Every Tuesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. A good two-part podcast from Planet Money on recycling. Both are worth a listen, but a little disheartening! — 1) A Mob Boss, A Garbage Boat and Why We Recycle 2) So, Should We Recycle?

2. And on a related note — What you think about landfill and recycling is probably totally wrong

3. Some people have way too much time on their hands — People Are Photoshopping Mr. Bean Into Things, And It’s Absolutely Hilarious

4. If you get a few spare minutes, rather than reaching for Facebook or Instagram why not check in on the bears hanging out in Katmai National Park in Alaska — Brooks Falls Brown Bears

5. My holiday in Malta last week just happened to coincide with Malta Jazz Festival so I got to see a couple of excellent jazz bands play. This has inspired me to listen to (and attempt to play) more jazz. I'm particularly enjoying listening to Jersey by the Mark Guiliana Jazz Quartet.

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Every Tuesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. More trees, please — Tree planting 'has mind-blowing potential' to tackle climate crisis

2. ... And fewer tote bags? — How Britain fell in love with the tote bag – and why it’s a dangerous fiction

3. An interesting podcast (from the Guardian's Today in Focus) on land ownership in England. Strangely, the Land Registry "can only pin down the ownership of about 80% of the country" 🤨 — Who owns England?

4. Now something slightly more light-hearted — Snowball: Cockatoo who can pull off 14 different moves is first non-human animal known to dance to a beat

5. Pretty clever! — AI used to solve disputed songwriting credits of Beatles hits

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PS, there won’t be a Five Things next week. Normal service will resume the following Tuesday.

Every Tuesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. A fantastic interactive guide to how synths work by Ableton. — Learning Synths

2. An interesting piece by Devon Zuegel on the pros and cons of taking travel photos. I love taking travel photos and equally love looking back through them. Every photo reminds me of a moment and place, and triggers memories of what happened that day. I totally appreciate constantly stopping to take photos can be frustrating for other people that you're with, and I've seen many a beautiful scene ruined by people posing or taking their own photos. But for me, like Devon, the pros outweigh the cons. — Travel photos are underrated

3. Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie's wonderful comedy sketch show A Bit Of Fry And Laurie is on Netflix. — Series 1-4

4. One of my favourite podcasts, The Guardian's Today in Focus, has been on a roll with excellent episodes this week and it's only Tuesday! It's consistently interesting and if you're new to podcasts a very good place to start. — Monday's episode: Why is cocaine washing up on the beaches of Fiji?, Tuesday's episode: Life in the fastest warming place on earth

5. The swankily dressed ad men from the series Mad Men lose much of their cool once you've replaced their cigarettes with kazoos. — Mad Men but with All the Cigarettes Replaced by Kazoos

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Every Tuesday I share five things I've liked and think you might like too. Here are this week’s Five Things…

1. Want to make good music or good art? Then listen to good music and study good art! — No input, no output

2. This 80s style pop cover of Goyte's Somebody That I Used to Know couldn't be any better. So good. — 80s Remix: Somebody That I Used To Know Back In The 80s

3. I'm very grateful for the existence of The Guardian's Audio Long Reads podcast because I'd never have never bothered reading this if I was actually reading it. Made for interesting listening — ‘Socialism for the rich’: the evils of bad economics

4. Ever wondered what's happening just out of shot of a famous album cover? Wonder no more, as Igor Lipchanskiy has done the hard work for you. His Instagram is very entertaining, I particularly like the videos attached to some of the photos showing how the image was made — Igor Lipchanskiy on Instagram

5. DJ Pete Tong and the Heritage Orchestra cover various club hits for the Radio 1 Ibiza Prom. I have very little interest in listening to the original songs but will happily listen to this! — An orchestral take on Ibiza club hits

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