Attempting a MailMerge in Microsoft Office is a delightful throwback to software of the last century when you had to press 25 mostly hidden buttons in exactly the right order, or nothing happened…

Great idea! A game to play with family at a distance, from an excellent independent artists’ company… Save a fiver if you book today.

If you need distracting, I recommend the audiobook version of “Agent Running in the Field,“ not least because it’s read by John Le Carré himself in his wonderful rich voice.

Today from noon: I’m co-presenting Hothouse, an afternoon of great new photography, from RedeyeNetwork and Fuse. Free, in Zoom webinar format, so drop in any time redeye.org.uk/programme/even…

This looks like an amazing job, working with Prof Abi Gilmore researching creative industries and cultural policy in Greater Manchester - might suit my What Next? colleagues. Deadline Monday!

Ok, last camembert update today (V1.5): better resolution and I re-ordered the slices to have delicious metaphors on the right and literal descriptions on the left (with some ambiguous ones at the bottom). A few fun additions: Pi chart in Irish and Disc Graph in Icelandic.

Is it your turn to cook tonight? This would be a great thing to have on, from 6 pm on the RedeyeTPN Instagram

Broke? Need software? This. RedeyeNetwork redeye.org.uk/programme/even…

not sure about the optics of Johnson and Sunak using the “daily test pilot scheme” to carry on going to the office rather than setting a self-isolation example to everyone else

Shade temperature in Manchester, UK at 3 pm this afternoon.

Have you just graduated in photography, and wondering how the next year is going to go? This is for you; it’s free support for a year from RedeyeNetwork. Simple application process. Deadline TONIGHT! redeye.org.uk/opportunities/…

strong words from the @ft editorial board ft.com/content/9230bc…

NFTs. Why they are probably a lot more useful and relevant than you might think. Great new piece by Rosie from RedeyeNetwork. Never thought I would see and *understand* a headline like “So why are most NFTs still sold using proof of work blockchains?” redeye.org.uk/opinion/nfts-w…

The benefits of vaccinating 12-17 year olds VASTLY outweigh negative effects - analysis by Dr. Deepti Gurdasani Prof. Christina Pagel - @chrischirp.bsky.social et al osf.io/grzma/

This is quite exciting, tomorrow I’m doing my first RedeyeNetwork Instagram live chat at 4pm GMT, with the great photographic mentor Zoe Whishaw. So if you’re wondering about one of the best ways to progress your career (hint: it’s mentoring), do come along! RedeyeTPN on Insta.

Excellent thread and article on well-fitting, effective masks - and re-using PP2/3 masks.

Yes! Bradford is City of Culture 2025!! I am crying .

This is extraordinary. A study claiming significantly higher Covid death rates for US Republicans than Democrats. The FT says “the politicisation of attitudes to science may have cost as many as 60,000 American lives.” See nber.org/papers/w30512

Have you got the thing where your Apple Watch battery suddenly drains after updating phone to iOS 17.4.1? This fixed it for me: go to watch settings > App Store and turn off Automatic Updates. You can do this via the phone or the watch. Hope it helps.