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Alexander Hurst, The Guardian • Published November 4, 2022
“Are you on drugs?” my mom finally asked, anxiety flashing across her face. My dad said nothing. I dispelled her accusation by opening up my investment account on my iPhone and turning the screen towards her to show her the balance.
“Oh my God, are you one of those … GameStop people?”
Alexander Hurst on the numbers that came, the numbers that danced, and the numbers that disappeared.
“Are you on drugs?” my mom finally asked, anxiety flashing across her face. My dad said nothing. I dispelled her accusation by opening up my investment account on my iPhone and turning the screen towards her to show her the balance.
“Oh my God, are you one of those … GameStop people?”
Alexander Hurst on the numbers that came, the numbers that danced, and the numbers that disappeared.
Tim O'Reilly • Published January 11, 2009
A blogpost by Tim O'Reilly from 2009, but timely as ever. On working on things that matter, on creating value, and on taking the long view.
“That’s why a time like this, when the bubble is bursting, is a great time to see how important it is to think about the big picture, and what matters not just to us, but to building a sustainable economy in a sustainable world.”
A blogpost by Tim O'Reilly from 2009, but timely as ever. On working on things that matter, on creating value, and on taking the long view.
“That’s why a time like this, when the bubble is bursting, is a great time to see how important it is to think about the big picture, and what matters not just to us, but to building a sustainable economy in a sustainable world.”
Figma's report on collaboration (published in 2022), aiming to “better understand what it takes for people and teams to collaborate well—to identify gaps and empower people to improve their experience”, containing some insightful teams for collaborative teams.
Figma's report on collaboration (published in 2022), aiming to “better understand what it takes for people and teams to collaborate well—to identify gaps and empower people to improve their experience”, containing some insightful teams for collaborative teams.
Gemma Gracewood • Published November 9, 2022
Editor in Chief Gemma Gracewood revisits a year of publishing interviews and long-reads on the Letterboxd Journal. I hope there will be many more years to come.
Editor in Chief Gemma Gracewood revisits a year of publishing interviews and long-reads on the Letterboxd Journal. I hope there will be many more years to come.
Alex Marshall, The New York Times • Published October 13, 2022
Three of Fitzcarraldo's authors have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and they have not been in business for even 10 years. The New York Times published a profile on the publishing house. Trying to account for the Nobel success, Testard [the founder of Fitzcarraldo] said that his taste just happened to align with “a bunch of older bourgeois Swedish people.” Delightful!
Three of Fitzcarraldo's authors have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and they have not been in business for even 10 years. The New York Times published a profile on the publishing house. Trying to account for the Nobel success, Testard [the founder of Fitzcarraldo] said that his taste just happened to align with “a bunch of older bourgeois Swedish people.” Delightful!
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker • Published October 13, 2022
Drawing comparisons to the late Joan Didion, Gopnik outlines why Ernaux's win of the Nobel Prize in Literature signifies an importance of memoir as a genre in times of Twitter and TikTok. I have not read enough of Ernaux's work and am therefore in what he describes as the second camp, but The Years was one of my favourite books read in 2021. Time to head to the book store once more.
“Her ascension marks a recognition that memoir, in all its many faces and poses—direct, self-critical, rueful and comic, engagé and not—is perhaps the leading genre of our time, as much as the novel was for the first half of the twentieth century.”
Drawing comparisons to the late Joan Didion, Gopnik outlines why Ernaux's win of the Nobel Prize in Literature signifies an importance of memoir as a genre in times of Twitter and TikTok. I have not read enough of Ernaux's work and am therefore in what he describes as the second camp, but The Years was one of my favourite books read in 2021. Time to head to the book store once more.
“Her ascension marks a recognition that memoir, in all its many faces and poses—direct, self-critical, rueful and comic, engagé and not—is perhaps the leading genre of our time, as much as the novel was for the first half of the twentieth century.”
Anne Helen Petersen • Published October 13, 2022
“Several attributes and practices valorized by a monochronic understanding of time — which we could also call Rapid-Growth Capitalism time, or Productivity Fetishist time, or White Bourgeois time — are objectively in service of efficiency. And yet, big surprise, they are often highly inefficient.”
