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36. READ. LOOK. THINK.

by Jessica Stanley on July 27, 2012


READ: Cheryl Strayed on binge writing, doling out advice and finding clarity. (I wish so much I had an advice column.) | “I really believe that in a very direct, concrete way, I am brutally lonely because of capitalism.” | “I wanted to write about that idea somehow but I was feeling insecure about revealing my own experience.” | “I want to make art that people have a relationship with like they would with Joni’s ‘Blue’ album or something.” | “I change for every person; it’s part of why I’m successful.” Interesting interview with a piercer on Into the Gloss. | Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude Get a Life: Do any Australians remember this amazing book for teens about going to uni? I got it on Ebay for 99p to reread. So good.

LOOK: I don’t know anything about music but when FACT mix 118: Bullion came on Jude’s computer during our holiday, I loved it so much. | And Natalie’s ‘Magic Surrounds’ mixtape 001. | Christopher Nolan talks about The Dark Knight Rises on KCRW’s The Treatment. | After I said last week how much I enjoyed Benah’s City Guides, Hannah-Rose and Brenda invited me to write my own (very subjective) guide to London. | I helped my internet friend Hila mark a wonderful achievement – the publication of her book – with a post on the theme of celebration that I managed to make about Patti Smith.

THINK: Should you cover a piece of tragic breaking news? | Outrage will fix this. | “Tweet every tweet as if it were your last. You never know when you’ll be morbidly repurposed for online journalism.” Sophie Braham.

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5 Comments
  1. shadowoperator #

    The excellent, both intellectually satisfying and emotionally right-on-target interview with Cheryl Strayed was much appreciated, as was the celebration post. I always find so much on the Read.Look.Think posts that is of value. As well, the photo of the “I-am-not-Jesus-though-I-have-the-same-initials” was both socially evocative and satisfying artistically–you have a real eye for what will touch the viewer of your photographs. As to the book “Queen Kat, Carmel, and St. Jude Get a Life,” for the benefit of American readers I checked on Amazon.com (from which I often order secondhand books) and it was available for the slightly higher (than 99p U.K.) U.S. price of $5.96 USD paperback (other sellers may go on Amazon later with lower prices, I guess). I hope to get around to reading it sometime soon.

    July 27, 2012
  2. Hila #

    Thank you Jessica, for your brilliance, and also, for creating a celebration post so suited to my personality.

    xx

    July 27, 2012
  3. Amber #

    I wish you had an advice column!

    July 27, 2012
  4. Nicole #

    Queen Kat, Carmel and St Jude Get a Life – oh my goodness, I must have read this book at least ten times as a teen. Still have my original, very well thumbed copy. So glad you reminded me!

    July 28, 2012
  5. Hannah-Rose #

    Thanks for doing the guide for us! Not just saying this – it’s my favourite so far… Can’t wait to go to all of those places in February.. especially violet, and railway, and the place with the baked eggs mmmm xxx

    July 28, 2012

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