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Why the internet needs more blogs and fewer content creators
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Latest Dispatches
Observations, reflections, and mild indignation recorded from the sofa.
On the Absurdity of Modern Weather Forecasting
Why supercomputers and high-resolution precipitation radars have only amplified our meteorological anxiety
There was a time when one looked out of the window to determine whether an umbrella was necessary. Now, we consult three competing smartphone applications, each claiming to predict precipitation down to the exact square yard.
On the Fine Art of Suburban Gardening
In which the author attempts to tame an aggressive hydrangea and reflects on the vanity of floral ambition
The suburban garden is not a landscape; it is a battleground where human pride meets the unyielding obstinacy of perennial weeds.
In Defence of the Afternoon Kettle
A modest proposal for preserving the sanctuary of the four o'clock brew against the encroaching menace of productivity apps
The boiling of a kettle is the only remaining ritual in British civil life that cannot be accelerated by modern software, much to the chagrin of efficiency consultants.
The Lost Art of Doing Absolutely Nothing at All
In praise of unrecorded hours, unquantified walks, and sitting in an armchair without a podcast
We have turned leisure into a second job. If a walk is not tracked by GPS and shared with four hundred strangers, did it even take place?