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Welcome to the Some Things newsletter curated by designer & artist Ngaio Parr. 

It's been a real non-stop few weeks, apologies for the delay. Here's a mix up of what's in my mind these days. And thank you all for the tax and framing recommendations! 

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IN THE STUDIO

The first of a series of projects I'm working on with The New York Times Research & Development Team is live! 

Over the last two years, The Times published more than two dozen augmented reality effects. I was asked to help design a space to share these effects in one place with brief insights into how each story fits into the ever-evolving world of immersive journalism. This new filter system was very fun to dream up. Jump over to the NYT R&D site to look through just a smidge of all the phenomenal work this team creates.
 



READ

Sped through the new David Sedaris Happy-Go-Lucky and had forgotten how much he makes me actually laugh out loud (waking up my partner while sleeping loud). Enjoyed the new beach-read romance How To Fake It In Hollywood by Ava Wilder, and I'm midway through Julie Otsuka's The Swimmers — it is fascinating and clever and makes me miss swimming laps everyday.

DYOR: an attitude.

Nostalgia Trapdoors, and experiencing a place again as a different person.

Would you like some gossip? What to say (and not say) to a sick friend.

Mass psychosis via trend reporting — “We live in an age where everyone is rushing to name and schematize cultural phenomena, it just makes it easier for people to be organized for mass consumption.”

And hitting a little too close to home, how to take things less personally.

The mega-selfie!? 

As much Hank Hill as we are Hills Hoist: I should be able to mute America. Related: a catastrophic loss of faith in America, and this.

 


LOOK & LISTEN 

A reference provided for a current project — this A Brief History Of John Baldessari is a delightful video. 

What's the fun in getting everything you want?

While filming C'mon C'mon (my favourite film last year) — Mike Mills invited artist Yann Kebbi to roam around the sets and draw whatever he wanted. An incredible idea to visually interpret the act of filmmaking through visual art — with beautiful results. 

If you haven't already devoured it — Hacks season two is a delight.

Checkin is a beautiful idea: video chats between two people who have shared experiences.

My new (to me) favourite Instagram account.

The algorithm getting to too close: I guess my question would be, living at the silent disco, loving this man, and the ideal group holiday




EAT & DO

Throw a DIY Jaffle Dinner Party. Our friends in LA has largely never eaten a jaffle and I wanted to have people over without being stuck in the kitchen all night. Thus the DIY Jaffle bar — a jaffle maker on the patio via extension cord, all the ingredients (tinned spaghetti, baked beans, cheese, tomato, ham, butter, bread etc), and a few jugs of pre-mixed margaritas and I didn't have to leave my buds all night. Highly recommend!

A very niche recommendation — but if you live in America and would like to eat non-artisanal gluten free bread that doesn't have a cup of sugar in it (they have normie bread too) it would behoove you to buy some Franz bread — they ship! 
 

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This newsletter is created by Ngaio Parr. Ngaio is a creative director, designer, artist and curator who works with good people on print design, brand design, illustration, and custom visual experiences, amongst other things. Get in touch about projects, collaborations, or commissions.

I acknowledge all Gabrieleño speaking people as the Traditional Owners and custodians of the land on which I work and live in Laurel Canyon; as well as the Nunukul, Ngugi, and Gorenpul people of Quandamooka; and the Wiri, Barada Barna Kabalbara and Yetimarla, Yuibera, Birri-Gubba and Kungalburra peoples of Ilbilbie where I was born and raised. I pay my respect to Elders past and present, and to all first nations people. 
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