#CoolShit 04.24.20

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Happiest of Friday’s to you!

Another weekend in quarantine means… another list of cool things to watch, read, listen to, and do. Feel free to share this list with anyone else you think needs some inspiration for the weekend.

Do something fun this weekend. See you Monday!

-Shelby

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👀 Things to watch

• This collection of free educational documentaries from Netflix (#CoolShit 04.20.20)

  • One of my favorites

• Apple TV’s “Home” (#CoolShit 04.21.20)

• Understanding the psychology of distraction, can help you stay on task. (#CoolShit 04.22.20)

  • “The opposite of distraction is not focus. The opposite of distraction is [literally] traction”

• Wes Andersons Quarantine Movie & Series Recommendations (#CoolShit 04.23.20)

• This site that curates "a live network of 20 streams dedicated to nature, music, and things that fascinate"

  • Overall this is weird, and I dig it.

• Tom Misch & Yussef Dayes - Nightrider (Feat. Freddie Gibbs) (#CoolShit 04.20.20)

  • Watch this only if you want to vibe out

• Watch how every single COVID-19 commercial is the same. (#CoolShit 04.21.20)

• A tour of the Chrysler Building by those building it

  • A really cool window into “the way we were”

• This clip of bioluminescent waves in Newport Beach

• This Kanye interview (#CoolShit 04.20.20)

  • Yes the interview is done entirely from his Wyoming ranch while laying on top of what seems to be Mars Rovers. Kook or Savant? What say you?

• This confusing ass news clip (#CoolShit 04.23.20)

  • So, is this kid dead or alive?

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👂Things to listen to

• #CoolShit, (Spotify playlist) (#CoolShit 04.20.20)

  • This playlist is populated by people who are way WAY cooler than me and is a consistent place to find new/cool/weird/old music.

• Blue Note’s “Night Dreamer” (Spotify Playlist) (#CoolShit 04.21.20)

  • ”Late night anthems from the Blue Note vault”

• Henry Rollins “The Cool Quarantine (002)” (#CoolShit 04.22.20)

  • If you’re looking a mix weird, odd, raw-sounding, but ultimately cool music & stories, let Mr. Rollins possess your ears for the next 3+ hours.

• Jason Bentley’s Music Room (Spotify Playlist) (#CoolShit 04.23.20)

  • There’s no doubt that Jason Bentley is one of, if not my TOP, music curators. This constantly updated playlist is proof of that.

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🧠 Things to read

• The Amish Health Care System, a deep dive (#CoolShit 04.23.20)

  • For all the people hounding me for a super-deep dive on how the Amish healthcare system works, here ya go. For reals tho - This. Is. FASCINATING.

• Marc Andreessen’s “A Time To Build” (#CoolShit 04.20.20)

  • Mr. Andreessen knows a thing or 2 about building - he played a CRITICAL role in how we ALL experience the internet - he essentially created the first web browser for Netscape. This is his call to action for entrepreneurs today.

• Understanding “Contact Tracing” (#CoolShit 04.22.20)

  • Would this type of technology be invasive, yes. Would this type of technology help us prevent the spread of this(and any future) virus, and ultimately get our lives back to normal, yup! I’m a tech-optimist, so you already know that I’m ALL IN on something like this.

• Transformers: A Visual History

  • This book looks STUNNING

• “Prince's life, as told by the people who knew him best” (#CoolShit 04.21.20)

  • The article is a collection of quotes & stories from people that were close to him.

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💵 Things to buy

• This NFL coaches home

  • Click it, I’ve never seen anything like it.

• Shel Silverstein’s Houseboat (#CoolShit 04.20.20)

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✍🏻 Things to do

• This collection of art assignments from PBS (#CoolShit 04.23.20)

• Feel like an idiot after reading this tweet (#CoolShit 04.22.20)

  • HINT: This is not some weird trick here - trust me I had to cheat to make sure. There is a GLARING mistake. I missed it, and I read the sentence MANY MANY times 🤯.

• Give yourself a tattoo (#CoolShit 04.23.20)

• ”Go to” the Natural History Museum’s First Friday

  • “This season’s First Fridays is connecting NHM and L.A. to you live, directly into your home. Dive into timely discussions and rock out to music right in your living room. Grab your own cocktail, put on your best home attire, turn up the volume, and get ready for an amazing Friday.”

  • This event is free, reservations are required.

• Make pizza like a Neapolitan master

• Check out this Disney Illustrators depictions of rappers (#CoolShit 04.20.20)

• Get a dental checkup at home using AI (#CoolShit 04.21.20)

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The marathon continues…