1. Janan Ganesh on the Americanisation of Britain (FT). 2. “You Hurt My Feelings” is a good Hansonian movie about how most people are mediocre at their jobs, and how society deals with that fact, and what happens when those protective mechanisms break down. The starring role of Julia Louise-Dreyfus also makes for good meta-commentary
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1. Janan Ganesh on the Americanisation of Britain (FT).
2. “You Hurt My Feelings” is a good Hansonian movie about how most people are mediocre at their jobs, and how society deals with that fact, and what happens when those protective mechanisms break down. The starring role of Julia Louise-Dreyfus also makes for good meta-commentary on Seinfeld, a show where the characters speak the brutal, honest truth to each other.
3. Austin Vernon update on geothermal.
4. The world’s largest gas station has 120 pumps.
5. TikTok will enter book publishing? (NYT)
6. The “hotbedding” culture that is Australia? (MIE)
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