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What now?

This space is now going to be a medley of links and info like what I’ve been up to, what I’m reading, and as always, links to things that I think you might find useful.

What have I been up to?

• This week was one of my All the Books! episodes

• I spoke to a bunch of high school students about what I do for work and what I wish someone had told me when I was their age. I also reconnected with some old friends.

• I went with friends to see Chaka Khan! It was the first of a series called “Conversations in Music” and she told stories and sang some songs and it was chaotic and wonderful.

Recent & Current Reads

I’m only going to list books here that I actually recommend you read. It’s not going to be an exhaustive list of everything I’ve been reading because that will get out of control very quickly.

• Art Cure: The Science of How the Arts Save Lives by Daisy Fancourt

• Don't Call It Art: 10 Ways to Create Like a Kid Again by Austin Kleon (out 6/2)

• Bromantasy by Máire Roche (out 5/26)

• On Witness and Respair: Essays by Jesmyn Ward

• The Year's Best Sports Writing 2025 edited by Hanif Abdurraqib (I’m absolutely obsessed with this collection)

• Body Electric: The Hidden Health Costs of the Digital Age and New Science to Reclaim Your Well-Being by Manoush Zomorodi (careful, this one might change your life)

• Yesteryear: A Novel by Caro Claire Burke

Link-O-Rama

• How to Cut Your Food Bill via NPR. Oh, we in a RECESSION recession.

• Your Name in Landsat via NASA. It will not do curse words (I tried), but I did get it to do ‘butts.’

• Tool for planning meetings or online events across time zones. Fucking brilliant!

• You can watch MTV. Right Now. As it was. I’m trying not to get obsessed with this.

• Postmark rules have changed. Experts say vote early or use a drop box. This article is California-focused but I believe it applies to a number of other states as well.

• Oh Google. brb, gonna see if I can find a set of the Encyclopaedia Britannica on eBay.

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