Here’s the big question on my mind: how does journalism survive the Covid-19 crisis?

And I mean “journalism" not “news” - because there’s a whole lot of value we’ve under-estimated in under-threat B2B and consumer titles, too…



Dr Tinworth and I started watching The Mandalorian last night.

OK, I now understand the fuss. It gets the Star Wars aesthetic perfectly, and tells an intriguing story. Looking forward to working our way through it. 📺


Lovely 13th Doctor short story from ex-Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat: The Terror of the Umpty Ums.

He nails her voice perfectly.


Testing video setups is much harder when you actually have to share your home with the rest of the family while you’re doing so…


Socially distanced martial arts classes begin…


Funny how my plans for the year have now largely boiled down to:

  1. Don’t die.
  2. Don’t go bankrupt.

Everything beyond that is a bonus right now…


The co-founder of Instagram Kevin Systrom has re-emerged with a blog and It is all about coronavirus and maths.

Uh-oh.


We can’t fight the big hiatus. So, we have to embrace it.

Embrace the Pause: time to plan and prepare for what comes next.


I have just remembered that once, a very long time ago, I drank whisky, smoked a cigar and chatted with Omar Sharif.

Life has been good to me, in ways it is easy to forget.


Daily exercise.

exercising on Shoreham Beach.

The speed with which some local folk have started demanding that martial law be imposed is quite, quite terrifying.


Mum, Christmas day, 1983.

Ann Tinworth on Christmas Day 1983.

Time-lapsing again.


I’m gonna be really good at these motionlapses by the end of 🔒⬇️


Life blossoming in the espalier trees.

An espalier fruit tree coming into bloom.

Nearly 14 years ago, then-French presidential candidate Nicolas Sarkozy talked to the attendees at LeWeb 3, a digital conference.

It seems like yesterday, but the amount that has changed in the last 13 years is astonishing.


I’m really enjoying the process of pulling together my daily distractions newsletter. Finding three things to link is great fun. Today’s issue features @hollyhoneychurch, too…


And so it goes. Another morning in lockdown.


Somebody is being far too generous about my linguistic competence.