Why subscribe?

I am fascinated by timelessness. I am always looking for things - songs, essays, movies, art, photography, TV, architecture, and ideas - that might have the chance to persist beyond the immediate cycle.

When I find enough of these things, I’ll compile them into an edition of Branches and send them out.

Branches started as a series of ten posts called Excellent Things. The first of which I wrote in 2016. You can see those posts here: Excellent Things I, II, III, IV, V, VI, VII, VIII, IX, X.

To give you a taste of my taste, here are some timeless things.

George Orwell’s Politics and the English Language

David Foster Wallace’s This is Water

Richard Hamming’s You and your research

Bon Iver’s ‘Creeks’ live.

Keith Jarret’s ‘The Koln Concert

James Baldwin’s Letter From A Region In My Mind

Jorn Utzon’s Sydney Opera House

David Grann’s A Murder Foretold

William Deresiewicz’s Solitude and Leadership

Brett Whiteley’s The Balcony 2

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Branches is the place where I share the best things I find. Mostly that means music, essays, books, podcasts, movies, TV, sport, mindfulness, and the pursuit of your very best.

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