This has been my explanation every time someone asks why I bothered buying a Switch 2 at launch. You think prices are really going to drop any time soon?

I was in this bar and I didn't realise they were there 🥲

I was in this bar and I didn't realise they were there 🥲

I'm on holiday so I've been a little lax on self-promotion, but a few weeks ago I broke out of London for a long walk and a pub dinner. Here's what I thought of it.

I started shooting film a few years ago, and still don't actually own a digital camera. Here's why.

Full review still to come, but so far Nothing's new charging case microphone feels like an inconsistent improvement on using the earbuds alone

This... feels like it might actually generate a little backlash

Went to a ball game, ate a hot dog, ate nachos out of a plastic cap, watched a giant apple arise from the earth to celebrate home runs. Y'know, the usual.

Wrote a little something about silicon-carbon batteries and why US and European phone buyers are missing out on the biggest batteries around

Surprise, surprise: the new cookbook by Ixta Belfrage is excellent. I’ve loved cooking its punchy, colourful Brazilian-inspired recipes, from lime-soaked okra skewers to coconut curry roast chicken, and it has me sorely tempted to go pick up her last book too.

I actually really like the look of the new Xperia, even if it's as shameless as Apple in its inspiration

Apple wants to change what we mean by 'lens', and I really think we need to resist that

Charcoal Champ is a north London north Chinese hotspot, where you should order a great many grilled skewers and wash them down with a cold Tsingtao, as you idly wonder why British BBQ culture can’t be a little more like this

If you got instinctively grouchy about the time Apple spent unveiling the crossbody iPhone strap yesterday, this is for you

Refreshing to see Spotify finally add lossless and just throw it into the regular Premium plan, rather than charging extra on top

I have been knee-deep in iPhone 17 Pro specs tonight so that you don't have to be. TL;DR it looks pretty damn ugly (imo etc), but I'm excited to see how that new telephoto stacks up.

Okay yes I will definitely watch Bryan Fuller: The Movie, please and thank you

I know I'm spoilt by London on this, but buses are the best

A beer! With the football! What a world.

I don't think I've ever used Circle to Search once in day-to-day life, but this is the sort of feature that would tempt me

just when you think america has hit rock bottom, it continues to astonish us

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Samsung's new S25 FE and Tab S11 seem... fine! They're a bit thinner, a bit lighter, and otherwise basically as they were.

Now *that's* a purple phone

Good Alien: Earth episode (Babou Ceesay remains the absolute best thing in the show) but I'm not sure Hawley knows how to shoot the Xenomorph

Quite proud of this subhead, not gonna lie

wow is it possible for seven people to all be wrong about something? www.axios.com/2025/09/02/a...

I challenge you to read this "plan" and come away with a single coherent action that Tesla is going to take

Why didn't you just try to win, Arne?

Yesterday's Arsenal game was a bummer, but I did get to eat a giant squid sandwich called the Riccardo Calamari, so there's always that.

Arsenal shots 11, xG 0.55 Liverpool 9, xG 0.45 But only Liverpool went for it 👍

Brutal. But what a kick.

The slice is slowly taking over London, from the ubiquitous New York-style to options from Rome, Detroit, and some that feel more distinct to this city. I’ve eaten almost everywhere currently serving pizza by the slice, and here are the places I really rate.

Enjoying the Pixel 10 Pro XL so far, but boy, Magic Cue sure doesn't do much if you don't use Messages. It's essentially a US exclusive by accident.

Really good from @henrymance.ft.com Why the Vegans Lost on.ft.com/3JDAIHp

I love the show, but oof, that's two pretty dismal Strange New Worlds episodes in a row. Really hope they can close this season out on a high note, it's been very mixed so far

Honor's Magic V5 is the thinnest foldable in the world, but it's the big battery that really gives it an edge over Samsung and Google

Great to see Sage backing traditional British industries like (checks notes)... beauty influencers?

GRIMSBY!!!!

London’s slice shop obsession is in full swing, but Paulie’s is one of the few that really hews close to the New York format. Not everything here is great, but the standard slices are some of the city’s best in the New York style, and are almost cartoonishly good looking

I popped up on the Vergecast today to try and give some phone buying advice, and mostly ended up mourning the iPhone mini

As a man who needs a new mouse, I will be keeping a close eye on this one

You can just... not publish this stuff

My god, we're doing it, we're actually going to try and sign another left back

What's on my desk? Usually a cat tbh

“calafiori will NOT get injured”

Terrific goal from Saka, also think that we and he benefited in that half from Madueke providing another threat so “just stop their one outlet” wasn’t as much of an option.

It's the weekend

Open play is for losers 👍

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