features
year zero:
the best music, books and more from the first year of turn & work
the friday playlist
an hour or so
of new indie music
every friday
the latest
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New Music
Becky and the Birds – Only music makes me cry now
Only music can make me cry now is the debut album from Sweden’s Becky and the Birds. It’s complicated, intimate hyperpop that’s packed with ideas and experiments, yet still feels restrained.
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New Book Review
Character Limit: How Elon Musk Destroyed Twitter by Kate Conger and Ryan Mac
Character Limit is an excellent look behind the curtain of Musk’s acquisition of Twitter. It’s well-reported, compelling, and absolutely infuriating
Don’t Miss a Thing
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New Music
Jagged Baptist Club — Physical Surveillance
Physical Surveillance is the third album from Jagged Baptist Club. It’s high-energy, hooky rock and roll built for the live show.
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New Book Review
Alley by Junji Ito
Alley is a collection of short manga from Junji Ito. It’s not his best, but there are a few memorable stories in here
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new blog post
Short reads: November 18, 2024
Six killer creative nonfiction pieces I’ve loved recently. Three related ones by Marilyn Duarte, plus Keegan Lawler, Erin Wood and Allison Field Bell. Short writing Six killer creative nonfiction pieces…
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new blog post
Short Stories for Nov 14, 2024
Five short stories this week, including three from one author.
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New Book Review
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly by Jean-Dominique Bauby
The fact that The Diving Bell and the Butterfly even exists is miraculous, and Bauby’s spirit and positivity is inspiring and infectious
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New Book Review
Health and Safety: A Breakdown by Emily Witt
Health and Safety is a memoir about Emily Witt’s boyfriend’s psychotic break, buried under a long and tiring look at rave culture in NYC during the first Trump administration. It’s…
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New Music
Goldie Boutilier – The Actress EP
I didn’t know Goldie Boutilier until very recently. Her story is shocking and stranger than fiction. The Actress is great, but when you know the backstory it’s breathtaking.
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New Music
Girl Scout – Headache EP
Girl Scout’s third EP is an indie rock barnburner. Anxiety and depression rarely sound this much fun.
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New Book Review
The Wolves of Eternity by Karl Ove Knausgaard
The Wolves of Eternity is the continuation of the story started in The Morning Star. It’s Knausgaard in all his forms, for better and (just a little) for worse.
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New Book Review
Cathedral by Raymond Carver
Cathedral is the third short story collection from Raymond Carver. Readers of his work know what to expect, and this isn’t a bad place to start if you’re new to…
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New Book Review
First Love by Gwendoline Riley
First Love is uncomfortable reading. Gwendoline Riley’s skill at depicting abusive and horrifying relationships makes it hard but rewarding.
