WATCHING
The Wonder – Florence Pugh is fantastic. The cinematography is chefs kiss
The Swimmers – I LOVED this. Sad but uplifting, and shows a different side of a refugees story (as in being a refugee doesn’t define a person)
The White Lotus S2 – What an ending! JC death was so appropriate
Toy Story - all of em
Pinocchio - Guillermo Del Toro.
Glass Onion
The Teacher – Sheridon Smith is GREAT
White noise – WTF!?
Disney sketchbook series
READING
https://www.ithoughtaboutthatalot.com/2022/mum ‘I thought about that a lot’ is a collection of 24 essays by 24 authors. Each author describes one thing they have thought about a lot in the last year. Written by 24 anonymous authors, curated by Amy McNichol and designed by Jack Sheppard.
Still Born by Guadalupe Nettel – So far, bit cold
LOOKING
Satisfyingly spiky videos showing off shoes – proenzaschouler shoes – Pre-Spring 2023: The Spike
Paper Bag Archive – ‘The Paper Bag Archive is devoted to the collection, conservation, and celebration of these once-ubiquitous items. This archive provides us with a rare and timely insight, into our relatively recent consumer past.’ The Primula and Cadburys prints are in my basket.
Painter/Artist Benjamin Thomas Taylor – an Insta find… I so want his I Want To Jump In David Hockney's Swimming Pool With You print…
‘Wearable poetry’ – fabulously fun earrings from Kelsey Armstrong aka Haricot Vert
Cat obsessed artist Emi Guijarro’s illustrations remind me of old botanical prints (but make them cats)
LISTENING
Little Simz – The gift that keeps on giving. No Thank You
Various Christmas bangers – new (but not new, just new to me) discovery and love is LCD Sound System’s Christmas Will Break Your Heart
Gorillaz – Gorillaz AR experience in Piccadilly Circus https://skinnyape.gorillaz.com/
OTHER STUFF
Petersham Nurseries for afternoon tea
My new favourite bar – https://www.lebeaujolais.london/
Lovely copy from Art of Football (on the packaging in the post)
PS5! Stray
Drag at Bistrotheque
Big Fish Little Fish baby rave – Nope…