Ever since we've been floating in this quarantine bubble, I've been inhaling more and more content online and feeling inspired by a lot of it. We are what we consume, and I thought it'll be quite nice to assemble and share a list of things I've found meaningful; articles, films, music, Instagram page, etc.
Brief Notes is a weekly (hopefully!) list of fun and meaningful things I think worth-sharing. Enjoy!
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- The most delightful thing I read last week was Stanley Tucci's quarantine diary of a typical day in 'isolation' in the 4-adult-2-toddler-Tucci-household. He includes a recipe for a quick-and-easy Pasta Alla Norma too, if you're looking for a break from Raya food today.
- Starting my mornings with a cheeky little crossword to tickle the brain before work
- This documentary is for all the musical theatre lovers out there. Directed by OG cast member, Lonny Price, this film tells the buildup (and collapse) of the original 1981 Broadway production of Merrily We Roll Along, and the cast whose lives have been changed for good because of it. I knew I was easily moved, but man, did I not expect to sob at the end of a documentary!
- There is something liberating about clearing up the photo gallery in your phone. Freeing myself from the shackles of competitor ad screenshots, close-up shots of mom's garden, and all those outfit posts that didn't make it on the feed. This essay gets me and the joy of deleting many mediocre photos.
- One of my favourite Instagram accounts, Frame of Mind, highlights incredible documentaries and storytellers of our time. Here is its founder, photojournalist Alice Aedy talking about the project. She inspires me in so many ways!
- This gif to convince myself my new haircut wasn't a mistake.
- This difficult-to-stomach-yet-hopeful piece by activist and author, Arundhati Roy on how the pandemic is a portal, a gateway humans break with the past and imagine our world anew. "We can choose to walk through it, dragging the carcasses of our prejudice and hatred, our avarice, our data banks and dead ideas, our dead rivers and smoky skies behind us. Or we can walk through lightly, with little luggage, ready to imagine another world. And ready to fight for it."
- This comic strip on how to avoid concall fatigue - which has indefinitely hit me left, right and centre.
- The warm tones of Jasmine Cephas-Jones on the title track of her new EP, Little Bird is mood.
- Don't know how I feel about mannequins but I don't mind dining with a cute stuffed panda. Some fun ways restaurants around the world are doing social-distancing right.
What have you been loving this week? Feel free to share with me in the comments!
All the feels! I can't wait to trawl through and devour all of your recommendations, one by one. I've personally been enjoying some much-needed family quiz & game nights, as well as getting lost in Vivek Shanbhag's Ghachar Ghochar - what a beautiful little novella! PS. I'm digging your new haircut, big-time.
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