Tom Standage
@tomstandage.bsky.social
Author, deputy editor at The Economist, maker of pizzas, drummer, gamer, history nerd
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Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes
October 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Quite a world when a federal judge has to call in a federal official to specifically tell him he can't use tear gas on children in Halloween costumes
(This is the in-house band at The Economist, which is called “The Invisible Hands”)
The amazing band at the @economist.com party has @alexselbyb.bsky.social on sax and @tomstandage.bsky.social on drums
October 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
(This is the in-house band at The Economist, which is called “The Invisible Hands”)
Amazing analysis of car casting choices, and how they relate to character and plot. (Alas, none of my friends who are movie nerds are also car nerds)
today's newsletter: a consideration of the many wonderful cars in One Battle After Another, in particular Willa's 2005 Yaris, Sensei's T-Bird Super Coupe and Bob's boosted 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R
The Oscar Should Go to Bob Ferguson's 1991 Nissan Sentra SE-R
'One Battle After Another' as a car movie
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October 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Amazing analysis of car casting choices, and how they relate to character and plot. (Alas, none of my friends who are movie nerds are also car nerds)
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With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
July 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
With Tom Lehrer's passing, I suppose this is a moment to share the story of the prank he played on the National Security Agency, and how it went undiscovered for nearly 60 years.
No, not Mars. This is Rådhuset subway station, my favourite of several I saw in Stockholm last week
January 21, 2025 at 2:38 PM
No, not Mars. This is Rådhuset subway station, my favourite of several I saw in Stockholm last week
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I’m not sure people quite grasp how much of the crypto world is reacting to the Trump memecoin launches.
January 20, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I’m not sure people quite grasp how much of the crypto world is reacting to the Trump memecoin launches.
Fascinating: Nokia’s internal presentation in response to the launch of the iPhone, 18 years ago this month
“Nokia impact minimal in terms of financials”
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“Nokia impact minimal in terms of financials”
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January 21, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Fascinating: Nokia’s internal presentation in response to the launch of the iPhone, 18 years ago this month
“Nokia impact minimal in terms of financials”
aalto.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...
“Nokia impact minimal in terms of financials”
aalto.access.preservica.com/uncategorize...
How could I have chosen any other headline?
November 28, 2024 at 5:30 PM
How could I have chosen any other headline?
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Some exciting news from @economist.com. All American service members—all 1.3m active duty, and those retired—now have free access to The Economist's website, thanks to a deal with DoD. If I'm not mistaken, you can access it through DoD's library pages: www.dodmwrlibraries.org. Happy reading.
DoD MWR Libraries
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November 22, 2024 at 11:32 AM
Some exciting news from @economist.com. All American service members—all 1.3m active duty, and those retired—now have free access to The Economist's website, thanks to a deal with DoD. If I'm not mistaken, you can access it through DoD's library pages: www.dodmwrlibraries.org. Happy reading.
Starlink kit contains Mars-related in-jokes from Elon Musk
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Have You Spotted Starlink's 8 Martian Easter Eggs? Here's How to Find Them
Mars-themed secrets are hidden in the Starlink hardware, the app, and even the terms of service of SpaceX's satellite internet service. What do they all mean?
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November 21, 2024 at 12:04 AM
Starlink kit contains Mars-related in-jokes from Elon Musk
uk.pcmag.com/networking/1...
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Ten trends to watch in 2025, from my excellent colleague @tomstandage.bsky.social
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from The Economist
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from The Economist
Tom Standage’s ten trends to watch in 2025
Now that the world knows that Donald Trump will return to the White House, here are ten themes to watch in 2025 from Tom Standage, editor of The World Ahead
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November 19, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Ten trends to watch in 2025, from my excellent colleague @tomstandage.bsky.social
www.economist.com/the-world-ah...
from The Economist
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from The Economist
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Fine explainer by @tomstandage.bsky.social about how computer scientists are slowly beginning to "read" the texts in ancient Pompeii scrolls which were so charred by the volcano that buried the city that the scrolls can't be opened without them falling to bits.
AI could help unearth a trove of lost classical texts
Computers could let archaeologists read hundreds of burnt scrolls from a Roman library
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October 18, 2023 at 9:46 PM
Fine explainer by @tomstandage.bsky.social about how computer scientists are slowly beginning to "read" the texts in ancient Pompeii scrolls which were so charred by the volcano that buried the city that the scrolls can't be opened without them falling to bits.
“…and he’s holding a thermal detonator!” #Maythe4thBeWithYou
May 6, 2023 at 12:02 PM
“…and he’s holding a thermal detonator!” #Maythe4thBeWithYou