NYT (Gift Article): Can Climate Cafes Help Ease the Anxiety of Planetary Crisis? “In a small room in Lower Manhattan, a group of eight New Yorkers sat in a circle sharing kombucha and their climate fears against the background of pattering rain and wailing sirens. In Champaign, Ill., a psychotherapist facilitating a meeting for other therapists held up a branch of goldenrod, asking the half-dozen participants online to consider their connection to nature. And in Kansas City, Mo., a nonprofit that runs a weekly discussion on Zoom began its session with a spiritual reading and a guided meditation before breaking into groups to discuss topics like the ethics of childbearing amid a fast-rising global population and concerns of resource scarcity. All were examples of a new grass-roots movement called climate cafes. These in-person and online groups are places for people to discuss their grief, fears, anxiety and other emotions about the climate crisis.” (I started today’s issue in favor of more in-person interactions. Now I’m not so sure.)

+ “Anecdotal accounts indicate growing numbers of children across Europe – including those as young as 10 in the UK – are also turning to expensive anti-aging skincare in pursuit of more ‘youthful’ skin, many influenced by what they have seen on apps like TikTok.” Swedish pharmacy bans sale of anti-aging skincare to children.

+ Bryan Johnson, Tech Mogul Trying to Stop Aging, Wants His Own Nation-State. (And we want one for him.)