Welcome to the weekend,
Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.
The Brookings Institute agrees – we should all be Luddites.
An interview with Italy’s oldest barista, still behind the bar after sixty years. She has seen so many interesting changes over the decades!
Hans Holbein the younger is famous for his portraits of Henry VIII. This profile illustrates how the painter played his lucky breaks to become a key figure in Henry’s court.
From buzzwords to bupkis, or when words mean everything, they effectively mean nothing.
The hottest place to rent videos? Your public library.
Currently reading: Let Me Tell You What I Mean by Joan Didion
Have a great weekend.
Night Fireworks no. 77. Hirayama, Jinta. 1883.
