~ Weekly Recommendations, Thoughtlets, Rabbit Holes & more ~
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::: Podcasts :::
Commonplace (Rachel Zucker, host) – Episode 107: Eileen Myles (highly recommend)
Radiolab – Check out the “Universe in Verse” episode
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As usual, I encourage checking out:
Hidden Brain
The Gray Area (with Sean Illing)
TED Radio Hour
Code Switch (NPR)
VS. (poetry podcast) – January 17 episode features Naomi Shihab Nye
1A (NPR)
80,000 Hours (Effective Altruism considerations) + 80K After Hours
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Mental health, self-help, personal growth podcasts to consider checking out:
Baggage Check
We Can Do Hard Things
NPR’s LifeKit
Terrible, Thanks for Asking
Can’t Afford Therapy
The Unspeakable
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::: Music Recommendations / Throwbacks :::
Julien Baker – Little Oblivions (remixes)
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::: Forthcoming Music / Music News :::
Westerman announces new tunes
Continuing to enjoy the new three boygenius tracks + looking forward to The Record
There’s a “sped up songs” playlist on Spotify you may want to check out. It’s interesting.
I’d recommend trying out Thundercat’s “Them Changes – Sped Up” to gauge you own interest.
What have you been listening to??
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::: TV / Film :::
Turns out, Mike White, who created the extremely good White Lotus series, is the writer behind a number of shows/films that I (and others) would gladly rank among my all-time favorites:
Freaks and Geeks (see: the amazing cast)
School of Rock (esp. for Jack Black fans)
Nacho Libre (esp. for Jack Black fans)
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Also, King of the Hill reboot
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Been watching:
Ugly Delicious (David Chang) – Netflix
Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner (also David Chang) – Netflix
Chef’s Table (revisiting) – Netflix
Salt Fat Acid Heat (with Samin Nosrat) (revisiting) – Netflix
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Looking forward to (kinda saving) Chef’s Table: Pizza edition – Netflix
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Clearly on a cooking show kick. Pleasant early evening wind down. Limited drama.
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I don’t like to overly recommend sitting in front of “the tv” but here are recommendations as we do find ourselves needing to space out and semi-passively engage, at times:
>>> February 2023 <<<
~ Netflix ~
Bad Boys / Bad Boys II
LotR
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~ HBO Max ~
Can’t Hardly Wait
Footloose
Superbad
Swiss Army Man (note: super weird)
Taxi Driver
The Men Who Stare at Goats
Terminator
Tommy Boy
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~ Amazon Prime ~
Almost Famous
Food, Inc. (it’s upsetting)
Jacob’s Ladder (hard to watch tbh)
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Inside Man (I’m a sucker for heist movies)
Nacho Libre
Shrek
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~ Hulu ~
Scarface (because, of course)
Superbard
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What have you been watching??
::: Games :::
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::: Web Comics :::
Jen Sorenson’s political cartoons
Larkenseth (Instagram)
Ellisjrosen (Instagram)
::: tattoo art :::
Artists I like + Instagram accounts to follow will be added in future.
::: breakdancing :::
Crews I like (Go South Korea, in general!) and Instagram accounts to be added in future.
::: Resources :::
News of the Weird (in its newer format)
Leonard Pitts, Jr. column for the Miami Herald
Emma Brockes column for The Guardian
::: Poetry & The Literary Community Resources :::
[selected]
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::: Where to Submit & Other Resources :::
Heavy Feather Review’s frequently updated list
Chill Subs (sign up, see: calendar)
Brecht’s Top 1000 (fiction, nonfiction)
Cliff Garstang’s Pushcart prize-based 2023 lit mag rankings
John Fox’s Best American Poetry-based rankings
Erika Krouse’s lit mag rankings
Alison Joseph’s Creative Writers Opportunities
Writer’s Digest Poetic Asides with Robert Lee Brewer
::: Rabbit Holes :::
Nothing to see here yet. (Probably for the better!)
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::: Homework :::
The pressure is not on this week.