Do you still laugh sometimes? Do you know how to lose yourself completely all over again in a moment of elemental joy—because of a view of houses, a human atmosphere, a song, a bit of landscape, a piece of film: in short a piece of good warm life? It’s something I love so much in you.
[Simone Weil, from a letter to Albertine Thévenon]

This is just a bitty article, but it’s published in a real live magazine that pays writers!

And thanks to the fantastic editorial staff, it includes a photo of Santa Claus in a plane from the 1930s.