...for Tuesday Chewsday #167
Hi friends! Another late post, but we had a solar eclipse a few weeks ago, and my eyes haven’t been the same since. JK it’s just been an eventful few weekends, and I took a bit of a break ;) If you don’t want to hurt your eyes but want to see the solar eclipse, here’s a photographer who’s selling beautiful prints of them…k let’s move on to this week’s list!!
This news story of a high school teacher who told his students in 1978 that they should get together to watch the solar eclipse in 2024 was so *sniff* sweet:
As someone who can get a little neurotic about reading or watching all content, this is a funny and helpful article to read from The New Yorker. There’s also this movement called DNF, which means “do not finish.” I need to repeat to myself–you don’t have to finish every book or TV show you start. Time is precious! Don’t be a completist when life is short 😂
I don’t care how old I get, I don’t think I’ll ever “outgrow” IKEA. I know the general idea of adult furniture is Pottery Barn, Design Within Reach, Restoration Hardware, etc., but IKEA knows how to have fun and make it affordable. Case in point: their latest campaign.
You can’t lose–cute animals, low prices. Win win! Although…some would argue, just don’t get a puppy but you know…to each his own.
Ummm…wow, I didn’t know these were the tracks that Mozart wrote at such a young age. What?! I’m flabbergasted, genuinely. I was picking my nose at 5, not writing songs. Sheesh!!
This reminds me of those TikToks where someone’s like, show me two videos with the same energy. Here’s the one I’m thinking of:
I love stuff like this!! Book restoration seems like such a niche and rare craft, but man…how therapeutic it must be to work on the small details and see something restored to its former glory/get a new lease on life! Sigh, so nice. Another thing I want to learn is added to the bucket list.
Dude, just more proof that Cate Blanchett is awesome and Tár is awesome. I love getting an insider’s take on being in a professional orchestra. That world is very niche, competitive, and traditional, so it’s fun to get a peek behind the curtain. Twosetviolin’s reactions are too funny 😂
A break from all the video content this week–now, art with plates and thread. Huh? You say? Yes. You’ll see what I mean:
Inspired by dropping a plate that had sentimental value, the artist, Helena Hafemann, created this series called Fadenschein (English translation: “Threadbare”). How the series came about:
One day, as Helena Hafemann was unloading the dishwasher, one of her porcelain saucers shattered. Breaking into several fragments, the beloved plate lost its functional use within a split second, but Hafemann continued to think about its value, reflecting on how much emotional weight the piece still held even in its daunting state.
The title seems ironic in a way–the plates hold so much value but are so fragile. Once the plate breaks, its utility is gone while its sentimental value still holds. One of the definitions of “threadbare” is “barely adequate,” and yet the artwork reinvents and revalues the plate. There’s a sense of fragility, futility, and almost foolishness, which is wonderful fodder for art/commentary on life.
Speaking of ironic, a sort of slow article on the fastest language in the world. It also mentions the slowest languages.
Hope you’re all having a good week so far :) Spring is giving us warmer weather, and I welcome it with arms wide open (very necessary Creed reference)! Until next week 👋