They make what they do look easy but it very definitely isn’t… exclusive (and rare) cover interview here and in Sunday Times Culture tomorrow…
Ant and Dec: Why turning 50 made us think again
www.thetimes.com/article/62a2...
For one day, I got to imagine what Ant & Dec & a Third Wheel would be like… the conversation was supposed to be about their new podcast but instead, we focused on the joy and horror of turning 50… their joy, my horror
Bravely, I have declared war on lasagne (and to everyone saying I need to be a better cook, I am a great cook but lasagne is impossible)
www.thetimes.com/article/c9c7...
Must be hard enough to find a partner when you have an arm penis but being called the blob can't help
"Also known as the blob octopus, they have eight arms - but in males one of the arms is also a reproductive organ that they attach to females when mating."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Late contender for headline (and stand) of the year… so nice to read furniture that isn’t SEOed to death (unless search engines are now tuned to partner and bishop?)
My first recommendation: How to Cook A Wolf by MFK Fisher (first published in 1942 then updated with very witty annotations for the Cold War years).
Reading for pleasure is essential for health and joy, but Britain is facing a reading crisis.
I am supporting the Sunday Times Get Britain Reading campaign. Join me and pledge to spend at least 10 minutes a day reading for the next six weeks…
link.thetimes.co.uk/join/74t/sig...
Ten years after building a 3,000-piece Lego Death Star with my kids (9, 7 and 2), I did it again. The kids were older, I was older… the Death Star was much, much bigger…
The galactic task of building a 9,000-piece Lego Death Star
www.thetimes.com/article/95eb...
Beautiful, upsetting, maddening, heartwarming interview
What happened when @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social met her heroine Kathy Burke
www.thetimes.com/article/89f8...
A bargain for an app that costs so much in terms of mental health
The ultimate example of nominative determinism... surgeon Neil Hopper jailed after amputation of his own legs
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Incredible portraits by Austin Hargrave
When I was nine, I devised a plan to meet Luke Skywalker… it was simple… I would become a journalist and then interview him… didn’t expect it to take 40 years but still…
Nine! Or 27! Plus two more I can’t fit in. Beat that…
Three? Well, there’s three on this beam but that wasn’t enough… not at all…
How many of these do you think we have in our small holiday cottage bedroom? One? Two? …
Friendly annual reminder to all A-level/GCSE students collecting exam results - if a photographer asks you to hold a piece of paper and jump in the air with delight, just say no.
Bags, blenders, antique clocks — if you name it, this army of volunteers in Tunbridge Wells can probably sort it with a smile and a story
Favourite story of the year… meeting the 81 - 81! - volunteers and seeing their combined decades of expertise put to work at the Tunbridge Wells repair cafe…
My uplifting day at the repair café that fixes anything for free
www.thetimes.com/article/d9f4...
Thank you… it’s brutal but Floss has made a pretty good recovery for now. We’re appreciating every extra day.
Yes
Goodness me, how depressing: The US government is spending $160,000 to burn nearly $10m of contraceptives rather than sell them to the UN to ship to poor nations, according to sources.
An ode to a dog who had a stroke…
I used to think it was a waste of money keeping an old dog alive
www.thetimes.com/article/6dab...
Excited about National Caviar Day on the 18th. Only 11 more sleeps
Anyone else getting a lot of "press releases" from "relaytheupdate.com", "signalthenews.com" or similar? Emails from alleged humans eg Jasmine, Sienna, Adriana, Iris, Lucille etc. Replies get bounced back. Repping companies such as Number 1 Plates, Ski Vertigo, Plumb World. Is this death by AI PR?
A terracotta bowl with a few pebbles in it, partially filled with water.
A larger bowl filled with water.
Bird water bowl alongside seed
Forecast in the UK is scorching for the next week. If you can, please put out some water sources. One for bees/butterflies* and one for bigger critters. *Shallow bowl with stones is ideal for insects, so they can drink without drowning. If you can manage a bird-height one as well, brilliant.
Bird Corp. I’m in. We’re all going on a willow tit hunt. Maybe we can do a Times + event. Just a medium size cruise ship, Bill Oddie headlining, fat balls for canapés.
Very happy to bird bore with you @mscaitlinmoran.bsky.social any time… I can play you our top 10 Merlins. Also, we have a tame baby magpie this year. Magpies are ruthless killers but this one is very cute. Ps lovely column
