FYI #144
Nick Offerman on the Essential Wisdom of Wendell Berry (1934 - 2026), via Lit Hub
Isaac Chotiner on Deep Knowledge and Gotcha Interviews, via the Critic and Her Publics
UN tells the world: Stop making Africa look small, via UN News
Eli Davies & Rebecca May Johnson: The Spinster Cookbook, via London Review Bookshop podcast
2026 Tiny Awards nominees
How Blackwing Pencils Are Made, via Kottke. The Blackwing 602 is my favourite pencil. I first read about them in one of Mary Norris’ books.
Gloria Steinem (1934 - 2026) in Conversation with David Remnick, from 2015, via the New Yorker Radio Hour
A wild and romantic garden in Mallorca where English country charm meets Mediterranean planting, via House & Garden