Top holiday read from @TedKessler1 Heartfelt and at times hilarious stories from some hallowed halls of the print music mag industry…while it was getting the life sucked out of it by the internet from the 90s onwards. If you ever picked up NME, Melody Maker etc it’s a must read.

Big congrats @kimbal!.

There’s a lot of shite in the world right now. But watching this Spurs team brings a big smile to my face win, lose or draw. #LoveBigAnge #COYS ⚽️❤️

#RIP El Tel. I was too young to watch you play for Spurs. But the joy of that team you created (w/ @GaryLineker, Gaza et al) and then, of course, the England Euro ‘96 team (4-1!)… those memories will live with me vividly forever. ⚽️🙏❤️

Wow. And congrats @karliekloss! I was managing editor @i_D for a hot minute in the 90s, and was very fortunate to work with, and learn from, some stellar talent who created beautiful, groundbreaking, compelling work. I hope you can restore that glory (and go beyond). ❤️.

I bought this as a refresher on AI history. And finished it inspired by a life long sense of wonder. What a fabulous read/listen. Thank you @drfeifei!

(Compare and contrast to how I know it felt for some friends working at big social media companies when they realized their digital dreams had partly enabled trump and a global wave of toxic disinformation. Those were less happy days at the technology vanguard, for sure!).

I bet it’s really fun to work at @adobe right now. The way they’ve harnessed AI to unleash creativity - responsibly, positively - is a joy to watch from the outside. V.happy for all my friends still there.

The last 10 mins here… on how AI blows up Amazon’s advantage…. fascinating thought exercise.

The Messi effect. $700 to watch NY RedBulls vs Inter Miami this weekend. Same fixture last year not even sold out. That is some star attraction! 🇦🇷⚽️

Goodbye and thank you to @StuartBroad8 the great.

Fun fact, as a student music journo @cardiffuni I was interviewed by @jowhiley about “the welsh scene” (Super Furries, Gorkys, Catatonia, 60ft Dolls et al). At that time she was 100% the coolest person in the UK, and I was crapping myself! But she was actually really really nice!.

Really great series on @BBCSounds for anyone who was in the swirl of the early 90s UK music

#COYS Good or bad for Spurs? Short term: chaos. Mid term: we might end up with an owner who actually wants to win a trophy…

#UKpolitics Minute 17 ish “it’s like turning out for a game of football without your boots”. I don’t know whether to laugh or scream with anger. The Tories have lost all credibility, and the opposition is… this?! @GdnPolitics.

"It became a rout. Two minutes before half-time England produced something that may come to be known as Total Gazball." And to think some idiots were booing @GarethSouthgate just 12 months ago. Trust the process. #ENG #ItsComingHome

Also compiled this playlist as I read along, killer songs he mentions and/or played on. Enjoy!

Been reading/listening to @Johnny_Marr’s autobiog, prompted by Andy Rourke’s sad death. Totally loved The Smiths as a teenager. But was not expecting “miserablist Marr” to be a snowboarder and marathon runner! Even more of a legend! (He’s a great narrator on the audiobook BTW).

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