Comedy is a rich and wonderful thing, especially in today’s bewildering world. It offers a light-hearted escape from the daily stresses in our lives. It helps moderate the latest news from across the pond. And it is an answer to the futility of existence (this is one interpretation of Samuel Beckett’s oeuvre, anyway).

Spare a thought for algorithms… They will be at play in the visibility of this post. R&C’s CEO, Alex Wade, is now more enlightened having reviewed Kyle Chaka’s excellent and thought-provoking ‘Filterworld’ for The TLS.

Welcome to the Triple Exposure Presents Podcast. This is the first edition of a new podcast by Triple Exposure exploring Financial, Insurance and Legal aspects of media production.

As this year comes to a close - the 10th anniversary year of Reviewed & Cleared, the business having been set up in August 2013 - I might have found the answer.

What is fair dealing? Is it the same as fair use (sort of, but not quite)? Is it anything to do fair comment (not obviously)? Is it fair if there’s no credit (not really). And is all fair in love and war?

The Rt Hon David Davis MP nailed it in his introductory speech to the House of Commons on SLAPPs on 29 June 2023:

R&C is proud to work with Cartoonists Rights, which safeguards the right to freedom of expression around the world for cartoonists. In the UK, we have a robust cartooning tradition: satire and parody are part of the fabric of our democracy.

We had a great night at the PPA Awards at City Central at the HAC on Wednesday 28 June. Great to see so many friends and clients at an event that showcased the vibrancy of the UK’s magazine industry.

If the person answering this question says ‘not much – someone points a camera and that’s it’ – chances are, for this individual, Apocalypse Now is not a brilliant reimagining of Joseph Conard’s novella Heart of Darkness but a boring, if noisy, search for an obese person who lives up a river and chops cows’ head off.