Art takes you where it wants you to go

In this week's newsletter: listening to your materials, how caring leads to loving, and more...

In this week's newsletter: listening to your materials, comedy as survival, and more... View this email in your browser Hey y'all, Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week: Art takes you where it wants you to go.   I've just started Joseph Meeker's The Comedy of Survival, which argues that a comic mode is more effective than a tragic mode for people living through disastrous times like ours. (I learned about the book from Mandy Brown's outstanding website, A Working Library.)   A clever solution for storing zines.   Sheet music sales are up 25% in the UK, as people turn to practicing the piano in lockdown.   Parents: my kids loved Mo Willems' Lunch Doodles series and they've made me watch Don't Let The Pigeon Do Storytime twice now. (Here are my favorite resources and supplies for drawing with kids.) They're also excited for the reboot of Animaniacs.   The German TV show Beat Club has an amazing YouTube channel of performances from 60s and 70s musical acts, including: The Easybeats, Johnny Cash, Curtis Mayfield, and Kraftwerk.   Eye candy: Animator Don Hertzfeldt just released episode 3 of his incredible series, World of Tomorrow. (If you need to catch up, here's episode one and episode two.)   Ear candy: last week harpist Mary Lattimore released a new album called Silver Ladders, and Future Islands return to form a bit with As Long As You Are. I threw tracks from both albums on this week's Spotify playlist.   For comfort viewing this week, we re-watched a bunch of old favorites. Highlights: I Married A Witch, The Life Aquatic, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Casablanca, and The Matrix. (Of the latter two, I'm reminded of Umberto Eco, who said: "Two clichés make us laugh. A hundred clichés move us. For we sense dimly that the clichés are talking among themselves, and celebrating a reunion.")   We don't just care for things because we love them, we love things because we care for them. Thanks for reading. This newsletter is free, but not cheap. To show your support, forward it to someone who'd like it or buy a book or a t-shirt. If you're seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can read previous issues and subscribe here. xoxo, Austin PS. If you're having trouble right now, I wrote a book for you. Austin Kleon is the author of Steal Like An Artist and other books. Subscribe to this newsletter   Copyright © 2020 Austin Kleon, All rights reserved. My mailing address is: Austin Kleon 1101 W 34th St Box #102 Austin, TX 78705 Please read this before sending me snail mail! You're getting this email because you signed up for it at austinkleon.com. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Amazon Affiliate links offset the cost of sending these missives. Support your local bookstore if you have one.