Brittany Howard and Hozier at Finsbury Park

Much to unpack here

Finding it hard to get super excited by the election results - the Tories have really just changed the colour of their ties - but seeing Corbyn hold his seat and Ashworth lose his to a pro-Palestine independent gave me no small amount of joy.

I don’t particularly rate Duolingo these days as a method for learning but still quite proud of this

[whispering to my date while watching Chappell Roan when Chappell Roan first appears on the stage] that’s Chappell

She’s just admiring the views.

It’s heatwave week in London, which means cold brew season is here. You absolutely can heat it up, it’s got a lovely round flavour, but it’s a faff so I usually only bother when it’s real hot outside (and, because this is the UK, inside).

There really is nowhere like Northern Ireland in the sunshine.

The people saying “AI will hasten the transition to clean energy” are the same people who said that about Bitcoin, and should not be trusted, on anything.

Home for one of my oldest pals’ 30th. Been friends with these two my entire life.