Lovely gentle poem in the @spectator

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I’m in the Mail on Sunday today with a review of the disturbing and stimulating new book The singularity is nearer by Ray Kurzweil!

I’ll be on Times radio at 3.50pm talking about some new books!

“Now, after nearly 30 years, Twister is back – with an ‘s’ on the end of its name, a new cast, and even better special effects.” 🍿 @leafarbuthnot reviews Twisters

I'm in the New Statesman this week with a review of Twisters! Bad weather, good Glen Powell.

🎧Are Donald Trump's legal obstacles melting away? Could self-testing replace the cervical smear? And what kind of world is Katy Perry living in? @holdenfrith, @leafarbuthnot and @JKTimson join @OllyMann on the latest episode of The Week Unwrapped.

Anyone know who is handling the UK publicity for @Twistersmovie?

Watch this it’s fascinating - I asked James Timpson what he’d do about prisons and sentencing if he was in charge. He believes only a third of prisoners in jail should definitely be there. He’s now in charge of prisons (but not sentencing).

Key chart to keep in mind as the Conservatives suffer their worst ever defeat: The Tories didn’t lose this election because they were too right wing on some issues or too left wing on others. They lost because voters of all stripes judged them to be incompetent and dishonest.

I wrote this about why we should be nicer to politicians https://t.co/J4ELkDQFcV

I'm in the New Statesman today (and the mag next week) reviewing The Bikeriders! In which Austin Butler smoulders, pouts, howls, and fails to convey any sort of personality. Comer's pretty good tho.

Lovely eulogy by Martin Amis's wife, who could clearly write beautifully too

This conspires to be both a father-daughter road trip movie and an exploration of the traumatic legacy of the genocide. It fulfils neither brief. 🍿 @leafarbuthnot reviews Treasure https://t.co/nIDIJFSUVg

I reviewed Treasure for the NS! I didn't love it.

I’m in the Mail today with a review of a book about politeness!

📢 Relax, I have all your non-election, non-Euros news for the weekend... On the @TheWeekUK podcast with me this week, ace guests @mariana_vieir1 @JKTimson & @leafarbuthnot 👇 https://t.co/mLUE169eUG

Our issue this week! It features reads on Sunak v Starmer, Macron's gamble, Baillie Gifford and Swift-mania; pieces by @jburnmurdoch, @jennykleeman and @VictoriaPeckham, plus Lemony Snicket, a tartan-appropriating backing dancer, coprolite, and more!

Interesting

Oh and this contribution from @holliepoetry (McNish) to a “symposium” on writers’ great sporting moments (symposium being in this case journalese for “we emailed writers with a question and cute, they replied”)