A negative approach

In this week's newsletter: doing the opposite of what you hate, reading recommendations, and more... 

In this week's newsletter: doing the opposite of what you hate, reading recommendations, and more... View this email in your browser Hey y'all, Hope you're staying cool. If things get too rough, just take a few minutes and watch the bears. Here are 10 things I thought were worth sharing this week:  Sometimes it's easiest to do the opposite of what you hate and sometimes it's easier to get started when you make a list of what you won't do.   When I get stuck in reading ruts, I read music books. This week I read Prince: The Last Interview and Bobby Womack's wild autobiography, Midnight Mover. (Here's a short Spotify playlist of some of my favorite Womack songs.)   I also read Mira Jacob's comic, Good Talk: A Memoir in Conversations. The book was a great example of the cartoonist Seth's equation that comics = poetry + graphic design. (Here's a good interview about the making of the book.)    Where are all the Bob Ross paintings?   I'm a huge fan of Amanda Petrusich's writing for The New Yorker. Week after week she's been publishing wonderful pieces. This week it was an interview with Wendell Berry.   How Picasso's muse became a master. (I gotta get a copy of Life With Picasso.)   Printmaking with my six-year-old. (We've also been having fun with these scratchboard mini notes.)   Eye candy: I dig Gordon Matta-Clark's "anarchitecture" and the pixel art backgrounds of @waneella_.   Ear candy: I'm enjoying the Roy Orbison meets Michael Stipe vibes of Orville Peck's Pony. Also: I took my six-year-old to see Carly Rae Jepsen this week and I'm happy to report that I no longer have to dance to her music alone.   Travel tip: Go to the local grocery store. (Also: Go to the public library. And maybe a state park!) Thanks for reading. If you like this newsletter and want to support it, forward it to someone who'd like it or, even better, buy them a book! If you're seeing this newsletter for the first time, you can subscribe here. xoxo,  Austin Austin Kleon is the author of Steal Like An Artist and other books. Subscribe to this newsletter   Copyright © 2019 Austin Kleon, All rights reserved. My mailing address is: Austin Kleon 19885 Detroit Road Box #222 Rocky River, OH 44116 You're getting this email because you signed up for it at austinkleon.com. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list. Amazon Affiliate links offset the cost of sending these missives.