Matt Hussey

Something odd is going on.  Have you noticed people’s behaviour, especially those in the public eye, has become a little, well, shameless? Public figures have been, it seems, living in a world where the effects of shame that rule over so many of us seem to not apply.  Whether

👆👆Audio version here!👆👆 Welcome to the third and final part of my solitude series: a deep dive into how our modern world has pushed us to spend more time on our own.  While this series has looked at men and dating, I’m now turning my steely gaze to women.

Happy Valentine’s Day! What better reason is there to write a newsletter if not for love? ABSOLUTELY BLOODY NONE.  But this ode to cupid is taking a slightly different approach. You see, this newsletter is part of my Solitude Series, a look at how people are spending more time

👆👆Podcast version of this week's newsletter above!👆👆 More solitude! Oh yes, continuing from last week’s newsletter, I’m taking a closer look at how the modern age is doing strangely unique things to us and our relationships.  While last week was all about how we’re all

We spend more time alone than ever before. We eat alone, we socialise alone, we entertain ourselves alone, and more recently, we’ve even started having relationships on our own.  Health organisations have been talking about the dangers of loneliness for years. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared loneliness to

👆👆Podcast version of today's newsletter above! 👆👆 Happy 2025 you beautiful b*stards.    As is the tradition every year, I’ve no doubt you already have a list of new year’s resolutions locked and loaded in the shiny new achievement cannon you bought yourself for Christmas.  This year