Bike easy and four other finds
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We made it! It’s no longer January. The mornings are getting lighter and it’s downhill to spring from here. Here’s some good news and nice things to keep you rolling along.
Image © Positive News / Illustration: Spencer Wilson
New(s)
The pandemic obscured some of the amazing progress that was made around the world last year. Positive News eschews the negative headlines and instead has a rundown of 20 things that went right in 2020.
Get your sheet together
Cowen & Co have created a range of dry-wipe vinyl sheet planners. Whether it’s knowing who’s doing what, deciding what you’re going to cook this week or organising the home schooling day, these sheets can help you get a handle on things.
Clip from Drawing realistic portraits of strangers on the NYC subway compilation 1 © Devon Rodriguez
Line drawings
Devon Rodriguez is a New York based artist and painter who has made a series of beautiful realistic portraits of riders on the New York City Subway system. Watch the unsuspecting subjects’ faces as he reveals his works of art.
© Clip
Bike easy
E-bikes with a battery-powered “assist” are great for giving you a boost, but they’re often expensive and ugly. Clip is a portable and detachable e-motor that turns any bike into an electric one.
Masterful entertainment
If you haven’t watched Taskmaster yet you’re in for a treat. Having recently moved to Channel 4 and with an accompanying podcast you can watch along right from the beginning. It’s a real antidote to lockdown blues.
Studio news
Campaign
Weekend Wellbeing
Spotted in last month’s Waitrose Weekend magazine our advert for Tick Tock’s Wellbeing range (with illustrations by Jamie Nash).
