Trump is incensed that Bad Bunny is performing at the Super Bowl, but says: "I've never heard of him. I don’t know who he is."

Gift Link// Whether the US's ongoing act of political suicide evolves as a murder-suicide is of more than passing interest to the US’s northern domestic partner. Canada is extremely -- uniquely -- vulnerable. I spoke to executives, defense analysts, others. www.bloomberg.com/opinion/feat...

Trump hasn’t moved on from wanting Greenland forever, Danish PM warns Denmark and Greenland cannot afford to “breathe a sigh of relief,” Mette Frederiksen says. www.politico.eu/article/dani...

Evening walk with Hector and Djery on the Champ de Mars.

The troubling rise of AI girlfriends.

Who needs books reviews when crying on camera sells books. #BookTok #booksthatmademecry

The decline and fall of Hollywood.

In the Dordogne, three explosive packages were sent in the post targeting an MP, a journalist, and a comedian. One of them exploded in a postman’s vehicle with no injuries. www.lefigaro.fr/faits-divers...

Interesting French-UK university comparison from a British student studying classics at the Sorbonne.

Why Trump’s speech to US military top brass was such a disaster. He seemingly does not understand what the military is for.

He’s now putting quotes (“Trump”) on his own name. Is he distancing himself from his own existence?

Trump's Justice Department is firing the people who prosecute terrorists, Jake Tapper argues. The president's politically motivated personnel decisions make "the United States and the world less safe":

In Lebanon, a "pop star turned Islamist militant" arrested after twelve years on the run and a 22-year prison sentence in absentia.

The three stages of "enshittification": 1) Platforms are good to their users. 2) They abuse their users to make things better for their business customers. 3) They abuse those customers to claw back all the value for themselves – and become a giant pile of shit.

The pill that women are taking for everything from speeches to first dates. Influencers have described propranolol as a magic pill that eases nervous jitters in all kinds of settings. Prescriptions are on the rise, especially for young women.

Rainy evening in Paris, arriving for dinner with an old friend at my favourite Italian restaurant.

Dame Sarah Mullally has been named the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury, becoming the first woman to hold the Church of England’s most senior clerical position. on.ft.com/3Kywkdg

Shein plans to open shops in Galeries Lafayette department stores in five cities and also in the BHV store in the capital.

Another reminder that big banks are legalised forms of organised crime. In France, banks are committing massive fraud by helping foreign investors (for a commission, of course) avoid tax on dividends.

Gen Z's new approach to relationships allows “them to forge paths shaped by their specific desires and inclinations, rather than external expectations.” But without a script, Zoomers can struggle to know where to begin, Molly Langmuir writes:

NYU Law School cancelled a speech about... cancel culture.

In Paris, it’s the dog owners who don’t keep their pets on leads (invariably the same ones who don’t pick up after them). www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

The brutal crimes of architects. They have a lot to answer for.

A sick bastard decapitated a sea lion in California. Police are hunting for the man in photo below.

Why tourists are giving the United States a miss. California predicts 170,000 fewer visitors to the state this year – with Los Angeles and Yosemite national park hit hard. Will the Trump slump continue to deepen?

On the heels of Emily in Paris...

What great news, can't wait.

The Trump Idiocracy in the Age of Stupidity. www.theguardian.com/news/2025/oc...

On Tuesday night, in New York City, they united in a special talk show crossover of Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on CBS.

Friends in San Francisco, is this true?

Trump is now shaking down YouTube, which is owned by Google. This is the third Trump shakedown of Big Tech companies: Facebook paid him $25 million, and Twitter settled with him for $10 million. Trump will use the Google/YouTube payout to build his White House ballroom.

Meet AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood.

An excerpt from Marisa Meltzer’s new biography, "It Girl: The Life and Legacy of Jane Birkin".

Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner doing another deal with the Saudis — investing in videogames.

In an era of vapid entertainment and AI slop, cultural snobbery is making a comeback.

After reading this piece about the Booker Prize embracing social media, I checked the Booker's account on TikTok. It's dull. Slow-moving video of book covers. It won't attract the "BookTok generation". They should put a teenager in charge of it. #BookerPrize #BookTok

Les étrangers adorent la France… mais ont toujours du mal avec les Français. Si la France séduit par sa culture et son art de vivre, les Français eux-mêmes restent souvent mal appréciés et caricaturés en peuple arrogant et impoli.

City-boy bro-glow. Bankers are spending thousands on their skin.

Another Trump hawking overpriced merch. A family of hucksters.

Every day he finds new ways to turn the US into a giant insane asylum.

Even in his most fevered, drunken dreams, Richard Milhous Nixon couldn't possibly have even imagined doing a tenth of this shit.