Matt Haig

Important to remember that a hell of a lot of Gen Z also think Jake Paul and Andrew Tate and Sneako and all those manosphere types are absolute douchebags. Also I think there is a risk that us olds are beginning to imagine 18 year old males are only ever watching misogynist far right clickbaiting cheap marketing dickheads. And that gives them more power to shape culture. The truth is there are tons of online male influencers who are NOTHING like these guys. For instance gaming influencers like Markiplier and Brighton’s own JackSepticEye have bazillions of followers and do great things for mental health and charity and encourage men to talk about stuff while also being funny and charismatic. Then you have your political types like Dean Withers who are openly opposed to the manosphere. Or your bookish Hank Green types or your music loving Anthony Fantano types. Anyway point is - Gen Z is not a monolith and many Gen Z boys still know a dickhead when they see one and that some young men are out there with millions of followers and far less media spotlight, simply because it is less interesting to talk about the forces of good.

Business rates. Not tastes. The government needs to stop thinking that the arts isn’t a vocation. It is our fifth biggest export and can be higher. Our number one and two biggest exports are mechanical power generators and cars to America, which have to keep us tied to Donald Trump. Our books and music though, go everywhere and - as in so many ways - keep us free. Invest in them.

First look at Fred Fordham’s hand-drawn images. Beat that, AI.

Fun day with the magnificent James Norton while he reads The Midnight Train audiobook. Also, note to bald men: don’t stand under studio lights next to actors with great hair.

During the Spanish civil war the antifascists shouted ¡No pasarán! - they shall not pass. And they did the same to the fascist satsuma and he didn’t like it. Keir Starmer should be backing Spain right now and standing up to Trump instead of trying to gain favour from a sociopathic president who doesn’t care of his or our existence.