April 21, 2025

Five for Friday 714

Welcome to the weekend.

Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.

This week marks 100 years of The Great Gatsby.

A timeless piece of wisdom from Kevin Kelly; “You Are Not Late“.

“Stinking poison apples”: how the initial misrepresentation of tomatoes scared people for two centuries.

A very short answer to the question, “What can we learn from 1848?”.

We should keep in mind nine rules when considering adopting a new technology, according to Wendell Berry.

Currently reading: How the Irish Saved Civilization by Thomas Cahill

Have a great weekend.


Image: “Common Daisy (Bellis perennis)”, The Book of Flower Studies. Master of Claude de France. ca. 1510-1515. Source.