Vienna, October 2023 | Links : Rosalynn Carter, World's Highest-Grossing Photo

| Blondie : Atomic

| The Most iconic musical opening sequence

Ref: Viennese Giant Ferris Wheel | B52s : Downtown

| The Whites : Keep On the Sunny Side

| Petula Clark : Downtown

| Roger : So Ruff, So Tuff

| Bell & James : Livin' It Up (Friday Night)

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| Amon Tobin : Eight Sum

| "Great Caesars Ghost" : I Don't Even Know What It Is Myself

I am only now reviewing the photos I took on the streets of Barcelona in June, mostly of the striking graffiti. This unusual graffiti set appeared on a tiny street in the Gothic Quarter outside of my friend's apartment. The last of this particular series will appear tomorrow.

| Liars : The Exact Color of Doubt

| The School of Life : Friendship & Vulnerability

Tonight, in case you were not able to make it to the morning services, we here are going to send you to CHURCH, children, on this Sunday evening, Let the preacher say it: CHURCH!

| Aretha Franklin : Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do)

| Alicia Keys : Fallin'

I want to talk more about Gifts soon. But right now, seriously, I'm so exhausted I'm staring, unblinking, at the screen. This weekend, be Gifts to one another, you no-neck monsters. Behave.

| The Psychedelic Furs : Love My Way

| Tori Amos : Winter

Last week I received an email from a NY Times subscriber newsletter called "The Amplifier". It's written by Lindsay Zoladz. Me and Lindsay have a kind-of stand-off-ish relationship. The other day she nailed it, with a music compilation based on Sofia Coppola's movies.

| Air : Playground Love (feat. Gordon Tracks)

| New Order : Ceremony (Marie Antoinette)

When I was a kid the evangelical Christians would burn disco records. "Disco Sucks" was a big meme then. It doesn't take a genius to figure out all the reasons why. Just a passing reflection on that specific brand of hate will give you a short list. We got the last laugh. Everything is disco now.

| Heaven 17 : Penthouse and Pavement

| The Strokes : The Adults Are Talking