“History might look back on the Trump years as the moment Silicon Valley’s broligarchs took control of our future. Newsom is uncomfortably close to the tech billionaires. Middle America on the other hand seems to be ripe for AI populism.” Me on the Dem early front runner. as.ft.com/r/60533d91-8...

"I’ve always loved modern R&B that not so much leans into the melodrama as runs screaming towards it with its hair on fire."

Hollywood advocacy group The Brigade has written a letter calling out double standards in the industry, pointing to "selective" outrage and failure to condemn the atrocities being committed in Iran. Read more about the letter and my perspective here: https://pge.sx/4kFHKdj

Yes, Jim Ratcliffe might come across as a man easily confused by numbers, and inclined to say things that sound racist. But that's the problem with powerful, busy billionaires. They're just a bit overwhelmed: www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...

Just over thirty years ago, I was the only person to witness what was tantamount to a little piece of performance art by one of the greatest humorists of his generation – a piece of performance art predicated on a reference I didn't fully understand until yesterday afternoon. Let me explain.

Good morning! Here's a piece inspired in part by my possibly unwarranted discomfort at seeing Jackie Edwards records filed in the reggae section. www.patreon.com/posts/soul-o...

British Jewish comedian Matt Lucas was harassed on the London Tube by a white Brit, who tried to force him to say “Free Palestine.” Matt has never made any public statement for or against Israel. So why was he targeted? He’s Jewish.

Imagine my utter shock to see Hamas, a terrorist organization that kidnapped, raped and slaughtered civilians, even babies in cold blood, siding by Albanese, a UN official.

“What I endured lasted from the very beginning to the very end.” Released hostage Arbel Yehud was sexually abused “almost every single day” by her Palestinian Islamic Jihad captors during her 482 days in captivity. LISTEN. BELIEVE. SHARE.

This morning, I've been mostly thinking about Texas.

Hamas official Osama Hamdan is pushing the lie that Hamas didn’t kill civilians, and that Israelis dressed up as Hamas operatives to kill their own people on October 7th. The worst part of this isn’t even the absurdity of the lie. It’s the fact that people will believe it.

I've heard it thousands of times, but to switch on the radio and hear Take A Chance On Me burst into action, to have that intensity of energy and colour explode out of silence, from a song that's 47 years old, it's kind of miraculous really.

“From London to Gaza we will have an intifada.” Today, people proudly chant, calling for the murder of Jews on the University College London campus. If only they were actually educated on what they were chanting. 🎥: @DovForman

Qatar 🇶🇦 tops the list for foreign gifts and contracts to U.S. universities, outspending China 🇨🇳 by over a billion dollars. Qatar sponsor Hamas & shelters its leadership in Doha. We deserve much more transparency on what research is being funded by a state sponsor of terror.

The regime in Iran called for unity and issued an apology over the violent crackdown on protests and the country’s economic hardship. But who exactly are they apologizing to? They slaughtered everyone who dared to complain.

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★★★★ Le Carousel makes dancefloor magic from the melancholy of 'The Humans Will Destroy Us' writes @joemuggs.bsky.social www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/le...

A Brisa já anunciou os descontos em portagens para quem faça a A1, saindo e voltando a entrar em Coimbra? Ou acha que basta descontar o troço que não se percorre?

Lembram-se daquela veadora que o PCP perdeu para o CH, porque o PCP se convenceu que tinha “o melhor e mais bem preparado” candidato, na pessoa de João Ferreira, o qual nunca poderia, em caso algum, ser o vice-presidente de uma lista liderada pelo PS?

Relva a ser regada, hoje, na Praça de Londres #CMLBEM

"Estas coisas não acontecem num vácuo", parte 37 621

GOOD NEWS: Israel has eliminated the senior Hamas terrorist responsible for the 2004 Be’er Sheva bombing that killed 16 and injured over 100. Jewish blood is not cheap.

Good morning. I’m so glad that someone (thank you Jane B) had the presence of mind to capture this. It’s a glorious impromptu version of What Goes On performed last Saturday at The Betsey Trotwood by European Sun and Jamie Perrett. www.patreon.com/posts/c-d-g-...

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Kayla Painter vai da dança eletrónica ao ambient com gravações de campo. O estupendo "Tectonic Particles" pertence à segunda categoria. A minha crítica no JN: www.jn.pt/cultura/arti...

