taste log
my little exploration corner where I track what resonates with me and how it evolves over time. A space to write note every time something catches my attention—and what I think about it.
taste log
David Bowie: to be an artist is to be "dysfunctional" (Mar. 31, 1998) | Charlie Rose
youtube.comDavid Bowie says that the act of creating - art or music - isn’t something enjoyable. It’s painful. Dysfunctional. Even as someone who isn’t an “artist”, the best things I’ve ever done sort of sucked while doing them.
ONE OF A’KIND | A’JA WILSON | NIKE
youtube.comNikes been up lately. A really great ad. Why? Because it highlights something so special to Black girlhood and you can tell that Black women were involved in this.
This example harmonizes with the notion of the “Mozart effect,” an established theory that suggests music, particularly compositions with intricate structures like Mozart’s, can augment cognitive functions, including creative thinking.
SCIRP Open Access
a paper on music’s ability to shape the mind.
Idk how I first learned about MYT but I wish I did so I could thank them. Every track is hits better than the one preceding it.
The subversive genius of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime performance
David Dennis Jr.andscape.com
Excellent writing that stands in stark contrast to the NYT music critic’s piece on the topic.
I love how every room in the home evokes a different feeling, some more dramatic than others. It’s opulent but not overly so, even with multiple chandeliers!
This is the very bland and very basic and college-freshman level thing I’ve been thinking about: what is luxury?
Laurel Pantin • Luxury and Pleasure vs The Spiral
Per Laurel, it’s “doing whatever I want, when I want, in the precise way I want to do it”.