Friday Fixations

Here's 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.

• Get Millie Black on Max. This five-part mystery series, about a Scotland Yard detective who returns to her native Jamaica to solve cases, is outstanding.

  

• Brett Eldredge, Merry Christmas (Welcome to the Family). I’m not generally a fan of either country music or Christmas music—so why am I recommending a Christmas record from a country singer? Well, first because Brett is a great friend. We’ve done a couple meditation retreats together, and he once taught my son how to eat a chicken wing in one bite. (He’s also been on my podcast.) But on top of all of that, I genuinely enjoy this warm and tuneful record—especially the duet with Kelly Clarkson.

• Theo Von hilariously captures the nonnegotiable truth.

• Some housekeeping: If you’re looking for an opportunity to learn from one of the greatest living western meditation teachers, here it is. My friend Tara Brach is putting on a yearlong online course. Highly recommended.

• Oh, and one last thing: I dropped an experimental podcast episode today and I’m curious what you think. Executive Producer DJ Cashmere and I talk about what's been going on behind the scenes since I left the app I co-founded. I started a chat on danharris.com. Smash the button below and give me some feedback, please.

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