I wonder if the current dip to a 12-month low for UK 5-year gilts will get as much media coverage as the brief spike above 4.5% did at the start of this year.

I love articles like this; not because I necessarily fully understand them, but because of the way somebody has a spark of genius that brings together two different strands of mathematics/physics in order to show something new www.quantamagazine.org/origami-patt...

Whatever news about him that’s about to come out must be REALLY bad.

@andrewsparrowgdn.bsky.social re: Farage frequency at PMQs. Interesting that Bertram's article omits data to make his point. He says Green MPs have asked 9 Qs, and Farage 6, and that this is unfair. But doesn't mention the 4 Qs from other Reform MPs in the same period, for an overall "score" of 10-9

Nowadays I pretty much exclusively read books from my local libraries, so I treat them as if they are a sacred object and am incredibly gentle with them. And then I glance at my own bookshelves and see some of my favourites that look like they've been attacked by a rabid racoon.

Massive news, this. Jackson's done an excellent job at Wimbledon so far.

This seems an especially French way of saying “and fuck YOU in particular”

The ISS (top-middle), and a Hong Kong-bound A350 (bottom-middle), from south London tonight. I think that it’s Cygnus top-right as well.

Imagine being in Amsterdam Arena when this dropped. open.spotify.com/track/7jTRBT...

Middle-age is wanting to stay up until stupid o’clock listening to tunes, but knowing your kids need to be at rugby training by 10am on Sunday and so you’re frantically trying to find radio edits for amazing songs.

10.45pm on a Saturday and I’m in my kitchen giving my my headbanging muscles a workout to TOOL.

My favourite Saturday evenings are being pretty boozed at my kitchen table, trying to convince myself that there’s a better album which combines metal with orchestral strings than Metallica - S&M. ‘One’ is simply phenomenal.

We are now on our 7th (SEVENTH) Home Secretary in 3 years. SEVENTH. Is it any wonder that so many parts of our government are essentially dysfunctional when there is a turnover of ministers like this?

Lads at the wedding when all the girls go off to dance

If you’re not watching this USA v Australia World Cup game, you’re missing out on a great game of rugby.

2 matches in 1 day? Can’t beat it. Admittedly, I had to leave the AFC Wimbledon game at half-time to get to the Arsenal on time, but it counts!

Sheffield Utd’s goals conceded record going to be under threat this season. How bad are West Ham?!

Did Sanchez forget he has a left hand?! #WHUvCHE

Eurovision 2026 host city announced as Vienna at 7.15am. My flights booked by 9.15am...

A must-read, must-share piece - clearly deconstructing the shoddy science of the Geiers (who are inexplicably in charge of studies at HHS). Consider this an early warning for what lies ahead. 🛟🩺🧪 www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

I made this playlist forever ago, when I was trying to convince myself to become a runner. I love club/house music, but the massive, dirty, and dangerous beats of certain hip-hop tunes were exactly what I needed. open.spotify.com/playlist/3C3...

Yes, I’m a little boozed, but I’m listening to the first two Eminem albums and am thinking about how late 90s music allowed me to indulge my teenage aggressive whims without actually indulging in anything actually criminal/dangerous.

There's about to be a whole load of no-longer-libellous stories posted about Hulk Hogan.

Football. Bloody hell.

Obligatory shitty photo of the ISS tonight. It’s the bright dot in the left cloud, and to its above-right is Cygnus.

It’s a sure sign of middle age that nowadays I use my University of Kentucky shot glasses for a morning ginger and chili pick-me-up…

It’s way too hot to be this fluffy.

"the politically sacred Japanese staple" is an excellent @secondmentions.bsky.social for rice in The Economist today, in an article about government bonds of all things. www.economist.com/leaders/2025...

Absolutely 100% nailed-on guarantee that this guy is on the board of an AI company by the end of the year. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

You just know that the "department values" started as the word "MERIT" and then they had to think of words starting with those letters. I assume they'd pretty much given up by the time they got to "Top Communicator".

I’ve started Hanya Yanagihara’s A Little Life this week, and the 70-page chapter on Jude that starts the second section is right up there as the best piece of writing I’ve ever read. It’s glorious; what feels like the complete capture of what it means to be a person, and specifically that person.

Call me a philistine, call we whatever. This is a piece of art that moves me to tears of happiness every single time I think about it, let alone watch it. youtu.be/UMq8ofCstMQ?...

What’s that? You like songs combined with historical cultural mythological references and 10+ women executing some incredible harmonies? Oh, and they were all fucking #Eurovision entries?! You haven’t lived, child.

I mean, I’m obviously drunk, but how the fuck this didn’t win #Eurovision 2023, I’ll never know. An ultra-banger if there was ever one.

#eurodab might be the greatest thing I’ve seen at #Eurovision in years

My friends made a scoresheet for this year’s #Eurovision. Here’s my results, with a clear top 5: #Finland #Latvia #Austria #Albania #Malta. Happy with any of these winning

#Portugal come on and half a billion Europeans go to the toilet and then to the fridge to get another drink. #Eurovision

Hazel and Sandra did amazing jobs at the semi-finals, but the addition of a Terminatrix has really given this final a little something extra… #Eurovision

The Roop! Brings back memories of what a banger Discoteque was. #Eurovision

Here’s my top 10 from semi-final two. The top two are streets ahead of the rest, although I loved #Latvia. #Eurovision

That is the most #Eurovision of all #Eurovision songs. So, so good from #Finland. That’ll be right up there at the top of the rankings on Saturday night. Just brilliant.

#Germany toned down some of the big-beat intensity of the original recording, and it works so much better on stage. I thought the vocals might get a bit drowned out, but that was a great performance. #Eurovision

Fair play to #Czechia for putting in a 30-second dance break from an entirely different song. Although the overall song was pretty solid. #Eurovision

That very much served. I laughed out loud at the stage reveal. Amazing work. Great performance too. #Malta #Eurovision

What if Titanic was made by the director of Sin City? #Austria #eurovision

THAT. WAS. AMAZING. Stunning performance of an excellent song. I absolutely loved that. Right up there as one of my favourites. #Austria #Eurovision

#Austria up next. I cannot wait to see reactions to the final minute of this song. #Eurovision

Two out of five songs so far have involved shirtless men. Know your audience! #Eurovision

The #Latvia song has been growing on me for a few weeks now, and the staging tonight was excellent. Awesome visuals, with a delightfully dark undertone. #Eurovision

#Ireland #Eurovision