obsessions

my little exploration corner where I track what resonates with me and how it evolves over time. A space to note every time something catches my attention and what I think about it. Remembering that inputs should feel personally obsessive, not intellectually impressive.

J. Danielle

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”.

David Bowie: to be an artist is to be "dysfunctional" (Mar. 31, 1998) | Charlie Rose

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David 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.

From when I saw Jadé Fadojutimi’s exhibit last year. Her work, truly remarkable and evocative. Some critics say she doesn’t live up to the hype - I think they’re wrong. But what do I know?

I can’t really paint or draw but I want to paint this.

Cultural Worker, Not A “Creative”

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AGBOBLY

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I am obsessed with how vibrant & playful the clothes and colors are. Scrolling through the site reminds me of youth spent on the playground.

What we think of as “traditional country” did not originate with white conservative men — far from it. And yet, as a consequence of marketing, that is the dominant perception people have of the genre: That it’s not made for everyone and that it stands not for combating disenfranchisement but for preserving it.

It’s funny that this article, and not Cowboy Carter, is what finally makes me think about country music a little bit differently.