Six years ago today
We experience what the writer and futurist Alvin Toffler in 1970 called 'choice overload': we fall back on familiar favourites, we let automated playlists make the decisions for us, we may even stop seeking out new music altogether.
–from How to discover new music: In a musical rut? Whatever your age or existing tastes, you can find surprise and enjoyment beyond the streaming algorithms by James Hadfield
fun fact: a blood orange's red color comes from a pigment called anthocyanin, which develops only when night temperatures are low
on the drive home today
“Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time.”
— James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time
I’ve been thinking about stuff like this a lot since I returned from Houston. I seem to get inside my head when I’m commuting to work in the morning. So much that sometimes I couldn’t even tell you what was playing on the radio. Maybe I should cancel my SiriusXM subscription.