Alex Selby-Boothroyd
@alexselbyb.bsky.social
Head of data journalism at The Economist
If petrichor is the sweet smell of earth after rain, we need a new word for the utter stank coming off London's streets right now. Putridcore?
Just seeing how many people bookmark this to read it later www.economist.com/science-and-...
How to stop procrastinating
Thwarting the thief of time
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Can confirm, copper wires were in the camera making surveillance and I saw 2 grams of gold and the gold looked at me
Price change in Tesco school uniforms after 46 years: Trousers: ⬇️ £1 Shirts: ⬇️ 49p Jumpers: ⬆️ 25p And that's *nominal*. Loss leaders and all that, but that's still incredible.
Aug 1980: Schoolwear ad from Tesco (+Grey Polyester/Viscose Trousers; Polyester/Viscose Trousers; Sanforised cotton Denim Jeans; Acrylic Zippers; Acrylic V-neck Pullovers; Polyester/Cotton Shirts; Ribbed Polo Neck Jumpers; White lace-to-toe Sports Shoes; Black Plimsolls, and more)
Back as Playfair in @economist.com featuring: Start to hate Careless Whisper after disc jockey's stick? (9) Divisive, powerful, "macho" man - ultimately turning over grand sum? (4,4) www.economist.com/games/1843/0... #cryptic #crossword
Weekend crossword
Can you solve our classic cryptic?
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Been dunking on my cat recently but she's actually quite gorgeous
Okay, can you turn the sun off now?
Omg, look at that big-headed freak who doesn't belong here!
Trump having a normal one today
Happy birthday to the Big Mac index! In 1986 Pam Woodall, our former economics editor, had the idea of defining a currency’s purchasing power by the number of Big Macs it can buy. It's still going strong and graced our cover this week (these are unused versions) www.economist.com/interactive/...
Idea for an Only Connect round: Les Horribles Cernettes A broken laser pointer Me at the zoo just setting up my twttr
Oh! Oh! A good occasion to post my 2012 article about the very first photograph posted to the World Wide Web!!!! archive.is/8ERVV
No professional accomplishment has ever made me happier than this. theonion.com/translator-o...
Translator Of Original ‘Minions’ Epic Poem Slams ‘Sexless, Bloodless’ Film Adaptation
PHILADELPHIA—In a 4,500-word essay published in Harper’s Magazine, Emily Wilson, known for her popular translation of the Minions epic poem, blasted the latest film Thursday as a “sexless, bloodless” ...
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The Odyssey merch is getting out of hand
Sainsbury's to sell Argos for £120m
Which football federation is Argentina in? And—follow up question—has that federation unanimously rejected Infantino's corruption-fest?
"AI wILl dEmOcRaTiZe dAtA vIsUaLiZaTiOn!", I see some people claim... www.reuters.com/world/africa...
US government map of Africa mislabels every country at global conference
A U.S. government map of Africa mislabeled every country during a State Department presentation at a global conference taking place in Brazil this week, causing a stir among attendees who took screen...
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A delightful ode to postcards. I hadn't appreciated their role in the war effort. www.economist.com/britain/2026...
I can heartily* recommend salted caramel ice cream sandwiched between two fried Dunkin Donuts *My cardiologist has asked me to use a different word
Impossible to put into words how useless Gmail search is. No wait, these guys did it!