Art
Moses and the Burning Bush, acrylic on canvas by Keith Haring. Stahlwork, aerial photography of steel production by Bernhard Lang.
Books
Wolf Hall. DNF. Good read, but I lost my momentum somehow. Maybe just need more plot, less character?
On the Calculation of Volume, Book 1. Boring in the details it covered but somehow mildly addictive. (Maybe a little bit like My Struggle?) I think I’ll probably skip the sequel and the other five books, but you never know.
The Eagle and the Hart: The Tragedy of Richard II and Henry IV. So many details, but I’m into it.
Running
For my work run club, we got custom singlets. 😎
Around the Web
“If your hobby looks exhausting to someone else, that means it’s really yours.”
I need to get back to England for the Stanley Donwood/Thom Yorke exhibition at the Ashmolean.
ldial: Listen to the best independent and community radio stations in the US. Felt really good to flip on Atlanta’s WREK 91.1 on a Sunday morning.
The Social History of the Code Machine. “Timeless values like remaining disciplined under pressure are expressed in actions like marching in a straight line and we become attached to those actions rather than the values. When technology changes those actions, it feels viscerally wrong to us.”
NYC’s Median Rent is ~$1.6k, and How That is Even Possible.
Where to Look: The Silence of the Lambs (1991).
A 2000-year-old Roman sun hat.
Skateboarding Into Middle Age. And “Skateboarding is the only recreational activity that my kids have pursued in the city that has not required a membership, formal belonging to an organization, or that is dictated by a specific schedule”. I started skating a bit at the office, a few minutes each morning when I go in. I’m terrible and it’s great.
Music
Marconi Union, The Fear of Never Landing. “Eight Miles High Alone” and “Crystalline” are my faves.
Jenevieve, Crysalis. Haven’t stopped listening since I started it. We need more albums with songs that just crisply end, instead of fade out! “Crysalis“, love the big bass and splashy cymbals. “Haiku” and “Naive” are lovely ballads. “Missing Persons” sounds like something I’d hear from Kacey Musgraves (complimentary). I love the echoes of R&B predecessors – “Head Over Heels” is kind of a waste lyrically, but the Quiet Storm production is great. “Hvn High” revives the Michael Jackson era. “Nocturne” has the ’80s keyboard woodwinds and backbeat. “Faded Lve” with the 70s disco/funk rhythm guitar and walking bass. I love the soda-shop harmonies in “Damage Control“. All that in 42 minutes. What a fun album.
Four Tet, There Is Love In You. I like the faster-paced, glitchier stuff like “Sing“.
Blackbraid, Blackbraid III.
Movies
It Follows. Second viewing (the first). Holds up! I didn’t remember how Detroit-y this movie is. Abandonment of the city echoed by the abandonment of the youth. I want to spend more time with the soundtrack soon.
A Working Man. Jason Statham is just trying to be a regular guy! Give you one guess what happens next.
TV
Ballard, s1e9–10. I hope they find better writers for the next season, but I like the little family they’ve formed in the basement.
Line of Duty, s4-5. Has some of the most maddening protagonists you’ll ever find. I’ll return for a second season.
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