last-minute gift guide/things I want

plus some reading, film, restaurant recs

I meant to write a lot more this month and have two more pieces for paid subscribers in the works—one about the Caribbean adventure and another less exciting one on how to stave off seasonal depression—but I’ve been sleepy and doing too many social things. London is so lovely in the winter and I’ve been doom-spiralling about its decline a lot less. Anyway, here is a generally impractical and mostly silly list of things I like/want/have recently acquired and/or experienced. Happy Christmas!