Adrian Lee

Proud dad, @cricketHK Dragon, @UKWallball world champ.

[Adrian Lee @AdyLee888]

@AnthonyKim_Golf @livgolf_league This is great AK. Please explore MIND Hong Kong who are doing some much needed important work to support mental health in the city. Kids and I will see you out there this weekend. https://t.co/bQnxmJfBbJ

[Trung Phan @TrungTPhan]

This is John Lyke, who has a very cool niche.

He went to film school and was a pro rollerblader & snowboarder.

This venn diagram of skills makes him an expert “blade camera operator”, a job that involves filming with a $100k camera while on roller blades.

You may have caught his footage in HBO’s fictional re-telling of the 1980s LA Lakers (���Winning Time”).

The basketball scenes are lightly co-ordinated and — to keep the action as real as possible — the players just go hard for 10-15 plays in a row and they take the best footage to edit.

End result is 💯.

[Broken Cricket Dreams Cricket Blog @cricket_broken]

Glenn McGrath's Batting Innings in the World Cup:

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We talk about McGrath's World Cup bowling all the time, but did you ever think about his batting?

#Australia were SO DOMINANT that between 1996 to 2007, when 🇦🇺 won 3 World Cups & played 4 Finals (all of McGrath's WC career lies in this window), he was only required to bat 4 TIMES and faced only 5 Balls.

♦️ 39 Matches
♦️ 3 Runs, 5 Balls Faced
♦️ 4 Innings
♦️ 3 Not-Outs
♦️ 3.00 Average/60 SR

Patterns we don't think about much, but definitely makes us smile 😊
@cric_blog
#CricketWorldCup
#CWC2023 #INDvsAUS #AusvInd #CricketTwitter

[Tour Golf (not PGA Tour) @PGATUOR]

Reminder that golf is not hard, by Tiger Woods. Especially the simple 300 yard bunker shot.

[Edwin Hayward @edwinhayward]

Why a future Rejoin campaign will be nothing like 2016

Brexit shifted the landscape. Life after the EU is now our new reality. Any future campaign to rejoin will be a whole different beast from 2016.

(Apologies for the length. Please expand to read on. Thanks.)

1. Brexit: The New Normal
Defending the status quo is tough, especially to those who crave change.

Should the UK vote to stay out, the only thing that would change would be the volume of voices calling for rejoin.

But the economy would remain stagnant, and the EU would still be harder to get to for travel or for work.

Stay Out has nothing to commend it on its own terms, other than that it preserves Brexit.

2. No More Shadows in the Dark
We now know what Brexit is like. We've experienced it stripped of the false promises and lies. Any future Rejoin/Stay Out showdown would pit two defined realities against each other, rather than reality against a fantasy. (Naturally, the terms of rejoining the EU would have to be negotiated before a public vote could be organised.)

The Stay Out camp can no longer peddle an all-things-to-all-people vision of Brexit like Leave did in 2016, because Brexit is already all around us.

3. The Lesser of Two Evils: EU membership
Opinions on EU membership diverge wildly. But even many of its critics have come to realise through lived experience that Brexit represents an even more bitter pill. For them, though they may have little love for the EU, it will still seem less-worse than Brexit.

4. Corporate Warriors
Businesses grappling with the complexities of Brexit are unlikely to sit on the sidelines if there's a chance to return to something approximating our pre-EU departure ease. The allure of "Rejoin" is just too potent not to speak up. Despite the potential backlash from taking a political stance, many will choose to voice their support.

5. The Usual Suspects Are... Suspect
Who would lead the "Stay Out" brigade? The same faces that championed Brexit but failed to deliver? (Even the most die-hard Brexit believers feel short-changed by reality, which is why polls show a much larger opposition to our current Brexit than to the idea of Brexit itself.)

What's Jacob Rees-Mogg's pitch going to be? "Just four more decades until Brexit pays off. Hang in there!"

Not to mention that voters have also experienced first-hand how some of Brexit's prominent supporters used the vote to feather their own nests.

6. No More Proxy Wars
In 2016, some saw the referendum as an opportunity to punish the Tories for austerity cuts. For many, that sentiment faded very quickly, replaced the morning after by "Did we really do that?"

7. The Youth Surge
Younger voters, faced with a unique chance to reclaim everything they believe was unjustly taken from their generation, will rally. The current 86/14 split in favour of Rejoin among younger voters is likely to widen as Brexit continues to impact their lives.