Anne Helen Petersen on time (the misery of monochronic time, to be exact), based on the unwillingness of (certain) academics to accommodate for and use digital calendars, and calendar invites.
“Several attributes and practices valorized by a monochronic understanding of time — which we could also call Rapid-Growth Capitalism time, or Productivity Fetishist time, or White Bourgeois time — are objectively in service of efficiency. And yet, big surprise, they are often highly inefficient.”
Anne Helen Petersen on time (the misery of monochronic time, to be exact), based on the unwillingness of (certain) academics to accommodate for and use digital calendars, and calendar invites.
I got squeezed into the rabbit hole that is Mandy Brown's website, and dug up this work note on praise. The act of praising others, to me, is a muscle you train, and a habit you learn to finesse. Praising others at work is an important thing to do often, and do well. “If you can get really good at noticing when your colleagues are truly killing it—and then sharing what you notice—you will all get even better at those things together, even faster than you think.”
I got squeezed into the rabbit hole that is Mandy Brown's website, and dug up this work note on praise. The act of praising others, to me, is a muscle you train, and a habit you learn to finesse. Praising others at work is an important thing to do often, and do well. “If you can get really good at noticing when your colleagues are truly killing it—and then sharing what you notice—you will all get even better at those things together, even faster than you think.”
“What if, instead of thinking of the metaverse as a set of interconnected virtual places, we think of it as a communications medium?”
Tim O'Reilly published an incredibly thoughtful post on the metaverse, what it is, and what he thinks it isn't. It's refreshing to see him break down the walled garden that has been under construction ever since the term was coined.
“What if, instead of thinking of the metaverse as a set of interconnected virtual places, we think of it as a communications medium?”
Tim O'Reilly published an incredibly thoughtful post on the metaverse, what it is, and what he thinks it isn't. It's refreshing to see him break down the walled garden that has been under construction ever since the term was coined.
If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know I make no secret of my infatuation with Better Call Saul (sorry!). I think it is one of the best shows the best show ever made. It is funny and dark, slow but challenging, and bold and daring. It one-upped Breaking Bad and elevated that universe to new heights. In the video above, Thomas Flight does an excellent job explaining the why and how.
If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know I make no secret of my infatuation with Better Call Saul (sorry!). I think it is one of the best shows the best show ever made. It is funny and dark, slow but challenging, and bold and daring. It one-upped Breaking Bad and elevated that universe to new heights. In the video above, Thomas Flight does an excellent job explaining the why and how.
The Eames Institute enlisted Instrument to “co-create a digital platform to unveil their vast collection to the world”. A dream client if there ever was one, the folks at Instrument asked themselves: can a website have a soul? The answer is a resounding yes, and the accompanying case study documents that work beautifully.
The Eames Institute enlisted Instrument to “co-create a digital platform to unveil their vast collection to the world”. A dream client if there ever was one, the folks at Instrument asked themselves: can a website have a soul? The answer is a resounding yes, and the accompanying case study documents that work beautifully.
A film by Perfume Genius & Jacolby Satterwhite • Published June 16, 2022
I've been a fan of Perfume Genius ever since he released No Shape in 2017. His latest album, Ugly Season, is out now and accompanied by the film above. I highly recommend you listen to the album in full—start to finish, no interruptions, preferably with headphones on—because it is an experience. To me, this is his finest album yet; an album that combines and builds upon all the beautiful things he's created over the years and, at the same time, takes it to another level. The visual by Jacolby Satterwhite is mind-boggling, a mesmerising tasting platter of Ugly Season.
I've been a fan of Perfume Genius ever since he released No Shape in 2017. His latest album, Ugly Season, is out now and accompanied by the film above. I highly recommend you listen to the album in full—start to finish, no interruptions, preferably with headphones on—because it is an experience. To me, this is his finest album yet; an album that combines and builds upon all the beautiful things he's created over the years and, at the same time, takes it to another level. The visual by Jacolby Satterwhite is mind-boggling, a mesmerising tasting platter of Ugly Season.
Lately I've been digging into methods for asynchronous work and learning about how to implement them, because I think we (still) have a little way to go in that respect. I've found Twist's newsletter on the matter very insightful. It's not too preachy and highlights pros and cons of asynchronous (and synchronous) work in an accessible way. If you're into designing how a company (your company?) communicates, this is a good place to start.
