Fall wind has rustled me back to the blog! Late summer was busy with travel, apartment hunting, moving yada yada yada but I am excited more than ever to be back and share some of my musings.
Here are some fun snippets of media that have scratched my brain and have been percolating in my thoughts recently –
How Glossier Made Effortlessness a Billion Dollar Brand (Article, Molly Fischer for The New Yorker): Tells the tale of a company that was very ahead of its time in capturing people’s organic interest – both in the organic want of people to express their online identity and attainment of organic beauty through the notorious “no makeup makeup” look.
Yesterday’s Wine (Album, Willie Nelson): I’ve been listening to this classic concept album where the songs in order tell the story from birth to death and many of the questions that consume us along the way. This has been my favorite comfort album to listen to this fall.
Are you the same person you used to be? (Article, Joshua Rothman for The New Yorker): How much of who you are – your personality, values – have remained the same since you were a child? Varying across the board, Rothman threads an interesting discovery that older generations tend to find a much firmer connection between their current self and who they were when they were a child compared to younger generations.
Reductionism in Art and Brain Science (Book, Eric Kandel): One of the most interesting books on art I’ve read recently. It goes back to the fundamentals and gnaws at the question of how our brain scientifically perceives art and the interpretive implications of those inherent perceptions on art.
The Quiet Revolution of Sabbath (Article, Casey Cep for The New Yorker): Very personal story intermingled with the power of Sabbath, the practice of rest for a day which turned out to be quite a revolutionary idea when it was introduced in the Book of Exodus. Sabbath gives a day of respite from work for a day and this tradition has been followed since at least 1st century AD. Today idea of “rest” can still be true
Unbuttoned, A Personal History (Article, David Sedaris for The New Yorker): Sedaris unveils some of the most touching and vulnerable parts of his family dynamics in this thoughtful telling of his fractious relationship with his father and its manifestations in material possessions.
GUTS (Album, Olivia Rodrigo): Back with her sophomore album, Olivia has done it again. I am really enjoying the pop rock vibe of the album along with some amazing ballads. I watched an interview where Olivia details that she loves music where she can bend multiple genres in the same album or sometimes in the same song (cue All American Bitch). Also, a huge shoutout to this album for helping me reach my 5K PR recently.
The Goodness of Olive Oil (Book, John Midgely and Ian Sidaway): Found this gem in a small bookstore near my apartment. Who knew I would come to love vintage illustrated cookbooks? Follows the story of how olive oil came to dominate the middle eastern and mediterranean world along with the process of creating olive oil. Ian Hideaway’s illustrations truly make the book for me and I would encourage people to check out some of his other artwork as well.