ISSUE #6.
On a branch
floating downriver
a cricket, singing.
—Kobayashi Issa.
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Listen.
FEATURED SONG
The Sun in September ~ Matthew Halsall
On this issue's playlist, spiritual jazzman Matthew Halsall redefines trumpet →
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Think.
There are no monologues in nature,
only the musical language of relationship.
Orcas communicate in song.
Listen to a story about the orca orchestra.
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Feel.
Super rare footage from Woodstock alongside the equally rare 1991 funk release – ‘3 Days Man!’ by Australian band Bellydance. What a moment.
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Wonder.
“Being stuck at home for a few weeks and months, forced to homeschool, is a daunting prospect – but also a tremendous opportunity to cultivate the virtues of independence and original thinking.”
Mordechai Levy-Eichel was homeschooled from the age of 11 before becoming a political science lecturer at Yale and the co-host of podcast AntiEducation.
Read his short recommendations for homeschooling.
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Extra bits.
A good word:
allies (noun, plural)
Associations with others for a common cause or purpose.
How wonderful that I am surrounded by plant and animal allies.
A good pocket-sized book for isolation:
Weed Forager’s Handbook: A guide to edible and medicinal weeds in Australia
A good artist:
Tamara Dean.
Dusty Miller (Senecio viravira), Western Wild Garden, Winter, 2017.
Wormwood (Artemisia absinthium) in Spring, 2017.