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
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”.
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?
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.
AGBOBLY
agbobly.comI 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.
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.
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.
I can’t really paint or draw but I want to paint this.