hurt people hurt people (who like or have cats)
The late, great Grumpy Cat Listen: The Script - Hurt People Hurt People Hi there, The Cat Person discourse is back and it’s bigger and more meta than ever...
go into yourself and test the deeps in which your life takes rise
(Screenshot from the 2015 documentary Amy, directed by Asif Kapadia) Today's subject line, "Go into yourself and test the deeps in which your life takes...
trust comes from placing that tender beautiful heart in the other’s gentle keeping
Part of a photo I took during the Amy Winehouse gig at London's Hammersmith Apollo in November 2007 (see my insta for more) This week's subject line is from...
your art is the dignified display of the heartbreak that is the debt of living
A screenshot from the music video of Sinéad O’Connor’s hit cover of Prince’s song ‘Nothing Compares 2U‘ (1990) This edition’s subject line can be found (with...
my work is loving the world
Amy Winehouse and Popworld presenter Simon Amstell in a 2004 segment about her BRIT Award nominations (Imagine 17 years ago, a time when Amy couldn’t get...
every bad situation is a blues song waiting to happen
(Illustration from GQ magazine) Hi there, This edition's subject line is an Amy Winehouse quote, which I found in this 2011 piece from The Indy: Over the...
while the magic and beauty are really in ourselves
(The view from my desk. L: Graffiti Amy Winehouse, artist unknown; R: Vogue cover, March 1919, ‘A Woman and Cherry Blossoms’, illustrated by Helen Dryden Hi...
birthday week and the summer of 2021
Hi there, The gorgeous artwork at the top of this edition is by the artist The Postman, and is on the side of The Caxton Arms in Brighton. The person behind...
slowly emerging, blinking, from lockdown; then, a birthday
Hi there, Bit of Freelance Pod news - I’m recording two more episodes to hit the big 5-0 before reassessing what I do with the podcast in the future. The two...
the caterpillar cakes aren't coming for you
Hi there, While on the latest The Week Unwrapped, we argue that the underreported stories of the week that could have lasting impacts on our lives are global...
tomorrow is today’s dream
Hi there, London is enjoying a strange, snowy / sunny spring that I'm just fully enjoying no matter how cold it actually is out there. Sunshine! Blossom!...
yesterday is but today's memory
Hi there, I’ve moved from Substack to Buttondown Email. Hopefully nothing’s changed for you! Will write properly soon, All the best x The subject line of...
somehow, suddenly, it's spring again
Hi there, Reader, I’ve been sneezing, just a little bit. It’s not a cold (I yearn for the levels of human contact required to get one of those, but I fear...
the ear of someone you love
Hi there, What are the podcasts and audiobooks that have helped you get through a year of lockdowns and silly little walks? Suchandrika @SuchandrikaCi tell...
the crown and the thick of it
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! How to pronounce my name I’m now on Clubhouse - find me @suchandrika Reply to this newsletter or email me:...
mini-newsletter: i've got a gig tomorrow
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these irreplaceable days (part 2)
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! How to pronounce my name I’m now on Clubhouse - find me @suchandrika Reply to this newsletter or email me:...
these irreplaceable days (part 1)
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! How to pronounce my name I’m now on Clubhouse - find me @suchandrika Reply to this newsletter or email me:...
images that shimmer around the edges
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! How to pronounce my name I’m now on Clubhouse - find me @suchandrika Reply to this newsletter or email me:...
weekend thread: holiday nostalgia
It’s me, Suchandrika Chakrabarti! How to pronounce my name I’m now on Clubhouse - find me @suchandrika Do comment on the thread at the bottom of the text! Hi...