Lovely idea, hope it works. Absolutely not Couch to 5k, which was exclusively focused on people who had never had athletic or sporty habits, and so it grew a new market exponentially. This is getting lapsed readers to read more, not grow new readers. www.theguardian.com/books/2026/a...
Could a couch-to-5k for books get you back into reading?
With smartphones stealing our attention, we’re picking up fewer books than ever. A novelist shares her eight-week scheme to get you back into the habit
theguardian.com
If anyone is looking for who votes Restore in Manchester, head to Altrincham where well-to-do retirees shout and wave flags at a previously under used hotel.
Robert Croft on The Hundred, making Matterface seem positively mic shy.
Either his account has been hacked or he's a kayfabe comic genius beyond even Andy Kaufman
One minor benefit of not being on X is not having to see United supporters insisting they'll get an Everton player for half the asking price just because. And then they spend twice the fee on a lesser player. Doing 'The Yoro' as it's known.
In 24 hours Infantino has put out a long social post pitying people who haven't taken joy from the World Cup, and started the sale of 10% of FIFA to Jared Kushner's brother. He's in charge of the timing of both of these announcements, incredibly.
I hate reality TV but I’d watch “At Home With The Pickfords”. Come on ITV2, make it happen.
Pickford might not be the biggest space cadet in his own house. Howling at this 'Princess D' safety tip from Mrs Pickford.
Marty Supreme: big fan of Chalamet's intensity but it's one unholy sprawling mess. Could easily be an hour shorter.
'The Ndiaye money' will be just like 'the Coutinho money' rebuild but instead Soucek and Sancho will be trotting about on 150 a week for three years.
Didn't he get in trouble for posts like this under a pseudonym on Twitter?
Does anybody remember an ad in the 90s aimed at women who watch football with the line 'How can I lie back and think of England if I don't even know who's playing'?
Has brains here not got an incurable genetic illness that would still be there in a clone?
First job at 17? Burnham already losing the 'North is my identity' vote amongst people who tell us they were 'graftin at 13'.
Has anyone checked in recently to see if The Guardian is OK?
Right, their not going to win this, so hoping Simeone and Paredes have the decency to disgrace themselves in the last 10.
The snide-off between Cucurella and Simeone on Sunday is going to be an incredible watch.
Ronaldo genuinely no idea what's going on here, Ronnie been on it since last Tuesday.