> 193: I know now is not the time to take up flying.
I don’t even know where to start when it comes to… everything so I’m not gonna. My advice on how to get involved from previous editions stands. Just start somewhere, and make it fun if you can.
Here’s some art, ideas, and internet for you:
A zine meant to be printed out and used as a template for making an activism or organizing plan, from the great Mariame Kaba.
“A memory law (transl. Erinnerungsgesetz in German, transl. loi mémorielle in French) is a legal provision governing the interpretation of historical events and showcases the legislator's or judicial preference for a certain narrative about the past. In the process, competing interpretations may be downplayed, sidelined, or even prohibited.”
What to do if you see someone fall out of their wheelchair, including some good general life advice generally: “Do what they ask, NOT what you think would be helpful.”
Garden snail eating Ritz cracker time lapse; William Wegman dog mosaics at 23rd St.
The BBC has an audio series called “Bells on Sunday” which collects recordings of different churchbell peals around England.
In the latest issue of New York, PAPER co-founder Kim Hastreiter does a show-and-tell of art and glorious stuff she’s collected over the years. In a similar vein, it was delightful recently to click through the auction lots of Iris Apfel’s estate sale.
I really enjoyed Black Doves (Netflix)—Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw calling people “darling,” two murderous girls with working-class accents, various glamorous shots of the South Bank River Walk—though I thought it pulled its punches in the last episode. Among other things it’s a beautiful story about sacrifices two friends make for each other without even being asked, without the other even knowing, because it’s part of their code. My beloved Reacher (Prime) is also back with season 3. Big man smash bad guys, happy sigh.
Baking endorsements: This olive oil cake and these brownies (you can easily make just a half batch).
If The Cutting Edge was also a seminal childhood cultural work for you (screenplay written by Tony “Andor” “Michael Clayton” Gilroy!), try The Favorites, which incorporates elements of TCE, Wuthering Heights, and the oral-history storytelling format of writers like Taylor Jenkins Reid.
Looking forward to: an Amy Sherald solo show at the Whitney; Andor season 2 (Disney+) which might fix us; new Patricia Lockwood; new Poker Face which, crucially, will feature new Natasha Lyonne outfits.
I put my hand on your hand. Mostly I meant to
be good. It was the shaking sky and what I wanted
to see below. It is always shaking where I am.
What do you know from the shoulder up?
I know you can only watch the plane
until you can’t. Prominent cloud features are not far
from my mind. It’s an attempt to protect
both of our mind circumferences from being mistaken
for a shark that stops swimming. And other forms
of disaster. I apologize. I would do anything
for a different look from you. Animals in the ocean
make mistakes too, maybe. And our memories.
I know memory is remarkable and unpredictable.
And I am meaning to be better with what I know.
I know now is not the time to take up flying.
You say, I’m watching you. And I say, No, I’m watching you.
I am the government on the moon and
I mean to let you forgive me.
—”How to Recognize When You Have Behaved Badly and Behave Better,” Emily Pettit
Laura
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