The Rehearsal. dir. Nathan Fielder. This was not what I thought it was. The first of six episodes is a trick—oh, great! it’s a serial structure where each episode involves a different person rehearsing something. But, as someone familiar with Fielder’s final season of Nathan For You, I should have expected something a lot wilder and stranger.
“What’s inside this crater in Madagascar?”Vox. YouTube. This 25-minute video may be the single best thing that I’ve watched all year. A master class in journalism.
Read
Mindset. Carol Dweck. Loved this book. Dweck presents a simple duo of concepts—fixed mindset and growth mindset—that have already had an inordinate and surprising impact on how I think about the world.
Listen
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We. Mitski. This airy but dark album is studded with some gorgeous moments.
You Want It Darker. Leonard Cohen. A lovely final statement from a master whose discography is otherwise pretty uneven.
Erotic Probiotic 2. Nourished by Time. A real jam of an album—a surprise discovery on the Pitchfork Best of 2023 list!
Life
Second week of a new job. I know some names and I know some faces—many more of the latter without the former—and I have an inkling of what it is I’m supposed to be doing.
Zoo Lights. Is there anything better than wandering a zoo at night with crazy holiday lights strung on all the trees? Or ogling at a giraffe with your toddler?
Taylor Coe 