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Five new albums (and one EP) that I love from 2025

I’ve started doing an annual refresh of my “There’s No Good Music Anymore” playlist on Spotify, adding new songs from 2025 and removing those from 2014.

Jan 29 • Chris Hynes - cricket

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2025 in words, pictures, and movies

Read my other annual letters here.

Jan 3 • Chris Hynes - cricket

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October 2025

Siskel and Ebert on Taylor Swift’s new album

I know it’s only been ten days, but it seems a lot longer

Oct 13, 2025 • Chris Hynes - cricket

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September 2025

Taking advantage of ranked choice voting

And dispelling one of the most common myths

Sep 19, 2025 • Chris Hynes - cricket

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August 2025

Plastic-free yoghurt

I’m the youngest of five, and we were huge consumers of yoghurt (mostly me!), so our family's use of a yoghurt maker was probably mostly motivated by…

Aug 23, 2025 • Chris Hynes - cricket

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July 2025

Pohowera | Banded dotterel monitoring

I had a first meeting with the group leader of a Pohowera | Banded Dotterel monitoring group called MIRO in Eastbourne, across the harbour from the…

Jul 24, 2025 • Chris Hynes - cricket

March 2025

Smart music shuffle

22 years ago, I released a shareware program called Netflix Fanatic that stirred up a bit of an internet firestorm.

Mar 28, 2025 • Chris Hynes - cricket

January 2025

2024 in words, pictures, and movies

Read my other annual letters here.

Jan 14, 2025 • Chris Hynes - cricket

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July 2024

“What kind of music do you like?” 2024 edition

I cringe when people ask me what kind of music I like.

Jul 1, 2024 • Chris Hynes - cricket

June 2024

“Have a happy holiday season”

Whenever I’ve replied to a particularly angry email or if I’m feeling particularly snarky, I’ve sometimes signed emails with:

Jun 24, 2024 • Chris Hynes - cricket

Choosing a personal bank in New Zealand

I’ve been banking in New Zealand since 2010, when I opened an account with ASB.

Jun 17, 2024 • Chris Hynes - cricket

January 2024

2023 in words, pictures, and movies

Read my other annual letters here.

Jan 15, 2024 • Chris Hynes - cricket

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