Mad World Aug 31, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is Mad World. The 1983 Tears for Fears original and a 2002 cover by Gary Jules & Michael Andrews.
Self-checkout and the quiet outsourcing of labour onto customers Aug 27, 2026
Self-checkout didn't eliminate a job, it just handed that job to you for free. Somewhere along the way we all agreed to call that convenience.
Addicted to Love Aug 24, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is Addicted to Love. The 1986 Robert Palmer original and a 2010 cover by Florence + the Machine.
Weekly episodes are back and nobody's happy about it Aug 20, 2026
I raid streaming services the way locusts do a field: wait for the whole season, subscribe just long enough to devour it, then leave. Weekly episode drops are the industry's attempt to stop me, and it isn't working the way they think.
Redemption Song Aug 17, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is Redemption Song. The 1980 Bob Marley and the Wailers original and a 2003 cover by Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer.
In defence of the phone call Aug 13, 2026
Calls are good, occasionally great, and almost never used for the right reason. The real defence of the phone call isn't nostalgia, it's picking the channel that actually respects the other person's time to think.
(There's) Always Something There to Remind Me Aug 10, 2026
This week's instalment of Music Monday is (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me. The 1964 Lou Johnson original and a 1983 cover by Naked Eyes.
The office killed the quick call Aug 6, 2026
The office didn't kill the phone call so much as expose what it was never good at. The real failure isn't Slack or email versus calling, it's how rarely any of them get used with any care.