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Behold: an extraordinarily long bulletin for extraordinary times. We've filled this missive with a big ol' list of momentary antidotes to the fear, anxiety and stir craziness that has its hooks in all of us these days. In fact, that's what we'll be doing for the duration of this crisis: packing our bulletins and Instagram feed with videos, recommendations, memes and recipes that are lifting our spirits. Be sure to follow along and tag your favorites with #ninestories so we can repost them.
Stay safe, friends. We're thinking about you and sending you all love!
Jake & Riva
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M O V I E
Portrait of a Lady on Fire
A movie to see as soon as possible––run, don't walk (to your computer). Céline Sciamma's latest film is a thrilling portrait of desire, gaze, representation, memory, and love. Watch it on Hulu!
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R E C I P E
Samin Nosrat's Focaccia
Nervous bread makers: this recipe's for you. Veteran bread makers: well, this recipe's also for you. Why? Because it's a simple method that yields a universally-loved, crunchy, salty, olive-oily miracle of a foccaccia—and who doesn't want that?
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D A N C E P A R T Y
Ryan Heffington Dance Party
Keep that blood flowing and your spirits high with Ryan Heffington's crazy-fun, sweaty dance parties on Instagram live. They're fun on your own and suitable for the whole fam. Grab your leotard and follow him for information on the next one!
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N O V E L N O V E L
Sharks in the Time of Saviors
A fierce and heartfelt debut novel by Kawai Strong Washburn about Hawaiian identity and myth, and the bonds of family and destiny. A soaring story with prose that will make you swoon.
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M A N G I A
Great Food Delivery
Support local farms, restaurants and businesses with contact-free offerings and delicious inventories! And remember, if you're ordering take out, call the restaurant directly instead of ordering through a third party—that guarantees that the funds are flowing directly into the right pockets.
Rockenwagner (LA)
Prime Pizza (LA)
Silverlake Wine (LA)
Natoora Produce (NYC)
Serene Green Farm (Long Island)
Gustiamo (Italian groceries, via mail)
Masienda (masa + tortillas, via mail)
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M O V I E
Baby Boom
This movie is pure late-80s comfort and joy—don't fight it! Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis, Nancy Meyers, Sam Shepherd, a cute baby, and a Vermont apple orchard conspire to bring this eminently charming and funny story to life. On Amazon.
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V I R T U A L C O N C E R T
El Sistema
Concert halls may be momentarily empty, but that's no reason to forgo a symphony. Follow Gustavo Dudamel and El Sistema on Instagram for information about a great series of symphony broadcasts.
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W O R T H A R E W A T C H
Howards End
It takes real gaul to tackle a film adaptation one history's most perfect novels, but thank god James Ivory and Ismail Merchant did. Their 1992 'Howards End' is pitch perfect and the cast is, well, an embarrassment of riches. On Netflix
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M U S I C
Flor de Toloache
We learned about this incredible, all-female mariachi band on Code Switch last week and we haven't stopped listening! Check out the Code Switch episode here, watch their Tiny Desk concert here or listen on Spotify.
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A R T I C L E
Prep for Prep and the Fault Lines in New York's Schools
A keenly observed take by Vinson Cunningham in the New Yorker on Prep for Prep and the long, insidious legacy of segregation in the public school system. Read the article here.
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W O R T H A R E W A T C H
Monty Python
Maybe you've seen Monty Python and the Holy Grail or Life of Brian a million times, or maybe you're a virgin. Either way, we can guarantee you that this is an excellent moment to turn to these glorious, lunatic classics. Both streaming on Netflix.
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B O O K
Coventry by Rachel Cusk
In Coventry, Rachel Cusk writes ‘knowledge is so slender and hard-won, and ignorance so vast and dangerous’. This is just one of the many incredible observations in Cusk’s book of essays. She philosophizes on truth, existence, rage – all told through seemingly mundane anecdotes. A wonderful read: something you can pick up at any time of your quarantined day that will guarantee a new outlook on the rest it.
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M O V I E
To Be Or Not To Be
We swear that Ernst Lubitsch's 1942 masterpiece about Nazis, Shakespeare, and espionage in war torn Warsaw is a comedy. And not just that, but one of the very best. Everything about this film is sublime! Streaming on the Criterion Channel.
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D O C U M E N T A R Y
Crip Camp
This Netflix documentary about the beginning of the disabled rights revolution is inspiring, moving and human—exactly what we need right now. Watch it on Netflix!
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N E T F L I X
Formula 1: Drive to Survive
A rip roaring—and devastating—look into the world of F-1 car racing. Jake started watching this one and couldn’t stop: two seasons in two days! The focus it takes to drive at crazy speeds and the competition is intense and cut-throat. In a sport of inches and milliseconds, it’s incredible to see these athletes at work in their 200 MPH ‘office desks,' but the drama is at normal speed when you get a look into their personal lives.
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P R E S E N C E O F M I N D
Book of Awakening
For those of you that could use a little extra wisdom and guidance, this Mark Nepo classic will serve you very well. "Our vigilance becomes: Which defines our day—the pinch we feel in walking on a bruised toe, or the miracle still happening?"
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The time will come
when, with elation
you will greet yourself arriving
at your own door, in your own mirror
and each will smile at the other's welcome,
and say, sit here. Eat.
You will love again the stranger who was your self.
Give wine. Give bread. Give back your heart
to itself, to the stranger who has loved you
all your life, whom you ignored
for another, who knows you by heart.
Take down the love letters from the bookshelf,
the photographs, the desperate notes,
peel your own image from the mirror.
Sit. Feast on your life.
Love After Love // Derek Walcott
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