#CoolShit 05.08.20

Be a homie 👆click👆 the heart.

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Happy Friday!

So I did something different this week with my email that I want to share with you.

I stopped looking at the metrics.

I stopped looking at the open rates. I stopped looking at how many new folks subscribed each day.

I realized that I’d still be sending this email whether 1 person, or 1 million people were reading it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Now, back to what you came here for.

See you Monday!

-Shelby

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👀 Things to watch

• Captain EO, Written by George Lucas. Directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Music by Michael Jackson. (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

  • There’s so much I love about this. The “this is what the future is going to look like” aesthetic. The music. The break-dancing. It’s just so damn nostalgic.

• David Bowie reading Peter & The Wolf (#CoolShit 05.06.20)

  • Further proof of Mr. Bowie’s genius, we watched this yesterday for my 4 year olds “school time”, and the whole family was captivated. The old school animation style. The music. The story. David Bowie. It’s really cool.

• Radiohead - Live at Bonnaroo (June 2006) (#CoolShit 05.08.20)

  • The band just released this performance yesterday. Apparently this was their favorite performance at an American festival.

• Astrud Gilberto with Stan Getz - The Girl From Ipanema (#CoolShit 05.08.20)

  • This performance is as good as the song sounds.

• Harry Potter reading Harry Potter (#CoolShit 05.07.20)

• Ever seen a push-up to front flip? (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

• Here’s Princess Diana running fast AF (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

• This beautiful collection of animations that look at the bright side of being locked down (#CoolShit 05.07.20)

• This collection of Dr. Seuess Books read over Dr. Dre beats (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

• Parks & Recreation did an “at-home” special that is very creative. (25 minutes) (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

  • I was a big fan of the show and this is one of the first creative executions in the time of COVID that is done REALY WELL.

• Joe Rogan Experience #1470 - Elon Musk (#CoolShit 05.08.20)

  • No matter how you feel about these 2, this is bound to be an interesting conversation.

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👂Things to listen to

• Songs So Nice They Come Twice, Part 2 (#CoolShit 05.06.20)

  • Really cool mix of originals & odd covers.

• Missing Sounds of New York: An Auditory Love Letter to New Yorkers (#CoolShit 05.05.20)

  • This is a collection of the mundane, yet vibrant sounds, of NYC. Never would of thought the sounds of a jackhammer would be so soothing.

• Soulection 454 (#CoolShit 05.08.20)

  • I haven’t shared enough Soulection with you. It’s easily one of my favorite “radio shows.” Joe Kay does an incredible job of mixing future beats with forgotten gems.

• Laid back by Jazzcat (#CoolShit 05.07.20)

  • If you need a mellow instrumental/jazzy mix, here ya go.

• gorilla vs. bear sunday mix 009 | Sofia Kourtesis (1:07:33) (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

  • Full of eclectic indie(never liked the word indie, but…) sounds from the past & present.

• The Hood Internet Presents 1984 (3:03) (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

  • 1984 had some bangers! You can’t listen to this and not like it.

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🧠 Things to read

• How to argue (#CoolShit 05.05.20)

  • I. Love. This! Quite a lovely breakdown. What kind of arguer are you?

• America’s renewable energy sources have produced more electricity than coal every day for 40 straight days (#CoolShit 05.07.20)

• “In the end, the answer is: Never bet against America,” ~Warren Buffett (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

• What does the marketing funnel look like post-pandemic? (#CoolShit 05.07.20)

• Luck favors the decisive (#CoolShit 05.05.20)

• Why You Should Take a Vacation Day Under Quarantine (#CoolShit 05.06.20)

• How to Survive a Shark Attack (#CoolShit 05.06.20)

  • I’d rather share this and you NOT need it. Then not share this and you DO need it. Know wha I’m sayin’

• Photos: Los Angeles on Lockdown (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

  • Enjoy these photos now, cause this will NEVER happen again. …i hope

• Post COVID, let’s eat in the parking lot (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

  • I REALLY like this idea. It would make any community more lively & communal, but in a safe way.

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💵 Things to buy

• The Biohoodie, with built in mask (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

  • Welcome to our future. Not only do I think this is a good idea, I think… know… we’ll be seeing more and more of these types of integrated products.

• This “Cabinet of Natural Curiosities” by Albertus Seba (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

  • Science before technology, I love it.

• This human anatomy puzzle (#CoolShit 05.06.20)

• This social distancing picnic blanket (#CoolShit 05.05.20)

  • Sure. If it helps me get back to being with people, sure. I’m here for any solution that get’s us back together.

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🤣 Things to make you laugh

• Watch this - literally LOL (#CoolShit 05.06.20)

  • So this lady painted a lil’ nose & lips onto her nose, and shit is it laugh-out-loud funny. It definitely takes a second to “see it” but once you do…

• We can all relate to this News bloopers reel (#CoolShit 05.06.20)

  • It’s fun to watch the world have “technical issues” in real time.

• “I wonder what’s inside your butthole” (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

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👨‍🎤 Things to spark creativity

• This office space, good gawd (#CoolShit 05.05.20)

• This new Banksy (#CoolShit 05.07.20)

• Indoors Zine: a zine about the great indoors entirely made from home

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✍🏻 Things to do

• Create your own Dunkin Donuts with this DIY kit (#CoolShit 05.08.20)

• 10 virtual museum tours every designer should check out (#CoolShit 05.04.20)

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