An irregular round-up of interesting reads. Most of these made me go "hmmmmm," none of them imply concurrence:
Quote of the Day:
"It is a bit embarrassing to have been concerned with the human problem all one's life and find at the end that one has no more to offer by way of advice than ‘Try to be a little kinder.’" - Aludus Huxley
A round-up of the best “inventions” in 2024:
From Time.
From Popular Science.
From Fast Company.
From Digital Trends.
From the Consumer Electronics Shows.
Apple Apps announces its best 2024 apps.
An oldie but on-point for the most failed narrative of the year:
Top medical breakthroughs in 2024.
Music:
The New York Times’s Best Songs
Pitchfork’s 50 Best Albums of the year
NPR’s 124 Best Songs
Vulture’s Best Songs
Books:
Goodreads Choice Awards
NPR’s Books We Love
The New Yorker’s Best Books
New York Times’s 10 Best Books
Podcasts
Esquire’s 26 Best Podcasts
Time Magazine’s Top 10
Lifehacker’s 10 Best True Crime Podcasts
Vulture’s Best Podcasts