🎥 Marvel’s Thunderbolts* | ⭐️⭐️⭐️
Aka “Thunderbobs: saved by the group hug!”
Very Online
Lunch is the Thanksgiving of meals, neither underwhelming nor extra luxurious, adapting easily to various contingencies and configurations. It is what you make of it.
The EU sets up regulations pushing for transparency in online advertising. Next thing you know:
Meta will stop running political advertising in the EU from October, criticising “unworkable requirements” under a new European law designed to increase transparency in digital campaigning.
The sound you hear at a distance are the thousands of Zuck-pitched violins. Or as we say in France:
Spain strikes me as the neighbor buying the cheapest stuff possible, regardless of quality. From my experience, what I’ve seen and witnessed when working with Spanish people or companies — including locally— cheap price is the #1 criteria.
This is what happens when you compromise over quality.
2022-2025 RIP 🪦 👼 🌾 🍚
I swear if you want to be successful as the leader of a nation, just look at whatever this administration does and do the exact opposite
Updated my /now page :)
My wife has been sharing some of our most personal cultural stories over on her newsletter
In a world of food fads, this is why the real French baguette reigns supreme | @monocle.com 
🎥 Superman (2025) ⭐️⭐️⭐️💫
Sometimes all you need is a comic book-accurate version of a classic hero.
🎥🎸Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
A documentary on my favorite band? Sign me up!!!
The Jock/Goth/Prep/Nerd test…
🎥 F1: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Oh this was hella fun and so immersive in IMAX
Last week’s shenanigans
7/7/25
The end to another eventful week and weekend…
- Pics 1-6: Beating the heatwave during a team dinner at Uma Nota, a delicious Brazilian/Japanese fusion place. Passionfruit Ceviche was mindblowing
- Pics 7-10: home life
- Pics 11-13: Streem food market for Le Food Market’s 10-year anniversary
- Pics 14-17: running errands around Rive Gauche
- Pics: 18-19: the Olympic Vask is back this summer. Felt emotional, proud, and nostalgic walking past it!
- Pic 20: singin’ in the rain
- Pic 21: home
Happy Independence Day!
Massively excited for Pogba’s debut in the French league, playing for my childhood club later this year! #pogback
Monocle: "Could Europe be about to benefit from Trump’s US brain drain?"
7/3/25
…up to 75 per cent of US-based scientists say that they are considering leaving the country.
(…)
While the US shoots itself in the foot, Europe might receive a shot in the arm.
Obviously something’s that been on my mind and that we started seeing in 2016. Feels like this is about to become a much bigger topic this time around. I, for one, welcome the upcoming scientific refugees to our Old Continent…
Two things to note, however:
- We need to ensure that while we welcome scientists, there are still lots of refugees seeking asylum in our country, that don’t get the same red carpet treatment. The government’s shift to the right isn’t something I’ve particularly enjoyed and I’m hoping that we can keep them accountable with regards to ensuring we don’t just open our doors to researchers…
- It would be hypocritical to welcome research academics while also cutting funding for education — something needs to improve for our children and their teachers.
Coworkers went out and brought me a Viet Avocado Shake (Sinh To Bo) 😋🥑🥤#heatwave
A nice evening to catchup on Monocle’s latest issue, with a big section dedicated to the best cities for Quality of Life.
Especially delighted to see a quote from Jordane Giuly — with whom I worked during my Spendesk days— about how Paris has improved as a place for business, and especially for technology companies of all sizes. Even less surprising was seeing Lindsey’s name in a quote about how the city has changed over the years.
It’s something that I’ve noticed over the past decade, and part of the reason why I’ve been back living around Paris for the past 6 years. Great quality of life, great work life balance, and — unlike 10-15 years ago— much more welcoming to foreigners and non-francophone visitors than it’s ever been.
Respect the city and its inhabitants and it’ll pay dividends the next time you visit for pleasure or for business :)
📷 Micro.blog photo challenge
Day 23: fracture #mbjune 
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Day 22: hometown #mbjune
My hometown growing up, and the one I live in now.
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Day 21: silhouette #mbjune 
One of my first ever pics taken and edited through VSCO. This takes me back to when I was living in Brighton, about 15 years ago (!) — which is where this pic is from.
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Day 20: gather #mbjune
In our residence, we’ve got these raspberry trees on either side of the path walk, and every evening after school or daycare, kids have been coming around to pick them up. Hunting & Gathering, so to speak.
📷 Micro.blog photo challenge
Day 19: equal #mbjune
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Day 17: warmth #mbjune
Like a day in the sun, playing basketball with a friend!
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Day 18: texture #mbjune
Loved this texture of the ceiling of this old bank turned coffee house in downtown Montreal when we visited last year.
Paris Basketball vs Monaco: LNB Betclic Elite Finals | game 2
6/17/25
Absolute madness at the Paris Basketball game tonight!
Game 2 of the 2024-2025 LNB Betclic Elite Finals: 2-0 Win
Total domination against this Monaco team and we went as high as having a +30 point gap.
TJ Shorts proving once again why he’s the best player on the continent and the whole team played its part! Incredible game, incredible atmosphere, and now one win away from our very first League Championship.
Seems like my M3 / 2024 Macbook Air is already feeling the limits of DIA being built on Chrome. Was navigating work with multiple tabs & webapps and… heavy temperature + long freezes. You can improve on Chrome, but if you’re built on it, the machines are gonna flyyyyy!