Lately I've been digging into methods for asynchronous work and learning about how to implement them, because I think we (still) have a little way to go in that respect. I've found Twist's newsletter on the matter very insightful. It's not too preachy and highlights pros and cons of asynchronous (and synchronous) work in an accessible way. If you're into designing how a company (your company?) communicates, this is a good place to start.
A Dutch man named Martijn purchased two historic cabins on top of a hill in Italy with the goal to renovate them and create a homestead. He's a photographer, so the process of him doing so is incredibly well documented. I've seen folks get put off a bit by the idea of him “being alone in nature, yet followed persistently by a drone”, but I've really enjoyed watching these videos. They're very soothing, and you can watch them actively or have them on in the background. It's fascinating to see him go about everything from shielding himself from the cold, to setting up solar panels, or driving wood up the hill to build a temporary cabin. Lovely stuff. Thanks for sharing, Marius!
A Dutch man named Martijn purchased two historic cabins on top of a hill in Italy with the goal to renovate them and create a homestead. He's a photographer, so the process of him doing so is incredibly well documented. I've seen folks get put off a bit by the idea of him “being alone in nature, yet followed persistently by a drone”, but I've really enjoyed watching these videos. They're very soothing, and you can watch them actively or have them on in the background. It's fascinating to see him go about everything from shielding himself from the cold, to setting up solar panels, or driving wood up the hill to build a temporary cabin. Lovely stuff. Thanks for sharing, Marius!
My colleague Amy recommended this podcast with Molly Mielke in which she speaks about her thesis on computers and creativity, which I'm linking to here. It's a delightful read, one that makes me excited about the future of computers & computing. To quote Molly:
“Computers have, since their inception, been a rigid tool that the human user has had to adapt to use... However, through standardization, moldability, and abstraction, we can dramatically expand the utility of computers while broadening their capacity to help more people solve their problems creatively.”
My colleague Amy recommended this podcast with Molly Mielke in which she speaks about her thesis on computers and creativity, which I'm linking to here. It's a delightful read, one that makes me excited about the future of computers & computing. To quote Molly:
“Computers have, since their inception, been a rigid tool that the human user has had to adapt to use... However, through standardization, moldability, and abstraction, we can dramatically expand the utility of computers while broadening their capacity to help more people solve their problems creatively.”
San Francisco International Film Festival
Brought to my attention by Fabian, in response to my essay on the intimacy of experiencing a film in a movie theatre, Soderbergh's address—dating back to 2013—is an impassioned speech, arguing that film culture is “under assault by the studios”.
Brought to my attention by Fabian, in response to my essay on the intimacy of experiencing a film in a movie theatre, Soderbergh's address—dating back to 2013—is an impassioned speech, arguing that film culture is “under assault by the studios”.
Hua Hsu, The New Yorker • Published April 10, 2022
Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is, already, one of my favourite books I've read in 2022. It's an incredible and sensitively written book. He has now won a MacArthur “genius” grant, and spoke to The New Yorker about his approach to writing.
Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is, already, one of my favourite books I've read in 2022. It's an incredible and sensitively written book. He has now won a MacArthur “genius” grant, and spoke to The New Yorker about his approach to writing.
Jerrod Carmichael & Tyler Okonma
As I watched Jerrod Carmichael's latest special “Rothaniel” – which is really, really special – I was reminded of this conversation he had with Tyler, The Creator back in 2018. An interview unlike any other, and I've thought about it often since I first saw it.
As I watched Jerrod Carmichael's latest special “Rothaniel” – which is really, really special – I was reminded of this conversation he had with Tyler, The Creator back in 2018. An interview unlike any other, and I've thought about it often since I first saw it.
As I watched Jerrod Carmichael's latest special “Rothaniel” – which is really, really special – I was reminded of this conversation he had with Tyler, The Creator back in 2018. An interview unlike any other, and I've thought about it often since I first saw it.
Dan Charnas • Published February 18, 2022
After reading Dan Charnas' book on J Dilla, I am even more convinced he belongs among the legends. This op-ed in the LA Times briefly explains why. If you're a fan of J Dilla—or The Roots, or Thundercat, or Kamasi Washington, or Erykah Badu, or...—I highly recommend you read Dilla Time.
