#52 — Girl
Like punk never happened.
- “The girl in the title is much more likely to be a woman than an actual girl, and the author of the book is more likely to be a woman. But if a book with girl in the title was written by a man, the girl is significantly more likely to end up dead.” – An interesting analysis of the growing trend of “girl” in book titles.
- Maria Popova, the big throbbing curious brain at the heart of the internet, shares ten things she's learnt from ten years of Brain Pickings.
- Why don't all bookstores have a Scream Room, like this one in Cairo?
- Who would you rather have escort your wife to a party, Ryan Adams or Ryan Reynolds? Would you rather shovel snow or go to a Nickelback concert? What would your first thoughts be if you were asked to write Grease 3? … and other dumb questions for smart designers.
- Like punk never happened. Just lots and lots and lots of full issues of Smash Hits, adverts and all. Even more wonderful than you could possibly imagine.
- This Buddy Rich drum solo has been fuelling my work this week. In a parallel universe somewhere, all design studios have a resident drummer as standard.
- Ten tips to stay productive while working from home. All very true. Get dressed!
- Starting your Christmas list? You may want to add this curated collection of 36 Caldecott Medal-winning children's books. Only $100,000. I'm sure Santa can afford it.
- John Berger and Susan Sontag chatting about books and fiction and storytelling and suchlike. From back in the day when all you needed to make a TV show was a couple of exceedingly clever people sat opposite each other. Oddly calming.
- “As for pastry, that choice is generally governed by the kind of book I’m working on: non-fiction, croissant; fiction, almond croissant; series design, scone.” – Designer vs coffee shop.
