Read – Online
Losing a Teenage Dream Before I came to Hollywood, I was confidently queer. Years of mixed messages in the industry changed that Sad, but necessary article:
File under “Absurd”: the happenings in Bros., Lecce: We Eat at The Worst Michelin Starred Restaurant, Ever
I thought I took a long time finishing my thesis: The Kurt Vonnegut Doc Is Finally Here After A Nearly 40 Year Delay This news however does motivate me to finish up my other long overdue projects;
‘I’ll be bock’: Defiance after giant straw goat goes up in flames in Sweden
A lot of people passed away this month:
Virgil Abloh’s Off-White Magic
Robbie Shakespeare, ‘Wickedest Bass’ in Reggae, Dead at 68
Steve Bronski, Co-Founder of Bronski Beat, Dead at 61
Michael Nesmith, Monkees Singer-Songwriter, Dead at 78
bell hooks, Pathbreaking Black Feminist, Dies at 69
Betty White, ‘Golden Girls’ star and comedy legend, dead at 99
Listened to – Music
Frosty The Snowman – Pentatonix, Mitch Grassi Lead
Bronski Beat – Smalltown Boy (Official Video) This video has had a life altering influence on me since I first saw it at the age of 8;
alexmaax – Bruises (Official Video)
Rhythm Is A Dancer – Bob’s Dance Shop Do read the video caption for context;
Too Many Zooz x Moon Hooch – Moon Zooz Part 2 (Official Video)
Monie Love – It’s a Shame (official video reworked)
Menthol – Allie Kelly and Henry Solomon (Music Video) Don’t smoke, people;
Diggi-loo diggi-ley – Sweden 1984 – Eurovision songs with live orchestra This is how you win Eurovision;
Kid Cudi – Day ‘N’ Nite (Crookers Remix)
Cobra Starship: Party With You [OFFICIAL VIDEO] and the Hanukkah version Cobra Starship: Party With Jews
Calvin Harris – This Is What You Came For (R3hab Remix)
Listened to – Podcasts
Heavyweight podcast. It all seems very spontaneous and off the cuff, but it’s perfectly composed. It did make me think a lot about why people feel this intense need to revisit and study the past, especially seeing the destructive outcome in some cases. I might have to write something about this in the near future;
Watched – Films and Documentaries
REM, about architect Rem Koolhaas
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart
Watched – TV and Youtube
I Accidentally Became A Meme: Why You Always Lyin’
Meet My French Bulldog Foster Puppies (and learn why it’s NOT CUTE to breed & buy)
Billie Eilish: Same Interview, The Fifth Year | Vanity Fair
Miscellaneous awesomeness
Kitten Math: The World’s Most Adorable Math Project I am quite sure that I would have been WAY better at math, had I studied it with the help of kittens.
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