OliverCorlett
@olivercorlett.bsky.social
Pedant, mostly lurking.
Manifestly anti-semitic, obvs
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus reut.rs/4sbgSVO
In first Christmas sermon, Pope Leo decries conditions for Palestinians in Gaza
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across...
reut.rs
December 25, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Manifestly anti-semitic, obvs
December 22, 2025 at 6:40 PM
The latest in the war of the air.
December 17, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The latest in the war of the air.
When did "win win" come to mean "win"?
December 15, 2025 at 1:09 PM
When did "win win" come to mean "win"?
The DIP at 69-71? A sign of worse to come.
December 10, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The DIP at 69-71? A sign of worse to come.
If you want to see how incredibly hard it is to "ace the cognitive test" for dementia, here is what it looks like (pdf):
www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/h...
www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/h...
www2.gov.bc.ca
December 10, 2025 at 12:55 PM
If you want to see how incredibly hard it is to "ace the cognitive test" for dementia, here is what it looks like (pdf):
www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/h...
www2.gov.bc.ca/assets/gov/h...
Good to know that the most senior government executives, responsible for the wellbeing of the nation, are focusing on our most vital interests.
Marco Rubio ordered diplomats to return to using Times New Roman font in official communications, calling his predecessor's decision to adopt Calibri a “wasteful” diversity move
Rubio Stages Font Coup: Times New Roman Ousts Calibri
The secretary of state called it a "wasteful" diversity move, according to an internal department cable seen by Reuters.
www.huffpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Good to know that the most senior government executives, responsible for the wellbeing of the nation, are focusing on our most vital interests.
Where's my vig?
December 8, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Where's my vig?
Time to start buying DVDs
Netflix, which rarely carries a single movie from before 1980, wants you to know how thrilled they are to acquire that classic piece of franchise IP, Casablanca
December 6, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Time to start buying DVDs
Apt article on private equity "continuation vehicles". Potentially dirty business.
December 5, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Apt article on private equity "continuation vehicles". Potentially dirty business.
Round-trip, as it turns out.
November 30, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Round-trip, as it turns out.
How do they arrive at these numbers? I guess they're sell side so they have to predict an up market?
November 30, 2025 at 12:36 PM
How do they arrive at these numbers? I guess they're sell side so they have to predict an up market?
He wasn't entirely apolitical. See Professional Foul, his TV play situated in Soviet Czechoslovakia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
Tom Stoppard, Award-Winning Playwright of Witty Drama, Dies at 88
www.nytimes.com
November 29, 2025 at 8:28 PM
He wasn't entirely apolitical. See Professional Foul, his TV play situated in Soviet Czechoslovakia.
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
www.nytimes.com/2025/11/29/t...
Exit a free man
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Exit a free man
Boo, no more Stoppard plays
November 29, 2025 at 7:29 PM
Boo, no more Stoppard plays
Part 1: My Life Is a Lie
How a Broken Benchmark Quietly Broke America
www.yesigiveafig.com
November 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Consumers are concerned that any eating of cake does not reduce the cake inventory.
November 25, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Consumers are concerned that any eating of cake does not reduce the cake inventory.
Always interested to read about quantum computing. Pretty much always defeated by the first paragraph.
November 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Always interested to read about quantum computing. Pretty much always defeated by the first paragraph.
Why is this not a good thing?
November 24, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Why is this not a good thing?
Take that, Joyce Carol Oates
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Take that, Joyce Carol Oates
What happens in Ukraine if Beardo Couchmaster somehow becomes POTUS?
November 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
What happens in Ukraine if Beardo Couchmaster somehow becomes POTUS?