Unknown Author | January 24, 2026
The Saturday Selection, Vol. 89
Robot fingernails, restaurant playlists, a President Carter auction and more.
Every day, WITI’s group chats buzz with fresh links. As part of our Saturday send for paid readers, we round up 11 of the best.
It’s WITI, on the weekend.
Why are these interesting?
52 Things I Learned in 25 (Tom Whitwell)
Including that nearly 0.7% of US exports, by value, are human blood or blood products, and that robot hands need fingernails.
An Auction of John D. Rockefeller and President Carter’s Art Collections (Christie’s)
Three days left to bid!
If You Want People to Compliment Your Home, Stop Trying to Impress Them (Colin King)
Why the rooms people love most are usually the ones that gave up first.
The Kajitsu Playlist (Spotify)
Via Brooks Reitz: “One of the best in the “music for restaurants” category is the playlist Ryuchi Sakamoto made for the defunct Zen/vegan restaurant in NYC, Kajitsu.”
The Extraordinary Story of a Soccer Coach, a Kidnapping, and a Job That Didn’t Exist (The Athletic/paywall)
An Everton F.C. legend thought he was moving to Saudi. Instead, he ended up held at knifepoint for a six-figure ransom.
Boomers Are Passing Down Fortunes—And Way, Way Too Much Stuff (Bloomberg)
The money is welcomed, but the baseball cards and DVD players…