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.
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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
So Google have decided to make the app for my Nest thermostat stop working after 10 years and suggest I buy a new one from them. Thanks! Great product!
October 16, 2025 at 6:09 AM
So Google have decided to make the app for my Nest thermostat stop working after 10 years and suggest I buy a new one from them. Thanks! Great product!
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"People often ask me what journalism I trust. So today I’m handing out letter grades to some major players." —Mark Jacob. www.stopthepresses.news/p/im-handing...
I’m handing out pro-democracy grades to the media
The Guardian gets an A, the NY Times gets a C, CBS gets an F
www.stopthepresses.news
October 14, 2025 at 11:45 PM
"People often ask me what journalism I trust. So today I’m handing out letter grades to some major players." —Mark Jacob. www.stopthepresses.news/p/im-handing...
I was on Front Row talking about the enduring appeal of TRON - the 1982 one not the new one (last 5 mins). www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Front Row - Lang Lang plays in studio - BBC Sounds
Pianist Lang Lang discusses his new album, Piano Book 2.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:07 PM
I was on Front Row talking about the enduring appeal of TRON - the 1982 one not the new one (last 5 mins). www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
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I became a subscribing member because of Ben Meislas’s genuineness and commitment to relay current events without whitewashing.
I spoke to the hardest working man in podcasting: BEN MEISELAS of Meidas Touch, who's taking the fight to Maga (and beating Joe Rogan in the ratings), and doesn't mince his words about the state of US media, and its failure to meet the current moment.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle
His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?
www.theguardian.com
October 12, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I became a subscribing member because of Ben Meislas’s genuineness and commitment to relay current events without whitewashing.
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Must read article about the growing influence of The #MeidasTouch speaking truth to power and stepping in to say what legacy media is petrified to say.
“People are waking up every day feeling, and rightfully so, that this is really life or death for them.”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
“People are waking up every day feeling, and rightfully so, that this is really life or death for them.”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle
His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Must read article about the growing influence of The #MeidasTouch speaking truth to power and stepping in to say what legacy media is petrified to say.
“People are waking up every day feeling, and rightfully so, that this is really life or death for them.”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
“People are waking up every day feeling, and rightfully so, that this is really life or death for them.”
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I spoke to the hardest working man in podcasting: BEN MEISELAS of Meidas Touch, who's taking the fight to Maga (and beating Joe Rogan in the ratings), and doesn't mince his words about the state of US media, and its failure to meet the current moment.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
‘We’re fighting for you!’ Podcaster Ben Meiselas on taking on the Maga media – and winning the ratings battle
His channel, MeidasTouch, puts out 15 videos a day exposing Republican failings – and it is getting bigger audiences than Joe Rogan’s. Is this the champion the American left has been waiting for?
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 9:49 PM
I spoke to the hardest working man in podcasting: BEN MEISELAS of Meidas Touch, who's taking the fight to Maga (and beating Joe Rogan in the ratings), and doesn't mince his words about the state of US media, and its failure to meet the current moment.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
While we’re on the subject of TRON, here’s my deep dive from a few years back on how it was made, how it changed everything, and how Steve Lisberger and Steve Jobs almost crossed paths. “We were the bridge from analogue to digital.” www.theguardian.com/film/2022/ju...
‘Frankly it blew my mind’: how Tron changed cinema – and predicted the future of tech
From cyberspace to AI, Steven Lisberger’s 1982 sci-fi classic was way ahead of its time. The team behind it explain how they made a game-changer
www.theguardian.com
October 11, 2025 at 12:13 PM
While we’re on the subject of TRON, here’s my deep dive from a few years back on how it was made, how it changed everything, and how Steve Lisberger and Steve Jobs almost crossed paths. “We were the bridge from analogue to digital.” www.theguardian.com/film/2022/ju...
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Netflix has 12 pre-1980 films in October. They had as many as 21 in July.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) is now their oldest American film.
List in alt text. #FilmSky #Streaming
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) is now their oldest American film.
List in alt text. #FilmSky #Streaming
October 10, 2025 at 3:57 AM
Netflix has 12 pre-1980 films in October. They had as many as 21 in July.
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) is now their oldest American film.
List in alt text. #FilmSky #Streaming
NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968) is now their oldest American film.
List in alt text. #FilmSky #Streaming
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This is remarkable. The world added more solar and wind capacity in 2024 than we added demand. 100% of demand growth PLUS 9% to retire dirtier sources. Cheap energy keeps winning. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
October 8, 2025 at 12:57 PM
This is remarkable. The world added more solar and wind capacity in 2024 than we added demand. 100% of demand growth PLUS 9% to retire dirtier sources. Cheap energy keeps winning. ember-energy.org/latest-insig...
I’m no comprehensive expert, but I don’t think I’ve heard a Taylor Swift song that doesn’t go “verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, chorus with a bit of extra warbling”. Once you hear it…
October 8, 2025 at 8:24 AM
I’m no comprehensive expert, but I don’t think I’ve heard a Taylor Swift song that doesn’t go “verse, chorus, verse, chorus, bridge, chorus, chorus with a bit of extra warbling”. Once you hear it…