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Every Saturday we round up the best writing about beer from the past week. This time, we’ve got pubs by bike, Nigerian Guinness and the wonder of pubs. First, some Wetherspoon news via reader Jeremy Pattison: a branch of the pub chain...
This American vocal soul group originated in Rochester, New York, and were originally billed as The Bandwagons (and subsequently The Bandwagon). Led by lead singer Johnny Johnson, they also comprised singers Bill Bradley; Artie...
When do I post something like this? Commissions are Monday, but layout designs are Saturday - you can see what I decided. This latest design commission has channeled various childhood memories into an achievable small home space cameo...
The view on our way back to London after a short stay in Istanbul. For Debbie’s Six Word Saturday
Today I sent this email to orders@firstmfg.com, the customer support email address for First Manufacturing Co., which sells motorcycle riding gear, most notably vests and jackets: Today I received marketing spam from...
Projectile 3.2 is out!1 That’s the third Projectile release this month, and by now you probably see the pattern - a whole lot of nothing for a couple of years, then everything at once. Where 3.0 was the big cleanup and 3.1 the pile of...
“An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come” –Victor Hugo 2010’s Shinryaku! Ika Musume was one of the more memorable series of its time – centred around the premise of ocean-dweller Ika Musume, Shinryaku!...
An end of week recap “My life, I realize suddenly, is July. Childhood is June, and old age is August, but here it is, July, and my life, this year, is July inside of July.” – Rick Bass There are plenty of international celebrations and...
Reviews for Clown Town (the ninth installment of Mick Herron’s Slough House espionage series) are generally very positive. Critics and readers praise the signature cynical wit, sharp dialogue, and dark humor. However, some reviews note...
There’s something timeless about a good Egg in the Hole breakfast—simple, comforting, and loved in kitchens all over the world. Also known as Egg with a Hat or Gashouse Egg, this humble classic is pure childhood nostalgia wrapped in...
Captain Harry Phillips, a British officer, is a prisoner of war in a German-controlled hospital in Romania. It’s 1918 and while Germany has gone from near-victory to an unsuccessful Spring Offensive on the Western Front leading to...
Slim Summer Saturday The author Geoff Dyer has written a memoir of his 60s/70s childhood in Cheltenham, specifically what it was like to grow up in a working class suburb, go to an average primary school and be changed by a grammar...
I strongly believe there are entire companies right now under heavy AI psychosis and it’s impossible to have rational conversations with it about them. I can’t name any specific people because they include personal friends I deeply...
The answer is in economics, not talent. The biggest hurdle for an Indian company trying to develop frontier model is that right from the get go, it has to compete with Anthropic and OpenAI free plans + all Chinese open weight models....
Most serious readers, I suspect, have enthusiasms they recognize as virtually indefensible. It would never occur to me, for instance, to mount a solemn defense of Charles Montagu Doughty, author of Travels in Arabia Deserta (1888), or...