My latest Things Friends Forward #newsletter is out now! 027: Fundamentals | 29 June – 5 July Rhonda Patrick's core health behaviours, the all-star BET tribute to Lauryn Hill, and prediction markets coming for the Love Island audience thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/027-fundam... #Substack

CorbinGPT became a real boy tonight ✨ #LoveIslandUSA

Such joy! Winners of the karaoke couples contest tonight on Love Island USA 🕺💃🎤

Week 6 & the last week of #LoveIslandUSA Kenzie has done exactly what she was supposed to do in the villa, she’s just not a guy, so there’s WAY more judgement, & this whole anti- “lust” thing is very American puritan. Urgh Melanie & Sincere ARE toxic. Time to go. I wish Melanie had self-evicted

Week 6 of #LoveIsland UK Aidan is annoying but great TV. I wish he wasn’t such a meddler in Kavan’s relationship with Justine Kavan is going to be somewhat open w Charleen as he was too quick to shut it down. Jasmine is right about (most) guys standing up for themselves more when they get older

OMG, America!! #ItShows

The latest edition of my Things Friends Forward #Substack #newsletter 026: Clarity, Care, & New Sounds | 22 – 28 June End-of-life planning resources, the funding shift behind the women's health boom, & a heap of my favourites release new #music thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/026-clarit...

After Casa Amor recoupling, Wk5 starts w Aniya bawling. It’s so sad to see (black) gals on the show put their heart & soul into less-than guys. Melanie is perfect to talk some sense into her. “Why you want to be w a man you’ve got to build up?” Heartbreaking but pure cinema Now bring that w Sincere

Week 5 of #LoveIsland UK After a lot of lovely words were shared at the recoupling, Casa Amor comes to the villa!! Kavan was too excited for my liking… & a favourite for the new gals Sean knows Charlene from Dublin Angelista has some options! Ellie, Jasmine, & Mica already missing their guys

On Love Island this season there’s a bunch of quasi-redpilled Gen Z guys who spend every episode talking themselves out of liking women. Meanwhile the millennial Tumblr model is cakewalking to victory by openly yearning for the woman he loves while they’re stuck in separate villas.

appointment viewing is not dead. all summer long gen z has been hosting live and virtual watch parties for love island, the w, nba finals, the world cup, and throughout the year routinely gather to discuss shows like abbott elementary and love is blind. these watch parties are the third spaces +

Week 4 of #LoveIslandUSA Zach sulking & getting jealous is SO off-putting. Chatting w Bryce & but not Kayda is immature. And the next day, not making her breakfast. So rude! Corbin & Kenzie are cute Why is no one calling out Melanie’s infatuation w Sincere, who will only trample on her heart?!

Week 4 of #LoveIsland UK I love Jasmine & Kavan 💕 Finley & Ellie + Lorenzo & Yasmine have potential Happy for Lola & Sean, but they are boring Always annoying for the islanders to vote instead of the public. Originals always look after their OG mates. Newbies always get the short straw …

My latest Things Friends Forward #newsletter is out! 025: The Return #Stoicism on genuine joy and character, what #writing is actually for, why #MiniDiscs were always better than cassettes, #music, #poetry + card from Ben (my mate since yr 6!) thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/025-the-re...

Love Island is the modern equivalent of the regency romance house party thrown in hopes of marrying off the heroine to a titled man.

When two of my worlds collide!! 💕☀️🚗

Week 3 of #LoveIslandUSA My faves are Corbin 💕 and Kenzie Kayda & Zach Trinity & Bryce I don’t think Gabriel is there for something serious, but I’m all for him & Jen having a sexy, enjoyable, Fijian summer! Over Sincere & it’s a pity Aniya & KC seem done Need some new blood…

Week 3 of Love Island UK Jasmine & Kavan are my faves Not really feeling anyone else, so it’s good to see the four new bombshells on the sleepover Loving Finley & Yasmine Mica & Simba are vibing esp when Angelista is out of the picture I like all the gals I like Lorenzo. No real vibes for Sam

Here's my latest Things Friends Forward #Substack #newsletter #Psychedelics and what it actually takes for #integration, how to be normal, the sad wives of #AI, and Australian #offshoring's real costs thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/024-the-wo... #ThingsFriendsForward #MagicMushrooms

Australia: Starting in mid-2026, a new national program will test wastewater across Australia to track diseases like COVID-19 and the flu. This will help health officials spot outbreaks early and stay ready for future threats. Source: www.cdc.gov.au/diseases/sur...

