BlogFlockFriends, clients, associates and business cards, hope youโre Superbowlingly well and avoiding the sin bins.
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This year, Iโm consciously trying to read more and scroll less. Click through below to gaze into the abyss of my January reading list.
Helen
Thereโs a very sweet line in this interview with the biographer Hermione Lee, where sheโฆ
Inspired by Caroline Cramptonโs reading lists, which have induced me to try stuff I would otherwise never have known about, Iโve decided to track my reading in 2026. Although based on Januaryโs selection, what I will actually be doing is giving readers a horrifying glimpse into my information diet.
An interview with Thom Yorke
(from the archives)
published in The Believer, 2008 (In Rainbows era)
At the turn of the twenty-first century, when Radiohead became the new gleaming hope for innovation in rock and roll, the band began renovating the dismal state of the music industry. At concerts theyโฆ
Friends, clients, associates and business cards, hope youโre croissantingly well and finding your fun at work before February hits.
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Friends, clients, associates and business cards, hope youโre all traitorously well, dodging banishment and grabbing those shields.
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Happy Friday!
A huge thank you to John for sending me this terrifying graphic estimating the number of books you could feasibly read before you die. I just used up one of my c2,000 on Jilly Cooperโs Polo, and I regret nothing. Even though I still donโt really understandโฆ
Friends, clients, associates and business cards, hope youโre Commodoringly well and keeping your Datasettes level.
๐ฝ.๐.๐.๐. FRIDAY is my fin-tastic weekly that hooks you up with some fresh helpful stuff that I came across this week, gems netted from deep dives earlier this year or underwater nuggets from this lifetimeโฆ
Happy Friday!
Highly enjoyed this chart about where big journalism outlets plan to focus their resources in the next year.
Sorry, Elon!
You can read the rest of the predictions for the future of journalism in 2026 here.
Helen
I had a sometimes-testy encounter with California state senator Scottโฆ
Friends, clients, associates and business cards, hope youโre Gymmembershippingly well and preparing for Blue Monday.
๐ฝ.๐.๐.๐. FRIDAY is my fin-tastic weekly that hooks you up with some fresh helpful stuff that I came across this week, gems netted from deep dives earlier this year or underwater nuggets from this lifetimeโฆ
๐๐ฝ.๐.๐.๐. FRIDAY is my weekly attempt to connect with some quick helpful stuff that I came across this week, found earlier this year or remembered again from this lifetime that I hope you might find useful too.