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In defence of echo chambers
This week, some common terms from naval language, and a map of left behind places. But first, what’s the problem with filter bubbles anyway?
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Jonn Elledge
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Spot the Difference
This week: some thankful villages; some countries which have changed their names. But first: some thoughts on why we keep misreading election results.
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Jonn Elledge
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Oh, dear God, no
This week: well, here we go again. Also: some notes on the dodo.
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Jonn Elledge
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October 2024

Judgement Day
This week: is it possible that helplessly awaiting your fate does bad things to your head? Also, some frankly mad electoral college maps from US…
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Jonn Elledge
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Book Club: Why trains, not electric cars, will save the world
An extract from Gareth Dennis’ How the Railways Will Fix the Future. Plus that exciting announcement I’ve been trailing.
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Jonn Elledge
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Good grief
This week: the *other* worst president in US history, and some comforting maps of the world’s rail network. But first: I am not writing about the news.
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Jonn Elledge
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Moments of truth
This week: the president who disunited the states, and Canada’s charming Heritage Minutes. But first: what if we were wrong?
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Jonn Elledge
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Book Club: A miscellany of animals and aliens, Rasputin, revisions and laws
Some extracts from Misc. by the Delayed Gratification team.
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Jonn Elledge
3
Deserving and Undeserving
This week: on the sentimentality of the winter fuel payments row; some new walking routes from Transport for London; and Benjamin Harrison, the meat in…
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Jonn Elledge
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Where Did It All Go Right?
This week: oh bloody hell fine I’ll write about the Tories. Also: a play about the man who made the Tube Map; and the surprisingly decent presidency of…
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Jonn Elledge
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September 2024

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