After reading Dan Charnas' book on J Dilla, I am even more convinced he belongs among the legends. This op-ed in the LA Times briefly explains why. If you're a fan of J Dilla—or The Roots, or Thundercat, or Kamasi Washington, or Erykah Badu, or...—I highly recommend you read Dilla Time.
This 5-chapter podcast by journalist Alex Pappademas is the best podcast on music I've found in quite some time. Instead of dissecting the music beat by beat, he dives deeper into the creative process and the context in which the music was made, speaking to the collaborators that helped Kendrick make the album, as well as to the man himself. “Good Kid was the classic, DAMN. was the blockbuster, and To Pimp A Butterfly the masterpiece.”
This 5-chapter podcast by journalist Alex Pappademas is the best podcast on music I've found in quite some time. Instead of dissecting the music beat by beat, he dives deeper into the creative process and the context in which the music was made, speaking to the collaborators that helped Kendrick make the album, as well as to the man himself. “Good Kid was the classic, DAMN. was the blockbuster, and To Pimp A Butterfly the masterpiece.”
This 5-chapter podcast by journalist Alex Pappademas is the best podcast on music I've found in quite some time. Instead of dissecting the music beat by beat, he dives deeper into the creative process and the context in which the music was made, speaking to the collaborators that helped Kendrick make the album, as well as to the man himself. “Good Kid was the classic, DAMN. was the blockbuster, and To Pimp A Butterfly the masterpiece.”
This 5-chapter podcast by journalist Alex Pappademas is the best podcast on music I've found in quite some time. Instead of dissecting the music beat by beat, he dives deeper into the creative process and the context in which the music was made, speaking to the collaborators that helped Kendrick make the album, as well as to the man himself. “Good Kid was the classic, DAMN. was the blockbuster, and To Pimp A Butterfly the masterpiece.”
Kodak • Published July 15, 2021
Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul reflects on his latest movie—his first not shot in Thailand— the process of shooting it on film, and the role sound design played in its creation. I absolutely loved watching this in the cinema and highly recommend you do so, if you can.
Mike McQuade • Published January 21, 2022
Over on Criterion's “Current”—a blog that quickly morphed into a full-blown magazine on film—Mike McQuade dives into his design process for the Criterion Collection edition of Citizen Kane. Iconic, yet divisive.
Mandy Brown • Published March 3, 2022
“I want to consider that we borrow some lessons from Le Guin and Shevek and look at ambiguity not merely as something to manage or navigate through, but as something to hold. Something to make space for.”
This essay by Mandy Brown about embracing ambiguity has lingered in my mind ever since I read it. In her newsletter, she wrote that the essay is more “tentative” than she's comfortable with, but I think its tentativeness strengthens the piece. As Mandy writes, and I am inclined to agree: “I’m coming around to thinking that ambiguity, like change, is a constant companion. And maybe instead of manipulating or avoiding it, we need to listen to what it has to say.”
“I want to consider that we borrow some lessons from Le Guin and Shevek and look at ambiguity not merely as something to manage or navigate through, but as something to hold. Something to make space for.”
This essay by Mandy Brown about embracing ambiguity has lingered in my mind ever since I read it. In her newsletter, she wrote that the essay is more “tentative” than she's comfortable with, but I think its tentativeness strengthens the piece. As Mandy writes, and I am inclined to agree: “I’m coming around to thinking that ambiguity, like change, is a constant companion. And maybe instead of manipulating or avoiding it, we need to listen to what it has to say.”
Johnny Rodgers • Published February 3, 2022
A long summary of Johnny Rodgers' experience building a modern home in the woods. “It covers the 5 years from before we bought the land to after we completed the house and took residency.” Not quite as long a read as the one by Emmanuel (linked below), but a nice way to dream—inspiring read.
A long summary of Johnny Rodgers' experience building a modern home in the woods. “It covers the 5 years from before we bought the land to after we completed the house and took residency.” Not quite as long a read as the one by Emmanuel (linked below), but a nice way to dream—inspiring read.
