede Valverde’s rocket shots don’t always end up in the back of the net. Sometimes they land on someone’s balcony instead…

Does anyone have any information on when the #grandsaintbernard is going to open for cyclists this year? I realise they didn’t manage for the Giro, but do we think it’ll be open soon? #snowwalls @cyclingalps Alain Rumpf

As a supporter of @powerofbicycles, I’m delighted to sponsor the Geneve Smashfest Giants of the Jura for #PedaltoEmpower on June 3. Join them and riders from across the globe to empower girls in need to break down barriers with bikes. #pedaltoempower pedaltoempower.com/st/342/t