Hello,
Well ladles and germs, all hundred of thousands of you and I have reached another milestone— the Jake Wallach Weekly has turned four (4)!
You might be thinking to yourself.
Y - ‘Jake isn’t the anniversary in November?’
Yeah…
Y - ‘You came home from thanksgiving and got really depressed and started it right?’
Yup, that’s righ—
Y - ‘You balled up and cried in your room…’
ALRIGHT, jeez, just read the newsletter for god’s sake.
In the Jake Wallach Weekly’s short history the committee and I have decided that this was in fact the worst year of performance out of the newsletter by a wide margin.
Taking an entire summer off doesn’t yield much revenue, but with these *^*TuMuLtUouS*^* times it was what was best for our employees here at JakeCorps.
I’ve said plenty of times, when this isn’t fun I’ll stop, not ready yet— if anything I find myself becoming more and more interested in it, real bummer for y’all.
This little experiment is always going to grow and until I find just the right balance between author satisfaction and audience satisfaction I’ll keep trying to change things and when I do finally hit that comfort zone, I’m sure I’ll want to start drawing outside the lines again.
Per tradition I pose a survey to all readers to help improve this newsletter and maybe me? Keep personal and physical criticism to a minimum, still licking my wounds from last year, but nonetheless not off the table
I would truly appreciate any words on this lil’ livejournal, I have anxiety on becoming a man screaming into the internet wind
Thank you all for another great year in a not so great year— I am forever grateful to the replies, recommendations and conversations this brings up. Now more than ever.
Love all one hundred thousand of y’all the same !!!
! Jake Wallach Weekly 2020 Survey !
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WHAT I’M HEARING
BIIIIINGED Tom Brown’s Body, a true crime podcast from Texas Monthly vet Skip Hollandsworth, that profiles the disappearance of a teenage boy in a small west Texas town. this is good y’all.
According to Need from 99% Invisible tells the intricacies of homelessness in the Bay Area. A truly bureaucratic nightmare with a lot of bloated inhumane policies.
Gave another listen to some albums that have been getting some end of year praise, Run The Jewels, Waxahatchee, and Moses Sumney ((<—s/o to Joseph on this))
Co-worker recommendation #1 - Choir Boy. Some ear-worm indie pop for the soul. If you like The Smiths give them a listen
Co-worker recommendation #2 - Lucero. If you like country and if you like punk and you think they should date— listen to this band. Real cool live performance linked.
Jake Wallach Weekly Spotify Playlist
WHAT I’M READING
This beautiful essay from Joanne Limburg entitled, ‘Am I Disabled’ hit home for me and found a lot of similar feelings in my day-to-day. If you’re going to click any link in this newsletter click and read this one.
You asked if I considered myself to be disabled but, as you can see, one of the reasons why that’s such a tricky question is that, before I answer it, I’m trying to calculate the relative merits of Yes, No and Prefer not to say based on my best guess about what you think disability is, what you think it looks like, and how you’ll treat me, based on my answer.
How are direct-paying apps like CashApp and Venmo changing how people are donating? Some say it’s easier than ever to have a direct and avoid the overhead, but there comes with a risk.
Noticed I sent a bum link for NYT’s 25 Greatest Actors of the 21st Century, MY BAD!
Curtis Ray Bennally’s wonderful portraits of Indigenous women on their tribal land
What is the future of cities? The pandemic has changed the landscape of urban planning, the transit system // budget and how the economy will influence where we live going forward.
Good guy Zach Beattie passed this along, and think everyone should read it. Real good stuff here.
WHAT I’M SEEING
For a brain turn off— I started Are You The One on the Netflix, a show that I inadvertently was interviewed to be on.
Phoebe Bridgers has a music video for her song Savior Complex. For those who watched Normal People, you’ll recognize a familiar face
Alexi Pappas, Olympic runner, is profiled about treating her mental health alongside her running. Mental health is just as important as physical health y’all! Love these high-profile athletes for spreading awareness on mental health.
Murder On Middle Beach is a decade-long journey for a son to find the person that killed his mother. I’m on a real true crime streak!
BIT OF THE WEEK
I’ve started wearing a robe to bed— so mostly just trying to be Tony Soprano.
PHOTO OF THE WEEK
happy hanukkah
Until Next Week,
See You In The Funny Papers
Party Rock,
Jake