The Weekly for 9 January

• From Maura at Idolator: why 'women in rock' stories will never be considered for my lists of best music writing.
• The Mid-Century Modernist features a collection of motel room postcards of the 1950's and 60's.
• Neat item of the week: An Apple a Day letterpress poster.
• Evolution books for children.
• Open Culture adds video to literary critic Stanley Fish's ten favorite American movies.
• Courtesy of Heartless Doll, 10 self-help books that shouldn't exist.
• Film writer Glenn Kenny has some things to say about awards season.
• Inside the mind of an austistic savant with synaesthesia.