Steve Rose
@steverose7.bsky.social
Assistant features editor for The Guardian. Writer on culture high and low, film, TV, architecture, arts, race, environment, tech, etc.
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/steverose
https://www.theguardian.com/profile/steverose
woah!
And there it is.
(I listened to the audio and watched the video myself, and yes, that is *exactly* what the biographer said in this University of Cambridge address.)
(I listened to the audio and watched the video myself, and yes, that is *exactly* what the biographer said in this University of Cambridge address.)
November 20, 2025 at 6:30 PM
woah!
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X is in clear + systemic breach of its legal duties in the UK to remove unlawful content from its platform.
Proof: when X users abuse + harass others with the racial slur "paki", X reporting system defends the racist abuse in more than 90% of cases reported.
A new thread documenting this.
Proof: when X users abuse + harass others with the racial slur "paki", X reporting system defends the racist abuse in more than 90% of cases reported.
A new thread documenting this.
November 13, 2025 at 12:43 AM
X is in clear + systemic breach of its legal duties in the UK to remove unlawful content from its platform.
Proof: when X users abuse + harass others with the racial slur "paki", X reporting system defends the racist abuse in more than 90% of cases reported.
A new thread documenting this.
Proof: when X users abuse + harass others with the racial slur "paki", X reporting system defends the racist abuse in more than 90% of cases reported.
A new thread documenting this.
Come to AI London - even better than the real thing!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Buckingham Palace Christmas market: why tourists flocked there – and found just locked gates and big puddles
The hot spot seemed the perfect place for Yuletide-loving royalists. But, as with the Eiffel Tower in Beijing and some of the most picturesque windmills in the Netherlands, there was much less to it t...
www.theguardian.com
November 19, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Come to AI London - even better than the real thing!
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Good on @stephenkb.bsky.social for calling out Mahmood’s shameful, illogical argument that “we have to be cruel to asylum seekers because people are getting more racist”. Or is it the other way round? www.ft.com/content/37b0...
Defence of Labour asylum policy reveals backsliding on racism
Home secretary’s framing of failures is partly low politics, but also a result of ministers’ poor approach to race relations
www.ft.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Good on @stephenkb.bsky.social for calling out Mahmood’s shameful, illogical argument that “we have to be cruel to asylum seekers because people are getting more racist”. Or is it the other way round? www.ft.com/content/37b0...
Even if you're not Scottish (like me), watching them getting into the World Cup finals last night — with such cracking goals — is an absolute joy.
youtu.be/73cVhK9qL1o?...
youtu.be/73cVhK9qL1o?...
SCOTLAND 4-2 DENMARK | Scotland Qualify for 2026 World Cup! | World Cup Qualifier Highlights
YouTube video by Scotland National Team
youtu.be
November 19, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Even if you're not Scottish (like me), watching them getting into the World Cup finals last night — with such cracking goals — is an absolute joy.
youtu.be/73cVhK9qL1o?...
youtu.be/73cVhK9qL1o?...
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I wrote about ALEX KARP, of Palantir, one of the scariest, but most complex tech figures around — who started off trying to fight fascism but might well be enabling it now.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
‘Fear really drives him’: is Alex Karp of Palantir the world’s scariest CEO?
His company is potentially creating the ultimate state surveillance tool, and Karp has recently been on a striking political and philosophical journey. His biographer reveals what makes him tick
www.theguardian.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:18 PM
I wrote about ALEX KARP, of Palantir, one of the scariest, but most complex tech figures around — who started off trying to fight fascism but might well be enabling it now.
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
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<record scratch>
You may be wondering how I got here. It all started with the first black president.
You may be wondering how I got here. It all started with the first black president.
November 15, 2025 at 1:58 PM
<record scratch>
You may be wondering how I got here. It all started with the first black president.
You may be wondering how I got here. It all started with the first black president.
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Yes, that is her entire job description.
November 14, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Yes, that is her entire job description.
