We can’t go past the sad news yesterday that Tina Turner has died. The NRL absolutely nailed it with their ads featuring her fabulous music – and this story about how they got her involved via her Aussie agent Roger Davies is great.

The Atlantic’s got a couple of podcasts we’re interested in, and their new offering – How to Talk to People – kicked off this week with an episode on small talk. If the thought of those awkward moments is enough to make you feel exhausted before you even start, it’s a good one.

We know we’re meant to be past the pandemic/baking bread phase, but this tomato/goat’s cheese focaccia is all we can think of. And if we could think of anything more delightfully middle class to say, we’d say it…