Harry Wallop
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We regret to inform you that Keir Starmer has once again told a joke. My SKETCH of PMQs.
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January 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM
We regret to inform you that Keir Starmer has once again told a joke. My SKETCH of PMQs.
thecritic.co.uk/come...
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Hamnet. Very good. Obvs couldn’t capture wonder of the book, which I loved.
But..
1. Why did Max Richter recycle ‘On the Nature of Daylight’. Why not write something new? It’s so well known.
2. Why did Mescal do front crawl? It’s a Victorian invention. V anachronistic
But..
1. Why did Max Richter recycle ‘On the Nature of Daylight’. Why not write something new? It’s so well known.
2. Why did Mescal do front crawl? It’s a Victorian invention. V anachronistic
a man sits at a table with a candle and a bowl of ash
ALT: a man sits at a table with a candle and a bowl of ash
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January 13, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Hamnet. Very good. Obvs couldn’t capture wonder of the book, which I loved.
But..
1. Why did Max Richter recycle ‘On the Nature of Daylight’. Why not write something new? It’s so well known.
2. Why did Mescal do front crawl? It’s a Victorian invention. V anachronistic
But..
1. Why did Max Richter recycle ‘On the Nature of Daylight’. Why not write something new? It’s so well known.
2. Why did Mescal do front crawl? It’s a Victorian invention. V anachronistic
🧙♂️Games Workshop, which sells minature Warhammer figures for people to paint, is now worth £6.2bn.
It had a turnover of £565 million last year.
Which makes it more valuable than
🔨Kingfisher, owner of B&Q, Screwfix, worth £5.5bn.
It had a turnover of £12.8 billion last year
It had a turnover of £565 million last year.
Which makes it more valuable than
🔨Kingfisher, owner of B&Q, Screwfix, worth £5.5bn.
It had a turnover of £12.8 billion last year
January 13, 2026 at 10:27 AM
🧙♂️Games Workshop, which sells minature Warhammer figures for people to paint, is now worth £6.2bn.
It had a turnover of £565 million last year.
Which makes it more valuable than
🔨Kingfisher, owner of B&Q, Screwfix, worth £5.5bn.
It had a turnover of £12.8 billion last year
It had a turnover of £565 million last year.
Which makes it more valuable than
🔨Kingfisher, owner of B&Q, Screwfix, worth £5.5bn.
It had a turnover of £12.8 billion last year
🥩🧈Steak, butter, cream & beef tallow. It’s how RFK and the White House hope to Make American Healthy Again.
How insane are the new dietary guidelines? Or is there lots of sensible advice in there?
I tried out the diet to find out…(for @thetimes.com) 1/5🧵
How insane are the new dietary guidelines? Or is there lots of sensible advice in there?
I tried out the diet to find out…(for @thetimes.com) 1/5🧵
January 13, 2026 at 9:20 AM
🥩🧈Steak, butter, cream & beef tallow. It’s how RFK and the White House hope to Make American Healthy Again.
How insane are the new dietary guidelines? Or is there lots of sensible advice in there?
I tried out the diet to find out…(for @thetimes.com) 1/5🧵
How insane are the new dietary guidelines? Or is there lots of sensible advice in there?
I tried out the diet to find out…(for @thetimes.com) 1/5🧵
🚗💰🎂My favourite story of the week? French bakeries giving away Peugeots and actual €30,000 gold bars hidden inside cakes (well, not quite inside - you have to scan a QR code).
Is offering huge prizes the way to win over jaded consumers?
This week's @thetimes.com biz column...
Is offering huge prizes the way to win over jaded consumers?
This week's @thetimes.com biz column...
January 9, 2026 at 11:01 AM
🚗💰🎂My favourite story of the week? French bakeries giving away Peugeots and actual €30,000 gold bars hidden inside cakes (well, not quite inside - you have to scan a QR code).
Is offering huge prizes the way to win over jaded consumers?
This week's @thetimes.com biz column...
Is offering huge prizes the way to win over jaded consumers?
This week's @thetimes.com biz column...
Can we discuss Pete Hesgeth’s shirt. And the war crime he has committed against tailoring…?
