ladybusiness | Sidetracks - February 5, 2021

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Jodie

1. Have an adorable tweet story about an apothecary and a carpenter.

2. Sarah McCarry wrote an essay related to the sea shanties KJ talks about below called the stor of why sailors sing at sea.

3. Also, an interesting thread about what 'space shanties' might look like.

4. Pandemic fatigue? How adherence to covid-19 regulations has been misrepresented and why it matters takes a look at public perception of other people's behaviour during the pandemic, in the UK, how it's being affected, and whether it's in line with reality.

5. Please can everyone start watching Lupin on Netflix? Gavia Baker-Whitelaw explains why you should watch this French (dubbed into English) series about a thief trying to clear his dead father's name, which is sort of based on French stories about a gentleman thief.

6. The Beautiful Ones by Silvia Moreno-Garcia is being re-released in paperback this year. I looooove this lightly magical story of romance and strict, societal rules.

7. Great thread of inaugural outfits as gemstones.

8. One of my favourite Bernie inauguration memes.

9. Isabel Yap talks about going to a bookshop and it is emotional.

10. Finishing up with a very emotional episode from Anne Louise Avery's stories about Old Fox and his friends.

KJ

11. We may be well into 2021 by now, but it's never too late to share pop culture critic Linda Holmes's annual 50 wonderful things list.

12. Maybe the best thing to grab the internet's attention lately are the sea shanties that suddenly seem to be everywhere. Polygon, Vulture, and The Daily Dot all have good coverage.

13. Do you need a video of a stoat kit having the time of its life on a trampoline? Sure you do. From wildlife photographer Robert E. Fuller, whose YouTube channel is filled with gems.