10 things of interest #2
Physical:100, a love better to the sea, The Menu
I can’t believe February is already over, we’re 1/6th of the way through the year and spring is just around the corner!
10 things of interest
Physical: 100 - Netflix's buzzy new Korean fitness competition show. 100 of the strongest, most talented people in Korea come together to endure hellish challenges of increasing difficulty. Olympians, wrestlers, MMA fighters, bodybuilders and more are all put to the test to see which of them is the best of the best. Bradley and I binged every episode trying to guess who would win the prize money. It is quite surprising.
- writes a great critique on influencers in “The NYT Op-Ed I Just Took A Kill Fee For”. She discusses the delusion of aspirational marketing that we buy into and how “influencer activities don’t stand for or represent things that have any actual substance or meaning.”
Arabica at Borough Market, London. A must go to for amazing modern Middle Eastern food. I highly recommend trying their Turkish Delight cocktail and Rump Steak & Mushrooms, which I can only describe as heavenly.
I joined the weekly Thursday office hours and was having a discussion with someone about being creatively blocked. She recommend that I read The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron, a book that was so popular 30 years ago and has been notoriously adopted by celebrities, creatives, “BookTok” and more. It’s a part self-help, part workbook that looks at creative unblocking. I think it’s something I’d like to try this year; I’ll give it ago to unlock my “spiritual path to higher creativity.” Anyone want to join me?
The Menu - Ralph Fiennes is an great actor as he plays this rather dark, maliciously entertaining chef. He brings about a certain creepiness that’s eery enough to keep you on your toes but not scary enough to make you not want to watch.
An amazing soy glazed salmon with crunchy hot and sour salad recipe that I’m super excited to share with you on the upcoming Kitchen Diaries. Stay tuned!
I am an ocean person through and through so this piece Kaitlyn Teer wrote, spoke to me: “A love letter to the sea”
Sunset by Jessie Cave. It’s a bittersweet love story about needing someone else as much as they need you. Anode to our most powerful bonds, how they build us and break us, and how, when all seems lost, we can find joy in the most unexpected places.
- wrote a beautiful and sad letter in “The Nine-Page Letter to My Daughter that's Really for Me.” She talks about her empty nest and what it’s like grappling with the aftermath of her mother’s death when she was young.
I stumbled across this quote by Déjà Rae (@ ebbandflowpoetry) and kept thinking about it.
“Asking for a Friend”
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Natalie! I am doing the “The Artists Way” right now. I actually ended up writing an essay to my old English teacher: I have been feeling a little lost and have been using it to regain some agency. I think Julia Cameron is so inspiring. Do let us know how your getting on with it.