A commonplace book for 5th October 2020: fires, powerful women and civility.
It's the beginning of an experiment, don't you know…
9am, Shoreham Beach.
Welcome,
This is the beginning of an experiment in a digital commonplace book - snippets of things that have caught my interest, that I’ve read, written, shot or watched. I hope you enjoy it!
Adam
It's disturbing how easily the California fires slip off our radar, just as the Australian wildfires did.
I don’t so much want slow news as future-looking news; the stories that will continue to matter in the long-term.
Why we need a new framework for discussing powerful women — and it's all the fault of the Greeks:
It’s a long watch, but so worth it.
[via Aeon]
Schadenfreude should be a personal indulgence, not a public performance.
A post in which I have opinions about journalists having opinions, without any apparent trace of irony.