The Saturday List — February 7, 2026
What I'm Watching, Reading, Listening to, and Rediscovering
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Watching: Maybe Just About Every Olympic Documentary Ever?
Well, that’s a bit of a reach; but, on the Official Olympic Games website, you can stream a crazy number of documentaries about past Olympics.
So, as the 2026 Winter Olympic Games begin in Milan(o) and Cortina, Italy, why not throw it back to…say 1984? It was another world, another time — and held in a country that was a few years away from a horrible war — but Sarajevo held a pretty successful Olympics. This one is also available on YouTube.
Another documentary from ten years later, 1994, with one of (for me) the most memorable Winter Games. Lillehammer, Norway. Also on YouTube.
Note that you can sign up on the Olympics website for free to access…well, just about every Olympic film possible.
Reading: Designing Gotham (A Story About A Font)
I guess Gotham is not just ANY font.
You’ve no doubt seen it — Barack Obama may be most responsible for launching its fame — but there’s a heck of a story behind it.
Story told, in part, here: on the Frere-Jones website. (Tobias Frere-Jones being its designer.)
Listening To: Rick Astley (Who Turned 60 (?!) Yesterday)
Yes, Father Time is unbeaten.
Rick Astley is 60?
Yes. And nobody has embraced his role in meme culture like Rick.
Here are a couple of my favorite Rick Astley moments. First, he sings with Choir! Choir! Choir! in Toronto. Pure joy.
I love The Smiths, so hearing Rick with a band (Blossoms) covering “There Is A Light That Never Goes Out” (off of the unbelievable The Queen Is Dead) was a treat. Glastonbury, 2023.
The whole audio from Glastonbury, which, as it turns out, was a Smiths tribute show, follows here. I’m in awe.
Oh, he has a new song?!?! You can stream it here: Rick Astley’s website.
Rediscovering: That Time, During the Pandemic, When I Interviewed Jim Rogers
He remains a legend in investing, and when he responded to my email with a “let’s do it,” I couldn’t believe my luck. It was a fun conversation and, maybe, a little prescient.
Yeah, my home studio needed some improvement, and the lighting was bad on my end, etc. But, with everything going on in the precious metals markets, now’s a good time to share an excerpt that some Redditors caught wind of.
(Note to self: reach back out to Jim, see what he thinks about…everything.)
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