Tag: Things to Listen To

Various and Sundry

Music to Reflect on D-Day

By Bjorn Munson | by Bjorn Munson

While it’s not my favorite war film, I confess I do often have an itch to watch The Longest Day on June 6th… and then I think of all sorts of moments from the film, including the repeated use of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Maddy Shaw Roberts assembled a collection of music connected to World War II or in remembrance thereof in honor of the 80th anniversary of D-Day last year, but it’s still a good…

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Writing

The Layers and Nuance of Decluttering, as told by Ann Patchett

By Bjorn Munson | by Bjorn Munson

Anyone who’s gone through a family member’s belongings after they have passed knows the many emotions it may stir. And then, for many of us, there’s all the stuff we’ve accumulated… which would not be a nice to leave someone to go through. But then what do you do with all the stuff? A longform article about this would be nice. A longform article by a novelist used to elegantly weaving sometimes conflicting, sometimes ephemeral…

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