The Ruffian

The Ruffian

Rattle Bag

What I've Been Reading, Listening To, Thinking About and Enjoying

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Ian Leslie
Jul 13, 2025
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From Sarah Lee’s wonderful visual essay on Wimbledon: do check it out.

Catch-up service:
Keir Starmer’s Reality Avoidance Field
27 Notes on Growing Old(er)
Donald Trump and the End of Power
Why Are We So Bad At Grasping Difficult Things?
5 Reasons There Won’t Be an AI Jobs Apocalypse
Why Is TikTok Rocket Fuel For Populists?


Please enjoy this standalone Rattle Bag, which includes advice on how to grow older happily, how to deal with people who go on the defensive, and how to look tough, and much, much more…

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