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Hide your Apple TV
Elago is back with a nostalgic revival project… although this time, it isn’t a cover-case for the AirPods or the Apple Watch. The Elago T4 is a silicone cover that slips around your Apple TV set-top box, transforming it from… Read More ›
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In 2025 I will still be using the Air
I wrote about the MacBook Air (2020) M1 recently and because of covid I haven’t spent much time with it. Over the past few days, however, I have been able to use it again and once again I remain surprised… Read More ›
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Should voters have to pass an IQ test?
After four years of being told that leave voters knew exactly what they were voting for, you condescending remoaner, I don’t know how to feel about financially capsized leave voters queuing up to tell the media that they did not,… Read More ›
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Life and death with a no-good, grumpy dog
How many times have I drafted this obituary in my head? Sydney had been dying for years, or so it felt. If you’ve ever seen a dog age, you’ll know: Their death comes too slowly and entirely too fast, all… Read More ›
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Joe Biden’s watch
The Rolex Datejust appears to be a new piece for Biden, and as far as the achievement-to-reward ratio goes, I don’t think I’d classify the Datejust as “excessive.” It’s definitely not Biden’s first watch, as he’s famously been seen wearing… Read More ›
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McGST Podcast Episode 42 (America!, Long(ish) covid and possessions)
A quick episode about lowering the bar when America elected Joe Biden, long(ish) covid and material possessions. Music by Tom Munch.
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Post-Covid lungs look worse than any type of terrible smoker’s lungs
“I don’t know who needs to hear this. But post-Covid lungs look worse than any type of terrible smoker’s lungs we’ve ever seen…” the tweet began. She also posted a photos x-ray photos of healthy lungs, a smoker’s lungs, and… Read More ›
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“The Hill We Climb” by Amanda Gorman
When day comes we ask ourselvesWhere can we find light in this never-ending shade?The loss we carry,A sea we must wade.We braved the belly of the beast;We’ve learned that quiet isn’t always peace.And the norms and notions of what just… Read More ›
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How a £20 gadget could save lives
A pulse oximeter slips over your middle finger and shines a light into the body. It measures how much of the light is absorbed in order to calculate oxygen levels in the blood. In England, they are being given to… Read More ›
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Edinburgh’s Hogmanay 2020
Fare Well is a new poem by Jackie Kay that bids farewell to 2020 and wishes a better year for 2021. Narrated by David Tennant and others, Fare Well underscores the UK’s largest swarm drone display, recorded in the Scottish… Read More ›
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