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.
Superman: I don’t usually go for movies that feature men in tights, but this one was actually pretty good. I took my son, one of his friends, and my two nephews to see it on my birthday last weekend. Everyone was pleased.
Moisturizer, by Wet Leg: I liked this band’s last album, but I love this new one. We’re only halfway through the year, but I suspect “mangetout” will be in my top five rock songs for 2025. Wet Leg has one of the best frontwomen in the game these days. I foresee a long, stellar career.
This immediately puts my problems in perspective.
Oh, one last thing… I’m doing an IRL retreat October 24-26 with my pals Sebene Selassie, Jeff Warren, and Ofosu Jones-Quartey. It’s at the Omega Institute, which is north of NYC. We call it Meditation Party. You can sign up here.
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I need to give Wet Leg a listen!! They’ve apparently opened for my fave band on earth, Florence + the Machine and she is always singing their praises.
And I’ve already signed up for the Meditation Party at Omega (again!) in Oct! Can wait to see y’all for the second time!
My husband has been talking about Wet Leg all week! If you could use a chuckle: We’re both in our 50s. I recently started working with a guy in his 20s who listens to a lot of bands, goes to a lot of concerts, etc. At a meeting this week, I asked ‘Hey, have you heard of a band called Mud Leg?’ Silence. Then…’Do you mean Wet Leg?’
Mud Leg. I called them Mud Leg. My goodness. If you ever start a band, Dan, please call them Mud Leg!
Thanks to you and your team for all you do 💕