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Happy John and Paul Day
One of the Great Photographs of the Twentieth Century
14 hrs ago • Ian Leslie
Notes on Acquired Taste
Why Do We Make an Effort To Like Things?
Jul 4 • Ian Leslie

June 2026

Notes on Cannes Lions '26
Reporting From a Deal Zone. Plus a Juicy Rattle Bag.
Jun 27 • Ian Leslie
Pod: Part II of My Conversation With Benedict Evans
The Business of AI, National Sovereignty and Life As an Independent Analyst
Jun 21 • Ian Leslie
28:54
Andy Burnham Is Going To Be Yet Another Terrible Prime Minister
And Nobody Wants To Admit It
Jun 20 • Ian Leslie
PODCAST: How To Think About AI and Jobs
An Interview With My Favourite Tech Analyst, Benedict Evans
Jun 19 • Ian Leslie
36:16
5 Ways That 'Active Listening' Can Backfire
The Perils of Listening Well
Jun 13 • Ian Leslie
The Petty Status-Seeking of Great Geniuses
Velázquez, Shakespeare, Michelangelo
Jun 6 • Ian Leslie
Labour Isn't Thinking
The Real Point of Blair's Essay
Jun 1 • Ian Leslie

May 2026

All the Photos I Couldn't Use For JOHN & PAUL
Part I of an Occasional Series
May 30 • Ian Leslie
Why Writers Should Use AI More
Two Literary Screw-Ups That Could Easily Have Been Avoided
May 23 • Ian Leslie
Pod Pt II: Cass Sunstein on the Beatles, AI, and copyright
For Paid Subscribers Only
May 21 • Ian Leslie
12:23
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