Eat the year’s fashionable foods. Be an early adopter and make some meals found in this Axios roundup of what food trends experts believe will define 2024. Some of our favourite picks are rooster comb pasta, hot honey breakfast sandwiches, shaved ice, and camel milk.  

Read The Wizard of the Kremlin by Giuliano da Empoli. The Italian novelist draws on his past political experience to craft a tale about the life of a top Vladimir Putin advisor. While the story is fictional, it gives real insight into the workings of the Russian political machine. 

Listen to Ologies. We’ve had this pod on repeat lately. Each week, host Alie Ward chats with an “-ologist” on their area of expertise. With over 250 episodes, there are a lot of ologies to learn about, like vexillology (flags), eudemonology (happiness), and lutrinology (otters).

Watch Good Grief on Netflix. The directorial debut from Schitt’s Creek co-creator and Canadian royalty Dan Levy has arrived. The heartfelt dramedy is about a man (Levy) who takes an impromptu trip to Paris with his two best friends after his husband’s death.—QH