Odds and Ends #9: Liz Truss is the name of the creator, not the monster

Plus The Sphere, The Metaverse, and good news about Lab Meat

Hello! It’s time for Odds and Ends, your weekly, premium-subscribers-only round-up of interesting links and micro-takes.

This week, it is more of the latter. So read on for brief takes on Liz Truss at Tory conference, why London should build a crazy new concert venue, and how the government is making my lab meat dreams come true.

And because I’m a HS2 hipster, now everyone is talking about it, I can’t think of anything useful to say at this stage. This may change, but for now, you can just imagine me waving my fists at the sky and screaming with despair.

Also! I’m thinking of doing a Q&A post soon – so if you have a burning question that you’d like to me to answer, post it in the comments below!

Now, on with the takes!