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A short and accessible book about unappreciated-in-his-time 19th century artist Paul Cézanne. I'm not terribly familiar with art history and it was nice to get this taster in an easy to understand way, whilst still introducing me to ways of discussing art that I don't currently have the language for.

Set in the 1980s, a cohort of astronauts in training includes some of the first women to go into space. Also there's a love story. Does it all work together? Sort-of. But not my favourite.

Aboriginal people in pre-colonial times engaged in grew and stored crops, made complex fish traps, sometimes lived in villages with large buildings, and cultivated the land in a way that allowed them to thrive in some of the most difficult places to live. I don't think I was ever taught this in history.

(Lunar) New Year resolutions