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- Two ears, one mouth is about right
- Start with the simplest message possible
- Plain language minus jargon wins every time
Sport Review
‘The New Zealand sport newsletter that sometimes has sport in it’.
A weekly Substack newsletter with my satirical writing, the best local sport content, recommendations and loads more. It’s been 20 years!
Enjoy a long read
The Strange Journey of John Lennon’s Stolen Patek Philippe Watch – New Yorker
‘I’m good, I promise’: the loneliness of the low-ranking tennis player – Guardian
Kanye West Bought an Architectural Treasure—Then Gave It a Violent Remix – New Yorker
A racial slur and a Fort Myers High baseball team torn apart – ESPN
A Pickpocket’s Tale – New Yorker
‘The sales team don’t have email?’: One man’s journey into the dark heart of NZ’s telcos – NZ Herald
The Day I Put $50,000 in a Shoe Box and Handed It to a Stranger – The Cut
Precipice of fear: the freerider who took skiing to its limits – Guardian
A Teen’s Fatal Plunge Into the London Underworld – New Yorker
Q: Who Found a Way to Crack the U.K.’s Premier Quiz Show? – New Yorker
‘Democracy is teetering’: at ground zero for Trump’s big lie in Arizona – Guardian
City Of Water – New Yorker
Indie, rocked – Pitchfork
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