Hello!

Let me start by apologising to all of you who experienced crazy formatting in my last newsletter. I do it deliberately to see whether you have the initiative and perseverance necessary to merit membership of my elite mailing list.

Second: if you enjoy the content of this newsletter, please do forward it to a friend or two. New readers are very welcome (whatever their levels of initiative or perseverance).

• The new film from my friend, Leon, is intriguing. The Samaritans are one of the most ancient tribes in the world – they’ve been around for over 3,000 years. But the population is now fragile and the tribe at risk of finally dying out… Their population consists of just four extended families, around only 800 people in total (in Roman times there used to be over a million). They have three men to every one woman. To keep the tribe going they’ve tried bringing in women from afar, including a number from Ukraine. But is it too little, too late?
• Leon has also released a film about the past, present, and future of a Patagonian wilderness.
• The happiest person in Adventure has released a new book. It’s the story of cycling 11,000 miles through every state of America. And an excuse to show off her penchant for funky leggings. Again.
• Tired of the instant, easy, digital era, Ian Ruhter makes massive images with 19th Century technology. Nose around his website – it’s stunning and informative.
• Tim Moss cycled around the world with his wife, Laura. The trip almost never happened due to issues with his mental health. He writes openly about his struggle.
• Curious Humans promises an occasional newsletter dose of brainfood, recent podcast interviews & mind-expanding ideas.
• Two of my favourite things on the internet are FailArmy and Humans are Awesome. You can imagine my delight to see a mixture of the two. Simultaneously inspiring and Darwin-Awards-esque.