Music: Lauv — The Other.

It’s really pretty

Book

Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking by Malcolm Gladwell takes research on the adaptive unconscious (from psychology and behavioral economics) and presents it in a popular science format.

Podcast

Emma Gannon‘s interviews focus on tech and creative women. Her guests have included the likes of Mara Wilson and Lena Dunham, discussing topics such as work and feminism.

YouTube

Sadia is a Canadian nutritionist living in the Netherlands. Her focus is simple: ‘live a vibrant and uncomplicated life fueled by plant-based foods.’ Her channel, Pick Up Limes, offers a healthy dose of easy-to-make, delicious vegan recipes.

Movie

In portraying the financial crisis of 2007 and the people who knew it was coming, The Big Short takes on complicated financial rhetoric and lays it out for the audience, all the while maintaining its energy and making us laugh in the process. This movie is special.

TV

Inspired by the stories of legendary Norse hero Ragnar Lothbrok, Vikings provides earthy respite from that high-flying, haughty fantasy show you’ve been watching. Bonus points for a healthy degree of historical accuracy thanks to its collaboration with the History Channel.

Instagram

@irini_ioto. Minimalist eye candy for everyone.