The trick to apologizing is to make it vague and general, like “i’m sorry for all the times I let you down as a husband”. Everyone gets bogged down the specifics otherwise, like who used whose toothbrush to clean the tumble dryer filter…

When i feel like being a bit of a troll in the replies, i scroll down and watch the other trolls in action and the feeling passes…

nothing makes you question your beliefs more than seeing those who share them

A lot of my mutuals whose posts I like don’t seem to come up on my feed at all. Anyone else have this problem? Is it because i follow too many people?

“I would sit and read my book if only i found the perfect place to sit” - who am I kidding? - i’m lazy and have the attention span of a gnat…

“Hey, can you watch my sandwich, i gotta take care of something…”

Christopher@chrissalisbury.bsky.social · 4d ago

Whatever became of Gavrilo Princip’s unfinished sandwich

The bad sex in literature award about a decade ago had this great line about a bondage scene that was “excruciating, but not in a good way…”.

Samuel Moyn’s idea that IL and the US constitution need an overhaul isn’t wrong… But, short of a divine revelation, the powers involved won’t agree on principles let alone the small print for such a change… WADR to Moyn, he doesn’t have the prophetical charisma of a Jesus or a Tolstoy…

I find sovereignty to be of ambiguous benefit: Crimes have been committed in violation of sovereignty for sure, but “sovereignty” has also been used to deflect international criticism of human rights abuses…

Picture the scene: a desert island, survivors have turned to cannibalism, the sociologist picks the short straw: “But, but, you can’t, I collect data!…”

Wittgenstein *a wild look in his eyes, brandishing a red hot fire poker*: “Go on then, name a universal moral principle… you cant can you?!” Me *sweating*: To be honest, I find it hard to think straight under such duress…

*Odyssey spoilers* . . . . For me the whole diverse casting controversy is a misdirection. It’s not what the film is about… The film exposes the one absolute truth in human history: Dogs are better than people.

Some of the greatest minds of my generation are languishing on substack with three followers… Meanwhile EM has a thought about The Odyssey and everyone has to debate it…

It’s a millstone around the neck of British culture that there must be something distinctively *British* about it. Elgar’s cello concerto is just good and you don’t have to be British to like it… Richard Curtis’s London, where it’s always snowing, has a lot to answer for…

There’s a reason they don’t put oysters in salads… It’s the texture… you are pottering along eating your crunchy cos lettuce leaves and then mmm what’s this?

I don’t make my bed these days to spite Jordan Peterson, i’m clean and tidy otherwise. Childish really!

Tbh having a massive unifying cultural event that doesn’t feature certain presidents is such a palate cleanser…

“What you having for dinner?” “Dogfood” “Yeah me too” “I love dogfood” “Yeah me too” (Dog conversation)

Turns out England are at our most creative when we are sad… We’re a nation of Adeles*. *This is a joke, I love Adele.

I do like walking around the house naked but there’s nowhere to put my phone…

Turns out England are at our most creative when we are sad… We’re a nation of Adeles*. *This is a joke, I love Adele.

It was raining today and i snapped this… I love this place…

***The Odyssey Possible Spoilers*** I noticed something really cool in the score: The theme for Elgar’s Nimrod, which appeared in Dunkirk, is hinted at in the sacking of Troy but this time never melodically resolves.

If Matt Damon, who is maybe ten years older than me, can get that ripped there’s really no excuse.

This review is silly, don’t read it, do go and see The Odyssey it’s awesome!

A very silly adaptation of “The Odyssey”

Sir Christopher Nolan’s film is emblematic of its time

economist.com

Saw The Odyssey today. It was great. Felt really fresh for lots of spoiler reasons that I won’t share…

Nice package! Redundancy?

Enjoying this one! Any Midgley fans out there? Scientism was overreaching in 2004, is that still true?