A journalist in lockdown with his young son ranked the trains in Thomas The Train Engine by how much he hates them, and we’re quietly confident this will be the best thing you’ll read all week (“My son has episodes that he likes more than others. Thomas’ Animal Friends, featuring Rebecca, is his favourite episode of all, and as a result I know Thomas’ Animal Friends better than literally any piece of media or art I have ever encountered.”)
What book you should read according to your favourite ice-cream
Much has been said about the cardboard beds at the Olympics, with some athletes checking how sturdy they really are — but it turns out not all beds are made equal
This piece in the New Yorker about a book reviewer on the trail to uncover the mysterious, pseudonymous author who’s sending out instalments of a beguiling novel called ‘Foodie’ is utterly addictive reading
Have you heard about what’s been happening in Lebanon over the last 21 months?
How TikTok knows the exact thing you want to watch before you even know you want to watch it
This piece on how screenshots became the digital diaries of our lives makes us want to waste many, many hours scrolling through our camera rolls
Nora Ephron’s rules for middle age happiness are an absolute tonic (“Gather friends in your home and feed them, laugh in the face of calamity, cut out all the things — people, jobs, body parts — that no longer serve you.”)
Tell us you’re a journalist without telling us you’re a journalist
The canceling plans excuse generator we didn’t know we needed in our life
The OG blogger and all-round crafty person Pip Lincoln is sending out one good thing every day via her new email newsletter and here’s how you can subscribe
How Instagram Close Friends became the new party flyer
Actually helpful long lockdown advice from a Melburnian who gets it
…aaaand some vids and things to aid you in wasting time! Rethinking our smartphone decisions, a frozen honey trend that makes our teeth hurt, what it’s like to live with ADHD, your friendly local influencer Venus Girlboss Moon Wellness, mum vs dad, how to get invited to an orgy, this dog is all of us, why the entire internet is suddenly attracted to a centaur and the only commentator you need this Olympics
