1. Here’s an open-access special issue of The Journal for the Psychology of Language Learning on Local Perspectives on Language Teacher Motivation and Engagement edited by Sarah Mercer and David Smid https://www.jpll.org/index.php/journal/issue/view/language_teacher_motivation_and_engagement

Some intriguing titles: how about Unveiling the Motivational Tapestry: A Duoethnographic Journey Into two ESP Teachers’ Motivation in Higher Education by Irati Diert-Boté & Balbina Moncada-Comas https://www.jpll.org/index.php/journal/article/view/diert-bote_moncada-comas or Triggers and Supports of International Visiting EFL Teachers’ Directed Motivational Currents by Kadidja Koné https://www.jpll.org/index.php/journal/article/view/kone?

Here’s Sarah and David’s introduction to the issue https://www.jpll.org/index.php/journal/article/view/smid_mercer/smid_mercer

PDF of that below in case that’s easier.

2. Trump: 6 ways he is already changing the world is a pleasingly non-slick vlog by Carne Ross, who also writes the Diplomatic Anarchist blog https://youtu.be/Rk-8uX7mO14

3. This one’s essential reading if you’re a gum chewer, Chewing gum: another way for microplastics to enter your body? https://theconversation.com/chewing-gum-another-way-for-microplastics-to-enter-your-body-252842

4. Some Stress Is Good for You, Actually – did you know that? Here’s a piece from Time, a magazine I’d been wrongly assuming was no longer with us https://time.com/7271109/some-stress-is-good-essay/

as indeed I had Life https://www.life.com/ Some great photos there!

5. And, finally and restfully – for the viewer, at least! – a video from Fen Farm Dairy about the making of a new cheese, Rædwald https://vimeo.com/1062806478 You may need to sign up for a (free) account.