well, actually

Some things I've written lately(ish)

Monday reading #56

Jun 2 • jacqui shine

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May 2026

A cookbook that will make your life "ten to fifteen percent" better

Monday reading #55

May 25 • jacqui shine

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January 2026

The development of the aircraft safety card

Monday reading #54

Jan 26 • jacqui shine

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What I've been Wikipedia-ing

Monday reading #53

Jan 7 • jacqui shine

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December 2025

What if knowing animals' thoughts might actually be a nightmare?

Monday reading #52

Dec 22, 2025 • jacqui shine

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I can't stop listening to this song about a shipwreck

Monday reading #51

Dec 15, 2025 • jacqui shine

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gift guide: things that look like other things, 2025 edition

Monday reading #50

Dec 8, 2025 • jacqui shine

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The soul superstar you've never heard of

Monday reading #49

Dec 1, 2025 • jacqui shine

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November 2025

Francis Gooding on South Africa's anti-apartheid jazz musicians

Monday reading #48

Nov 24, 2025 • jacqui shine

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July 2025

The misadventure of Disney's America

My guest appearance on Vox's "Today, Explained"

Jul 3, 2025 • jacqui shine

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June 2025

Arthur Russell's "This Is How We Walk on the Moon" three ways

Monday reading #47

Jun 2, 2025 • jacqui shine

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May 2025

It's lilac season!

Monday reading #47

May 14, 2025 • jacqui shine

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