Conor McNicholas
@conormcnicholas.bsky.social
Ex-Editor of NME. Ex-loads of other stuff too that for some reason people seem less keen to talk about.
Disruptive Idea™ – Like Kier Starmer, but a leader.
November 12, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Disruptive Idea™ – Like Kier Starmer, but a leader.
An AI can’t tell you what good looks like, it can only tell you what good used to look like. Only you can decide what good should look like.
November 12, 2025 at 8:22 AM
An AI can’t tell you what good looks like, it can only tell you what good used to look like. Only you can decide what good should look like.
March 23, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Once again, the Sith fail to understand they are Sith and therefore fail to understand The Rule of Two.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Ousted Reform MP Rupert Lowe could join breakaway rightwing party
Ben Habib, an ex-Reform deputy leader who was also forced out by Nigel Farage, makes offer to Great Yarmouth MP
www.theguardian.com
March 11, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Once again, the Sith fail to understand they are Sith and therefore fail to understand The Rule of Two.
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
Reposted by Conor McNicholas
Loved being interviewed by Esquire magazine about that weird moment where everyone lost the plot on LinkedIn about a car re-launch.
“..we have this absurd sense of belonging that it’s partly ours and the only way to react is to spill our guts on social”
www.esquire.com/uk/design/a6...
“..we have this absurd sense of belonging that it’s partly ours and the only way to react is to spill our guts on social”
www.esquire.com/uk/design/a6...
Jag Man Must Die: The Inside Story of Jaguar's Polarising Rebrand
When the British car manufacturer posted its audacious new brand campaign on social media last year, all hell broke loose. Esquire went behind the scenes on the big cat's punchy relaunch
www.esquire.com
February 28, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Loved being interviewed by Esquire magazine about that weird moment where everyone lost the plot on LinkedIn about a car re-launch.
“..we have this absurd sense of belonging that it’s partly ours and the only way to react is to spill our guts on social”
www.esquire.com/uk/design/a6...
“..we have this absurd sense of belonging that it’s partly ours and the only way to react is to spill our guts on social”
www.esquire.com/uk/design/a6...
February 17, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I think it's interesting to track mood based on the spread of emojis you use.
I find I've recently had a dramatic uptick in the use of the surprised face emoji.
It's made it into my 'Frequently used'. 😲
I find I've recently had a dramatic uptick in the use of the surprised face emoji.
It's made it into my 'Frequently used'. 😲
February 14, 2025 at 2:34 PM
I think it's interesting to track mood based on the spread of emojis you use.
I find I've recently had a dramatic uptick in the use of the surprised face emoji.
It's made it into my 'Frequently used'. 😲
I find I've recently had a dramatic uptick in the use of the surprised face emoji.
It's made it into my 'Frequently used'. 😲
All true.
Algos are feeding off our potential like software Weeping Angels.
open.substack.com/pub/patternr...
Algos are feeding off our potential like software Weeping Angels.
open.substack.com/pub/patternr...
THE MEDIUM IS THE MEH-SSAGE
final word: meh-gorithm
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 7:42 PM
All true.
Algos are feeding off our potential like software Weeping Angels.
open.substack.com/pub/patternr...
Algos are feeding off our potential like software Weeping Angels.
open.substack.com/pub/patternr...
Monday.
Took her for a drink on Tuesday.
We were making love by Wednesday.
And on Thursday and Friday is Severance day so don’t talk to me then. And I’ll probably be thinking about it all weekend so don’t talk to me then either. See you Monday.
Thanks.
Took her for a drink on Tuesday.
We were making love by Wednesday.
And on Thursday and Friday is Severance day so don’t talk to me then. And I’ll probably be thinking about it all weekend so don’t talk to me then either. See you Monday.
Thanks.
February 13, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Monday.
Took her for a drink on Tuesday.
We were making love by Wednesday.
And on Thursday and Friday is Severance day so don’t talk to me then. And I’ll probably be thinking about it all weekend so don’t talk to me then either. See you Monday.
Thanks.
Took her for a drink on Tuesday.
We were making love by Wednesday.
And on Thursday and Friday is Severance day so don’t talk to me then. And I’ll probably be thinking about it all weekend so don’t talk to me then either. See you Monday.
Thanks.
