Is the Guardian now targeting Gen Z readers? Recent features on micro-efficiencies, paying with cash, and not using weather apps have prompted letters from older readers who note they have been doing these things for years. Janet Fraser of Twickenham, London, wonders what is next: the joy of posting birthday cards or arranging to meet a friend and just turning up at the agreed time and place?
Sonny Rollins tribute
Paul Collins of Horton-cum-Studley, Oxfordshire, recalls an encounter with saxophonist Sonny Rollins over 50 years ago at Ronnie Scott's. Between sets, Collins mentioned it was the birthday of his late friend David Dodd. In the second set, Rollins wove the unmistakable strains of Happy Birthday into his improvisation—a memory never forgotten.
Peter Murrell's purchases
Neil Hanson of Slaithwaite, West Yorkshire, reflects on the list of items bought by Peter Murrell with money stolen from the SNP. He notes he would not want any of them except the book by Hannah Arendt, who coined the phrase the banality of evil.
Worcestershire politics and Shakespeare
Dr John Doherty of Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire, connects a review of Worcestershire politics to Shakespeare's Henry IV, quoting: Worcester, get thee gone; for I do see / Danger and disobedience in thine eye.
Ozzy Osbourne's avatar
James Fanning of Greifswald, Germany, responds to the news that Ozzy Osbourne's avatar will be so tasteful, according to his son, suggesting that threat should make Ozzy spin in his grave.
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