Love this - Londons oldest Scalextric club... I used to love playing this as a kid. www.huckmag.com/article/fas...

At last - one of my favourite pieces of architecture in the whole world is listed. It may not be everyones cup of tea, but in its time it was revolutionary and remains meaningful. c20society.org.uk/news/southb...

Most career advice tells you what to choose. Almost none tells you how to stop overthinking long enough to actually choose anything. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/278-you-over...

Cleethorpes from Cleethorpes, UK - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/cle...

Rydal Water 1902 - Once Posted onceposted.com/postcard/ryd...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Gia Margaret - Meursault - Otro - Rafael Anton Irisarri - Erland Cooper - Placid Angles - Asgeir - Hania Rani - Yamila - Lussuria QT with yours.

Most people don't plan their careers. They drift into them. The danger isn't the wrong path — it's building a career around momentum you didn't choose. New newsletter today: a 10-minute reset to start steering again. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/277-most-car...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Shackleton - FRANKIE + Kelman Duran - Martin Phipps (Steal OST) - Everything but the Girl - Blanck Mass - The Cure - Daniel Lopatin - Duran Duran - Massive Attack - Hifiklub QT with yours.

I'm on a 16 day writing streak with startwriting.now! This is really helping me to build a daily writing habit, one prompt at a time.

Velocity is the new authority - excellent essay from Om Malik on how the information ecosystem is changing, and not necessarily for the better. om.co/2026/01/21/...

I've heard many discussions about people wanting to move away from using US services to reclaim sovereignty over their personal data. While the market offers a lot of choices, making a decision isn't always straightforward. restofworld.org/2026/big-te...

Clarity turns effort into progress. Confidence gets you in the room, but clarity does the work. If you feel stuck, stop seeking more "hustle" and start defining what you’re deliberately ignoring. Read why clarity beats confidence: www.mattrutherford.co.uk/276-clarity-... #Focus #Growth

I'm on a 10 day writing streak with startwriting.now! Building my daily writing habit one prompt at a time. startwriting.now

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Sade - Mike Majkowski - Editors - Craven Faults - Searows - Boards of Canada - Mer De Revs - Hania Rani - James Adrian Brown - Cindytalk QT with yours.

Recommended (long) read from the CEO of Anthropic about the risks and defenses against misuse of AI. But scary in places, but some sensible ideas and conclusions. www.darioamodei.com/essay/the-a...

Brilliant find from last week, new (to me) - Searows. Beautiful new album - Death in the Business of Whaliing. album.link/s/5bqWbWR0t...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Tom Smith / Editors - Adrian Lane - Deaf Center - Clarice Jensen - Eydis Evensen - Craven Faults - PVA - Searows - Peter Gregson - Christian Löffler - Sleaford Mods QT with yours.

Over a year of weeknotes now, what started as an experiment has become part of an enjoyable weekly routine. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/weeknote/ #weeknotes

I've written 10 journal entries with startwriting.now! Journaling has become my daily superpower. startwriting.now

Am looking at a new coffee machine for home - we've decided on a manual espresso machine - the ranges are dizzying, so many reviews, so many options and a level of coffee nerding I did not imagine! I'm loving it.

Addicted to being useful at work - I love this description of finding the value that suits you in the workplace... www.seangoedecke.com/addicted-to...

What did David Bowie do at your age? "He was offered a knighthood from the Queen in 2003, but turned it down. He told The Sun, "I would never have any intention of accepting anything like that. I seriously don’t know what it’s for..." supbowie.com/

Comfort is how careers silently stall. Growth might feel awkward, but it's a great way to escape a trap. One uncomfortable action a week is all it takes. www.mattrutherford.co.uk/274-comfort...

Excellent interview with Ed Zitron in The Guardian today - not sure I agree with his comment that people are 'excited' by replacing people with AI.... but a lot of what he says makes sense otherwise. www.theguardian.com/technology/...

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Myron Higor - Blue Lake - Dry Cleaning - Elbow - Sleaford Mods - Jonny Greenwood - Daniel Lopatin - Feldman & Tiley - Extnddntwrk - Craven Faults QT with yours.

Publishing your work, increases your luck - thats why I stay consistent. github.com/readme/guid...

The scale that China is building out renewables is mindblowing. When I visit Spain, I'm always impressed with the size and scale of solar arrays there... feels like everyone should be doing this in as many places as possible. e360.yale.edu/digest/chin...

I'm not a coder - but I do have some ideas. Vibe coding has helped me bring some of those ideas to life - its a ton of fun acting like a product manager on my little projects.

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Clark - Stars of the Lid - The Walker Brothers - Depeche Mode - Dry Cleaning - David Byrne - Gary Numan - Christian Löffler (Live) - Sault - Extnddntwrk - Vanilla QT with yours.

Focus on what you can control. Ignore what you can’t. The second part is often forgotten

Momentum creates clarity. Analysis paralysis creates nothing.

Revisiting Stars of the Lid to begin my working year... still sounds like its from another world. What are you all starting the week with?

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Jacob Alon - Fink - Clare Singer - EXTNDDNTWRK - Dry Cleaning - Wet Leg - Vanilla - Maps - Lucrezia Dalt - Himmelsrandt QT with yours.

Storing this here for safety. The icons I use in the navigation sidebar of the site - lucide.dev

My last.fm report for 2025 : www.last.fm/user/matt… I still wish that it could scrobble my vinyl as well!

Finished Pluribus over the last couple of days - I think they nailed the end of the first season very well. I enjoyed the concept and thought it was really well written and acted. Yes please for S2!

I'd like 2026 to be the year when everyone goes back to blogging, using flickr, joining private groups for messaging and sharing mixtapes... I'm not a luddite - I just want the algorithm to have a ittle less say in what I see.

52 things I learned in 2025 www.mattrutherford.co.uk/52-things-i-...

I'm a big follower and fan of Sleaford Mods - how did I not listen to Andrew Fearns solo work before? Fantastic electronica... album.link/s/4OlyCCAAL... #electronica

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Richard Ashcroft - Lyra Pramuk - Disiniblud - Jacob Alon - Donny Hathaway - Portishead - Arctic Monkeys - The Dears - Fink - Okkyung Lee QT with yours.

I have an opportunity to go to (north) Norway in Spring next year to see the Northern lights and go on a bit of a road trip / break. I've always wanted to go into the Arctic Circle and see the Aurora. Anyone have any good resources or tips as I start to plan this out?

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Sandwell District - Arab Strap - Nick Cave - Depeche Mode - Baxter Dury - Dry Cleaning - Gary Numan - Old Saw - Aphex Twin - Interpol QT with yours.

Sunday Roundup. 10 Bands/Artists I listened to this week. - Sega Bodega - Lisa O’Neill - Stephen Fretwell - Fink - Dalham - Gwenifer Raymond - Jacob Alon - Meursault - King Creosote - Islandman QT with yours.

Writing provides scaffolding. Structure for the unstructured, undisciplined mind. It’s a practical tool for thinking more effectively. And sometimes, it’s the best way to truly begin to think at all. kupajo.com/write-to-…

Excellent insights into how Brian Eno created a landmark piece of music : reverbmachine.com/blog/deco…

Everything became Television: https://mattrutherford.micro.blog/2025/11/26/everything-became-television.html

Dura Lex, Sed Lex: https://mattrutherford.micro.blog/2025/11/24/dura-lex-sed-lex.html

“We dobt belive you have to be religious to behave yourself” Gilbert and George