FYI #124
David Byrne - Life During Wartime - Live at Coachella 2026
Ian Patterson & Ali Smith: Books – A Manifesto, via London Review Bookshop. I’ve added Patterson’s book to my reading list.
Patterson mentioned this literary quiz in his conversation with Smith, Nemo’s Almanac
A Resistance Garden on Rosa Parks Avenue, by Kate Brown
Unlocked: reflections on a singular home on the banks of the River Thames, via The Modern House
Screenmaxxing: why Hollywood is supersizing the big screen experience, by Jesse Hassenger, via the Guardian
Visits to NSW national parks hit record high with more young people heading outdoors, data shows, via ABC News
Sam Altman’s second thoughts, by Casey Newton, via Platformer… Ultimately, the public’s disdain for AI was not invented by journalists. It was co-created by the people building the systems, who have consistently told us that it is imminent and dangerous. That the public has now begun to take them at their word should not surprise them. Isn't that what they have been asking for all along?