Interesting 2026 Short talks about interesting things.

In response to tiny demand I've added a waitlist to the Eventbrite for Interesting: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interestin...

In case it's useful...

Emails Reveal Space Force’s Hardest Mission Is Writing a Song Internal Space Force emails obtained by 404 Media show the work it takes to have a government agency make a new theme song. A general even wanted to start the whole thing over again.

What the AI boosters don't get is that THIS is how creative work really happens: www.404media.co/emails-revea...

When we hit 1000 signatures on Friday it was a proper dream, to petition for a public inquiry into Section 28

We want to get to 10000 so we get a response from the Government. Can you help with direct sharing in your newsletter? Whatsapp groups? Posts?

petition.parliament.uk/petitions/76...

Jazz 625 - Modern Jazz Quartet (1964) YouTube video by Brian Orifice

Come for the music and the clothes, stay for the music and the clothes www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHyV...

Interesting 2026 Short talks about interesting things.

Remarkably, only 4 Interesting tickets left...

www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/interestin...

I’m getting a bit addicted to making these

A screengrab with the text: 21 THAT THE COMPANY IS AUTHORISED TO MAKE MARKET PURCHASES OF ITS OWNS HARES UP TO AN AGGREGATE NUMBER OF 386 MILLION ORDINARY SHARES

ITV shareholders will soon be voting on this motion. If passed they'll have more rabbit than Sainsbury's*

*a reference for our older listeners

Space Junk: the magazine you need in your orbit Jack Mills and Jo Evendon discovered a shared interest in space while working together at Dazed magazine. “We both had sci-fi parents,” explains Evendon, “and we collaborated on a story about young as...

I can imagine this being of interest to many (esp @genmon.fyi ?)

observer.co.uk/style/observ...

Coffee 11:30 ish?

The sun has popped out so it’s time for some Astrud open.spotify.com/track/1tEMBC...

TPS // Red Room Series Vol.01 / French House Mix / DJ MAD MAESTRO (매드 마에스트로) YouTube video by Tinypuppetsound

French house from a tiny puppet and Sunday morning gets a bit better www.youtube.com/watch?v=p09D...

Satellite Eyes is a free, open source MacOS app that sets your desktop wallpaper to the satellite view of your current location. I've just released 2.0, which adds an option to shuffle through a selection of interesting-to-look-at places from around the world. satelliteeyes.tomtaylor.co.uk

Fit / moodboard goals: methodical but weary / magnificently rumpled

Nicely done from Giles: "why text-heavy slides fail in front of an audience"

gilest.org/notes/2026/q...

BBC Radio 4 - Desert Island Discs, Jesse Armstrong, writer Jesse Armstrong, writer, shares the soundtrack of his life with Lauren Laverne.

A good episode: www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

“Retired with immediate effect”

I lost my favourite scarf. But I retraced my steps (with Swarm) and the cafe had kept it in their Box Of Scarves. Such a joy.

Oh wait, here's 20 ideas that could help: whotargets.me/en/restoring...

Giles says it better than I could: gilest.org/notes/haudoo...

Tap to see my listening activity see what Russell Davies is playing. on your homescreen.

Let’s scrobble again, like we did last summer i.airbuds.fm/russell.davi...

Non-fun run I've slightly been in denial about this. Various things have prevented training. But, I'm going to do the Royal Parks Half Marathon in a few weeks. And that now means that I'm supposed to ask you to ...

I am once again running a pointlessly long distance.

So now I have to ask you for money.

www.justgiving.com/fundraising/...

GDS

I think 1 and 3 were Mike

I stole 2 from the Olympics "Citius, Altius, Fortius"

On Feb 1, 2012, apparently www.flickr.com/photos/russe...

Paul! Very excited that you’re coming. See you then.

Aww. That’s kind. Thanks.

Afternoon Slow 5 things. The first Sunday of every month. Roughly.

Newsletter goes out in about 6 hours. Climb aboard for quotes about mud and trumpets. buttondown.com/russell

Screengrab describing an exhibition at the V&A about ‘the golden age of the mug…’

I would see the hell out of The Golden Age of the Mug

A view from the stand at Craven Cottage as Fulham play Nottingham Forest

Keeping an eye out for @worklesshard.bsky.social

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I saw this and thought of you www.ft.com/content/18c06f51-5162-4c...

Green Paper From Hype to Hope How Networked Neighbourhoods can make innovation work for everyone - Rachel Coldicutt OBE January 2025

As everyone's becoming an expert on Nvidia stock prices and moats and Jevons paradox, I've got a new Green Paper out on inclusive innovation, social capital, and technology diffusion - three things that literally no one is talking about! www.careful.industries/inclusive-in...

Thanks boss. Very good of you to spread the word.