"We are about to get a "post-American internet," because we are entering a post-American era and a post-American world. Some of that is Trump's doing, and some of that is down to his predecessors."
"The rise and fall of my favourite subject."
on what we get from individual word choice, what good writing is, plus: what I put in my ChatGPT settings to make it helpful
"A man said his children were left "devastated" after discovering their Christmas decoration had been destroyed."
"It's the most wonderful time of the year, and we all look forward to the same thing, and that is watching the same Christmas films we've seen countless times. But is that a bad thing?"
"These films attest to the range of human expression that’s vital to understanding the context of the age we live in."
"This is the way I make my mince pies, and there is no changing me or them: they are small, to be popped straight into the mouth in one go; the pastry is plain, the better to contrast with the rich, fruited filling; and they have not full casings but little stars as lids, which makes them look beautiful and taste flutteringly light."
"Season’s greetings can become a sound investment."
"There are 20 off screen images from the missing Doctor Who episode The Feast of Steven. Using the camera script, I've endeavoured to work out exactly where in the episode each image comes from!"
"A game of solitaire accompanied by a nasty note, dog food for someone who just lost a puppy … Secret Santa is supposed to be fun, but when it’s not, it can lead to all kinds of trouble."
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