A summer of watching · Issue 001 · Friday, 12 June 2026
From the editor
I. **Pick one Women's T20 World Cup match to actually attend or watch this fortnight.** A home World Cup is rare and the grounds are a train ride away. Choosing to care from the start is the whole point Henry's making.
II. **Build your own summer playlist before the algorithm hands you one.** Ten minutes, songs tied to summers you remember — then let it run behind a game. It's free time filled with meaning you chose.
III. **Ask the Long Table's question about your own job.** If AI made your work a third faster, would you get the time back — or just more work? Worth knowing your own answer before your employer settles it for you.
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