Psychologists have looked into why “phubbing” is so harmful to our social lives - no big surprises, but it confirms what you might guess. It’s the psychological equivalent of refusing to sit at a lunch table with a child.

Why the heck has Star Wars ended up with such a toxic fandom?

This piece on making retail businesses into experience centres is actually quite depressing. I was writing about this nearly 20 years ago for Estates Gazette, and people are still struggling with it.

Oh, GoPro, you make great cameras, but your marketing is so dumb

The sheer hell of living here on a day like today… 😇

These boats need some TLC, though.

Down by the coast is the best place to be in this heat.

This looks like a good hire - hopefully Apple’s streaming video offering won’t be US-centric by a year or two in: Apple hires BBC Films veteran for its international development team

My inbox is down to 10% of where I started - at 50 e-mails. Coffee time, and then I start catching up on invoices and diary management.

Ugh. I have unanswered email going back six weeks. I really did lose control of my diary.