Gerald Lynch
Gerald Lynch is the Editor-in-Chief of Shortlist, keeping careful watch over the site's editorial output and social channels. He's happiest in the front row of a gig for a band you've never heard of, watching 70mm cinema re-runs of classic sci-fi flicks, or propping up a bar with an old fashioned in one hand and a Game Boy in the other. Living in London in the UK, Gerald was previously Editor of Gizmodo UK, Executive Editor of TechRadar, Editor in Chief of iMore, and has travelled the world looking for the hottest products and innovations. Gerald is also a regularly contributing pundit for BBC Radio and in the past has written for T3, GamesRadar, Space.com, Real Homes, MacFormat, DIY, Tech Digest, Mirror.co.uk, Kotaku, Lifehacker, and many others. The author of 'Get Technology: Upgrade Your Future', published by Aurum Press, Gerald is a big reader, studying English Literature at Goldsmiths, University of London, plays guitar, and knows every shortcut on the London Underground. Gerald also holds a high-score Guinness world record on Tetris. Seriously.
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Mad Cool festival 2026 review: Wolf Alice, Pixies, David Byrne, Pulp and more deliver scorching sets under Madrid sunThe biggest acts in the world raise the temperature at the hottest festival of the year
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Kamara, Soho: Greek-inspired cocktail bar turning bread, butter and tomatoes into liquid goldA low-lit hideaway above Soho’s busy streets
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Mad Swans, South Downs: Golf, pizza and indie-sleaze bangers make for an action-packed countryside stay for city slickersPavement while you pickleball? Goldfrapp while you golf? Mad Swans does things differently
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Olivia Rodrigo is bringing butterflies, break-ups and bangers to FortniteDrivers licence? No. Battle Pass? Yes.
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Forget handheld fans — the Sony Reon Pocket Pro Plus is the gadget Londoners actually need right nowA wearable heating regulator, one of Sony’s more unusual gadgets just became a vital survival tool
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Peggy Gou is giving away items from her personal archive at a free London pop-up this weekThe "Gou,tique" offers up rare freebies, straight from the star's own collection
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London’s rock and metal multi-venue Camden Rocks festival may be making a comebackFollowing the resurrection of the Barfly, the venue’s new owners set their sights on bringing back the nearby multi-venue weekender
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Bringing back the Barfly: Frank Turner and the Camden venue’s new owners on the importance of London’s grassroots music sceneAs the legendary North London live music venue returns, Shortlist sits down with the team looking to give fresh faces a once-familiar stage to play on.
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Spring Street Pizza, Borough: “Life-changing” pizza with a Michelin-star pedigreeBig Apple, eat your heart out
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Asim Chaudhry's 5 tips to make you a better mateThe TV funny man gives advice on what to say and do when your friends are feeling down, and shares his own route to recovery following a recent rough patch
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Meta Ray-Ban Scriber Optics Gen 2 review: Prescription smart glasses that finally make sense 7 days a weekIs it time to ditch dumb lenses for smart spectacles?
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Jack Daniel's x McLaren Halo MK1 whiskey is the distiller’s most expensive and ambitious ever — and we’ve tasted itThe $599 / £500 liquid is housed in a casing using the same materials and design principles as an F1 car.
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This £65 mystery whisky lottery gives everyone the same shot at a 29-year-old ScotchBag a super-rare dram with this 'there are no losers' blind-bottle run.
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reMarkable Paper Pure review: 5 reasons to ditch pen and paper for this digital notebookIn a world where every device seems determined to grab your attention, the Paper Pure’s biggest strength may be its refusal to do so
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Hamnet author Maggie O'Farrell leads star-studded Wimbledon BookFest 2026 line-upHankies at the ready, with Mary Beard, Robert Harris and Matt Haig also set to appear.
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Tavern, Shoreditch: British bistro cooking with chic swagger and an all-welcome vibe“You know what, I actually do like sweetbreads now.”
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Sabine Holborn: A rooftop cocktail bar ready to party come rain or shineA rooftop retreat with a weather-beating secret weapon.
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“Crises of the imagination”: In Other Worlds at the Barbican is a sci-fi-fuelled blueprint for surviving the end of the worldThe star-studded new exhibition offers speculative if pragmatic possible solutions to the very real problems of today
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Sony 1000X The COLLEXION review: 5 reasons they might be Sony’s most desirable headphones everGreat sounding, luxury leaning, and with a slick design that matches the price tag, Sony’s 1000X The COLLEXION headphones are a connoisseur choice
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Marshall Milton A.N.C. review: 5 reasons to rock the banging new big battery headphonesSpeaker brand’s latest headphones have enough battery life to see you through the most epic of playlists
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Nex Playground launches in the UK: 5 reasons the smash-hit motion-based games console could take over your living roomCan the Nex Playground revive the Wii-era’s golden age of motion-based play?
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MATER1A, Notting Hill: London’s best tasting menu is an exhilarating tour of Japan for your taste budsSimply one of the best meals we’ve ever had, full stop.
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JBL BandBox Solo review: An AI-powered guitar speaker that lets your jam along with SpotifyWith clever AI stem separation tools that let you isolate individual song tracks, even over a streaming service, the JBL BandBox Solo is one of the most versatile tools a budding guitar god can ask for.
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The best Steam Deck games: 35 essential titles for Valve’s handheld PC wonderI've been playing with the Steam Deck for four years — here are the games that keep bringing me back to the handheld PC
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