MISSING I Have you seen Justin, 12? Last seen in Northolt at 10:15 on 23 May, believed heading to central London.
Wearing a blue shirt, grey jacket, dark pyjama-style shorts and black trainers.
Anyone with information should call 101 with ref 01/7598482/26
Don’t book at @TravelodgeUK if you are wanting the room you’ve paid for to be available after 10pm at night!! We’ve had a dreadful experience. We tried to check in at the Ilford hotel & 11 30pm to be told they’d been sold to others! Got to new hotel at 1am.
Lone women beware!
@david_perell She is one of my favourite writers. The way you feel both stretched and expanded but also grounded in some thing so human and relatable - such a rare skill.
A visual masterpiece where sound and choreography become one
Choreographer Damien Jalet created this stunning piece for GENER8ION's Storm II music video featuring Yung Lean. Set in a dystopian all-boys school, the controlled chaos and raw movement are hypnotic and unforgettable
@BexBookaholic I met my brother for a lunchtime coffee on his birthday and we were able to sit in a quiet almost secret walled garden in the city and just chat for an hour. We’re both 50, and I’m so grateful to be half a century in, and that we’re just great friends. Sunshine and siblings.
Grim reading on why the global energy crisis is far worse than it looks in the futures markets:
- The world has already lost 550m barrels of Gulf crude (2% of global output); every month Hormuz is closed erases 7m tons of LNG (also 2% of supply)
- Seaborne stocks of crude are being depleted fast. Short of raw materials, Asian refiners have cut throughput by 3m bpd; that could accelerate to 5m bpd next month
- Refined-fuel prices are already sky-high: In Asian spot markets petrol is almost $120 a barrel, diesel is $175 and jet fuel is $200, up from $80, $93 and $94 before the war
- European refiners will probably need to cut production soon as well, because high oil prices have pushed their margins into the red. European reserves of jet fuel could hit zero by June
- And all of this is before demand jumps over the summer, as Americans get in their cars for road trips and Europe restocks on gas before the winter https://t.co/yfTiWkKSp6
@seizuresalad@melissacreate15 It’s wild how much is online to learn from compared to just a decade ago. Made learning so easy, and felt so much more achievable
Nick Cave responding to a grieving mother who worries that she forsaw, or perhaps even willed, the death of her young child is one of the most beautiful things you will read today.
Sometimes being a one woman creative business isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.
Today has been one of those days where I haven’t sold anything in my online shop.
Have a look at my shop and please repost to spread the word. Thanks.
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Years ago, I was at a private TED event, and what I heard about presentations has stuck with me ever since…
After slide:ology came out, Duarte was asked to help transform slides and speakers as they launched https://t.co/bh2YIFAP9y
About 3 years later, I was at a curated table with several big deal TEDsters.
And I asked this question:
What do you miss most about the old way TED delivered presentations?
Their answer surprised me…
They said they missed the early days when they’d have a world-renowned scientist on stage who was so nervous they’d be shaking. Everyone in the audience would be cheering them on, and they would push through the fear to deliver incredible insights.
There was something special about that level of authenticity.
It was uniquely human. Unpolished.
It helped the audience feel a real connection with the speaker.
And it gave everyone an experience they’d never forget.
Every high-stakes presentation needs to have some level of “polish”. The deck needs to be visually clear. Your message should follow a clear structure. You need to practice your delivery.
But NONE of that will help you move your audience if you don’t develop an authentic connection with them.
Your conviction about your topic, your vulnerability to be your true self, and your genuine belief in what you’re sharing are what your audience will remember.