March 7, 2026

Five for Friday 741

Welcome to the weekend,

Here are five things I thought worth sharing this week.

The art of “slow looking” and why one would embrace it.

“We are different from all other humans in history.”

The first paperbacks of Jane Austen’s books did not appear in the US until 1956! Discover more about how Jane Austen’s books were published here.

Exploring the adventures in the first Slovak novel.

Nabokov, a champion of cross-discipline excellence, shares his love of butterflies.

Currently reading: Show Your Work! by Austin Kleon

Have a great weekend.


Wheat no. 1; Bearded wheat no. 2. Blackwell, Elizabeth. 1739. Scottish.