1. this song by habibi, "siin"
have you ever heard a song from years ago that you somehow missed back then, and you feel extremely upset and cheated that you lived without it for so long? a perfect example is this track, which i heard for the first time a few weeks ago on (where else?) WMBR's breakfast of champions. the lyrics are cheeky, but also pretty real and kinda dark and it just hits the spot for me, pun totally intended.
2. this new show, modern love
it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that i've read at least 100 new york times "modern love" essays. mostly because i love the column, and the rest because i was doing research on the tone and themes in preparation write my own a few years ago. the result was "standing at shows with boys," which was kindly rejected by daniel jones, the editor who still reads every single submission. it ended up finding a home at the bigger picture and the response i received was wonderful though, so it's all good...and i'm getting the itch to try again!
anyway, i also religiously listen to the podcast, so i'm just a big fan all around. for some reason, i was a little wary about watching the show because i wasn't sure how these beautiful essays would translate. but two minutes into the first episode and i was absolutely hooked. i'm the type of person who, for better or worse, knows if i like something (or someone) immediately—clothes, dates, houses, music, movies, and TV shows—and between the filming style and script, this show makes me feel so warm and fuzzy and happy. i'm three episodes in and i never want it to end! i've also cried at all of 'em.
as the NYT themselves put it, "modern love, when it works, provides the kind of soothing comfort supplied by an inviting armchair, a warm fire, or a mug of hot tea on a chilly night. it’s the TV equivalent of a hand-knit cardigan or an instagrammable latte; a mood of transitory wistfulness appears to be the goal, not some chest-thumping artistic statement about Life." my favorite type of art!
3. these combat boots i bought a couple weeks ago
i am not nor have i ever really been a shoe person. but, speaking of knowing immediately what i like, i literally fucking raaaaan at full speed to these across DSW upon spotting them and i've been wearing them pretty much every day since. i swear i've been waiting for them my entire life.
4. this insane house i walked by yesterday in portsmouth, NH that's for sale
i have absolutely no clue what's going on in here and i love it. only a cool $2.9 mil!
5. this podcast, heavyweight
if you're a fan of reply all/this american life/mystery show-type podcasts, check this one out. half human interest, half mystery, host jonathan goldstein seeks to reconnect people with others from their past to find out what happened. my recent favorite was "becky and jo," about two sisters whose childhood babysitter suddenly disappeared one day and left them confused and worried.
Aji Amarillo
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