Emmanuel Quartey • Published January 22, 2022
A long read distilling two years of learning by Emmanuel Quartey, who designed a home for his family in Accra, Ghana. Fascinating peek at the design process—one can only hope to be able to dabble with a project like this at some point in life.
A long read distilling two years of learning by Emmanuel Quartey, who designed a home for his family in Accra, Ghana. Fascinating peek at the design process—one can only hope to be able to dabble with a project like this at some point in life.
Letterboxd Crew • Published December 31, 2021
Letterboxd reflects on their first decade on the platform by interviewing some early members. Having joined the platform in 2013, it's nice to read how other people have used it and what it's brought them.
The Atlantic • Published June 9, 2021
Jerry Useem with some interesting nuggets with regards to what we're missing out on when we don't commute.
The New Yorker • Published December 19, 2021
A fantastic profile of Jonny Greenwood, best known for his work with Radiohead, elaborating on his work as a composer of incredible film scores.
Kyle Chayka • Published September 18, 2021
Fascinating essay on how digital platforms (like iTunes, Spotify and the like) have killed “collecting” as a hobby.
The New Yorker • Published December 24, 2021
“You didn’t have to agree with her, but you had to submit to her sentences.” In remembrance of Joan Didion, who passed away late in 2021.
Anne Helen Petersen • Published August 5, 2021
A confronting but sobering read by Anne on why we're all still exhausted from this pandemic.
Dan Eden • Published May 26, 2021
“It is entirely reasonable to set a schedule so that in 24 hours, 8 hours are spent sleeping, 8 hours are spent working, and 8 hours are spent living. Any work that can’t be achieved in 8 hours can—must—wait until the next day.”
Alexander Hurst, The Guardian • Published November 4, 2022
“Are you on drugs?” my mom finally asked, anxiety flashing across her face. My dad said nothing. I dispelled her accusation by opening up my investment account on my iPhone and turning the screen towards her to show her the balance.
“Oh my God, are you one of those … GameStop people?”
Alexander Hurst on the numbers that came, the numbers that danced, and the numbers that disappeared.
Tim O'Reilly • Published January 11, 2009
A blogpost by Tim O'Reilly from 2009, but timely as ever. On working on things that matter, on creating value, and on taking the long view.
“That’s why a time like this, when the bubble is bursting, is a great time to see how important it is to think about the big picture, and what matters not just to us, but to building a sustainable economy in a sustainable world.”
Figma • Published July 14, 2022
Figma's report on collaboration (published in 2022), aiming to “better understand what it takes for people and teams to collaborate well—to identify gaps and empower people to improve their experience”, containing some insightful teams for collaborative teams.
Gemma Gracewood • Published November 9, 2022
Editor in Chief Gemma Gracewood revisits a year of publishing interviews and long-reads on the Letterboxd Journal. I hope there will be many more years to come.
Alex Marshall, The New York Times • Published October 13, 2022
Three of Fitzcarraldo's authors have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature, and they have not been in business for even 10 years. The New York Times published a profile on the publishing house. Trying to account for the Nobel success, Testard [the founder of Fitzcarraldo] said that his taste just happened to align with “a bunch of older bourgeois Swedish people.” Delightful!
Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker • Published October 13, 2022
Drawing comparisons to the late Joan Didion, Gopnik outlines why Ernaux's win of the Nobel Prize in Literature signifies an importance of memoir as a genre in times of Twitter and TikTok. I have not read enough of Ernaux's work and am therefore in what he describes as the second camp, but The Years was one of my favourite books read in 2021. Time to head to the book store once more.
“Her ascension marks a recognition that memoir, in all its many faces and poses—direct, self-critical, rueful and comic, engagé and not—is perhaps the leading genre of our time, as much as the novel was for the first half of the twentieth century.”
Anne Helen Petersen • Published October 13, 2022
“Several attributes and practices valorized by a monochronic understanding of time — which we could also call Rapid-Growth Capitalism time, or Productivity Fetishist time, or White Bourgeois time — are objectively in service of efficiency. And yet, big surprise, they are often highly inefficient.”
Anne Helen Petersen on time (the misery of monochronic time, to be exact), based on the unwillingness of (certain) academics to accommodate for and use digital calendars, and calendar invites.
