Observations on the world and its inhabitants
š„ The Ashtray Epiphany Gwyneth Paltrow, high priestess of curated purity, once quit smoking not for health, family, or climateābut because she ādidnāt want to smell like an ashtrayā while filming Mortdecai. Thatās right: Mortdecai, the cinematic equivalent of a scented candle lit in a vacuum. This wasnāt a health decision. It was reputational hygiene. ...
š” Breaking News: Meteorologists have confirmed the arrival of a Category 5 Excremental Cyclone, colloquially known as The Big Brown Swirl. Unlike ordinary storms, this one is powered not by warm ocean currents but by hot air, bad takes, and reputational methane leaks. The official government advisory reads: āWhen you see a shit storm, run ...
Act I: The Phantom of the Dossier Somewhere deep in the bowels of Whitehall, a dossier thicker than a ministerās skin was compiled. It contained āhundredsā of examples proving China was a national security threat. Cyberattacks, secret police stations, intellectual property theftābasically Beijingās greatest hits. But when the curtain rose on the trial of two ...
What do you get when you cross a disgraced financier, a royal wellness invoice, a billionaireās cryptic RSVP, and a massage menu that reads like a legal deposition? A reputational ghost flight aboard the Lolita Express, where every artefact is a teachable scandal and every seat comes with plausible deniability. Are you ready for reputational ...
This is not a tutorial or how exactly to organise your files. File organisation is not for everybody. Some people insist on having the files on their computer ‘all over the place’ and stashed in downloads folders or scattered across their desktop. If you’re one of those dim people, kindly move on right now. If, ...
This will mean nothing to most people – like in the old days when people were scared to touch the very first prototype telephones. It was like, “I don’t know what that thing will do to me!šØš±” If you consider yourself a luddite or partial luddite, skip though to the conclusion at the end, to ...
The “Scout Mindset” is a compelling idea in modern self-improvement. Julia Galef (2021) [2] coined the term. It presents a powerful metaphor for how we process information. It contrasts the curious truth-seeker with the defensive soldier. The idea is simple, but its implications are profound. It touches everything from our relationships to scientific discovery. At ...
š§ Welcome to the Dopamine Desert In the spirit of reputational cartography and ensemble storytelling, I present a diagnostic artefact so rich in irony it could be prescribed as a laxative. This post is not a scientific treatiseāthough it may contain traces of serotonin. You have a roast of modern pharmacology, and a cautionary tale ...
The phone rang Saturday, 5:30 PM, just as Walker was settling into his evening ritual, the gentle hum of classical music playing in the background. He glanced at the caller ID, a faint, knowing smile touching his lips as he saw Tarekās name. He picked up the phone. āSpeak of the devil. I was just ...
šµļøāāļø Scene One: Heathrow Terminal, 2025. Graham Linehan, comedy writer turned cultural insurgent, touches down from Arizonaājet-lagged, headphone-clad, and presumably unaware that his tweets have been upgraded to felony-grade contraband. Enter: five armed officers. Not one, not two, but five. Because clearly, nothing says āpublic menaceā like a man who once wrote Father Ted and ...
Captain Walker
Captain Walker
