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Here's where I share a curated fortnightly list of things I've found interesting, along with some other ramblings. And just occasionally, I send out non-fortnightly stuff too.
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The joy of old friends (opens the original)
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Hi,You can tell it’s autumn, because my thoughts turn to a different sort of food. A couple of weeks ago, we went sloe (in preparation for gin making) and blackberry picking (much too small this year). That resulted in the first crumble of the season (blackberry and apple), to accompany the first roast. I also made some kimchi, which is way easier than it sounds, and much more satisfying than the piddly small pots you get in supermarkets.As much as I’m mourning the ebbing of the warm summer and
The floating gap (opens the original)
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Are we incapable of watching ‘slow’ content? (opens the original)
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Hi,I’m still glorying in the wonder that was Brighton Psychfest on Friday. A celebration of distorted guitars, synths and experimental tunes, I particularly loved Gwenno, Lael Neale, Night Tapes and, of course, Stereolab who headlined. Roll on next year’s line-up!How the heck do record players actually work?This is a pleasingly-retro piece of content, explaining how the grooves in an LP produce the sound that we hear. What’s more, it’s interactive which makes
Are we losing even more indvidual intelligence? (opens the original)
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Hey! I can’t have been the only person who did a bit of a jig when it rained this week – never have I been so glad to get wet!Enjoy the links…How light at night shows economic performanceThanks to my old school friend Shilen for this link. The thrust of the article is that artifical light at night (ALAN – what a great acronym!) “provides strangely honest data on GDP, poverty, war, and many other things governments wou
How affordable is the price of happiness? (opens the original)
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Hello! I’m back from a couple of weeks off and feel very rested. Quite aside from a trip to Denmark where we went to our friends’ wedding (Copenhagen is such a great city), we also joined half of Brighton at the Nick Cave gig in Preston Park, which was a triumph. Anyway, this is a little bit shorter than normal, as I’ve been away, but still packed with quality.ThanksHow affordable is the price of happiness?While we were in Denmark on holiday recently, we visited The Happiness Mu
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