Richard Frazier

I’m pretty much calling time here for the time being. I’ll still pass through every now & then, and use this as an extension of my brain for the occasional link, article or quote. But you’ll have more luck with me on Instagram under the same username: instagram.com/richardafrazie…

@Slightly_Random This paper is a good start, focusing on Parisian rollerbladers. A good references list too: researchgate.net/profile/Bernar…

LinkedIn pros furiously forcing Oasis ticket purchases through the lens of business lessons. “…and I couldn’t help but wonder…”

My final (official) Workshop Coffee. After a little over a decade, today’s my final day at Workshop. It’s nigh on impossible to crystallise 10 years into a short post, but I did my best here: instagram.com/p/C7okm_zIjDi/… It’s been exceptional, but now’s the time for something new.

@damian_soong I’m coming from a place of relative ignorance (!), but Manors seem to be doing things a little differently. Also saw ALD have launched a golf range.

Is there a Satisfy of golf?

@JoeWelstead Yeah, that threshold has been crossed in some corners already.

We’re getting close to the £4 flat white aren’t we

@J_Goldstein I feel the same way about Divine Comedy’s Norman and Nora: m.youtube.com/watch?v=HFu_Zv…

Hey writing students: Copacabana captures a life in 3 verses. That's concision.

@ollyrzysko It’s superb. I was trying to figure out who to send it to and couldn’t.

@andywaterman If it’s any consolation, I knocked an entire carafe of filter off the scales this morning.

@andywaterman @harry_engels Praise be! It’s a Baratza, so I have faith.

@andywaterman Awaiting updates with bated breath, but I feel like this doesn’t end well.

@djc1805 I distinctly remember the moment that the team discovered that Vice had covered it.

My annual flashback to me kneeling in the doorway of the old JWT canteen begging the Andrex Account Director not to run Scrunch or Fold and them calmly stepping round me comes earlier & earlier.

“Disorder is not a mistake; it is our default. Order is always artificial and temporary.” @farnamstreet

@JoeWelstead I heard Adam Buxton refer to this as “whackaging” which nicely encapsulates that approach.

Working on Tone of Voice for one my new brands atm. It’s really hard to be playful without being icky-innocent They’re ruined it 🤣

@millsustwo I saw @stephenrapoport posting this kind of use case fairly recently. Would be interesting to see the results:

There must be a therapy GPT right? One that can ask you questions and unlock the answers?

Coffee brewed in the relentless pursuit of excellence — and a website to match. Showcasing a seasonal product at its best means change is an inherent part of Workshop. We’re pleased to introduce you to the latest evolution: workshopcoffee.com.

@tomfgoodwin I thought @TheSchoolOfLife’s Sunday Services were great way back when. @rorysutherland’s was, unsurprisingly, stand out.

Even just a happy hour with one good talk at the start would be OK. Weird how few things have good speakers. It's just " start at 7pm and maybe you'll meet some people"

The world needs more interesting real life events. Not conferences, not "happy hour", but something thats a smash up between lectures, book talks, comedy, show & tell, drinks, round table discussion & live music. Closest thing I know to it is russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/inter…

@BenKayWriter I finished this last night. Great read, but the hardback cover is as bad as the paperback’s…

A little detail that I just noticed and that I love so much: both the first and last Beatles songs open with Paul McCartney counting the band in saying: “One, two, three, four”. #NowAndThen #TheBeatles

@BBC6Music @BBCSounds ‘Hunting for Witches’ - Bloc Party ‘Is There a Ghost’ - Band of Horses ‘Ghost Train’ - Elvia Costello & The Attractions ‘Burn the Witch’ - QOTSA

What is your favourite track that references the likes of ghosts, monsters, witches and the supernatural – and why? No trick, #NP6Music are treating us with a Halloween-themed playlist. Sunday from 6pm, listen on @BBCSounds.