Mandy Brown • Published July 28, 2022
I got squeezed into the rabbit hole that is Mandy Brown's website, and dug up this work note on praise. The act of praising others, to me, is a muscle you train, and a habit you learn to finesse. Praising others at work is an important thing to do often, and do well. “If you can get really good at noticing when your colleagues are truly killing it—and then sharing what you notice—you will all get even better at those things together, even faster than you think.”
Tim O'Reilly • Published August 2, 2022
“What if, instead of thinking of the metaverse as a set of interconnected virtual places, we think of it as a communications medium?”
Tim O'Reilly published an incredibly thoughtful post on the metaverse, what it is, and what he thinks it isn't. It's refreshing to see him break down the walled garden that has been under construction ever since the term was coined.
Thomas Flight • Published August 15, 2022
If you follow me on Twitter, you'll know I make no secret of my infatuation with Better Call Saul (sorry!). I think it is one of the best shows the best show ever made. It is funny and dark, slow but challenging, and bold and daring. It one-upped Breaking Bad and elevated that universe to new heights. In the video above, Thomas Flight does an excellent job explaining the why and how.
Instrument • Published March 29, 2022
The Eames Institute enlisted Instrument to “co-create a digital platform to unveil their vast collection to the world”. A dream client if there ever was one, the folks at Instrument asked themselves: can a website have a soul? The answer is a resounding yes, and the accompanying case study documents that work beautifully.
A film by Perfume Genius & Jacolby Satterwhite • Published June 16, 2022
I've been a fan of Perfume Genius ever since he released No Shape in 2017. His latest album, Ugly Season, is out now and accompanied by the film above. I highly recommend you listen to the album in full—start to finish, no interruptions, preferably with headphones on—because it is an experience. To me, this is his finest album yet; an album that combines and builds upon all the beautiful things he's created over the years and, at the same time, takes it to another level. The visual by Jacolby Satterwhite is mind-boggling, a mesmerising tasting platter of Ugly Season.
Twist
Lately I've been digging into methods for asynchronous work and learning about how to implement them, because I think we (still) have a little way to go in that respect. I've found Twist's newsletter on the matter very insightful. It's not too preachy and highlights pros and cons of asynchronous (and synchronous) work in an accessible way. If you're into designing how a company (your company?) communicates, this is a good place to start.
Martijn Doolaard
A Dutch man named Martijn purchased two historic cabins on top of a hill in Italy with the goal to renovate them and create a homestead. He's a photographer, so the process of him doing so is incredibly well documented. I've seen folks get put off a bit by the idea of him “being alone in nature, yet followed persistently by a drone”, but I've really enjoyed watching these videos. They're very soothing, and you can watch them actively or have them on in the background. It's fascinating to see him go about everything from shielding himself from the cold, to setting up solar panels, or driving wood up the hill to build a temporary cabin. Lovely stuff. Thanks for sharing, Marius!
Molly Mielke
My colleague Amy recommended this podcast with Molly Mielke in which she speaks about her thesis on computers and creativity, which I'm linking to here. It's a delightful read, one that makes me excited about the future of computers & computing. To quote Molly:
“Computers have, since their inception, been a rigid tool that the human user has had to adapt to use... However, through standardization, moldability, and abstraction, we can dramatically expand the utility of computers while broadening their capacity to help more people solve their problems creatively.”
San Francisco International Film Festival
Brought to my attention by Fabian, in response to my essay on the intimacy of experiencing a film in a movie theatre, Soderbergh's address—dating back to 2013—is an impassioned speech, arguing that film culture is “under assault by the studios”.
Hua Hsu, The New Yorker • Published April 10, 2022
Ocean Vuong's On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous is, already, one of my favourite books I've read in 2022. It's an incredible and sensitively written book. He has now won a MacArthur “genius” grant, and spoke to The New Yorker about his approach to writing.
Jerrod Carmichael & Tyler Okonma
As I watched Jerrod Carmichael's latest special “Rothaniel” – which is really, really special – I was reminded of this conversation he had with Tyler, The Creator back in 2018. An interview unlike any other, and I've thought about it often since I first saw it.
