Chris Ward
@mostxlnt.com
Writer since I was 6. Earned my living writing for 25 years. Now teach for a living & write for fun in the South of France. @mostxlnt everywhere. mostxlnt.com for longer meanderings.
Naive art, landscapes, beaches, opera esp. Mozart, cook, pride.
Naive art, landscapes, beaches, opera esp. Mozart, cook, pride.
Interesting contrarian take from Gruber: daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
The Full Text of Marco Rubio’s Directive on State Department Typography, Re-Establishing Times New Roman
Good on Rubio for rescinding a bad decision, and even better for doing so with a fair and informative explanation.
daringfireball.net
December 11, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Interesting contrarian take from Gruber: daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
Gruber has an interesting take on this. tldr: Not a terrible anti-woke decision. daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
The Full Text of Marco Rubio’s Directive on State Department Typography, Re-Establishing Times New Roman
Good on Rubio for rescinding a bad decision, and even better for doing so with a fair and informative explanation.
daringfireball.net
December 11, 2025 at 5:08 AM
Gruber has an interesting take on this. tldr: Not a terrible anti-woke decision. daringfireball.net/2025/12/full...
Julian Assange is an absolute arsehole who ran away from his accusers and refused to accept the consequences of his actions. He ran away from the accusations of the two women who accused him of sexual misconduct and like the coward that he is he hid behind obfuscation. Swedish deportation? LOL.
December 10, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Julian Assange is an absolute arsehole who ran away from his accusers and refused to accept the consequences of his actions. He ran away from the accusations of the two women who accused him of sexual misconduct and like the coward that he is he hid behind obfuscation. Swedish deportation? LOL.
Bloody foreign students, coming over here, overpaying their fees and supporting our universities. Serves them right. Also: Blue Passports!
December 3, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Bloody foreign students, coming over here, overpaying their fees and supporting our universities. Serves them right. Also: Blue Passports!
"It's true because I said it" has been the mantra of the right for too long now. Calling them out on it no longer works, they just don't care.
December 1, 2025 at 5:31 PM
"It's true because I said it" has been the mantra of the right for too long now. Calling them out on it no longer works, they just don't care.
Have they thought of asking him to make a Cameo video for them?
December 1, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Have they thought of asking him to make a Cameo video for them?
Have you considered not being poor?
November 26, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Have you considered not being poor?
Absolute 100% certified bollox. Evidence-free 'In-my-opinionism' is worth exactly what you pay for it. And why should anyone listen to an actress who hasn't done the research? Because she's an actress? This crap boils my piss.
November 24, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Absolute 100% certified bollox. Evidence-free 'In-my-opinionism' is worth exactly what you pay for it. And why should anyone listen to an actress who hasn't done the research? Because she's an actress? This crap boils my piss.
Meanwhile in France we have Advent calendars with saucissons in them!
Calendrier de l'Avent Saucisson 2025
Les amoureux de saucisson et les franchouillards vont être comblés par ce calendrier de l'avent saucisson artisanal, conçu par la Maison Gautier, bouchers de père en fils depuis 1972, Maitre Artisan e...
www.icipresent.com
November 23, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Meanwhile in France we have Advent calendars with saucissons in them!
Also in The Guardian this week:
November 23, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Also in The Guardian this week:
I've said this before, but 40 years ago when I started working on national newspapers a shift was about £135 a day +exes; last I heard, the Express for example was paying starters just over £100 a day. An ad for 'journalists' recently offered $2.50 for 500 words, moving up to $4.50 with experience.
November 15, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I've said this before, but 40 years ago when I started working on national newspapers a shift was about £135 a day +exes; last I heard, the Express for example was paying starters just over £100 a day. An ad for 'journalists' recently offered $2.50 for 500 words, moving up to $4.50 with experience.
See www.lemonde.fr/culture/arti... - Le Monde isn't afraid of swear words.
Virginie Despentes en quête de réconciliation avec « Cher connard », son lumineux nouveau roman
Voix féministe très écoutée en France depuis son manifeste « King Kong Théorie », l’autrice publie un récit post-#metoo, hymne à l’amitié, empreint d’une grande douceur. Cinq ans après la trilogie « V...
www.lemonde.fr
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
See www.lemonde.fr/culture/arti... - Le Monde isn't afraid of swear words.