My latest Things Friends Forward newsletter is out on #Substack I'm in the midst of marking and supervising exams. Plus, trying to deal with the change of weather!! 🥶 Will Potter's Green is the New Red at 15, Kae Tempest live, and two Love Islands thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/023-cold-f...

Week 2 of #LoveIslandUSA Beatriz did the right thing but some people can’t handle it Loved her chat w Melanie about femininity, emotions 💕💕 Hopefully a bonding moment for them. I don’t like it when the women are fighting (about men!) on these shows “The only thing I compete for is a medal” 👊

Week 2 of #LoveIsland UK Lola & Sean getting on well. Sean saying he’s done now is just summoning the Love Island gods for chaos… And that is the guys going on a date with two new bombshells while the gals watch George left the villa due to family reasons!! Oh no esp for Robin. He was a good vibe

Kae Tempest live at The Princess Theatre in #Brisbane last night w Adele & Cat Always inspiring, authentic, & earnest vibes - the three of us have seen him THREE times together now, throughout his transition Awesome to see someone more comfortable in their new skin & spreading love 🏳️‍🌈 #LiveMusic 🎤

Clive Palmer has lost his High Court bid to re-register the United Australia Party ahead of this year's federal election. The United Australia Party was voluntarily deregistered after the last federal election, and under the law cannot re-register within the same electoral cycle.

What happens when execution is free? Distribution and fighting for attention becomes the challenge. We can create infinitely more apps but there isn’t infinitely more human attention. The winners here will be aggregators of attention and ad networks (e.g. Meta, Alphabet) who are now more valuable.

Tsunami alert has been issued for the Philippines, Indonesia, Palau, Taiwan and Papua New Guinea after massive 8.2 magnitude earthquake.

Why are US roads so much deadlier than Europe's? US: bigger cars, longer driving distances, more rural roads, weaker pedestrian infrastructure. Europe: tends to favour traffic calming, smaller vehicles, safer crossings, and stricter road design standards. Source: buff.ly/T0ScbKE

One #LoveIsland is not enough, the US launched one night after! The intro to #LoveIslandUSA season EIGHT was pretty cringy, but still fun! US love casting carbon copies of past islanders… Love the black & white shots The gals are gorgeous & are PUMPED to see Ariana! bsky.app/profile/did:...

Last week's Things Friends Forward has just dropped on #Substack 022: Show Up Anyway Bluebottle Kiss wrap up their tour in Queensland, the 10th anniversary of #Pinegrove's Audiotree session, and #Stoicism through an emotional lens Listen or Read: thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/022-show-u...

The cast all seem fun & they come in guy & gal at night - why I wonder… wouldn’t production be more expensive?? Mica, Angelista, Robyn, Lola, Ellie, & Jasmine Aidan, Lorenzo, Samraj, Ope, Sam, Sean/Fitzy Ope (black) loves white Scottish gals, of which there are two (Robyn & Ellie) #LoveIsland

Get ready, Love Island fam! It’s just turned into Winter in Australia and that means it’s Love Island season!! Check out the feed to bant about the Brits or block the hashtag. You do you boo 👊 bsky.app/profile/did:... #LoveIsland #RealityTV 📺❤️🏝️☀️

Long weekend at Burleigh Rained until Friday, but then it was beach time ☀️👙 📖 Then saw one of my favourite Australian bands of all time, Bluebottle Kiss 🥁🎵🎸 play at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse in Burleigh Fri & at Black Bear Lodge in Brisbane on Sat Great weekend - back to marking on Monday… 📑

