Managers and players being interviewed: yeah we don’t pay attention to social media, we black out the noise Managers and players after winning something: *referencing every meme and every post that’s ever wronged or mocked them*

the thing about this is partly that it’s such a massive own goal for Granta — they didn’t select the stories, all they needed to say was that they were urgently discussing the issue with the commonwealth short story prize. but saying that they put it in claude, claude said it was AI??? what???

The Arsenal. Your Premier League champions.

COYG

Now would be a really good time to go ahead and sign up for this 👀

Excellent lead image on this

I GET LOGGED OUT. BUT I LOG IN AGAIN

Tell you what, number 1,000 gets a free paid sub… for life. Value: literally infinite.

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Why are they interviewing Trippier while the game is still being bloody played?

Fuck me that's a goal

Goddamnit West Ham

Absurd that an essay bemoaning how London food critics are in bed with the PR industry also wishes that critics would stop being mean and just do PR for restaurants instead

Beautiful Malay-jun feast today courtesy of Decatur and Mambow - assam pedas crawfish boil, raw scallop, garlicky fried chicken, and a fried mango pie

Authorities Unearth Mass Grave Of Trump Advisors

Just a perfectly normal headline. www.theverge.com/tech/932131/...

I don't have my Trump phone yet, but I do have a whole new thing to dunk on the company for

If you've ordered the Trump phone, or know someone who has: have you had any email this week indicating your phone has shipped, or is about to?

Ugh. I knew this was coming, but still. Silly to have a favourite but she's absolutely it, and still has so much to offer the team. Wish this could have been announced yesterday to give her a send-off!

Both depressing and inevitable, the FIFA way

Bar Etna, the newest opening from Four Legs, hasn’t fully erupted just yet, but there’s plenty of promise — and I know I’ll be back for the tomato pie on the regular

This could be it! Trump Mobile claims the Trump phone is shipping this week. We'll believe it when our preorders arrive.

I actually always liked the design of Sony's Xperia phones, but I think this refresh was probably still long overdue

Lots of fun new things coming to Android this year - I'm most curious to see how Google's vibe coded widgets compare to Nothing's Essential Apps

While rivals push experimental telephotos, Vivo’s phone simply has three equally excellent cameras. Read our review from @dompreston.com:

It's due, but the squad refresh this summer is going to sting. I know this'll be true for many, but Mead played a huge part in getting me into women's football in the first place

Literally me over the last five minutes

I died, my soul left my body, and then I died again. I've died many a death. They have killed me. These guys should be tried in The Hague for what they're putting me through.

always loved VAR, me

Holy hell that save

Inspired by a Canadian clam cocktail, this punchy pasta riffs on the bloody Mary and should work with any seafood you like

Still feeling real good about my decision to just buy one of these at launch

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I really thought I would love Auguste, but it is maddeningly inconsistent. Some excellent dishes, including the arrosticini, but at least three we genuinely considered sending back to the kitchen. Hopefully just first month jitters, and there’s improvement to come.

2023-24: Quarter final. 2024-25: Semi final. 2025-26: FINAL! We've made such strides in Europe, now a chance to win the biggest trophy. Everyone one of those lads gave it their all tonight, massive credit to them. What a night. ❤️

Made it into the final, and we absolutely deserved to. Outstanding performance from the team

Back in our hands. 3 games, 3 wins, and this nightmare is over.

I think we'd have all taken that beforehand, but holy shit this season is absolutely determined to shred my fucking nerves

Mikel Arteta has finally got his tactics right (Bukayo Saka playing soccer instead of being injured)

Arsenal played two games today. I watched nearly every minute. We scored four goals. I missed every single one.

An absurd photo for a phone to be able to take at night

I found another certification for the Trump phone, a new tiny little hint that it might really launch one day

I forgot to share this week’s review! An unexpectedly lengthy lunch at the lovely Franceschetta 58 in Modena, a little offshoot of one of the world’s most acclaimed restaurants

Looks very spooky, very scary, and not all that much like Resident Evil yet, but I'm optimistic

This kind of mixed use urban planning is illegal in America

That's a foul, it's a pen. Var needs to shut up

A fully optimised WFH setup

Wrote a thing about how limited the US phone market has become, and why new Apple CEO John Ternus could (but... probably won't) fix it

These aren’t exactly my favourite restaurants, bars, and cafes in London, but they are the ones I think tourists should make a beeline for