I'm not a naturally clubbable person but even so it always amazes me how rich people can become instant besties without actually getting to know each other
Something I'm learning from Epstein files is how often rich & powerful people who don't really know each other as much beyond status markers tell each other "I miss you."
February 9, 2026 at 2:11 PM
I'm not a naturally clubbable person but even so it always amazes me how rich people can become instant besties without actually getting to know each other
You can learn a lot about a country from its advertising and the superbowl ads indicate that America is in a weird place.
I mean a bad place, obviously. But also really really weird
I mean a bad place, obviously. But also really really weird
February 9, 2026 at 1:00 AM
You can learn a lot about a country from its advertising and the superbowl ads indicate that America is in a weird place.
I mean a bad place, obviously. But also really really weird
I mean a bad place, obviously. But also really really weird
In politics, as in football management, you know you're really fucked when your friends in the press start calling you "decent"
It’s tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze – but it’s a matter of when, not if | Polly Toynbee
It’s tragic that a decent PM will be brought down by Mandelson’s sleaze – but it’s a matter of when, not if | Polly Toynbee
With three years left and a huge majority, Labour can govern with more humility and deliver real change. But with Starmer at the helm? I can’t see it, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
www.theguardian.com
February 6, 2026 at 11:26 PM
In politics, as in football management, you know you're really fucked when your friends in the press start calling you "decent"
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Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
February 5, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Ian McKellen performs “The Strangers’ Case” speech from “Sir Thomas More” on Colbert.
They don't let you say this anymore
February 5, 2026 at 4:08 AM
They don't let you say this anymore
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I never fail to read anything about UK politics without reminding myself to be thankful that I don't live in a country where people are licensed to go around calling themselves "Lord" this and "Sir" that
November 23, 2025 at 5:35 PM
I never fail to read anything about UK politics without reminding myself to be thankful that I don't live in a country where people are licensed to go around calling themselves "Lord" this and "Sir" that
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He’s looking like the head of St. Oliver Plunkett
January 28, 2026 at 11:26 PM
He’s looking like the head of St. Oliver Plunkett
Never forget the giant burger I saw on the menu in a restaurant in Luxembourg. It cost €50 (a dozen years ago) and was called "Le Crise Cardiaque"
BREAKING: someone is sitting down at the Big Texan Steak Ranch in Amarillo for the 72oz steak lunch challenge.
How do you even spend the rest of your day after this?
How do you even spend the rest of your day after this?
January 28, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Never forget the giant burger I saw on the menu in a restaurant in Luxembourg. It cost €50 (a dozen years ago) and was called "Le Crise Cardiaque"
The Melania movie is just a weird byproduct of a massive bribe. It only needs to exist as an excuse; quite possibly no-one will ever watch it
January 28, 2026 at 9:07 AM
The Melania movie is just a weird byproduct of a massive bribe. It only needs to exist as an excuse; quite possibly no-one will ever watch it
A lot of this "Retrain ICE" stuff puts me in mind of the time circa 2014 when a centre-left TD tried to get #ReformThe8th going on Twitter and the reaction was so adverse that the hashtag never saw the light of day again
January 27, 2026 at 11:24 PM
A lot of this "Retrain ICE" stuff puts me in mind of the time circa 2014 when a centre-left TD tried to get #ReformThe8th going on Twitter and the reaction was so adverse that the hashtag never saw the light of day again
"OK" I concede, as they drag me off to the camp, "now it's fascism"
January 27, 2026 at 5:16 PM
"OK" I concede, as they drag me off to the camp, "now it's fascism"
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The media should cover sport the way they cover the state murder of civilians:
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
January 25, 2026 at 1:57 PM
The media should cover sport the way they cover the state murder of civilians:
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
‘Jannik Sinner appeared to win the French Open yesterday after what supporters say was a comeback from being two sets down.’
In Soviet Russia when there was political upheaval that the regime media couldn't or didn't want to report on, they would put Swan Lake on the TV
This Sunday, Jan. 25, 60 Minutes presents “A Night at the Movies,” a special edition featuring profiles from our archives on:
• Timothée Chalamet
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Kate Winslet
• Timothée Chalamet
• Jamie Lee Curtis
• Kate Winslet
January 25, 2026 at 12:15 AM
In Soviet Russia when there was political upheaval that the regime media couldn't or didn't want to report on, they would put Swan Lake on the TV
The momentum suggests that it's not a question of when the next ICE agent kills someone, but when they start doing it in twos and threes and then the dam breaks and the entire agency starts doing it en masse
January 24, 2026 at 6:14 PM
The momentum suggests that it's not a question of when the next ICE agent kills someone, but when they start doing it in twos and threes and then the dam breaks and the entire agency starts doing it en masse
Waylon Smithers ass journalists
January 22, 2026 at 11:24 AM
Waylon Smithers ass journalists
Out for dinner with some work colleagues the other night, several of them with family in the US. Every one of them said their relatives, including some now US citizens, were afraid to go home to see their parents because of what might happen to them if they went to an airport
January 21, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Out for dinner with some work colleagues the other night, several of them with family in the US. Every one of them said their relatives, including some now US citizens, were afraid to go home to see their parents because of what might happen to them if they went to an airport
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He's just going to George Costanza these tariffs
April 25, 2025 at 10:55 PM
He's just going to George Costanza these tariffs
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Stand up to Trump and he'll instantly back down, so long as he can pretend it never happened. Understand this and you could make him a lame duck within weeks
April 25, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Stand up to Trump and he'll instantly back down, so long as he can pretend it never happened. Understand this and you could make him a lame duck within weeks
Trump says agreed ‘framework’ for US deal over Greenland
Trump says agreed ‘framework’ for US deal over Greenland
US president had earlier ruled out an invasion of the world's largest island
dlvr.it
January 21, 2026 at 8:15 PM
Feel like there's been a massive spike in usage of the word "vizier" the last 12 months
January 21, 2026 at 8:00 PM
Feel like there's been a massive spike in usage of the word "vizier" the last 12 months
This is fantastic
⚠️ new substack alert ⚠️ here is an adapted version of a lil piece i read at Salon Rógaire back in november
Not the concern of the gods
From above, Coolock’s landscape contradicts itself.
kellysrubbish.substack.com
January 21, 2026 at 9:58 AM
This is fantastic
Yep, that's how selling products for money works alright
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
AI boom could falter without wider adoption, Microsoft chief Satya Nadella warns
Big tech boss tells delegates at Davos that broader global use is essential if technology is to deliver lasting growth
www.irishtimes.com
January 20, 2026 at 9:04 PM
Yep, that's how selling products for money works alright
Anthony Williams, Spring, €17.45
I'll buy literally anything on the Blue Note label
I'll buy literally anything on the Blue Note label
January 17, 2026 at 8:30 PM
Anthony Williams, Spring, €17.45
I'll buy literally anything on the Blue Note label
I'll buy literally anything on the Blue Note label
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You, an idiot: my tastes are eclectic, hard to categorise. I guess I just like anything good!
Me, an intellectual: I like albums priced at or below €15
Me, an intellectual: I like albums priced at or below €15
October 22, 2024 at 8:58 PM
You, an idiot: my tastes are eclectic, hard to categorise. I guess I just like anything good!
Me, an intellectual: I like albums priced at or below €15
Me, an intellectual: I like albums priced at or below €15
