Walking as Inactivity by Thomas Bevan. Makes you ponder. “You see, when you walk slowly and with no real destination in mind you are not doing, you are just being. Such walking, such contemplation is the beginning of freedom, it is the necessary pre-condition for having your own thoughts and as such for truly living your own life.”

Ed Yong at XOXO Festival (2024). Pulitzer-winning science journalist on the impact of Covid reporting on his wellbeing. Hard hitting.

There’s a place for everyone, a nicely written piece on finding your place in the world.

La Chimera and Happy as Lazzaro - wonderful enigmatics movies directed by Alice Rohrwacher, forming part of a loose triology. Looking forward to watching Le Meraviglie (The Wonders) to complete it. 4/5.

Mirko Canevaro & Greg Yudin discussing the notion of democracy in the west based on David Graeber’s essay There Never Was A West. A bit dry (for me as a novice) but still fascinating.

Strains of Freedom Jazz Diplomacy and the Paradox of Civil Rights, fascinating discussion!