8. The Stakes Have Been Raised
Complacency, in the form of "my vote doesn't matter" or "remain will win anyway", was shattered by the result of the 2016 referendum. The second time around, there will be no underestimating the importance of every single vote.

9. Things Will Have Gone from Bad to Worse
Brexit's impacts will continue to unfold, from new travel complexities like ETIAS/EES, to carbon trading rules that will increase the cost of UK exports to the EU. By the time a Rejoin vote is on the table, the UK's predictament will sadly be even more dire than it is in 2023.

10. The Fog of Misdirection Will Clear
The Tories have managed to obfuscate many of Brexit's impacts by conflating them with the pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine. With any luck, these depressing distractions will be history by the time a Rejoin campaign begins, and Brexit's true aftereffects will be readily apparent.

11. Failure Across the Political Spectrum
Labour can't Make Brexit Work. It may tinker around the edges, but without rejoining the Single Market at a minimum, nothing significant will change. So the public will know that the Tories can't polish the Brexit turd - and neither can Labour.

12. Shattered Brexit Illusions
The grand narrative of 2016's Brexit referendum - sovereignty, prosperity, independence - has been tested by reality and found wanting. A Rejoin campaign could exploit the gulf between the promises of yesteryear and the lived experience of today, highlighting everything that has gone wrong.

13. The Buried Treasures of EU Membership
Arguments for and against membership of the EU so often seem to boil down to the economic. But EU membership carries with it hundreds of other benefits that can't be strictly measured in pounds and pence, yet which have real value. A Rejoin campaign could dig much deeper into what EU membership really means - as well as reminding people of the merits of things like freedom of movement, participation in the Single Market, and a renewed influence over EU policies.

14. The Playbook, Revised
A Rejoin campaign has the advantage of hindsight. Leave's victory in 2016 signposts the way to craft more effective strategies and engage voters better, and to tackle criticisms and concerns more robustly. We are also much more attuned to the potential for dirty tricks.

15. A Neutered Press
Brexit hasn't covered itself in glory. Even the most fervent pro-Brexit RW outlets have struggled mightily to find the positives in Brexit, tapping the same tired tropes again and again and again. There is little they can say to step sentiment in favour of staying out up to a new level.

16. The Global Chessboard
The world of 2016 is not the world of today. Global challenges, from COVID to climate change to geopolitical shifts, have underscored the value of international cooperation. A Rejoin campaign could use these shifts to argue the merits of being part of a larger and stronger alliance.

17. The EU that Won't Stand Still
The EU we would be rejoining in the late 2020s or early 2030s isn't the EU of 2016. Many aspects of its functioning will be far more integrated, from its unified patent system to its Digital Decade initiative that aims to transform the experience of businesses and citizens.

So a Rejoin campaign wouldn't only have the merits of EU membership circa 2016 to draw upon, but all the improvements that have come about since then.

In Conclusion
Any future Rejoin campaign is not a rehash of 2016. It's a new game, with new rules. Brexit is the present, but it doesn't have to be the future.

With fresh voices, shifting public sentiment, and the stark realities of Brexit laid bare, the path to rejoining the EU is a journey of its own.

This isn't about rekindling old battles—it's about recalibrating for the future. After all, we're not just talking about a political shift. We're talking about reclaiming opportunities, mending bridges, and charting a new course for the UK.

Buckle up. It's going to be a wild ride.

[Patrick Campbell @Patticus]

Last year I went from $19k in my bank account to selling my company for $200M+

Then came what I call "The Champagne Problem Cycle":

- Existential Crisis
- Cocaine energy
- 19 gas stations
- A move to Puerto Rico

Here's exactly what happens when you get rich 👇

[The Upshot podcast @UpshotTowers]

Kolo Toure went to ridiculous lengths to get laid.

For two years, the City defender led a secret double life, posing as a used car salesman to woo his student mistress.

From secret families to surprises in the shower, this is the story of Kolo's con trick...

Our story begins in the 2am drizzle outside a Manchester nightclub.

After deploying his famous Ivorian charm, Kolo Toure swaps numbers with 22-year-old student Kessel Kasuisyo.

The pair agree to meet at a hotel the next day.

To keep his identity a secret, Kolo cooks up an elaborate alter ego.

He is Francois, a successful Ghanaian car salesman named, who moved to Manchester as a student.

“I told him he looked familiar” Kessel later recalled, “but he just said maybe he looks like somebody.

"He said he sold cars in Africa and did some charity work.”
Not a football fan, Kessel has no clue who he really is.

