John Appleby

Louis Theroux: Inside the Manosphere review – why doesn’t he focus more on the impact on women? It’s refreshing to see him dial down the ignorant-ingenu approach and go harder than usual. But there is too little examination of how online misogyny affects those who didn’t choose to be part of it

Yes, always found Louis Theroux more shallow clickbait than insightful.

www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...

Ta. M’son’s cat I’m looking after while he’s on indefinite leave in Sri Lanka, but even a couple of weeks with the cat (and it’s a living thing) to have it die bit of a thing…

Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users, study finds ‘Eye strokes’ that reduce blood flow to optic nerve likely to be side-effect of active ingredient semaglutide, says author

Very rare thing slightly rarer? (Didnt read paper, but the ‘5 times’ headline doesn’t realy cover the thing being v rare in the first place?

www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

One of m’son’s reaction, ‘feels like sexual harassment’. Could have added a ‘!’ there but given the time, perhaps not. Trousers were different then.

The Damned - Eloise (Top Of The Pops) YouTube video by Metropolis Touring

Remember this Damned performance on TOTP and thinking , wtf!, those trousers! m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZERv...

Every time a dad has a paper bag. It’s the law.

M’son (at a US university) mentions WWll.

US student: was that the one with the Nazis?

M’son: …

Well, www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Malreckneglitence

Congrats Sam, welcome to the club! They’ll send you instructions on the secret handshake soon

*her, being survivng cat

Great Britain has only two days of gas stored as Iran war disrupts supplies National Gas insists storage broadly in line with levels for time of year despite disruption for tankers carrying LNG

Feels like subs have got beyond themselves (read the actual story) www.theguardian.com/business/202...

RIP Skittle. Haven’t blubbed like this for ages. Old cat dies. M’son said we had to show her her dead brother’s body to minimise pining/searching for him. Fuck me we were in tears

Sunder is correct here - the headline figure is quite misleading

Here are the profiles *over time*

Both care workers *and* dependents are fiscally positive for their first *20 years*.

Dependents are ultimately negative but only when old/sick/retired.

Middle East war could be decided by who runs out of missiles or interceptors first, analysts say Stockpiles of the most advanced US-made weapons are limited – while few know how large Iran’s arsenal is

Waiting for Zelenskyy to offer US Ukraine- developed anti drone technology (for a price) as US eats into its interceptor stock… www.theguardian.com/world/2026/m...

Yet another datapoint confirming what George Stigler said: "regulation is acquired by the industry and is designed and operated primarily for its benefit." chrisdillow.substack.com/p/on-regulat...

Couldn’t think what to draw today so made the paper into a giant dart to satisfy m’creative urge

Cats: modes of sleeping…

c1970s Abbey Road Studios coffee machine as almost certainly used by The Beatles

Yes. My point that such funding not uncommon and (probably) not detrimental to regulator job. More problematic is ‘revolving door’ re jobs, overall level of funding, ownership of businesses, strength of punishments etc. Guardian piece implying some regulatory capture due to fees.

(Many industry regulators are funded by those they regulate of course.)

Auction closes 9pm tonight.

£23,785.27 raised towards £30,000.
£6,214.73 to go.

Featuring items by and from:

Aphex Twin, Iain Sinclair, Laetitia Sadier, Vivienne Westwood, Throbbing Gristle, Christian Louboutin, Cafe OTO, Loud Women, Open City + more.

www.zeffy.com/en-GB/ticket...

Thousands of pollution incidents in England downgraded without site visit, data suggests Exclusive: Whistleblower figures show large rise in ‘serious’ to ‘minor’ downgrades based on water company evidence

Re Environment Agency budget being 80% funded by orgs it regulates, worth noting that Care Quality Commission receives similar proportion from public and private healthcare providers that it regulates. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

The Mountain (feat. Dennis Hopper, Ajay Prasanna, Anoushka Shankar, Amaan Ali Bangash and Ayaan Ali Bangash)

Liking this (and the rest) from the Gorillaz new album. Have to say ive had the main tune of this opener in my head for years. Cheers, Damian! open.spotify.com/track/3MebYJ...

Quince out

Very much enjoy R4 Strong Message Here when @aiannucci.bsky.social is joined Stewart Lee - the X and Y <insert double act of choice> of Radio 4.

Bored of Peace

Went to preview of Rose Wylie exhibition at the Royal Academy. Great pics, made me grin! (Realise who inspired David Shrigley)