I’m a senior staff editor on the Culture desk, based in London. Here are five things I've been reading and listening to.
I’m a senior staff editor on the Culture desk, based in London. Here are five things I've been reading and listening to.
What’s in Our Queue? Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Art
ByDec. 30, 2020
What’s in Our Queue? Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Art
What’s in Our Queue? Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Art
I’m a London-based senior staff editor on the Culture desk.
I’ve been on a mission to find gentle escapism that doesn’t mean more screen time.
Here are five favorites →
What’s in Our Queue? Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Art
Book: ‘Between the Covers’
I’m transported with each snappy entry in this collection of 1960s and ‘70s newspaper columns by Jilly Cooper, one of Britain’s most popular romance novelists.
What’s in Our Queue? Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Art
Podcast: ‘Table Manners With Jessie Ware’
I’ve listened to this podcast since last year, when the show’s format of inviting guests round to dinner with the singer Jessie Ware and her mum, Lennie, sounded like a treat rather than a tantalizing reminder of past freedoms.
What’s in Our Queue? Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Art
Art: Lynette Yiadom-Boakye
Yiadom-Boakye’s luminous portraits, and the quiet companionship of the fictional lives they depict, have stayed with me in the weeks since I saw them at the Tate Britain.
What’s in Our Queue? Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Art
Instagram: Hospital Rooms
Hospital Rooms is a British charity that commissions artists to make site specific works in mental health wards.
The photos of the colorful, often playful installations brighten my Instagram feed, as well as the typically austere hospitals.
The organization has also been hosting digital art classes for inpatient mental health units and the general public, a great example of creating creative community online.
Take a look
What’s in Our Queue? Lynette Yiadom-Boakye’s Art
Book: ‘Essentials of Classic Italian Cooking’
The writing in Marcella Hazan’s 1992 bible on Italian cooking is both beautiful and intimidating. I can vouch for the book’s recipe for four-hour ragù.
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