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Hi All,
Hugh is still in Ibiza, and I'm not nearly as good as doing the newsletter, which is why you didn't get one last week. Sorry about that. This week has been yet another dire episode of the epic tragedy that is 2016. So I've deliberately looked for the most inspiring and hopeful links I could find to cheer us all up. And this newsletter is certified 100% free of hot takes about Pokemon Go.
Enjoy!
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The Full Story
The Very Quiet Foreign Girls Poetry Group (15 min read)
Sometimes you see a link on Twitter a couple of times and think "I should get round to reading that". And then you do. And it stops you in your tracks. This story has more insight into what our world feels like now than a million hot takes about Brexit, Trump or ISIS, and best of all, it shows how making culture can bring hope to even the darkest situations.
Is Gender Segregation in Sports Necessary? (9 min read)
As part of our innovation and sports month on How We Get To Next, here's a brilliant essay from Alice Saunders asking why, as gender fluidity reshapes our culture, we still have rigid male/female segregation in sport.
Old Man's Journey (game in development)
We love games at Storythings, and in particular games that help us see the world in new ways. Old Man's Journey isn't out for a while yet, but it makes us wish there were more games that had elderly people as their lead characters. It happens in books, movies and TV, so why not games?
Awesome new C4 Paralympics promo (3 min watch)
I was lucky enough to work at Channel 4 when we won the bid to broadcast the Paralympics at London 2012, and it was hugely inspiring to see how stories could change attitudes towards disability and paralympic sport. Four years later, Channel 4 have knocked it out the park again with their promo for Rio 2016.
BBC Documentary on artist Cornelia Parker (60 min watch)
Cornelia Parker is one of the most fascinating and important British artists of the last 30 years, and we were very lucky to have her speak at The Story a few years ago. On Monday, BBC One are broadcasting an Imagine documentary about her recent commission for the Met in NYC.
Amazing library of images from old children's reference books (endless rabbit hole)
Our lead Designer Darren Garrett sent us this fantastic image library of illustrations produced for Look And Learn, a children's reference library from the 1960-70s. Prepare to lose at least an hour to nostalgia or incredulity, depending on how old you are. And yes, this really is how we used to learn things before the internet, kids.
How Can Make Technology As If People And The Planet Mattered? (new book)
We're doing lots of projects with charities and foundations at the moment about technology for good, so we're looking forward to reading Simon Trace's 'Rethink, Retool, Reboot' - making technology as if people and the planet mattered.
An Evening With An Immigrant (90 min show)
We're big fans of writer and designer Inua Ellams, and his new show at Soho Theatre is on all next week. Get your tickets now!
Here's Your Reading List For The Summer Holidays (200+ books)
If you're not already sending hot-dog-legs pictures to your friends on Instagram (*cough* Hugh *cough*) then you'll want to get some books in soon for your summer break. This list of books from diverse writers by compiled by Nikesh Shukla is a fantastic starting point.
Cameron's Lament (1 min listen)
Watching British politics over the last month has been like watching an entire F1 race crashing in slow-motion, then restarting and crashing again straight away. The only upside has been the creative memes in response, like John Denno's orchestral score derived from Cameron's 'Do-de-do' hum as he announced his resignation. It finishes on a surprisingly upbeat note - let's hope that's prophetic, eh?
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Thanks for reading and see you all next week,
Matt & Hugh
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