This makes a lot of sense. Perhaps the only thing that does make sense.
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www.instagram.com/reel/DEhR7_R...
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February 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This makes a lot of sense. Perhaps the only thing that does make sense.
www.instagram.com/reel/DEhR7_R...
www.instagram.com/reel/DEhR7_R...
Reposted by Conor McNicholas
So how’s it going so far?
January 25, 2025 at 7:41 PM
So how’s it going so far?
Landfill by Young Knives on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 10 Songs
music.apple.com
January 24, 2025 at 9:22 PM
Fuck me, ChatGPT loves an Oxford comma. It's addicted. Even with the clearest instructions there they are, back again.
January 23, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Fuck me, ChatGPT loves an Oxford comma. It's addicted. Even with the clearest instructions there they are, back again.
Starting work and channelling some masculine energy.
January 23, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Starting work and channelling some masculine energy.
This was everything. Still is.
Great piece from the legend @markbeaumont.bsky.social .
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Great piece from the legend @markbeaumont.bsky.social .
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
The LCD Soundsystem album that changed music – and sparked hipster culture
Twenty years on from the group’s genre-splicing debut album, Mark Beaumont talks to those who were there, from The Rapture to Hot Chip, about the most influential New York band of the Noughties
www.independent.co.uk
January 22, 2025 at 8:10 AM
This was everything. Still is.
Great piece from the legend @markbeaumont.bsky.social .
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Great piece from the legend @markbeaumont.bsky.social .
www.independent.co.uk/arts-enterta...
Why is it that I am constantly accruing followers here but I get zero engagement with any post? WTF is going on with this algo??
January 17, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Why is it that I am constantly accruing followers here but I get zero engagement with any post? WTF is going on with this algo??
Using my ringlight to help grow my avocado seed rather than videoblog. Seemed like a much better use of the technology.
January 16, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Using my ringlight to help grow my avocado seed rather than videoblog. Seemed like a much better use of the technology.
Bit of time between meetings so slight detour to make a pilgrimage. I think my cover’s still intact.
January 14, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Bit of time between meetings so slight detour to make a pilgrimage. I think my cover’s still intact.
So good it’s making my ears hurt.
“Michael, I don’t want to suck you off on my lunch break.”
#LambriniGirls
music.apple.com/gb/album/who...
“Michael, I don’t want to suck you off on my lunch break.”
#LambriniGirls
music.apple.com/gb/album/who...
Who Let The Dogs Out by Lambrini Girls on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 11 Songs
music.apple.com
January 10, 2025 at 3:00 PM
So good it’s making my ears hurt.
“Michael, I don’t want to suck you off on my lunch break.”
#LambriniGirls
music.apple.com/gb/album/who...
“Michael, I don’t want to suck you off on my lunch break.”
#LambriniGirls
music.apple.com/gb/album/who...
Feeling Rough.
January 10, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Feeling Rough.
Is it just me? I mean, IS IT JUST F***ING ME??
Saw this on TV last night. And it wasn't my drunk brain making it up, it's really there. Not only that, but checking on YouTube this morning it appears this ad has been up for a year and NO-ONE HAS EITHER NOTICED OR CARED.
So, is it just me...?
Saw this on TV last night. And it wasn't my drunk brain making it up, it's really there. Not only that, but checking on YouTube this morning it appears this ad has been up for a year and NO-ONE HAS EITHER NOTICED OR CARED.
So, is it just me...?
December 27, 2024 at 9:56 AM
Is it just me? I mean, IS IT JUST F***ING ME??
Saw this on TV last night. And it wasn't my drunk brain making it up, it's really there. Not only that, but checking on YouTube this morning it appears this ad has been up for a year and NO-ONE HAS EITHER NOTICED OR CARED.
So, is it just me...?
Saw this on TV last night. And it wasn't my drunk brain making it up, it's really there. Not only that, but checking on YouTube this morning it appears this ad has been up for a year and NO-ONE HAS EITHER NOTICED OR CARED.
So, is it just me...?
I think life is basically spending a lifetime dealing with who you are. It’s the most debilitating and rewarding experience.
December 13, 2024 at 1:26 AM
I think life is basically spending a lifetime dealing with who you are. It’s the most debilitating and rewarding experience.