Links I dig this week
25 Famous Women on Childlessness here
This album is beautiful. Playing on repeat.
Clive James, a writer, who is also terminally ill wrote a gentle beautiful poem about dying and knowing that the end is near, and how his final wish is to just "live to see" the maple tree's leaves turn red. Showcased in this week's New Yorker Japanese Maple
Did you know, that Oscar Wilde’s last words were “My wallpaper and I are fighting a duel to the death. One or other of us has got to go.” link
A very good argument against tipping worth understanding and discussing. Does tipping actually just encourage restaurants to pay service workers the minimum they can get away with? link
Condom-less male birth control may be available as early as 2017. Cheers to more gender equality when it comes to family planning link
Speaking of gender equality. Report: Most Men Still Out-Earn Most Women link
How to Overcome Fear of Public Speaking and Give a Great Presentation link
Which Cities Sleep in, and Which Get to Work Early (spoiler: New Yorkers get to work late.) link
Gwynn Guilford on how climate change will affect the wines we drink. “By mid-century, more than four-fifths of the land in France, Italy, and Spain that’s now used for vineyards will be producing grapes unsuited for wine, according to a 2013 study. Australia stands to lose up to three-quarters of its currently viable vineyard land; California’s looking at a 70% decline.” link
[personal favorite pet peeve] Stop telling women to smile campaign. link
