Something good!

If only there was as much effort put into improving youth services, making sports, arts and crafts available and affordable, and making the physical environment more 'teen-friendly' as there is for banning kids from social media or taking their phones away.

As a culture writer, Taffy Brodesser-Akner takes fandom seriously, but she has never been caught up in it herself. Then the Broadway show “Operation Mincemeat” came along, which she has now seen 13 times.

Another day, another Manchester United defeat. You love to see it. You absolutely love to see it.

The "largest long-term study of brain development and child health in the United States", finds "no evidence…that screen time impacted [children's] brain function or well-being", even among "participants who had high rates of digital engagement" #smma www.oii.ox.ac.uk/news-events/...

I'm afraid there *is* an obvious answer: it can't.

The guy that scored in the final seconds for Fulham, Harrison Reed, is a Worthing lad and went to the school my sons attend, Durrington High! 🥳

Merry Christmas to the two high vis clad lads sitting in their work van, blasting Wonderful Christmas time & passing a whole huge panettone back & forth, taking bites out of it as if it was a big burger

For anyone who may be hastily returning certain books they bought as Christmas presents, here's a thread of excellent children's books I highly recommend you buy instead: Loki A Bad God's Guide To Being Good by Louie Stowell Funny, chaotic and a little bit naughty okay, a lot naughty

Madueke goal #BRUARS #UCL

14 minutes in and we already have a player down

Very possibly the worst goal in football history, fantastic stuff

Portsmouth v Arsenal

We're watching the wholesale burning of every scrap of dignity afforded to trans people in the UK, their rights, their medical services, their employment, their place within society, their bodily functions. It is a disgrace, and a disgusting stain on the government and media of this country.

It takes 21 years for the average single earner to save a deposit to buy their first home in England, assuming they can put away 20% of their income after paying taxes, student loan repayments and rent on a 1-bed home. This is up from 16y in 2014 but down from 31y in 2022. 🧵

People are always like “aw, hang in there, the days will start getting longer again soon” and but for those of us who want the days to get shorter and shorter until we dwell in eternal starlight, NOTHING.

Tyler Adams' goal was scored 43.3 metres from goal. It's the furthest out any player has scored from in the Premier League this season, overtaking Richarlison from the north London derby last weekend.

This Sunderland Bournemouth game is a bit of a cracker!

Live scenes from the Your Party Conference:

Max Dowman is ridiculous.

A tale of Eberechi Eze, the boy who believed

I drew North London

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Me every time Arsenal score today

🔴 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 ⚪️ 🧱 Hincapie in at centre-back ©️ Saka skippers the side 🎩 Merino leads the line Let's bring the fight, Gunners 👊

Maternal mortality came down over history because of specific, measurable interventions. Human childbirth is difficult and hazardous for both mother and child. Early adaptations to this hazard were to have more children, which worked at a human population level, but didn't change individual risk.

If the aliens come it will be Ben Stokes who greets them. He’s the best of us. #Ashes #Fifer #Itakeitallback

I’ve gone from not enjoying the cricket to enjoying the cricket in the space of an hour, who knew that sport could be like this, with fortunes changing back and forth over a period of time

Bill Hader doing an impression of Oliver Reed explaining the difference between acting on stage & acting on film. Love how he cracks Paul Giamatti up.

A story of monsters, Dan Ballard, and the evil in Manchester City

What a lovely, original, piece of football writing here from @mwalkerfoot.bsky.social. The threads of history lend meaning to a modern match. www.nytimes.com/athletic/679...

Writes 'Arsenal robbed' headline. Changes it after Russo's offside goal. Changes it back after Maanum's goal is ruled out.

OMG thank you, Russo! Even if she was offside, JUSTICE

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Honestly TELL THE STORY. Won’t someone just tell the fucking story of how Brexit created this economic hardship, how a Muslim immigrant just saved the lives of those commuters on that train, won’t someone in politics or even media just connect the fucking dots and TELL THE STORY. IT’S RIGHT THERE

I would feel absolutely fucking bulletproof if I had big Gabi backing me up.

For the love of god just give us the crowd noise not studio chat with Owen Hargreaves

I’ve seen more consternation and handwringing in articles about set pieces and their impact on the game than I ever saw regarding what Chelsea or Man city did and how those actions ripped up the league more than any goal from a corner every couuld

Arsenal ruin the sport by scoring from open play. Burnley 0 - Arsenal 2

Mikel Merino and his sons beat Brighton

This is SO GOOD by @heawood.bsky.social on Lily Allen’s new album, and Lily Allen full stop. I am vicariously living the pain of that Kate Bush anecdote. open.substack.com/pub/heawood/...

It's Christmas

If there was a way we could harness the steam that comes out of some pundits’ ears every time we score from a set piece, we would hit Net Zero early.

Why is hot honey in everything now?? Or it's 'marry me' something??

Am wondering if all of those suddenly deciding they’re against communities living “parallel lives” might reconsider their support of religious schools? Or indeed private ones?