Dan Charnas • Published February 18, 2022
After reading Dan Charnas' book on J Dilla, I am even more convinced he belongs among the legends. This op-ed in the LA Times briefly explains why. If you're a fan of J Dilla—or The Roots, or Thundercat, or Kamasi Washington, or Erykah Badu, or...—I highly recommend you read Dilla Time.
This 5-chapter podcast by journalist Alex Pappademas is the best podcast on music I've found in quite some time. Instead of dissecting the music beat by beat, he dives deeper into the creative process and the context in which the music was made, speaking to the collaborators that helped Kendrick make the album, as well as to the man himself. “Good Kid was the classic, DAMN. was the blockbuster, and To Pimp A Butterfly the masterpiece.”
Kodak • Published July 15, 2021
Thai filmmaker Apichatpong Weerasethakul reflects on his latest movie—his first not shot in Thailand— the process of shooting it on film, and the role sound design played in its creation. I absolutely loved watching this in the cinema and highly recommend you do so, if you can.
Mike McQuade • Published January 21, 2022
Over on Criterion's “Current”—a blog that quickly morphed into a full-blown magazine on film—Mike McQuade dives into his design process for the Criterion Collection edition of Citizen Kane. Iconic, yet divisive.
Mandy Brown • Published March 3, 2022
“I want to consider that we borrow some lessons from Le Guin and Shevek and look at ambiguity not merely as something to manage or navigate through, but as something to hold. Something to make space for.”
This essay by Mandy Brown about embracing ambiguity has lingered in my mind ever since I read it. In her newsletter, she wrote that the essay is more “tentative” than she's comfortable with, but I think its tentativeness strengthens the piece. As Mandy writes, and I am inclined to agree: “I’m coming around to thinking that ambiguity, like change, is a constant companion. And maybe instead of manipulating or avoiding it, we need to listen to what it has to say.”
Johnny Rodgers • Published February 3, 2022
A long summary of Johnny Rodgers' experience building a modern home in the woods. “It covers the 5 years from before we bought the land to after we completed the house and took residency.” Not quite as long a read as the one by Emmanuel (linked below), but a nice way to dream—inspiring read.
Emmanuel Quartey • Published January 22, 2022
A long read distilling two years of learning by Emmanuel Quartey, who designed a home for his family in Accra, Ghana. Fascinating peek at the design process—one can only hope to be able to dabble with a project like this at some point in life.
Letterboxd Crew • Published December 31, 2021
Letterboxd reflects on their first decade on the platform by interviewing some early members. Having joined the platform in 2013, it's nice to read how other people have used it and what it's brought them.
The Atlantic • Published June 9, 2021
Jerry Useem with some interesting nuggets with regards to what we're missing out on when we don't commute.
The New Yorker • Published December 19, 2021
A fantastic profile of Jonny Greenwood, best known for his work with Radiohead, elaborating on his work as a composer of incredible film scores.
Kyle Chayka • Published September 18, 2021
Fascinating essay on how digital platforms (like iTunes, Spotify and the like) have killed “collecting” as a hobby.
The New Yorker • Published December 24, 2021
“You didn’t have to agree with her, but you had to submit to her sentences.” In remembrance of Joan Didion, who passed away late in 2021.
Anne Helen Petersen • Published August 5, 2021
A confronting but sobering read by Anne on why we're all still exhausted from this pandemic.
Dan Eden • Published May 26, 2021
“It is entirely reasonable to set a schedule so that in 24 hours, 8 hours are spent sleeping, 8 hours are spent working, and 8 hours are spent living. Any work that can’t be achieved in 8 hours can—must—wait until the next day.”
A regularly updated collection of things I find and use online; articles, podcasts, videos – tidbits I think are worth revisiting before they get swallowed by the ether.
Last updated: November 9th, 2022
A regularly updated collection of things I find and use online; articles, podcasts, videos – tidbits I think are worth revisiting before they get swallowed by the ether.
Last updated: November 9th, 2022
A regularly updated collection of things I find and use online; articles, podcasts, videos – tidbits I think are worth revisiting before they get swallowed by the ether.
Last updated: November 9th, 2022
A regularly updated collection of things I find and use online; articles, podcasts, videos – tidbits I think are worth revisiting before they get swallowed by the ether.
Last updated: November 9th, 2022
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