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Condé Nast Interview Test

"To be hired at Vogue in the 1990s, candidates had to recognise all the references on a sheet of 178 names, ranging from the Connaught to Diana Vreeland, proving their cultural bona fides, and their social class." So explained Hadley Freeman. In her review, "Michael M Grynbaum’

Ratchet Effect Flag

I've long remembered the above cartoon. Once more tangentially reminded of it when talking someone through the Ratchet Effect. Technically, it refers to when a direction is so set in train, it's almost impossible to stop. On a bid, you can see this when what you

How Often Do You Reach The 3rd Level of Listening?

Active Listening was instilled in me as cubrep. Yet limited in scope back then, basically summarised as 'say what they just said back to them, and check you heard right'. Well, it's a start. Not many reps I met during the mid-90s had heard the term.

What Does Mbappe Know That Most Zoomers Don't?

Tricky to truly relish football's first 'proper' world club cup tournament. Skewed qualification criteria, player burn-out ignorance, blatant money-grab by the dictator-friendly suits. American stadiums never designed for the beautiful game, climate conditions wholly unsuited for elite ties, poor pitches that would shame the grassroots. Yet

Wine Glass Test

"... only on well-isolated mattresses will a wine glass stay upright when a heavy weight (or jumping child) lands on the other side of the bed". I came across this unbuckable nugget discovering how 'hybrid' mattresses have come along [sub'n req'd]. You can&

5 Signs Your P̶h̶o̶n̶e̶ Deal Is Compromised

Had someone spy through your phone? The thought of it alone instils horror. Here's the latest five warning signs I read; * battery suddenly drains way quicker * overheats when idle * strange spikes in data consumption * SMS containing odd or unusual characters * weird activity when not in use, like screen

No Disco Head Spins

I read with relief, whilst mindful we have been here before, that the latest Russian 'Summer offensive' stalls without making gains in the sovereign territory that is democratic Ukraine. An historian and former battlefield commander assess this from their English viewpoint. Their withering assessment; Russia isn't

How Close To The Perfect Toy Is Your Sale?

Gushing with gallows humour from the internally precipitated collapse of Western civilisation here are promising contender Nick Dixon and peerless champ Simon Evans. Above I've set up the relevant 90 seconds. Centred on 'a saying of the toy industry'. In general there's quite the

Barbie For Dads Movie Close

There just isn't enough racing. I've gone through phases of being into Formula One. The present era largely not being one. Although now, suddenly 2025 may see an actual championship ding-dong on our hands. Competition for eyeballs is perhaps even tougher. So the administrators have gone

Stochastic Parroting isn't Selling

"We're not using AI". This was, on the face of it, the rather shocking statement I received on a salesfloor recently. It was the first time someone had explicitly been so counter-cultural on the matter. Yet beneath the surface, it wasn't so revelatory. After