Category: Nass Recomends

Revisiting Lady Day: Nass Recommends the Billie Holiday Catalogue

“That subtlety doesn’t just reside in her vocal technique, though. It’s an emotional subtlety that permeates the very essence of any of her recordings.”

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Nass Recommends: Derek Thompson’s Hit Makers: The Science of Popularity in an Age of Distraction.

A Nass writer dives into the stories and science behind pop culture icons.

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Nass Recommends: Jazz Vespers

Wherein a Nass writer visits a unique service at the Princeton chapel.

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The Personal Politics of the Draft: Nass Recommends Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory

What we can learn from a literary giant’s process of creation.

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Nass Recommends (Pete Recommends?) “Bodys” by Car Seat Headrest

“Wherever you are, it’s no longer about the words but now about an ineffable energy that paradoxically grounds you and makes you feel weightless.”

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Nass Recommends

Praise for Islands by Bear’s Den.

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Naomi Klein On How the Climate Crisis and the Political Crisis are One

“A key part of her message is to underscore the ability of citizens to act collectively by developing a robust public sphere capable of addressing all of these issues simultaneously.”

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Nass Recommends: Boygenius (2018)

Praise for Boygenius.

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Nass Recommends Local Nature Preserves

Where a Nass writer urges us to explore the nearby natural world.

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A Gorey Education: Nass Recommends The Story of a Fierce Bad Rabbit

“It was one of the first times as a child that anyone really spoke to me about life honestly. This was the Real Adult World — dark, scary, weird parts and all — and it was thrilling.”

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Listening for Change

Reflections on environmental protest songs.

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Nass Recommends: 100% Twilight Princess Speedrun (with Commentary) by YouTuber bewildebeast.

In cheerful defense of shortcuts.

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