Senses working overtime #369

1 Maverick

2 The Multifarious Multiplexity of Taika Waititi

3 The movies of the summer (American version)

4 Celebrating Wendy Froud (a.k.a. The Mother of Yoda)

5 The science behind likely multiple infections of Covid

Overtime: Euphoria

“For me, euphoria is simply the act of waking up, making my coffee, and sitting down with a book and being able to read.”   Elliot Page

Senses working overtime #359

1 World photography awards

(thanks to James Whatley for the link)

2 The Russian war in Ukraine mapped

(thanks to James Whatley for the link)

3 The James Webb Telescope

A distant (and I mean really really really distant) star - astronomers are captivated by the spray of tiny dots scattered across the background. Each is a distant galaxy, and this is the first time we’ve ever been able to capture them.

4 Mission: Impossible 7 ?

5 The realities of the four-day work week

Right now, many firms are looking for new ways to attract and retain the best talent – according to a recent survey of 4,000 workers in the US, 83% want a four-day workweek. This makes it more likely that firms could rush into a shorter workweek, and figure out substantial policy changes on-the-hoof.

 

Overtime: Ukrainian artist - Maria Prymachenko

Senses working overtime #180

1 Senses on the move part 1
I had to travel to Warwickshire this week to attend a course for work.

Along the way I called into a service area, just outside Warwick, for the day's Guardian, which I read in the bar that night.

Shock moment was reading about Marty Balin's death. I hadn't realised he'd had a heart attack a few years ago and had lost the ability to sing as a consequence. That's a tragedy!

He's a genuine connection to my sixties/seventies/eighties self. And that's always sad - when a connection is severed.

2 Senses on the move part 2

Another purchase was a CD from WH Smith to while away the time in the car - one of those multi-pack compilations of usual suspects rock songs for a rawkus solo singalong (imagine Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire)




3 Senses on the move part  3

A mocha and an armond and raspberry slice from Costa Coffee hit the spot.

4 Geoff Emerick

Another good man done gone. Here's his Guardian obituary, along with this great photo.

5 and Overtime Marty Balin  
Songs of the week went to Count On Me and Miracles