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This year I discovered Jordan Fish and Ray Tintori’s podcast To the White Sea, in which they read an unproduced Coen brothers screenplay and talk about filmmaking with various guests. Jordan and Ray manage to be obsessive in detail without ever sounding pretentious, and I’ve learned a lot from the research they bring to the show. They host screenings at Dunkunsthalle on Fulton Street that are equally enlightening, look out for their next one in 2024.
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Shoutout to my buddy Liam for showing me this podcast. Great docupodcast about various maritime criminal enterprises. It is really compelling but can get dark.
May 15, 2024
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I’ve been thinking about it a lot lately. I was a huge horror fan when I was younger. I don’t have as much of a stomach for the kind of movies I used to enjoy but I have been getting back into it as the seasons begin to change. I saw some discussions of the scariest and most disturbing movies, started reading about underground and exploitation horror, and it got the gears in my brain moving because I couldn’t help but Notice things…
You‘ll be able to hear me speak with nunjournal about this in depth and at length in the next episode of our podcast Gilded! We had a lot of fun researching and flexing our analytical muscles for this one so we may do more like it in the future
Sep 16, 2024
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How did this get made and Blank Check, also Faculty of Horror!
Apr 16, 2024
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The strap of my dress snapped a few years ago and then in minutes I sewed it back on and felt a satisfaction so profound that it had to be Ancient and Just. If you don’t know how to mend it, someone does… COBBLERS are REAL!!!!! I’ve seen them with my eyes and they have re-birthed my shoes like Gods on Earth. Mass consumption has us addicted to buying and discarding but I highly recommend repairing your shit - relationships too! My uncle who doesn’t shut up once told me that “life is all about maintenance” (genius) so I forgave him for being the way that he is!
Apr 4, 2024
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Robert Moses State Park is open in the winter, and if you go on a weekday you’ll probably have the entire beach to yourself and a few fishermen. Great for a contemplative walk wherein you mull things over spiritually. Towards sunset, can start to feel like you’ve reached the end of the earth and are about the meet God. Bring a blanket, some grapes and your copy of The Power Broker.
Apr 4, 2024
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The best movie theater in New York seats 35. See a movie here you know nothing about and you will be inspired. For me most recently it was a screening of Dave Wascavage’s Suburban Sasquatch. Simple Town has been lucky enough to play videos here twice. The first night was packed, the second night we sold two tickets, and both nights were perfect.
Apr 4, 2024