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Nothing makes my heart sink faster than entering a pub and finding all the tables have been laid for lunch or dinner. It’s criminal to have nowhere to go for those customers who simply want a pint of beer and do not want to partake in a...
Released: 12 June 2026 “In the 21st century it’s refreshing to know that there are still artists creating unique albums. The London-based Little Lore is a fine example of that and her latest release Being Serafina is a work that...
This Alexander-bodied (Fife) Leyland Tiger Cub is an uncommon survivor, particularly in its restored period livery. The Cub was reliable and economical.
Today's links Naomi Kritzer's "Obstetrix": When forced birth cultists become forced obstetrics militants. Hey look at this: Delights to delectate. Object permanence: DD-WRT; iTunes DRM is illegal; Fingertip magnet; Sony passwords v...
I’ve been busy getting ready for a trip to Paris, and so fired up Midnight
Our Mid-Year Fundraiser is launched, and the new postcards theme will be Soil.
I'm inherently biased towards the everyday forms of resistance, because it's what I research, but even allowing for there does seem to be a growing sense that the best battles to fight when it comes to big tech are the local ones.This...
Here’s the background: Mayor Giuliani took the unusual step of naming the Manhattan Detention Complex, the Lower Manhattan central lockup known informally as the Tombs, after a still-living person: Kerik. Giuliani’s police commissioner...
Do you remember last year when seemingly the entire world discovered Anterique’s flagship ballpoint pen as a result of a viral news article? We do, because overnight...
I ran across this essay, Freddie deBoer offering a bet to Scott Alexander that the AI singularity isn’t coming in the next 3 years, based on a decent decent set of economic measurements: https://substack.com/home/post/p-187862732 I used...