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World’s Most Mislaid Explosives

World’s Longest Meeting Ends With World’s Most Mislaid Explosives Islamabad woke up on Sunday morning to the gentle sound of diplomacy collapsing like a folding chair at a village fête. After 21 hours of intense negotiations between the United States and Iran, officials confirmed what everyone suspected somewhere around hour three: this was less “peace talks” and rather more “international couples counselling — with no counsellor.” JD Vance Travels Halfway…

International

London Hosts Military Conference

London Hosts Military Conference, Caterers Confirm Strong Demand for Mini Quiches and Anxiety Defense Ministers of Seventeen Nations Gather to Discuss Threats to Global Security Over Finger Food That Has Been Sitting Out Since Noon London hosted a major international military conference this week, bringing together defense ministers, senior military commanders, intelligence officials, and the logistical infrastructure required to sustain them — which, sources close to the catering contract confirm,…

International News

European Union’s Digital Services Act 

Brussels Has Declared War on Spicy Opinions — And the Americans Are Loving Every Minute of It The European Union’s Digital Services Act — the continent’s grand scheme to scrub the internet of anything a Brussels bureaucrat finds uncomfortable — has managed to achieve something quite remarkable: it has united the United States government, Mark Zuckerberg, and JD Vance in common cause. If that isn’t a warning sign for the EU, nothing…

Business Political

Starmer Told to Choose

Starmer Told to Choose Between Tech Deal and Not Feeding Nation Chicken That Smells Like a Hospital Trade Negotiations Reach Absurd New Heights LONDON — Trade negotiations have reportedly reached new absurd heights as Prime Minister Keir Starmer faces a dilemma worthy of a satirical novel: secure a lucrative tech deal with the U.S., or refuse to stock chlorine-washed chicken in British supermarkets. Insiders suggest the former president believes that…

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Top 20 London Wedding Venue

Top 20 London Wedding Venue Jokes That Cost More Than a House Deposit Getting married in London is an act of financial courage. The venues are spectacular, the catering is world-class, the flowers will be extraordinary, and by the time you’ve finished paying for it all you will have spent the equivalent of a deposit on a two-bedroom flat in a zone that would require relabelling what counts as London.…

Political

Opposition Warns Country Is Broken

Opposition Warns Country Is Broken, Offers PowerPoint Not Fix Shadow Cabinet Confirms Problems Are Severe, Slides Are Ready The opposition warned this week that the country is deeply broken, structurally unsound, and in urgent need of change, before unveiling a comprehensive PowerPoint presentation explaining the brokenness in twelve tasteful slides and one optional appendix. The presentation, delivered with a laser pointer and visible concern, stopped just short of proposing anything…

Current Absurdities

London Yellow: The Colour in London’s Visual Culture Is Almost Entirely Regulatory and Means ‘No Parking,’ ‘Caution,’ or ‘This Is a Pedestrian Crossing’ — Which Is Useful Rather Than Romantic

London Yellow: The Colour in London’s Visual Culture Is Almost Entirely Regulatory and Means ‘No Parking,’ ‘Caution,’ or ‘This Is a Pedestrian Crossing’ — Which Is Useful Rather Than Romantic | Comprehensive Review of Yellow in London Finds It Primarily Deployed to Communicate Restriction, Which Is Honest About What Cities Are Mostly Doing Even When They Claim to Be Doing Something Else

Culture Entertainment

Shakespeare’s Clowns

Shakespeare’s Clowns: How the Bard’s Comic Relief Set a Template for Centuries The Groundlings Wanted Fart Jokes, and Shakespeare Delivered (While Sneaking in Philosophy) William Shakespeare, universally recognized as the greatest writer in the English language, spent considerable energy writing parts for clowns who made jokes about willies, exchanged puns about bodily functions, and generally behaved like drunken idiots for the amusement of groundlings who’d paid a penny to stand in the…

Current Absurdities

Elise Kress: The London-Connected Actress Whose Career Proves British Screen Talent Continues to Emerge From Unexpected Directions

Elise Kress: The London-Connected Actress Whose Career Proves British Screen Talent Continues to Emerge From Unexpected Directions | Investigation Into ‘London Elise Kress Movies’ Search Query Leads to Working British Actress; Working British Actress Confirmed to Have Been in Things; Things Confirmed to Be Worth Watching

Business News

U.K. Economy Has Entered Its New Fitness Phase

The Economy Has Entered Its New Fitness Phase: Competitive Complaining 🏋️‍♂️ Britain’s labour market is cooling. Wages slowing. Unemployment rising. And everyone has suddenly discovered that the fastest way to look intelligent in public is not understanding the economy — it’s criticising someone else’s understanding of the economy. In other words: the modern knowledge economy now runs on takedowns as renewable energy. The Actual Situation (aka Reality Before Twitter Arrived) Let’s be fair…

Governance Political

SNP Wins Scotland Again

SNP Wins Scotland Again, Presumably Out of Sheer Scottish Stubbornness John Swinney leads his party to a fifth consecutive victory in a country that appears constitutionally incapable of voting any other way EDINBURGH — The Scottish National Party has won the 2026 Scottish Parliament election, becoming the first party in the history of devolved Scottish government to win five consecutive elections, a feat achieved through some combination of competent governance,…

Political

London Mayor Announces Plan To Represent Residents

London Mayor Announces Revolutionary Plan To Represent Residents Who Immediately Deny Living Here London woke up Tuesday to discover its mayor once again promised to “listen to Londoners,” a phrase experts say now means “politely ignore them with improved eye contact.” City Hall sources confirm the meeting began with a listening exercise in which citizens were invited to speak into a microphone connected directly to a decorative kettle. “I felt heard,” said Oliver…

Culture Current Absurdities Social

Croydon Vape Shop

British Intelligence Discovers Foreign Espionage Network Operating Out of Croydon Vape Shop Five Observations on Britain’s Discount Espionage Era British spy thrillers now involve vape juice and loyalty cards. MI5 increasingly solves crimes by “looking at suspicious WhatsApp groups.” Croydon has become the only place where espionage and kebab shops naturally coexist. Intelligence agencies reportedly grew suspicious after spies kept paying rent on time. One operative allegedly requested diplomatic immunity…

International News

Al Jazeera Highly Disappointed

Five things we noticed about Al Jazeera’s coverage of the rescued American pilot that the Iranian authorities definitely didn’t confirm, cannot confirm, and would very much appreciate you stopping asking about: The rescue happened. Trump said so. NBC said so. The pilot is home. Al Jazeera said: “No confirmation from Iranian authorities.” The Iranian authorities, for their part, were busy offering bounties for the crew’s capture — which is rather…