Hey party people

Hi!

Thanks for opening this email.

My brain, as represented by links:

• An exploration of "anxiety consumerism," something I hate and gleefully participate in.

• Have we forgotten how to read? (h/t Cup of Jo)

• Jerry Saltz's 33 simple rules to become an artist (or maybe just a more interesting person).

• A video of Guy Fieri eating disgusting food to Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt."

Tunes to start the week with:
A challenge, should you choose to accept: listen to the new 1975 album, A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships, and convince me it's good. There are several glowing reviews (such as this and this), and people seem to really like it! I do not. Help me understand why. 

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