also the stench of generative AI, the publisher of my favourite game getting bought by a group of bad actors, etc etc

(they did at least eventually acknowledge the current uncertainty in the video games industry)

"for a long time, the stereotype of a novel reader has been a teenage girl with no responsibilities and nothing better to do with her time, but my next guest is not only a man but a man in his 40s! Stu, welcome to the show – what has it been like for you being a male reader in the public eye?"

"we've all heard stories about the detrimental physical effects of ballet, but studies suggest that there might actually be some mental benefits"

"so parents don't have to worry if all their kid cares about is opera – there are actually many well-paid career opportunities in the field!"

finally actually listening to this while I seam rip a skirt

pitch for a Radio 4 programme where I bemusedly interview people from other arts

"you're telling me poetry isn't all about loners reading for hours in their bedrooms, but people sometimes even go to poetry events as a social activity?"

(also next time you tap out come over and we can eat ice cream in a north-facing room)

27 is my fav number! maybe I should reassess

watering each other's plants, collecting each other's packages, lifts to the train station, ordering in bulk from Korea Foods 🙏🏻

my bad we actually got it the week before last but I guess time flies when you're going on dates with towels and dishware

And, of course, the internal lives of inanimate objects is a topic also richly covered in the podcast Everything is Alive:

The concept of the "Dateviators" (the magical glasses that bring your household objects to life) immediately made me think of the k-drama My Holo Love:

100 characters! An achievement for hooking up with them all! Fully voice acted by unionised actors who are being paid residuals!

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