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Maggie Roger's Alaska hits all the right notes, but watching Pharrell listen to the song makes you dig it even more.
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Really biased when it comes to Doug Stanhope, for good reason, but killed his book in nearly a week thanks to taking to train ride to Chicago. Those things take forever, so if you can't read half a book in one sitting, then you got problems. Lots of comedy gems. Any other writer, it could be depressing. But Stanhope finds the hope in despair.
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Only bad thing about Chef's Table season 2 is that as soon as you run out, you crave even more.
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Pullbox Issue 43
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Currently, digging through Doug Stanhope's memoir, but in case you need more convincing, then listen to his appearance on WTF or Doug's own podcast.
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A good screenplay can be just as entertaining in a much different than a novel - key difference, it's meant to come to life. Despite being a very notable author, James Baldwin's One Day When I Was Lost kind of misses the mark. My brief theory is with a decent script - it's all about brevity.
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British TV saves you the mercy of going through a shorter season, but leaves you craving even more - case in point; Peaky Blinders Season 3.
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Pullbox Issue 42
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My favorite joint from Chance the Rapper's third album (mixtape) is "We don't do the same drugs" that's the one that's been on repeat.
Other summer jam digging a lot is JT's Can't Stop the Feeling.
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Still need to beef up my fiction intake - one jam that I really enjoyed: Private Citizens by Tony Tulathimutte
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The pilot episode of Preacher has lots of potential - well enjoy the twisted comic come to life in a TV series.
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Pullbox Issue 41
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Even though it's a sponsored podcast launched by a bank, I still dig the conversations on Open Account with Suchin Pak.
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Outdoor adventure books can be thrilling because you know there's doom on the way. Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is gripping all the whole way through. It's very understandable why it's an instant classic.
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Really having fun making short edits. Much different pace than snapping photos. It's such a simple way to combine a bunch of photos/videos, instead of a pic dump. Here's one I did for fun for work and daytrip to Detroit.
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Pullbox Issue 40
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DJ Koze's Pampa Volume 1 comp has perfect cruise tempos.
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Film Crit Hulk - THIS ESSAY SMASHES. LOVE WHAT FILM CRIT HULK SAYS ABOUT THE FEEL OF MOVIES.
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Maron's back for his 4th season. The turn to the dark side feels like he's exercising some demons that hopefully he never manifests.
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