🎵👂 Sizzler, Vinyl, Procrastination, Love, and Spotify
Sizzler and the Search for the American Dream
By Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee | Eater | July 22, 2015
Our family immigrated to the United States in the late 1970s. We left behind our friends, our family, our language, our customs and everything we knew. (2,486 words)
Why vinyl records survive in the digital age
By Steven Brykman | Arstechnica | March 3, 2019
Ask a record-collecting audiophile why vinyl is back and you may hear a common refrain: "Of course vinyl's back! It's a more accurate reproduction of the original! It just sounds better than digital!" (1,470 words)
How to Beat Procrastination
By Caroline Webb | HBR | July 29, 2016
Procrastination comes in many disguises. We might resolve to tackle a task, but find endless reasons to defer it. We might prioritize things we can readily tick off our to-do list—answering emails, say—while leaving the big, complex stuff untouched for another day. (1,636 words)
How the Five "Love Languages" Can Help You Win at Relationships
By Kristin Wong | Lifehacker | October 5, 2015
Ever had an argument with your partner and wished they could just read your mind? If they only knew how you were feeling, they’d stop putting up a fight. That’s sort of the idea behind the concept of love languages: they let you in on what makes your partner tick. (1,948 words)
Spotify’s grand plan for podcasts is taking shape
By Ashley Carman | The Verge | March 5, 2019
In the month since Spotify announced plans to spend up to $500 million on podcasting, it’s homed in on exclusive content plans, hinted at ongoing work to improve discovery, and broadly started to construct a picture of how it views the future of podcasts. (1,790 words) 🎵👂