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.

• Strange Darling. Extremely dark. Like, extremely dark. But also extremely well told, with a structure and style that genuinely surprised me.

• Dear Seattle, TOY. January and February tend not to be great months for new music, so I’m sharing a guilty pleasure band that just put out a new record. Don’t be fooled by their name, Dear Seattle are from Australia. They make occasionally overwrought emo/punk that has the tendency to flirt with the sublime.

• This social media video franchise combines two of my favorite things: New York City and cats.

• PS: With Valentine’s Day around the corner, I dropped a solo podcast today about seven things I’ve learned after 17 years of marriage. Check it out here. And next week, in the spirit of sharing and open communication, I will let Bianca curate the Friday Fixations email.

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