Bluebottle Kiss with “Claim” live 🎸🎵🥁last night at Black Bear Lodge in #Brisbane This song snippet was from BBK’s last gig on their #tour to celebrate their “Revenge is Slow” album’s #vinyl release this year from Love As Fiction Records #BluebottleKiss #BlackBearLodge #LoveAsFictionRecords

In the mood for some #guitars?? Here’s Australian indie band, Bluebottle Kiss live tonight at Mo’s Desert Clubhouse at #Burleigh Playing Sat night at Black Bear Lodge in Brisbane (early gig at 8:30pm) - see you there?! www.tiktok.com/@leighchante... #LiveMusic #IndieMusic #BluebottleKiss 🎵🎸

Happy Pinegrove Audiotree Live for those who celebrate 🌲 Ten years of this session today, Pinecones 🎸 - one of my ABSOLUTE favourite things to exist! Stream: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JvG... or own it forever: pinegrove.bandcamp.com/album/pinegr... #Pinegrove #AudiotreeLive #IndieMusic #LiveMusic

In recent months, Facebook has been flooded with U.S. state-themed AI-generated images posted by suspiciously similar accounts with names such as "Life in Nevada" and "Utah Life". Despite the theme, the accounts in question appear to be run from Bangladesh. www.conspirator0.com/p/life-in-us...

My latest Things Friends Forward #Substack #newsletter is short and sweet -just some #Music and #TV this week - due to me being sick 🤒 021: Down Tempo | 18 – 24 May thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/021-down-t... #ThingsFriendsForward #SubstackNewsletter #TVSeries

🧵 If you're worried right now - you should be. If you're wondering what you can do - you should be. None of us can do everything. But we can all do something. Here's something you can do today... #auspol

It's not everything that's needed - but it is something. Please see TrueNorth here - share with at least one person & ask them to sign up today. Every action counts! 🙏 #auspol > truenorthnews.substack.com

Like the python story in #Euphoria, I remember watching a video years ago about the gal who realised her snake was lying STRAIGHT next to her in bed - instead of their usual curling up (not around her either) - to size her up to eat… whilst starving itself in readiness!! Don’t sleep with snakes 🐍

My latest Things Friends Forward #Substack #newsletter is out now!! The federal #budget's fossil fuel contradictions, #AI compute costs outrunning salaries, and what the #manosphere is actually offering young men + more thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/020-what-i... #ThingsFriendsForward

Exceptional hospital scene in episode 4 of Half Man!! #HalfManHBO

This week's Things Friends Forward #Substack Newsletter: 019: Friction | 4 – 10 May #AI #chatbots and documented psychological harm, Australians' deep distrust of AI, and the largest education #databreach in history + more thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/019-fricti... #ThingsFriendsForward

Oh my. This is spectacular. sinceyouarrived.world/taken

Latest example of the documented result of what happens when supposed ‘centre left’ parties go to the right to try and appease conservatives rather than stand for something different - voters go even further rather than stick with the imitators

My latest Things Friends Forward #Substack #newsletter is out! 018: Depth & Breadth | 27 April - 3 May Hyperbaric firsts, Jungian lenses, #Jung's Red Book in person, Kae Tempest new releases, and the #surveillance hiding in your grocery app + more thingsfriendsforward.substack.com/p/018-depth-...

Happy #DigitalWellnessDay: a global movement from the Digital Wellness Institute 🧘🏻‍♀️My Top Tips for Tech Balance & Digital Wellness I've just started Digital & AI Literacy for #NDIS participants too 👨🏼‍💻 Digital Flourishing check-up: digitalflourishing.com 🤖 Toolkits + summit: digitalwellnessday.com

First time in a hyperbaric oxygen therapy tank today!! Heard about this when Bryan Johnson talked about it on a podcast interview with Chris from Modern Wisdom Thanks Reece and team at #P3Recovery Springwood!! #HBOT #hyperbaricoxygenchamber #hyperbaricchamber #P3RecoverySpringwood