Visited Kent's smallest church today. Originally built in the 13th-century, this Romney Marsh mirage was only accessible by boat in the winter up until the 1960s.

Condé Nast CEO says AI is a ‘death blow’ to Google search Roger Lynch says publisher of Vogue and The New Yorker increased revenue last year with subscription growth

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Snapshot from ‘The seaside resorts of Sussex c.1730–1815: resort development and military defences on the south coast of England’ by Sue Berry.

From: 'The seaside resorts of Sussex c.1730–1815: resort development and military defences on the south coast of England’ by Sue Berry.

"But the visits of young children of George III to Eastbourne, and of Princess Charlotte to Worthing, did not boost them.

"The influence of royal visitors was far less than some historians have suggested. Guidebooks gave the utterly misleading impression that George, Prince of Wales and heir of King George III, went to the ‘fishing village of Brighton’ to sea-bathe...

I've found this wonderful bit about the impact of travel influencers from the early 1770s...

"The best example of the failure of celebrities and royalty to help a resort is Hothampton (Bognor), where Sir Richard Hotham left famous people stay free publicity, but with little gain."

A shop in Canterbury called Crack

Folks, it was a misleading shop name.

What exactly do I do with the energy of waiting for a brain operation for two years and then having it be cancelled three times in as many weeks? Like, is this some sort of God not letting me have it until I've learned some lesson? What does it all mean? What do I do with these EMOITIONS?

This morning I have doused my laptop in petrol and severed the fingers off my left hand. I am now about to throw a lit match onto my computer and my my right through a band saw which is already whirring away in the corner. Thank you.

I very slowly started to write again this week, whilst in isolation ahead of my brain surgery. It's been babysteps. Tiny typing. But I felt like my brain was slowly reemerging from its chemically enforced hibernation. I then went to bed to read and began a Cormac McCarthy novel.

However, Denmark is said to want to keep the territory and does not want to sell it at any price.

BBC Sport understands that US president Donald Trump is keen to buy Greenland before the January transfer window closes.

you've already got the fifa peace prize, how many more peace prizes do you need?

sorry, haven't been online for ages. will delete

🎶 Don't call it a comeback / She's been shit for years 🎶

Barry White > Bari Weiss

Haha! Whoop!

Personal News! My final brain operation is confirmed for January. This is the one. The big full stop. Recover, then i can return to the digital content goldmine.

I just hope in nothing has really happened in the last two years to prevent me from again mining that untapped golden journalism ore.

Here's how I'm protecting my own writing from AI theft: writing realy fucking shit wih lots and loads of wrung words. oka?

that's how secret it is, man.

[Updating the style guide]: Financial bubbles will now be referred to as 'pimples'.

For example: The A.I. pimple.

I've been through all your 'gifts for men/dads' lists and they're all wrong. We don't want anything. We just want a little peace and quiet. Sell that.

Mug of chamomile tea.

Speeding along at chamomiles-an-hour.

is this the billionaires all leaving?

Having signed back into Bluesky aftering being offline for many months, it's difficult to comphrend the illusionary version of the world represented by the internet. Most people outside are nice and friendly and cracking on.

Ah man, that's great! Both the move and the music writing. Send me some links please.

Yeah, pain in the arse. Can't get insurance to go abroad and can't work. Still napping each afternoon. A long road to full recovery.

Hey man. Not bad, thanks. Chemo-radio is finished. Just had my latest three-month scan and everything is looking good. Still can't travel or work. Still without part of my skull. They're looking at the end of the year to have that put in and then three months in bed afterward... how are you?

"A refreshing thirst quencher that packs a punch."

*The journalist was shackled in the town's stocks for clichéd writing and peppered liberally with rotten plums and squishy tomatoes.*

Escape Room Challenge: Your European Airbnb Welcome to this tiny fifth-floor Airbnb, your home for the next four days in a major European city. Can you escape without incurring additional fee...

"You have activated the smoke alarm. You will be charged a €1,000 fee, receive a one-star rating, and all of the American-hating neighbors are calling Interpol."

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