I’ve been very into the “Godfather Notebook”, a copy of Francis Ford Coppola’s detailed notes he created in preparation for The Godfather. There’s even a trailer for the book. (Random: the Godfather shrew cameo in Zootopia is one of my favorite Disney moments ever).

A paper cutout animation of Simone Biles’ gymnastics routine.

Really enjoyed Evan Monsma’s video sharing how he made a lens adapter out of plywood. His whole channel is about creating something with whatever tools you have access to, and I think this is a great example!

Music: “Juna” by Clairo, “Real Love” by Childish Gambino, and “Como Te Extraño Mi Amor” by Rosario Ortega & Goyo Degano. Fred again.. plays an intimate set for his friends at a rooftop party. The band Heavy MakeUp recorded an entirely improvised album called Here It Comes. “Shoe in the Air” is one of my favorites (as with most of my music taste, I’ve got to credit my oldest sister Tara for this one). And if you didn’t catch it in previous issues, I’ve got a Gems of the Internet spotify playlist for you :)

More pigeon appreciation: a giant pigeon sculpture has landed on the High Line.

The best photo of the Olympics (so far).

How Jim Henson filmed the scene of Kermit playing banjo on a log (very claustrophobic!).

A surprise peek into the world of Gawx.

I’m so excited for DIY YouTuber Laura Kampf’s new emphasis on sculpture. In this video she turns a tumbleweed into a disco ball!

There’s a new(ish) app called Lapse that mimics disposable camera photography - you take a grainy film-style photo (like the one at the top of this issue), but you can’t see it until it “develops” some time later. It encourages you to live in the moment and reflect on events as memories rather than take away from the fun times as they’re happening. Big shoutout to Shirin for introducing me! While playing around with the app I was reminded of Austin Kleon’s excellent newsletter explaining how “both stress and happiness are experienced in three stages: anticipation, event, and recall”.