FYI #80
Enjoying this series of The Critic and Her Publics talking about editing, hosted by Merve Emre
The Heart of the Matter, by Rebecca Solnit. We are often told anger is our superpower or secret weapon, but I see (and experience) what gets called anger as protective energy, and you don't feel that way about things you don't love and value. So the starting point and heart of it all is love.
Book Reports: A Call to Action!, by Christie George
Drawing Out Twombly, by Dean Rader, via the LA Review of Books
Cents and Sensibility, by Sandra Cisneros, via the Paris Review
The Art of Staying, by Anna Iltnere, via the Sea Library.. The idea of degrowth found me gently. Not as a strict philosophy, but as a silent chant. Less rush, more depth. Fewer things, greater care. Less movement, more meaning. It’s not about shrinking life, but deepening it. About choosing beauty and connection over accumulation and speed. The Sea Library, my rose and peony garden, sailor’s bookmarks woven from the colors of books – these are small acts, but they feel like a quiet kind of revolution.
The Work of Happiness: May Sarton’s Stunning Poem About Being at Home in Yourself, via The Marginalian
How Geraldine Brooks mourned the sudden death of husband, Tony Horwitz | Compass | ABC Australia
Mundanity, the Mind, and AI, Gracy Olmstead’s June newsletter. ‘The work of the mundane tethers us to place, to our bodies, to the people we love and live with, and—perhaps in a way I never realized before AI—to our minds themselves.’
Saoirse Ronan Stars in a Quirky 50th Anniversary Music Video for Talking Heads’ ‘Psycho Killer, via Colossal
Brian Wilson, visionary creative spirit for the Beach Boys, dies aged 82, via the Guardian. I grew up listening to (and loving) the Beach Boys.
The Cast of Buena Vista Social Club: Tiny Desk Concert
Q&A episode of Ruthie’s Table 4, with executive chefs, Sian Wyn Owen and Joseph Trivelli