(Paging @dieworkwear.bsky.social)
(Paging @dieworkwear.bsky.social)
Hegseth takes the mic and starts denigrating a CNN reporter for asking a "disingenuous question," adding, "you're trying to find any angle possible to undermine the success of one of the most historic military missions the world has ever seen"
January 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
Can we discuss Pete Hesgeth’s shirt. And the war crime he has committed against tailoring…?
(Paging @dieworkwear.bsky.social)
(Paging @dieworkwear.bsky.social)
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Not sure whether it's the reason they stopped doing it but, in one Walkers cash giveaway, a lot of the cash never made it into the bags 🙁 (according to BBC News's early-2000s long thin website) share.google/YKbtXm0QkgJM...
BBC News | UK | Two sacked in crisp cash thefts
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January 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Not sure whether it's the reason they stopped doing it but, in one Walkers cash giveaway, a lot of the cash never made it into the bags 🙁 (according to BBC News's early-2000s long thin website) share.google/YKbtXm0QkgJM...
👑🎂Love this story about French bakeries offering bigger and bigger prizes inside Galette des Rois – epiphany cakes – including a gold nugget worth €31,890.
Reminds me of when Walkers put £20 notes inside bags of crisps in 1990s.
Is there a reason brands don't do this more often?
Reminds me of when Walkers put £20 notes inside bags of crisps in 1990s.
Is there a reason brands don't do this more often?
January 6, 2026 at 3:37 PM
👑🎂Love this story about French bakeries offering bigger and bigger prizes inside Galette des Rois – epiphany cakes – including a gold nugget worth €31,890.
Reminds me of when Walkers put £20 notes inside bags of crisps in 1990s.
Is there a reason brands don't do this more often?
Reminds me of when Walkers put £20 notes inside bags of crisps in 1990s.
Is there a reason brands don't do this more often?
Two restaurants have got pretty decent deals on this January:
1. Cote – 2 courses: £15, 3 courses: £19. Weekdays only
2. Belanger (part of Wolseley Grp): £49.50 for x2 steak frites, with bottle of house wine. All week
1. Cote – 2 courses: £15, 3 courses: £19. Weekdays only
2. Belanger (part of Wolseley Grp): £49.50 for x2 steak frites, with bottle of house wine. All week
January 6, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Two restaurants have got pretty decent deals on this January:
1. Cote – 2 courses: £15, 3 courses: £19. Weekdays only
2. Belanger (part of Wolseley Grp): £49.50 for x2 steak frites, with bottle of house wine. All week
1. Cote – 2 courses: £15, 3 courses: £19. Weekdays only
2. Belanger (part of Wolseley Grp): £49.50 for x2 steak frites, with bottle of house wine. All week
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I spent a week befriending various AI companions. And it was a fairly bleak experience.
For @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
For @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
There are at least 200 million people around the world who talk to, gossip, joke and even fall in love with a new breed of machine: the AI companion
✏️ Harry Wallop
✏️ Harry Wallop
How to make friends with AI
Some AI programmes will tell you to back off, while others are more welcoming. But when it comes down to it, chatbots offer all the human warmth of the speaking clock
www.thenewworld.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I spent a week befriending various AI companions. And it was a fairly bleak experience.
For @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
For @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
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Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
January 3, 2026 at 10:52 AM
Marco Rubio is reportedly saying Maduro will stand trial in US courts.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Which means it’s now the US administration’s position that US courts can hold foreign presidents, but not the US president, accountable for crimes.
Times Births column today
January 3, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Times Births column today
I spent a week befriending various AI companions. And it was a fairly bleak experience.
For @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
For @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
There are at least 200 million people around the world who talk to, gossip, joke and even fall in love with a new breed of machine: the AI companion
✏️ Harry Wallop
✏️ Harry Wallop
How to make friends with AI
Some AI programmes will tell you to back off, while others are more welcoming. But when it comes down to it, chatbots offer all the human warmth of the speaking clock
www.thenewworld.co.uk
January 1, 2026 at 11:05 AM
I spent a week befriending various AI companions. And it was a fairly bleak experience.
For @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
For @thenewworldmag.bsky.social
Coca-Cola owns 30 separate brands that generate at least $1bn in revenue.
Does any other company have such a large stable of $1bn+ brands?
