30th January 2022

A compelling thirty minute watch. The Lonely Century. In this WIRED Briefing, Noreena Hertz, who is a renowned economist, explores why this is the lonely century, how we got here and what each of us can do to help reduce loneliness for ourselves and our communities.

From VOX. Everything is not awful. ‘Sometimes it’s good to remember that while we perceive almost everything getting worse lately, the overwhelming majority of measures of the long arc of human progress are moving in the right direction.’

Discord, an invite-only social media platform has become a way to create hype and find audiences for NFT projects. It’s the latest gateway for brands including Adidas and Gucci to enter the metaverse.

Lessons on creativity via The Oatmeal in comic form. Insightful and great fun.

Blimey. The charming story of two Irish boys aged 10 and 13 on a stowaway adventure of a lifetime from Dublin to New York in the summer of 1985. Keith and Noel recount their childhood journey for the first time on screen in this nostalgic transatlantic adventure. Nothing To Declare.(trailer)

An extraordinary story. The Jewish commando who rescued his parents from a Nazi concentration camp.

From The Atlantic. Is Old Music Killing New Music? Old songs now represent 70 percent of the U.S. music market. Even worse: The new-music market is actually shrinking.

The Atlantic Spent Two Years Studying What Readers Need. Interesting for anyone producing content. From this study, they came up with five audience needs – Give me deeper clarity & context, Help me discover new ideas, Challenge my assumptions, Let me take a meaningful break and – Introduce me to writers at the top of their craft.
If you feel like something a little edgy. Here is every time Logan says “f*** off” across all three seasons of Succession.

64 Reasons To Celebrate Paul McCartney. After all these years, he’s still underrated.