FYI #59

• Welcome to the Sea Library!, via YouTube. New channel featuring books from the Sea Library collection

• The Dogs of 2024, created by We Rate Dogs

• What could Citizen Assemblies do for American Politics?, by Nick Romeo, via The New Yorker

• How To Read A Novel, by Steven Johnson, via the Adjacent Possible

• The Rise of Therapy Speak, via the Anne Helen Petersen’s Culture Study Podcast

• How To Actually Keep Your New Year’s Resolutions, by Dan Harris

• The latest episode of the Konfekt Korner podcast mentioned this documentary about a 2025 Dior collection inspired by Scottish textiles.

• Vigil: Truths, Sydney Festival event on January 25, curated by hip-hop group 3%, January 25.

• Repairing and restoring Britain's rivers with Mike Blackmore, on Rewilding the World with Ben Goldsmith

• Added to my reading list.. Is A River Alive?, by Robert Macfarlane (out May 2025)