@peteralanross.bsky.social I read this line in your book yesterday, a quote from Christopher Morris and I can't stop thinking about it. 'Mystery is so important in a world where everything is on your phone.'

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Got to the stage where, if I get Wordle and my coffee, the rest of the day can pretty much do what the hell it wants.

Dammit. I've got library books to take back - ‘RaptureTok’—Why TikTok Predicts The End Of The World On Tuesday www.forbes.com/sites/danidi...

I’ve been TRYING

@mrjamesob.bsky.social Hi James, does Farage's plans for immigration and indefinite leave to remain status affect his own wife? Serious question. Cheers, Adam

Had lunch here today. Stopped off to talk a little treason.

I think it’s Murdo Fraser’s glaikit coupon that makes this photo.

If this is anything like his previous books it'll be sensational

Issue 37 is out now 📕 There’s an extract online at @theguardian.com ⚽️ @kennypieper.bsky.social asks: is it too late to reclaim the simple joy of just watching football? 🛒 You can buy it here: bit.ly/3JxR4Be

Just been for lunch when I was asked if I wanted to ‘pimp my buns’? I slapped the waiter with a glove and now we’re duelling at dawn

That’s all very well, Mr Yeats, but have you ever had an article in The Guardian?

NEWS: A FIFA official confirmed that organizers will use “variable pricing,” also known as dynamic pricing, for 2026 men's World Cup tickets. Ticket prices will start at $60 and range to $6,730 for the most expensive tickets to the final. Read more: www.nytimes.com/athletic/659...

By me in the Manchester Guardian. No, I can’t believe it either.

@peteralanross.bsky.social Nice one. Holiday reading sorted.

Great insight from @kennypieper.bsky.social for @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social "Emerging technologies have personalised our life experiences to such an extent that we no longer need to wait, no longer need to experience anything we don’t like" www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Are smartphones eroding the experience of watching football? | Football | The Guardian www.theguardian.com/football/202...

11th September: @paftersnu.bsky.social in the form of a book. Calm, sly wit & accumulated political wisdom. Knowledge as a form of epicureanism. You'll feel the library all round you as you read, then it's supper in a garden & quiet laughter.

@liamkirkaldy.bsky.social Hi Liam. Just caught up with your piece in @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social 36 ‘Playing the Long Game.’ Really loved it. Great writing.

reading a book about how to be an effective father and literally nowhere in this book does it describe how to walk behind a sofa as if you are going down a flight of stairs

👋 Hello people of Portobello 📕 Issue 37 is now of the shelves of the wonderful @portybooks.bsky.social alongside some brilliant independent magazines. 📚 If there are any other independent bookshops out there who would like to stock Nutmeg then DM us. Shares and bookshop recommendations welcome.

Denmark ranked 21 in the world, Scotland 47.

📢 Nutmeg Issue 37 is out this week 🛒 Order here: bit.ly/3JxR4Be Not a subscriber? ✍️ Sign up now and get a discount on this issue bit.ly/3vlKFT0 Includes: The erosion of experience. Can we reclaim the simple joy of just watching? By @kennypieper.bsky.social

PARTICK THISTLE FOOTBALL MEMORIES GROUP ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/pa...

Here’s to the weekend. Sing it like you mean it.

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Tuesday

I’m trying not to vote SNP but they make it so hard.

Next year, 2026, sees the 150th Anniversary of Partick Thistle Football Club. One of the many things planned for our anniversary year in 2026 will be a book commemorating the occasion. 📕📙 Read on: ptfc.co.uk/ptfc-news/pa...

Did I see this on the news last night? This was the height of comedy in the Seventies. Now it's all come true. who'll be left to hate when the immigrants are chased out? youtu.be/brNiTo_TbeQ?...

If you see this, post a chef

Not everyone you meet is going to like you and that’s ok. You’re not that likeable

Another very specific request (because y’all sorted my last one so quickly!) Are there any war historians on here who would be willing/able to talk to me about what was happening around Caen in the weeks after the D Day landings?

Issue 37 of the ever excellent @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social is out soon www.nutmegmagazine.co.uk/issue-37/And they’ve found a space for some of my nonsense again

I can

Farage will be our next Prime Minister won't he? We'll always have this though. youtu.be/6fE5Sd_zdmQ?...

If you’re a football fan and/ or enjoy high quality writing then you really should read @nutmegmagazine.bsky.social

Absolutely beautiful. Excited for the book.

👀Mesmerising march of the Millers! Lennon jinks around the printing presses, the machine crowd roars and Issue 37 lands in the back of the box. 🛒Don't make all those Lennon Millers sad. Order one direct here: bit.ly/3JxR4Be

Piano- It's Never Too Late open.substack.com/pub/someword...

From this week’s Beano.

Piano- It's Never Too Late open.substack.com/pub/someword...

This is excellent observer.co.uk/news/sport/a...

There's not a-one of us who wouldn't say that's horrible but... ah, go on then..

July 16th 2022 Bloomsday open.substack.com/pub/someword...

The Life of Chuck is fantastic. youtu.be/dOyXdwXt8d4?...