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playlist: A Pandemic Moment of Solitude For Distant Stars
A new playlist was pieced together during this season of isolation and change. I went on a two-hour walk the other night, and not a soul was to be found…
Mundus et Infans by W.H. Auden
Kicking his mother until she let go his soul
Has given him a healthy appetite: clearly, her role
In the New Order must be
To supply and deliver his raw materials free;
Should…
Top 40 Albums of The Decade 2010 – 2019
10 Shortlisted Albums
In no particular order.
Vampire Weekend // Modern Vampires of the City
Gil Scott-Heron & Jamie xx // We’re New Here
Goldfrapp // Tales of Us
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Top 25 Films of the Decade 2010 – 2019
25. Ex Machina (Alex Garland, UK – 2015)
24. Black Swan (Darren Aronofsky, USA – 2010)
23. The Square (Ruben Östlund, Sweden/Germany – 2017)
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Top 100 Tracks From 2010 – 2019
Top 100 songs from the last decade. 10 years in the making.
100/ Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds – I Need You
99/ boygenius – Salt In The Wound
98/ Active…
Writings by Mozart, Borges, and Herbert
Three pieces of writing I read in the last week that stood out in one way or another. Two poems and one letter.
WOLFGANG AMADEUS MOZART
Rome, April 14, 1770
(A…
My 10 Favorite Cannes Palme d’Or Winners Since 1975
I love this time of year—when Cannes is in full swing, and a slate of new films are competing for the coveted Palme d’Or! There are many promising films…
The Papal Palace, Avignon by Paul Signac (1900)
We can’t take our eyes of this Post-Impressionist/Pointillism piece by French painter, Paul Signac.