[Top fact from the reliably fascinating @acquiredfm.bsky.social]
www.acquired.fm/episodes/coc...
Does any other company have such a large stable of $1bn+ brands?
[Top fact from the reliably fascinating @acquiredfm.bsky.social]
www.acquired.fm/episodes/coc...
Coca-Cola | Acquired Podcast
The complete podcast (and transcript!) of Coca-Cola’s history and business strategy.
www.acquired.fm
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Coca-Cola owns 30 separate brands that generate at least $1bn in revenue.
Does any other company have such a large stable of $1bn+ brands?
[Top fact from the reliably fascinating @acquiredfm.bsky.social]
www.acquired.fm/episodes/coc...
Does any other company have such a large stable of $1bn+ brands?
[Top fact from the reliably fascinating @acquiredfm.bsky.social]
www.acquired.fm/episodes/coc...
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Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
December 29, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Just watched the new Knives Out and I think it's really important you know that the scene in the Seminary's Gym is filmed in the same place Rick Astley filmed the music video for Never Gonna Give You Up.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
I saw the window tracery and immediately made my friends pause the film so I could tell them.
Packaging and why it matters.
1. The riot of sparkle, rustle and colour in a tub of Cadbury Roses from 1990s
2. The soulless, corporate “flow wraps” that Mondelez now uses.
It makes me despair
1. The riot of sparkle, rustle and colour in a tub of Cadbury Roses from 1990s
2. The soulless, corporate “flow wraps” that Mondelez now uses.
It makes me despair
December 24, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Packaging and why it matters.
1. The riot of sparkle, rustle and colour in a tub of Cadbury Roses from 1990s
2. The soulless, corporate “flow wraps” that Mondelez now uses.
It makes me despair
1. The riot of sparkle, rustle and colour in a tub of Cadbury Roses from 1990s
2. The soulless, corporate “flow wraps” that Mondelez now uses.
It makes me despair
Georgian wine! Adjika! Half-caff coffee!
What are the food and drink trends of 2026? I spoke to chefs & food trend analysts to get their predictions.
For @thetimes.com:
www.thetimes.com/article/e8cb...
What are the food and drink trends of 2026? I spoke to chefs & food trend analysts to get their predictions.
For @thetimes.com:
www.thetimes.com/article/e8cb...
Fancy a fishy snack in 2026?
Expect to see posh toast toppings and Georgian wine on a menu near you. These are the new food trends
www.thetimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Georgian wine! Adjika! Half-caff coffee!
What are the food and drink trends of 2026? I spoke to chefs & food trend analysts to get their predictions.
For @thetimes.com:
www.thetimes.com/article/e8cb...
What are the food and drink trends of 2026? I spoke to chefs & food trend analysts to get their predictions.
For @thetimes.com:
www.thetimes.com/article/e8cb...
Thoroughly enjoying Andrew Ross Sorkin’s ‘1929’.
But I can assure him that Jack Morgan (son of JP Morgan) did not go to Scotland to shoot grouse in June. That would have been illegal. The grouse season, famously, does not start until Aug 12 – ‘The Glorious 12th’.
But I can assure him that Jack Morgan (son of JP Morgan) did not go to Scotland to shoot grouse in June. That would have been illegal. The grouse season, famously, does not start until Aug 12 – ‘The Glorious 12th’.
December 23, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Thoroughly enjoying Andrew Ross Sorkin’s ‘1929’.
But I can assure him that Jack Morgan (son of JP Morgan) did not go to Scotland to shoot grouse in June. That would have been illegal. The grouse season, famously, does not start until Aug 12 – ‘The Glorious 12th’.
But I can assure him that Jack Morgan (son of JP Morgan) did not go to Scotland to shoot grouse in June. That would have been illegal. The grouse season, famously, does not start until Aug 12 – ‘The Glorious 12th’.
📻 Back on presenting duties on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social duties 1pm - 4pm.
Do tune in – especially if you’re driving home for Christmas…🎶
Do tune in – especially if you’re driving home for Christmas…🎶
December 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
📻 Back on presenting duties on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social duties 1pm - 4pm.
Do tune in – especially if you’re driving home for Christmas…🎶
Do tune in – especially if you’re driving home for Christmas…🎶
Back on presenting duties on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social this weekend. Do tune in!
