Adam is the best magazine editor of my generation, and an old friend. From 2004 to 2019, he was the editor-in-chief of New York Magazine, and before that he edited the New York Times Magazine, and 7 Days — a weekly news magazine covering art and culture in NYC. His first book is The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing. You can listen right away in the audio player above (or on the right side of the player, click “Listen On” to add the Dishcast feed to your favorite podcast app).

Athlete Support: Airbnb will offer financial aid to Olympic and Paralympic athletes through the Airbnb Athlete Travel Grant, covering accommodation expenses during the Paris 2024 Games. Unique Experiences: Airbnb will introduce Olympic Experiences hosted by athletes, providing guests with the opportunity to meet champions, learn about training, and build connections. Income Opportunities for Locals: Paris residents can earn extra income by participating in Airbnb's "Become a Host" program during the Games.

Last time on Rave New World, we road tripped to Vancouver, Canada to hit an insane blackmarket dispensary called The Coca Leaf Cafe where you can buy everything from DMT vapes to mescaline shots in broad daylight. “Reading the news reports does not prepare you for the frisson of beholding a shroom dispensary in person—the shuddering thrill of standing at the edge of new frontier as it unfolds in real time.

Last month a blue plaque was unveiled in Sunderland, where Eileen O’Shaughnessy went to school. Eileen O’Shaughnessy, born in South Shields on September 25, 1905, met Eric Blair - better known by his pen name George Orwell - in 1935, while she was studying educational psychology at University College London and Blair was a struggling writer. The couple married a year later in Wallington, Hertfordshire. As well as being a writer in her own right, Eileen is increasingly recognised as having had a strong influence on her husband’s writing, particularly in Animal Farm.

One of the most common questions asked of wine people is, how did you get into wine? It’s a measure of how odd it is to take an interest in wine rather than just drink it. Nobody asks footballers how they got into football or doctors how they go into medicine. Being a wine writer is a particularly strange calling. Some in the business have that totemic bottle where it all started.