Status:
Slept a lot and feel good for it, like a difficult few days has come to an end.
Reading:
- The man who saw the future: the legacy of cultural theorist Mark Fisher
- E-bikes are a thorny issue for trails and parks — I’ve long been curious about the line between electric assisted bikes and electric motorbikes and when that’s going to have to be formalised.
- RIP Andy Kershaw — Forever associated for me with introducing my generation to the Bhundu Boys.
- The Death of a Superman — A pretty dark piece about people dying while trying to get in or out of clothing recycling bins.
- Rejoin is coming — Ian Dunt on a survey of how the British public feels about rejoining the EU and how that might happen.
- Birmingham is awash with local election candidates – but will result be a ‘coalition of chaos’? — I fear the election in Birmingham is going be very interesting, in the not-actually-a-Chinese curse sense…
- An epic tale of buying peppermint tea
Watching:
- Lambing 2026 (36:22) — Lovely video of new lambs birthing on Kris and Dot’s farm. More prosaically, from the same channel: cutting, splitting and stacking firewood 2026 (26:02)
- Why was I invited to Beast Studios? (1:18:49) — New Dan Olsen video essay klaxon.
Listening:
- In Our Time: MC Escher — I found this one oddly empty, until the last 10 minutes of the extra bit. Maybe should have led with that.
Music:
- After the Gold Rush by Neil Young — Suddenly had the urge to listen to this last night. Was good.