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As @rbreich.bsky.social notes billionaires and their families own X, Paramount, CBS, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, the Washington Post, Amazon, MGM, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, and could soon own Warner Bros and CNN
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
November 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
As @rbreich.bsky.social notes billionaires and their families own X, Paramount, CBS, Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp, the Washington Post, Amazon, MGM, Fox News, the Wall Street Journal and New York Post, and could soon own Warner Bros and CNN
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
And they are all Trump supporters
"Liberal media" indeed
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Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Quick thread on the BBC and the political and societal significance of recent developments:
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
One of the main reasons the UK has historically been so much less polarised than the US, is that Britain has a shared source of information, consumed and trusted by most people regardless of their politics.
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SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
SUPERB and angrily unvarnished response, by former BBC chairman, Lord Patten.
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
"I don't think that we should allow ourselves to be bullied into thinking that the BBC is only any good, if it reflects the prejudice of the last person who shouted at it." ~AA
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AI peas peas with AI www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Give peas a chance – even AI peas: the Stephen Collins cartoon
AI can transform all areas of our lives – even boiling a bag of frozen veg
www.theguardian.com
November 7, 2025 at 3:46 PM
AI peas peas with AI www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
Sir Mixalot, the man who put “Baby Got Back” into the lexicon, now admits: his baby never actually got back to him.
November 8, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Sir Mixalot, the man who put “Baby Got Back” into the lexicon, now admits: his baby never actually got back to him.
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New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
November 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
New York millionaires: threatening to flee the city since 2009
Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is … OK? Lots of lively action and fun but not all that smart or satisfying beyond broad dystopian vibes. And very blokey - v few female characters of substance, and devolves into guys punching and shooting each other - like it could have been made 38 yrs ago. Oh wait…
November 7, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Edgar Wright's THE RUNNING MAN is … OK? Lots of lively action and fun but not all that smart or satisfying beyond broad dystopian vibes. And very blokey - v few female characters of substance, and devolves into guys punching and shooting each other - like it could have been made 38 yrs ago. Oh wait…
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THIS IS SO GOOD
November 6, 2025 at 4:42 AM
THIS IS SO GOOD
In case there was any doubt. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
Elon Musk is boosting the British right - and this shows how
news.sky.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:32 AM
In case there was any doubt. news.sky.com/story/the-x-...
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Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Energy retailers to be directed to offer free power three hours a day
Saying there is enough solar power for everyone in the daytime, Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen will direct retailers to provide three hours of free power every day to consumers.
www.abc.net.au
November 3, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Absolutely amazing: they've got so much solar in Australia that they need more people to use more of it, so the gov't has instructed energy retailers to offer *at least three hours of free power* during the middle of the day.
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
Meanwhile fossil-addled US struggles with an energy-price crisis ...
I think I can answer exactly how many times this has happened in Britain …
Elon Musk, "These lovely small towns in England, Scotland and Ireland, they've been living their lives quietly. They're like hobbits"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
"And so one day, 1,000 people show up in your village of 500 and start raping the kids"
"This has now happened, God knows how many times in Britain"
November 3, 2025 at 9:40 AM
I think I can answer exactly how many times this has happened in Britain …
I spoke to ANTHONY HOPKINS about his eventful life - also starring O'Toole, Olivier, Hepburn, Foster and Kardashian.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
‘I knew I needed help. I knew it was over’: Anthony Hopkins on alcoholism, anger, Academy Awards – and 50 years of sobriety
As the actor approaches his 90th year and publishes an autobiography, he reflects on his early years on stage, being inspired by Laurence Olivier, becoming a Hollywood star and conquering his demons
www.theguardian.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I spoke to ANTHONY HOPKINS about his eventful life - also starring O'Toole, Olivier, Hepburn, Foster and Kardashian.
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.
They are not the same.
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Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
October 29, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Elon Musk: "It is time for the English to ally with the hard men, like Tommy Robinson, and fight for their survival or they shall surely all die" 29th October 2025. 2 million views in its first hour.
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Civil war is inevitable, was inevitable, and is already happening
October 29, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Civil war is inevitable, was inevitable, and is already happening
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When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points
October 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
When the Nazi group chat ruins your talking points