Everyone Is Talking About This
Things that go viral can also kill. Also this week: fun with great circles, and a mermaid for the sex starved.
The Newsletter of (Not Quite) Everything
assorted nerdery from a man who should probably be doing something else
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Ancient Forces
This week: the fight for Soho, and the drawbacks of local democracy. Also: some things that aren’t older than sharks; and a shadow map of the world.
Drought conditions
This week: southern Britain has too little water; this map projection has far too much. But first: in praise of inefficiency.
Urban Hymns
This week: some notes on the bus that thinks it’s a tram; and where is Britain’s second city anyway?
Over The Wall
This week: Burnham, homelessness, and the role of ambition in politics. Also: a daytrip on the new Northumberland Line to onetime pit village, Ashington; and some extra notes on airships.
Lost futures
This week’s big question: whatever happened to airships? First though, on Starmer, Burnham and the audacity of hope.
The Frog and the Bin
Nigel Farage is losing his touch, ha ha ha ha ha. Also this week: some notes on the nationhood of Portugal; and some gratuitous Americanisations.
How conspiracy theories conquered America
Things have changed a lot since January 6th, 2021.
Burning Down the House
This week: summer’s here, so you know what that means – a new Prime Minister, again! Also: my adventures on the Paris Metro; and a map of some places in London to cool down.
“The war system cannot be allowed to disappear”: the report that shocked America
An extract from Ghosts of Iron Mountain, by Phil Tinline.