FYI #150

• Can the River Debate the Suburb?, via Public Books

• The Art of Walking, by Gracy Olmstead

• I loved Sara Baume’s new book, Opening Night

• Marina Hyde’s new venture, Always On

• Dance Rites 2026, Sydney Opera House 24 - 25 October

• The biggest threat from AI is the sense that we have no say in it. To that I say game on, by Pete Lewis, via the Guardian

• Digging for Truth with Craig Silverman, via Burning Platforms

• Apocalypse Now and Then: Artificial intelligence is capitalism’s final destination, essay by Arundhati Roy, via Equator

• Alternative Intelligence: Jeanette Winterson on storytelling, AI and the Power of Imagination, via Shakespeare & Company

• Repair Day 2026… ‘an annual celebration for everyone who makes repair happen in their communities around the world.’

• A Book Review Critics’ Roundtable, via New York Times

• How My Garden Grows: the gardener keeping Derek Jarman’s visionary patch of shingle alive, via The Modern House