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Hiromi, Joe Armon-Jones, and more of my favorite albums from April 2025
“For this song, it was more like putting a soundtrack to the film I had in my head,” says Hiromi on the song. “When the landscape changes, then different music comes in — different restaurant, different style. Ramen is a true source of inspiration and I respect the ramen artisans so much so I finally wrote…
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Solving a Rubik’s Cube
Solving a Rubik’s cube was something I always wanted to know how to do, but had never taken the time to figure out. My son Sam recently got one (a 3×3) and has been obsessed with trying to solve it, so it was finally time to take this seriously.
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9 rules for new technology
I came across this list from the writer Wendell Berry, who wrote about the rules he had for any new technology. These rules were written in 1987, but feel like they should apply to anything made today. Here is the list.
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Enjoy your floor
I didn’t think someone would say the words “enjoy your floor” to me in parting any time in my life, but here we are.
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Overexcited for spring
Spring is here, and we got a bit overexcited acquiring new plants for the new house. They look amazing, but now a big cold front is expected, so I spent a good chunk of the afternoon moving them inside or covering them.
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Panda Bear, Deep Sea Diver, and more of my favorite albums from March 2025
(featured image illustration from Panda Bear) “We want this full record to feel like you’re floating on a trip — it’s taking you on a journey, and you can determine what each song reminds you of,” the group shared of the album. “It’s a story of everything we listen to, capturing nostalgia for Virginia, the…
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Maribou State, Horsebath, and more of my favorite albums from February 2025
(featured image illustration from Maribou State) “I feel like I’ve been mentalized 24/7 for the past 10 years, the whole time I’ve been an adult human in this late capitalist, techno world of social media and attention economy. That’s when I was like, oh, I think this is what the album is.” Skeleten on new…
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Crown shyness
I just learned about this phenomenon where the crowns of fully stocked trees do not touch each other, creating distinct gaps in the canopy.
