"The ordinary man and woman in the 'advanced society' of the dominant culture is ... the most ignorant human being who has ever walked the face of this planet. (1)

"Women are very comfortably telling me that, actually, they aren't being listened to, they aren't being supported, they are being gaslit." Midwife and campaigner Illiyin Morrison speaks to Sky News. #SJUK trib.al/LM8JwRl 📺 Sky 501, Virgin 602, Freeview 233 and YouTube

What a moment for Luka and Kyrie!

Shared ownership has created new victims of precarious housing on.ft.com/4aObheo | opinion

This play by Luka, Kyrie and DJJ is the most-viewed video across NBA social media platforms EVER. Definition of AURA 😮‍💨 (🎥: Merix Alexander 📸)

Spoke to a headteacher yesterday who has installed a washing machine in reception because so many parents can't afford to wash clothes. Election campaigns are largely ignoring the massive rise in genuine destitution.

This is a level of creativity that I cannot fully comprehend.

Important new research showing how high attaining pupils from disadvantaged backgrounds fall behind their wealthier peers during secondary school. Their chances of becoming socially mobile are being hampered at ages 11-14. They need more support. theguardian.com/education/arti…

Rich-poor education gap grows for 16-year-olds in almost all of England theguardian.com/education/arti…

There are some Haussmann buildings in Paris made from brick and so naturally they look quite English. It’s like looking into an alternate reality where London took a look at Haussmanns and built them en masse.

One part of German I've struggled with is whether to address people with Sie or Du. Germans have internalised it to such an extent they're awful at explaining when to use them. Luckily, I found this, but how simple can grammar be when it needs a flowchart to explain?

Victorian levels of poverty will return to the UK if we do nothing

A serious country would be thinking about building the equivalent of HS1 out to East Anglia - travel time is a genuine issue, population is growing fast, could also unlock housing in Essex within reach of London etc

This is a fantastic insight about brand choice in a social setting. From Rory Sutherland

Trend of yanks going to Europe and being like heh I can tell why our GDP is higher. Who cares bro. You're watching Italian people lounge around in the sun for ten hours a day and thinking "fools...don't they know they could be making spreadsheets right now"

The Black House, a hostel for black youths, on Holloway Road, North London (1973-76). Photos by Colin Jones.

🚨 NEW: For the first time, we can reveal school by school information on how secondary pupil intakes reflect their local community. Our accompanying analysis looks at which local authorities in England have the most and least socially segregated schools ⬇️🧵

Free & Easy, a Japanese menswear magazine that's now sadly no longer publishing, used to do this charming series called "Dad Style." They were basically suggestions for how middle-aged men could dress, and the issues mostly focused on Ivy, Americana, and workwear.