Rants, raves, darts and laurels

Our weekend mailbag

Well, there’s nothing like a bit of emergency dental surgery and lots of painkillers to blow a hole in your weekend. (That’s why I had to turn over podcast duties to my colleague JVL on Friday…. thanks for filling in!)

The good news is I’m feeling much better this morning, but I hope you’ll forgive me if today’s newsletter is a bit lighter than usual. P…