You can listen back to last night's Soho Radio show here if you so please. I've pasted the full track list in the comments. x www.mixcloud.com/sohoradio/pe...

Never forget that UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese was condemned for antisemitism by the United States 🇺🇸, Canada 🇨🇦, Germany 🇩🇪, and France 🇫🇷. That alone should have been enough to end her career at the UN. Instead, her contract was renewed.

“The myth of London as a third-world sinkhole is now central to Maga politics. Restoring Britain’s allegedly vanishing character is also an official goal of Donald Trump’s foreign policy.” My column. as.ft.com/r/5d92d208-8...

Excited by the news that David Grant & Linx are doing an actual gig in London in the summer, this morning I thought I'd shine a light on this gem from a somewhat forgotten David Grant solo album.

40% of Poles said they "dislike Jews" in new poll. Poland is the place where millions of Jews were murdered by the Nazis. "Go back to Poland" is hateful even without the history. But once you learn it, it sounds even worse.

Verdade. Uma magnífica entrevista de vida.

I mean, I didn't. But I was there. And it was just perfect: www.thetimes.com/culture/book...

Seis anos depois, todos têm um programa regular de comentário na televisão

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Zionism is a lifeline for Jews. Israel literally saved my family from genocide in Iraq and Africa, as well as Jews from Russia, China, Europe and countless other places. That’s why anti-Zionism sounds like a death threat to us.

Happy to say that the second and final part of Mash Down Birmingham: The Musical Youth Story is now available via all the usual streaming services. open.spotify.com/episode/028Z...

some people might say I take the RSPB's Big Garden BirdWatch too seriously. I don't think that's possible: www.thetimes.com/life-style/w...

HENGAW, an organization that records human rights violations against the Kurdish people, has confirmed that at least 257 Kurdish protestors were killed by the regime in Iran in December 2025 alone. 20 of those victims were children. If the world refuses to act, that number will only grow.

BREAKING: Israeli athletes are booed at the 2026 Winter Olympics opening ceremony. So, while the Olympics held in Hitler's Germany saw record turnout and support, attendees at this year's Olympics will never forgive the Jewish state for refusing to die.

"The Post proudly adopted the motto “democracy dies in darkness” after Trump was first elected. Now the paper is an exhibit of his attempts to smother democracy in broad daylight." My Swamp Notes with @grimeslikedimes.bsky.social on oligarch destruction of US media. as.ft.com/r/f2dcdea9-a...

There she is. Treat yourself to a proper sit down and read this. It's genuinely amazing.

Former hostage Alon Ohel was held by Hamas for 738 days. His family didn’t know if they would ever hear him play piano he so loved. Now, his songs are the soundtrack to freedom 🇮🇱

Shouldn't need to be said BUT just like the abuse porn generator, by switching something fucking egregious off when the pressure gets too much, Elon is proving beyond any doubt that he could have switched it off at any time in the past but chose not to.

★★★★★ BBE Music prove Talking Heads' universal reach on 'Naive Melodies' writes @joemuggs.bsky.social: International stars flip art-pop classics into highlife, dub, Detroit electro and morehttps://www.theartsdesk.com/new-music/bbe-music-prove-talking-heads-universal-reach-naive-melodies

One problem with billionaires is that they're so rich they no longer have rational incentives. To someone like Bezos, the financial performance of WaPo is wholly irrelevant, and so the only "incentive" is to satisfy emotional urges, such as breaking something just to show he can.

This really shouldn't need saying in 2026 but apparently does: if you have a problem with the "revealing" outfit a woman pop star wears to the Grammys, that is exclusively, 100% your problem and 0% hers or anyone else's.

"The censure of Mike Read was enough to send Relax skyrocketing to number one. Which prompted the question. Could the opposite be true? If Mike Read went out of his way to endorse a band with their sights set on chart success, would it have a deleterious effect on their career?"

A estação de Metro do Marquês está em obras e é, portanto, uma oportunidade única para revisitar a pastilha original (1959) antes que lhe caia em cima, de novo, o extraordinário, fantástico, belíssimo pladur

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"In a self-valuing democracy, the only defensible stance is to call for release of all remaining files." My column on why the latest Epstein dump gives America the opposite of closure. as.ft.com/r/9553eceb-2...