Itās a rare star that can outshine LeBron Jamesā. But on a recent episode of āThe Shop,ā actor Daniel Kaluuya did just that.
His description here of how he got into the zone to shoot the speech scene in Judas and the Black Messiah is mesmerising.
Kaluuya narrated the most recent series of All Or Nothing - Arsenal, a look back on Arsenalās 2021-22 season.
Mikel Arteta's Emotional Dressing Room Team Talk | All or Nothing: Arsenal
This is the third instalment of an extraordinary coaching triptych, giving viewers an insight into the coaching styles of Arsenalās Mikel Arteta, Manchester Cityās Pep Guardiola, and Jose Mourinho during his stint at Tottenham.
You really have to pinch yourself as a sports fan to get this kind of access.
Pep v Jose's Team Talk Styles! | Who Comes Out on Top?
I know nothing about video games but our seven year old got a Nintendo Switch for his birthday, and now he and I are making our way through Zelda Breath of the Wild and it, is, amazing.
We are both relatively low on skill, and so we play to each othersā strengths - heās does the hand-to-hand combat, I shoot arrows and throw bombs, and each Shrine is a shared effort of ~skill and logic.
Weāre still early (currently at the beginning of Chapter 2 ā Dueling Peaks) but weāre going to spend maybe 100 hours getting to the end of the game together and my mind is just blown at the whole experience.
I know āZelda is a good video gameā is not a super original take. But I donāt think either of us will ever forget the weeks of of immersion in Zeldaās epic Bierstadt scenery.
Rocky Mountain Landscape - Albert Bierstadt, 1870
If you watch just one thing after reading this edition of Branches - make it Derek Delgaudioās āIn & Of Itselfā. Breathtaking.
And if you listen to just one thing, Fred Againā¦ just dropped an all-time Boiler Room mix.
Fred againā¦ | Boiler Room: London
I was going down the rabbit-hole of this clickbait-y article: āNo one is safe from Melbourneās brutally honest and fearless meme-makersā, when I came across Ocray44 the brand behind Melbourneās ubiquitous bleached floral caps.
The YouTube algo must have been listening intently as it served me up a Boiler Room set in Belfast with the thumbnail showing a DJ (who turned out to be Skin on Skin from Melbourne) in one of said capsā¦ thus introducing me his relentless Boiler Room set at the AVA Festival.
Itās a set that will be too hard for most, except if youāre trying to hit a deadlift PB.
Recommended Reading:
Pitchfork Reviews: Pure Moods, Vol. 1
Solomun, the D.J. Who Keeps Ibiza Dancing
Forer Statements As Updates And Affirmations
Reflections on the Investing Process with Michael Mauboussin
Stone Skipping Is a Lost Art. Kurt Steiner Wants the World to Find It.
Recommended Reading Pt. II:
If youāre a leader in your organisation, I highly recommend subscribing to the Admired Leadership Substack.
Poor writing, not specialized concepts, drives processing difficulty in legal language
People underestimate how enjoyable and engaging just waiting is.
Could āFerris Buellerās Day Offā really be done? We found out.
Why arenāt medical breakthroughs in obesity a bigger deal?
Elvis - Unchained Melody e All Shook Up
Australian exceptionalism is a long-time obsession, the evolution of which I previously tried to distill in two parts here, and here.
In the canon of Australian exceptionalism is our remarkable come-from-behind victory in the 1983 Americaās Cup. I have reread many times this version of the story - Australia 2.0.
So you can imagine the thrill of seeing The Race Of The Century broadcast to the world as part of Netflixās Untold documentary series.
āWe were all crazy. It was part of the deal.ā
Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins died in March this year.
At his tribute concert, Hawkinsā son Shane took his Dadās place on the drums to perform āMy Heroā.
Foo Fighters ft. Shane Hawkins Perform "My Hero" | MTV
āAnd once the storm is over, you wonāt remember how you made it through, how you managed to survive. You wonāt even be sure, whether the storm is really over. But one thing is certain. When you come out of the storm, you wonāt be the same person who walked in. Thatās what this stormās all about.ā
- Haruki Murakami, āKafka on the Shoreā.
āIf the world could remain within a frame like a painting on a wall,
I think we'd see the beauty then and stand staring in awe"ā Bright Eyes, āBowl of Orangesā
There is a moment in Nolan - the documentary exploring the life of legendary Australian artist Sidney Nolan - recounting the many, long years his father didnāt talk to him because of his disappointment in Nolanās choice of art for a career.
Nolanās āRiverbendā paintings are about that relationship.
You say you painted [Riverbend] as you were thinking of your father. Did your father see it?
I painted it for my father. I thought, when he sees it, he wonāt say - why donāt you get your haircutā¦ why did you take up art?Ā
Heāll say, oh, thatās alright, thatās the river. Thatās my river.Ā
But I just missed out because ā¦ he died ā¦ a month before the exhibition.Ā
Always a win! Thanks for putting it together. Always lots of click-throughs.
another great, eclectic, curiosity-filled instalment thanks nick.