Friday Fixations

What I'm into right now

Happy Friday, my fellow suffering beings. Each week, I share two things I’m digging right now—books, TV shows, movies, music, and the like—plus one online video of nearly zero cultural merit. 

• Zef: The Story of Die Antwoord (Amazon Prime). Like many music fans who saw this rap outfit’s videos go viral around 2010, my first thought was: Who the fuck are these people? Since then, to the extent that I thought about them, I always assumed they were batshit. But this stylish doc paints them in an entirely different light. Theirs is a story about perseverance, parenting, and creativity. It’s also about the masks we all wear.

• Dazy, IT’S ONLY A SECRET (if you repeat it). This three-song EP from this fuzz-rock solo outfit hits many of my aesthetic sweet spots.

• And finally… making LinkedIn hilarious:

• Oh, actually… one more thing…

If you’re interested in studying with some amazing meditation teachers, these upcoming virtual courses at Spirit Rock Meditation Center might be of interest. All of these teachers have been on my pod, and I fully endorse: 

Matthew Brensilver:  Buddhist Psychology Training 

Vinny Ferraro: A Year to Live

Kaira Jewel Lingo: Insight Meditation Retreat  

Cara Lai: Steadying the Heart 

Ofosu Jones-Quartey: BIPOC Voices: Weekly Sunday Sangha  

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