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Sailing by Christopher Cross has been on heavy heavy rotation in our house; I’m talking many times per day, usually cycled on loop in sorts of four

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Jul 23, 2022·edited Jul 23, 2022

Have been loving tuning into worldwide FM, NTS or do you radio as I work, nice to feel like you're in good company and solid tunes. An album I've found ideal for background is Nala Sinephro's Space 1.8

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I can only work with a very specific combination of train and rain or blizzard noise. It's imperative that the train is rattly, but not too much, and only partially louder than the rain or wind. A windy, alps journey is ideal. It's truly awful, and I'm not sure it actually improves my productivity, but I cannot stop. This is my current go to.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TA4mhuFF-Go&ab_channel=Bababouy

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Jul 23, 2022·edited Jul 23, 2022

I listen to the podcast poog and I think your tone is similar and I love it!

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Thank you!! :)

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love the i am for an art rec! love a book that becomes a yearly reread. do you have any other recs for books on art, esp writing?

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Yes! If there’s something particular you’re interested in (period, artist, style) let me know. For essay collections on art, I love Dave hickey’s ‘air guitar’. I think Olivia Laing’s essays in ‘funny weather’ are nice. Peter Schjeldahl’s collection is nice too - ‘hot, cold, heavy, light’.

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Greg Tate on Basquiat (i think that essay is published in his book, Flyboy in the buttermilk, but it’s also online, as “nobody loves a genius child”.) I was just re-reading Nan Goldin’s intro essay in the battle of sexual dependency, a photo book, and it’s very tender and direct.

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After spending much of my adult working life rolling my eyes at buzzy productivity stuff like pomodoros, I suddenly got very obsessed with listening to flow state compilations on YT.

This one is my current favorite: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Yza5xXfezc

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Thank you for the 15 Things!

Slightly embarrassed by this rec, but The Bridgerton soundtrack on Spotify is excellent work music.

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I used to love Hype Machine in high school and recently got back into it: https://hypem.com/

They rank new releases by aggregating music blogs and reviews, and I've found a bunch of really great tracks and remixes! e.g. https://hypem.com/track/3342y/Ro%CC%88yksopp+-+Impossible+feat.+Alison+Goldfrapp+ME+Remix%29

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Jul 22, 2022·edited Jul 22, 2022

My seasonal Spotify playlist infused with fresh-breakup-songs, which sounds devastating, but I'm actually proud of the curated selection.

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/1ChA59QDKcr9Unk88UlE6C?si=kEgYAQ2ORpy0ps7AOFGvpQ&utm_source=copy-link

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NTS radio for all my work music needs -- anything by Naomi Asa, Tarzsa, Rahill or Mr. Pedro

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Love this list! I’ve been on a Tom Waits kick this week, especially Blue Valentine https://open.spotify.com/album/2fgQN85UzwZMRIBTs06FjX?si=4R3YQvolRYCON9zkcSN3UQ

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Love the list! The Gemma article was a crack up, too.

My work song I've been playing on repeat: Trust by Lady Paradox & Gadget.

https://open.spotify.com/track/21azyqnxiam0poR5zbrt4b?si=b23af7cee8a34580

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I have never seen Goodfellas and always assumed it was a comedy until I was recently corrected. Knowing that there's a "Funny How?" scene makes me once again sure that Goodfellas is a comedy.

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Laura I'm so glad we both used our lists to promote Jimmy Buffet's life and work.

I've been listening to this song a lot / fantasizing about performing it at karaoke: https://open.spotify.com/track/4f01Vg5ijzmTu9CI9jPTAR?si=5225f171ae69482c

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Jul 22, 2022·edited Jul 22, 2022Liked by Haley Nahman

Coming to the comments with a BONUS ITEM we did not have room for: a dessert I made with plump, reddened peaches and vanilla ice cream.

For two generous servings, cut a pair of peaches into thick slices. Cook in a pan on medium heat with lots of butter, adding brown sugar after they soften. (Don’t remove the peaches too soon; they should be bruised and goopy, folding in on themselves and seared brown on all sides.) Serve over ice cream, with a little olive oil and salt, or fresh rosemary / thyme (really stretching the limits of my herb garden).

X Nigella

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