Apple’s weather app won’t say it’s 69 degrees

Hello!We messed up last week. Well, Mish did: she was trying to schedule our email to go out on Sunday afternoon, UK time, as normal, but something went skewiff and she accidentally scheduled it for "ten minutes ago" (not quite sure how that's possib...

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Jul 18, 2021
Bizarre new weight-loss tool

Hello!This edition of The Loop contains Britney, extreme weight loss, and a puppy being astonished by stairs. If that doesn't satisfy you for a Sunday links round-up, you're destined for a life of disappointment.Enjoy,Mish & RobPS Was this email...

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Jul 10, 2021
The world's happiest people eat this for lunch

Hello!Happy 4th July/Happy Sunday/Happy Saturday/Happy Monday/Happy December (depending on various factors including if you're American, if you live in a really different timezone from us, and if you read these emails promptly or not)!Last week's mos...

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Jul 04, 2021
New: an instant cure for hiccups

Hello!If we do say so ourselves, there's a particularly good selection of links this week – so rather than doing our usual thrilling reveal of what was popular last week, let's just get on with it.Enjoy,Mish & RobPS Was this email forwarded to yo...

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Jun 27, 2021
Is he natural?

Hello!Ouch... last week's newsletter did NOT do well: our most-read links gained a mere fraction of the clicks we're used to seeing. We still think they're great, though – and definitely worth a read. So give them a go if you haven't already:[Article...

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Jun 20, 2021
Seeing how much we ate over the years

Hello!It was almost a three-way dead heat for "most popular link" last week: you were keen to learn that you shouldn't let employees choose when they work from home, some strange things go on at 5-star hotels, and Joe Biden's covid "science" has some...

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Jun 13, 2021
Don't let employees pick their WFH days

Hello!Eeeesh! Last week's top link was one of our most clicked-on EVER! (It probably helps that we told you to read the final two paragraphs only and ignore the rest.)It's this one: Your gym routine is worthless. (Remember: only the final two paragra...

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Jun 06, 2021
Your gym routine is worthless

Hello!Irrespective of whether you care that this article about restaurant scams got three times the clicks of any other link last week, this remains a highly convenient format to avoid having to think of an original introduction each week.Enjoy!Mish...

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May 30, 2021
31 shadiest restaurant scams

Hello!Ooooooh! The most popular link last week only won by a teeny tiny margin. It was this one: How a tiny peanut butter business 20X'd its revenues using TikTok. Runners-up? Microsoft Coffee: the untold story of a corporate April Fools prank gone w...

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May 23, 2021