December 20, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Back on presenting duties on @listentotimesradio.bsky.social this weekend. Do tune in!
Kylie becomes the first female to have a no1 single in 4 different decades, joining Elvis, Queen, Elton John.
Tho’ she’s going to have keep churning out hits for another 5 years to match Cliff Richard – who’s had No1s across 5 decades.
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/c...
Tho’ she’s going to have keep churning out hits for another 5 years to match Cliff Richard – who’s had No1s across 5 decades.
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/c...
Christmas Number 1 2025: Kylie Minogue's XMAS breaks Official Chart records!
Who is the UK's Official Christmas Number 1 single 2025? 37 years after making her Official Chart debut with I Should Be So Lucky, pop icon Kylie Minogue lands her first-ever UK Christmas Number 1 wit...
www.officialcharts.com
December 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Kylie becomes the first female to have a no1 single in 4 different decades, joining Elvis, Queen, Elton John.
Tho’ she’s going to have keep churning out hits for another 5 years to match Cliff Richard – who’s had No1s across 5 decades.
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/c...
Tho’ she’s going to have keep churning out hits for another 5 years to match Cliff Richard – who’s had No1s across 5 decades.
www.officialcharts.com/chart-news/c...
🍻🧑💼Is free beer for workers a clever way to entice people back to the office?
One of the perks at Beyond co-working spaces is that you can help yourself to beer from 3pm. The boss argues offices need an element of socialising, otherwise you might as well Work from home 🧵1/3
One of the perks at Beyond co-working spaces is that you can help yourself to beer from 3pm. The boss argues offices need an element of socialising, otherwise you might as well Work from home 🧵1/3
December 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
🍻🧑💼Is free beer for workers a clever way to entice people back to the office?
One of the perks at Beyond co-working spaces is that you can help yourself to beer from 3pm. The boss argues offices need an element of socialising, otherwise you might as well Work from home 🧵1/3
One of the perks at Beyond co-working spaces is that you can help yourself to beer from 3pm. The boss argues offices need an element of socialising, otherwise you might as well Work from home 🧵1/3
Really good long read, interviewing Kristin Cabot, the woman in the Coldplay kisscam scandal. And how her life has been ruined. There are
Some lighter moments, including this about Goop!
Some lighter moments, including this about Goop!
December 18, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Really good long read, interviewing Kristin Cabot, the woman in the Coldplay kisscam scandal. And how her life has been ruined. There are
Some lighter moments, including this about Goop!
Some lighter moments, including this about Goop!
Don’t worry, chaps. Gail’s is open on Christmas Day!
For those tho cannot survive one sodding day without a matcha latte and expensive cinnamon bun.
For those tho cannot survive one sodding day without a matcha latte and expensive cinnamon bun.
December 18, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Don’t worry, chaps. Gail’s is open on Christmas Day!
For those tho cannot survive one sodding day without a matcha latte and expensive cinnamon bun.
For those tho cannot survive one sodding day without a matcha latte and expensive cinnamon bun.
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Revealed: Exactly what a week of drinking is doing to you. HARRY WALLOP took heart, liver, brain and blood tests to find out the truth. Read this before you pick up your next glass
December is a time when many of us drink more than normal – that extra glass of mulled wine after the carol concert,…
December is a time when many of us drink more than normal – that extra glass of mulled wine after the carol concert,…
Revealed: Exactly what a week of drinking is doing to you. HARRY WALLOP took heart, liver, brain and blood tests to find out the truth. Read this before you pick up your next glass
December is a time when many of us drink more than normal – that extra glass of mulled wine after the carol concert, the office party involving shots and lurid cocktails, the annual meet-up with friends. Before you know it, you’ve consumed more than the recommended maximum weekly 14 units of alcohol in just a few days. Does a little bit of overindulgence matter?
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December 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Revealed: Exactly what a week of drinking is doing to you. HARRY WALLOP took heart, liver, brain and blood tests to find out the truth. Read this before you pick up your next glass
December is a time when many of us drink more than normal – that extra glass of mulled wine after the carol concert,…
December is a time when many of us drink more than normal – that extra glass of mulled wine after the carol concert,…