I only recently came across a "Funk Wav" remix of The Weekend by SZA. Calvin Harris produced the song so I'm very into it. This upbeat version turns a vulnerable song about a fractured relationship into afterparty jam. And what's better is the cover art. My first thought after seeing the background and people holding … Continue reading SZA and Matisse
Feel Free
Desiring lasts a long time, demands and request go on to infinity; fulfillment is short and is meted out sparingly. But even the final satisfaction itself is only apparent; the wish fulfilled at once makes way for a new one. - Feel Free, Zadie Smith Virginia Beach, July 2019
Hearts
Page load times. New operating systems. App redesigns. Filters, followers and feeds. Likes and viewers. I imagine our digital experiences are bleeding over into our offline communication and expectations. Do we want more and want it faster because we're accustomed to micro-connections like hearts and comments. Don't some of the best things take time.
Bramble Baking Workshop
A sweet little layer cake decorated with herbs, dried fruit and edible flowers.
The Gulf Stream
"I learned living requires a kind of discipline; / A reverence for the law of gravity. // But I have wanted, / As I want when I look at the painting, / To unhouse my body." - Terrance Hayes I don't remember for which class I purchased Hayes' Hip Logic. But sometime between 2001 and … Continue reading The Gulf Stream
The Jam 