Andrew Mueller
@andrewmueller.bsky.social
Contributing Editor at Monocle, host of Monocle Radio's The Foreign Desk and The Daily. Author of four scandalously under-rated books.
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
October 31, 2025 at 5:57 PM
On the left, the refurbished Lincoln bathroom. On the right, picture I took in Saddam Hussein's palace in Basra in 2005.
I see that Microsoft's development team have made another update to Outlook.
October 31, 2025 at 9:15 AM
I see that Microsoft's development team have made another update to Outlook.
"That was 'Anthony Albanese's Joy Division T-Shirt', the new single from Half Man Half Biscuit. Here's Jane with a traffic update."
October 29, 2025 at 8:05 PM
"That was 'Anthony Albanese's Joy Division T-Shirt', the new single from Half Man Half Biscuit. Here's Jane with a traffic update."
Wildlife of E11.
October 14, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Wildlife of E11.
Bearded men, famously terrible generals.
September 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Bearded men, famously terrible generals.
The AFL confirms that there will be music played after every goal in the Grand Final.
September 26, 2025 at 11:41 AM
The AFL confirms that there will be music played after every goal in the Grand Final.
Preliminary final day, lucky mug deployed. #AFLCatsHawks
September 19, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Preliminary final day, lucky mug deployed. #AFLCatsHawks
"We are pier enthusiasts and were very keen to see the one in Southend-on-Sea, which is 2,158 metres long. There is a little train."
September 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
"We are pier enthusiasts and were very keen to see the one in Southend-on-Sea, which is 2,158 metres long. There is a little train."
Huge fan of councils passing vainglorious resolutions on global events, though. "The blockade is off, Mr President, we don't have the numbers in Staffordshire Moorlands."
September 17, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Huge fan of councils passing vainglorious resolutions on global events, though. "The blockade is off, Mr President, we don't have the numbers in Staffordshire Moorlands."
American royalty statement for $3.55, lads.
September 16, 2025 at 4:53 PM
American royalty statement for $3.55, lads.
Billy Hughes would have read of the hanging of Ned Kelly when he was 18, and could have bought Australia's first domestically produced car shortly before he died. I cite this as an excuse to insert the first para of his Wikipedia page, which is genuinely beautifully written.
September 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Billy Hughes would have read of the hanging of Ned Kelly when he was 18, and could have bought Australia's first domestically produced car shortly before he died. I cite this as an excuse to insert the first para of his Wikipedia page, which is genuinely beautifully written.
Also, is *this* the summary they're saying was written by AI? For any semi-competent hack, would be literally quicker to do it yourself than fiddle about with the prompts.
September 8, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Also, is *this* the summary they're saying was written by AI? For any semi-competent hack, would be literally quicker to do it yourself than fiddle about with the prompts.
Either AI wrote more than just the summary, or someone is trying to be funny.
September 8, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Either AI wrote more than just the summary, or someone is trying to be funny.
Absolutely the only righteous use of generative AI: tweaking the logo of your NFL fantasy team to express disappointment at a lamentable opening week.
September 8, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Absolutely the only righteous use of generative AI: tweaking the logo of your NFL fantasy team to express disappointment at a lamentable opening week.
Google's AI overview nails it again.
August 27, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Google's AI overview nails it again.
It being the case that *someone* still has to fall through the trapdoor in the final weeks and miss the finals, I hope it's Gold Coast, on the the basis that they might blame this on their bloody awful new guernseys, declare them cursed, and never wear them again.
August 7, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It being the case that *someone* still has to fall through the trapdoor in the final weeks and miss the finals, I hope it's Gold Coast, on the the basis that they might blame this on their bloody awful new guernseys, declare them cursed, and never wear them again.
Oh coach, my coach. *stands on desk*
August 4, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Oh coach, my coach. *stands on desk*
Me to the next editor who asks to confirm a source.
July 1, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Me to the next editor who asks to confirm a source.
Everyone's going to remember Swaggart blubbing on television after the first scandal broke, but I think his response to a subsequent similar to-do is a much under-rated masterclass in crisis management.
July 1, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Everyone's going to remember Swaggart blubbing on television after the first scandal broke, but I think his response to a subsequent similar to-do is a much under-rated masterclass in crisis management.
"Lads. We are so back." - Flock Of Seagulls guy
June 21, 2025 at 6:00 AM
"Lads. We are so back." - Flock Of Seagulls guy
And that's a wrap for Swiss Week. Thanks to everyone who tuned in, appeared on, or came along to 90 Dufourstrasse to watch. *triumphal alphorn crescendo*
June 20, 2025 at 8:37 PM
And that's a wrap for Swiss Week. Thanks to everyone who tuned in, appeared on, or came along to 90 Dufourstrasse to watch. *triumphal alphorn crescendo*
*announcement alphorn* It is once again Swiss Week on Monocle Radio, I'll be presenting the Briefing (13:00 local) and the Daily (19:00 local) out of our Zurich studio all this week. Do tune in - or, if you're in town - come and watch it live. monocle.com/radio/
June 16, 2025 at 9:13 AM
*announcement alphorn* It is once again Swiss Week on Monocle Radio, I'll be presenting the Briefing (13:00 local) and the Daily (19:00 local) out of our Zurich studio all this week. Do tune in - or, if you're in town - come and watch it live. monocle.com/radio/