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Apart from a brief mention on the radio this is how I learned about the extraordinary events in Nepal.
- Via TikTok
- Via RSS
This seems like a reasonably healthy situation to me.
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The London Review of TikToks - 14 October 2026
@yesyesmedialtd Derren Brown exposes this simple trick a TV psychic used to seemingly talk to the other side @Derren.Brown #derrenbrown #richardbacon whyareyoumoresuccessfulthanme ♬ original sound - WhyAreYouMoreSuccessfulThanMe? @andrea_carver How I animate from audio in Unreal using Vizibeat. 1. Find a band that moves on the beat (109Hz here), 2. normalize
A beehive on the roof
These days, when people ask me about PowerPoint, I describe it as The Third American Art Form. 1. Jazz 2. HipHop 3. PowerPoint And I've just realised what's made me think that. It's the privilege, beginning about 20 years ago, of seeing Kevin Slavin
Stating the obvious about stating the obvious
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We had our first Interesting Assemble on Wednesday. The extraordinary Dr Helen Castor joined us to expand on her talk from Interesting in 2016. Fantastic questions from the assembled audience which Helen fielded with deep expertise. Dave 'Funkypancake' Simpson is doing the next one, on October 29th. It&