Something New (This Week)
What I read, listened to, saw, and learned about.
In an attempt to write more, and just get out more things I liked and want to share, I’m trying out a Friday recap addition of Something New. New music comes out, new movies hit the theaters, new books are published, and the online content machine never stops. Here’s something(s) new I liked this week:
New York Times’ pieces
Three particularly great read this week: Brooke Barnes reporting on the discovery of a female pioneer in the world of animation; Esther Zuckerman on the creation and recent additions to a canon of Jewish American films; and the newest gem from our finest culture critic Wesley Morris, on our woeful state of zero movie stars.
A movie trailer
From our finest living film-maker’s new film on an American icon.
An English band
that has totally captured me and my spotify account, and could very possibly be on next week’s best-of-the-year list.
As always, clap-back with what you consumed this week (that definitely includes food) in the comments!
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Back next week with a couple of lists.
TTFN,
B