The Twixtmas Issue — Engaged Reading Time
Revue’s not yet dead, so have another issue!
Astonishingly, I’ve even picked up two subscribers since the last issue - welcome aboard to this newsletter-on-a-dying-platform.
Burn, baby, burn. Musky Inferno…
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Artificial grass is evil
Your plastic paradise is killing the planet. Ban this shit now.
(I feel quite strongly about this. You can probably tell.)
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Rooting for Twitter to Fail
Would it be that bad if Efron Musty destroys Twitter?
Maybe it's a certain personality type that's more likely to go down this road, but I see it all around; people who are kind and polite in other mediums turn into sarcastic little shits on Twitter.
I’ve seen that happen again and again.
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Napoleonic Conspiracy Theories, Unsociable Shabbiness, and More Occupational Hazards of the Second-Hand Book Trade
This is a great extract from the diary of a (real) second-hand bookseller. So good, in fact, that it encouraged me to pick up the first volume of the series, which I DEVOURED in under 48 hours. If you’re a bookish sort, you’ll just love it.
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A diary of divorce
This was an unexpected discovery in The Speccie — a moving portrait of grief from someone still struggling through the breakdown of his marriage. Given that the post-Christmas period is typically when divorce rates peak, this might be useful to some…
Photo Corner
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Polar Bears in Abandoned Village Wins Nature Photographer of the Year 2022
Some stunning, fascinating images in here. Well worth taking the time (on a bigger screen device) to enjoy.
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Drone shots of Hamilton Palace in Uckfield offer fresh glimpse of half-built estate bigger than Buckingham Palace
Lovely, simple story, built on drone journalism, which shows a folly (in both senses of the word) of a the insanely rich. Just imagine being so rich you can afford to build on (literally) palatial scale AND just leave it unfinished.
Weird Al: his most iconic tracks
Yes, I’m a massive Weird Al fan. You should be, too. And this video might make you one.