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Hi there,

Welcome to the second issue of the Crafted newsletter!

Let me start with an apology for the lateness of today's newsletter. It really was one of those weeks dear reader. So without delay, let's jump into it:

Here are my recommendations for this week:

monorail music @Monorail_Music This is real Glasgow Willy Wonka Experience "House Of Illuminati" orig backdrops, for sale, from us. Auctioning 2 original backdrops and the Time Tunnel on Ebay. Rescued from the bin by a pal of the shop All profits to Medical Aid For Palestinians https://tinyurl.com/mryeaxw5 4:19 PM • Mar 7, 2024 449 Retweets 955 Likes Read 28 replies

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Articles to read today

The murder on my running trail (Intelligencer)

I used resume spammers to apply for 120 jobs. Chaos ensued (Business Inside)

‘You Can Hear a Pin Drop’: The Rise of Super Strict Schools in England (The New York Times)

What happened when I met my Islamophobic troll (The Guardian). I also recommend Ginger Gorman's fantastic book Troll Hunting.

UK nightclubs will be extinct by 2023, warns nightclub expert (Dazed)
— On a related topic: This VC firm wants to fund the best night of your life (Tech.eu)

Fanfiction Community Rocked By Etsy Sellers Turning Their Work Into Bound Books (404)

Books I recommend

​The Candy House, Jennifer Egan

​Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter, Zoë Schiffee — oh boy, this fly on the wall book is fascinating.

​Anna O, Matthew Blake

​The Maid, Nita Prowse — I have to re-read this during the week for my Crime Fiction Book Club next weekend.

​Such a fun age, Kiley Reid

Lego Lost At Sea @LegoLostAtSea On this day in 1997, a huge storm off the coast of Cornwall pushed 62 containers off the cargo ship Tokio Express. One was filled with nearly 5 million pieces of Lego, much of it sea-themed. The pieces are still being found today, 27 years later. 6:34 AM • Feb 13, 2024 437 Retweets 1877 Likes Read 18 replies

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Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter

Extremely Hardcore: Inside Elon Musk's Twitter

Cooking Arty stuff

These slides reminds me of getting burnt on slides in the summer back in Australia

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I fInally got around to making a batch of this today. It's incredibly easy. I might try adding chilli flakes in the next batch. I also made some kim chi, I'll show you next week when it's fermented and share a really easy recipe.

What music are you playing?

Loving Kim Gordon's new album. The coolest 70 year old on the planet

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Great DIIV gig on Friday night

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What are you watching?

Nothing new really. Rewatching Law and Order SVU. I recently like Expats, although Nicole Kidman's plastic surgery/botox is SO distracting.

Five podcasts you should listen to

June: Voice of a Silent Twin (BBC)

Missing Pages (Podglomerate)

Criminal (Vox) — this episode is fascinating!

Cannabis Cowboys (DW) I loved this podcast. I found it when I was doing research for an article about the state of medical cannabis in Germany

Satanic Panic (CBC) Not a new podcast, but really interesting.

Living in Berlin? Are you paid fairly? 🤔

I am participating in this year's Salary Trends survey, and you can too by clicking here to answer. Don’t worry, it's anonymous. To learn more, access this post from Handpicked Berlin.

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Alex Cohen @anothercohen My favorite legal thing that feels illegal is using the Calendly links from salespeople who email me nonstop and booking them calls with each other 5:51 PM • Mar 9, 2024 193 Retweets 3908 Likes Read 57 replies

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