Over two years, Kolo lives a double life, sneaking round to the student’s council flat disguised with a baseball cap and a pair of Top Gun aviators.

He buys her “sexy white lingerie”, and calls from private numbers so she “doesn't waste her money calling.”

And the act doesn't stop there.

In an Oscar-worthy performance, Toure gets down on one knee with a diamond ring, professing his love.

And when he disappears for a few months, he has an explanation for that too.

Kolo claims he was back in Ghana flogging second hand Range Rovers, but the reality is slightly different.

He was in the Ivory Coast… marrying his actual wife.
So how is Kolo’s exhausting charade eventually rumbled?

The City defender always insisted his student lover didn’t take any photos of him, but one day, she sneakily grabs one while he's in the shower.
She shows the picture to a friend, who instantly recognises the footballing megastar and urges her to google “Kolo Toure”.

After discovering photos of her beau lifting the Premier League trophy, as well as snaps from his recent wedding, the game is up.

Farewell Francois, Ghana’s most celebrated car salesman…

[George Mack @george__mack]

What ideas sound crazy or weird today -- but will be obvious in 10-20 years?

10 predictions:

1. The Smart Toilet

[Henningham Family Press @HenninghamPress]

Time is money. If it takes twice as long to do something you earn half as much. This is the brutal fact at the heart of Brexit.

Let’s "Brexit" a £12.99 paperback, blow by blow, and see what difference leaving the single market has made.

[The Upshot podcast @UpshotTowers]

They don't make managers like Neil Warnock anymore.

He gave team talks naked, cut his players' toe nails and picked the team based on his wife's dreams.

So by all means enjoy this thread, but "enjoy it by being fucking disciplined"...

[Adrian Lee @AdyLee888]

3 months away from our first @sopasia in-person event in over 3 years. Sign up to the mailing list to stay updated.

[The Society of Publishers in Asia @sopasia]

GOOD NEWS ���

SOPA Awards are back in person! Join us for the #SOPAwards2023 Gala Dinner on June 15, 2023 at JW Marriott Hong Kong.

📍 Save the date: https://t.co/9D074rk8YF

More details to be announced soon! Sign up to our mailing list https://t.co/wpkKTl2GS4 to keep updated!

[Bastien Fachan @BastienFachan]

At 2004 Indian Wells, Federer invited a 17-year-old Nadal in his box - inadvertently creating a butterfly effect that would change the course of his career

Let’s go back 19 years… 🧵

[Al Jazeera English @AJEnglish]

Teddy bears rained onto a football pitch during a match in Turkey, as Besiktas fans donated toys for child survivors of the devastating earthquakes.

The match was interrupted with 04:17 on the clock, the time when the first quake hit on the morning of February 6 👇

[#AusOpen @AustralianOpen]

After nearly five epic hours @andy_murray has done it!

@wwos • @espn • @eurosport • @wowowtennis • #AusOpen • #AO2023

[Mashable @mashable]

It takes 30 seconds for this BMW to morph into a real-life Transformer

[9News Australia @9NewsAUS]

How's this for a handicap 🦀🦀🦀

A group of golfers on Christmas Island have clashed with a GIANT 'robber' crab. Footage from the course shows the crab hanging onto a golf bag before it snaps a club in half. #9News

[The Society of Publishers in Asia @sopasia]

🤝 Desiree Au | @VogueHK
🤝 Peter Murray | @Reuters
🤝 Jorge Noguchi | @nytimes
🤝 Sunita Rajan | Bloomberg Media
🤝 Vim Shanmugam | @coconuts
🤝 Laurel West | @TheEconomist
🤝 Steven Wong | Nikkei China

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[The Society of Publishers in Asia @sopasia]

Meet new SOPA Members of the Board
➡️ https://t.co/I9nQliCOj9

🤝 @JuliaClyne | @DowJones
🤝 @dannimcg17 | @FT
🤝 @lynyiCNA | @ChannelNewsAsia
🤝 @julietlabjINQ | @inquirerdotnet
🤝 @AdyLee888 | @SCMPNews

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[BBC Question Time @bbcquestiontime]

“I’m sure there’s someone who wakes up today not knowing and not remembering whether or not they’re the health secretary”

Satirist @Aiannucci answers an audience question comparing the show he created, ‘The Thick of It’, to current politics #bbcqt

[Fore Play @ForePlayPod]

If anyone needs to hear just how good Tiger was in his prime, show them this video