Steffen Rayburn-Maarup
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#TheTenx5. Day 16. #35.
The Comet Is Coming: Timewave Zero (2019).
Let's cosmic jazz.
youtu.be/T5epgWNEdzQ?...
The Comet Is Coming: Timewave Zero (2019).
Let's cosmic jazz.
youtu.be/T5epgWNEdzQ?...
February 16, 2026 at 8:44 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 16. #35.
The Comet Is Coming: Timewave Zero (2019).
Let's cosmic jazz.
youtu.be/T5epgWNEdzQ?...
The Comet Is Coming: Timewave Zero (2019).
Let's cosmic jazz.
youtu.be/T5epgWNEdzQ?...
Read: Aldous Huxley: Brave New World (1932).
Equal parts bore and fascination. Yes, he got quite a few things about modern society right or rightish, so well done, but I wish he'd bothered incorporating them into an actual story or done something with the characters.
Equal parts bore and fascination. Yes, he got quite a few things about modern society right or rightish, so well done, but I wish he'd bothered incorporating them into an actual story or done something with the characters.
February 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Read: Aldous Huxley: Brave New World (1932).
Equal parts bore and fascination. Yes, he got quite a few things about modern society right or rightish, so well done, but I wish he'd bothered incorporating them into an actual story or done something with the characters.
Equal parts bore and fascination. Yes, he got quite a few things about modern society right or rightish, so well done, but I wish he'd bothered incorporating them into an actual story or done something with the characters.
#TheTenx5. Day 15. #36.
FKA Twigs: Lights On (2014).
Icy r&b part 2. Colder and sexier than The Weeknd.
youtu.be/NhDReJhpy4k?...
FKA Twigs: Lights On (2014).
Icy r&b part 2. Colder and sexier than The Weeknd.
youtu.be/NhDReJhpy4k?...
February 15, 2026 at 10:32 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 15. #36.
FKA Twigs: Lights On (2014).
Icy r&b part 2. Colder and sexier than The Weeknd.
youtu.be/NhDReJhpy4k?...
FKA Twigs: Lights On (2014).
Icy r&b part 2. Colder and sexier than The Weeknd.
youtu.be/NhDReJhpy4k?...
#TheTenx5. Day 14. #37.
Kingdom feat. Kelela: Bank Head (2013)
Icy r&b. Will get a companion piece tomorrow.
youtu.be/6I_2eYvrEJw?...
Kingdom feat. Kelela: Bank Head (2013)
Icy r&b. Will get a companion piece tomorrow.
youtu.be/6I_2eYvrEJw?...
February 14, 2026 at 8:40 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 14. #37.
Kingdom feat. Kelela: Bank Head (2013)
Icy r&b. Will get a companion piece tomorrow.
youtu.be/6I_2eYvrEJw?...
Kingdom feat. Kelela: Bank Head (2013)
Icy r&b. Will get a companion piece tomorrow.
youtu.be/6I_2eYvrEJw?...
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27 years ago today, artist John Myatt was sentenced to a year in prison for conspiracy to defraud, after painting around 200 fake works, including Chagalls and Matisses over a period of eight years, which convinced buyers despite usually being rendered in household emulsion mixed with KY Jelly 🧵
February 13, 2026 at 9:22 AM
27 years ago today, artist John Myatt was sentenced to a year in prison for conspiracy to defraud, after painting around 200 fake works, including Chagalls and Matisses over a period of eight years, which convinced buyers despite usually being rendered in household emulsion mixed with KY Jelly 🧵
Læst: Solvej Balle: Om udregning af rumfang I (2020).
Veloplagt lille scifi-historie brygget af lige dele hverdagsrealisme, filosofi og suspense. Godt, at jeg har bind II liggende parat.
Veloplagt lille scifi-historie brygget af lige dele hverdagsrealisme, filosofi og suspense. Godt, at jeg har bind II liggende parat.
February 13, 2026 at 8:35 AM
Læst: Solvej Balle: Om udregning af rumfang I (2020).
Veloplagt lille scifi-historie brygget af lige dele hverdagsrealisme, filosofi og suspense. Godt, at jeg har bind II liggende parat.
Veloplagt lille scifi-historie brygget af lige dele hverdagsrealisme, filosofi og suspense. Godt, at jeg har bind II liggende parat.
#TheTenx5. Day 13. #38.
Erykah Badu: Window Seat (2010)
Smooth soul, with a video that takes no prisoners.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVp...
Erykah Badu: Window Seat (2010)
Smooth soul, with a video that takes no prisoners.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVp...
February 13, 2026 at 7:39 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 13. #38.
Erykah Badu: Window Seat (2010)
Smooth soul, with a video that takes no prisoners.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVp...
Erykah Badu: Window Seat (2010)
Smooth soul, with a video that takes no prisoners.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hVp...
John Fowles's 100th birthday coming up so I picked this off the shelf. After not many pages I think I'm going to bail.
February 12, 2026 at 8:32 PM
John Fowles's 100th birthday coming up so I picked this off the shelf. After not many pages I think I'm going to bail.
⬇️ Agreeing totally about the 3 books I've read (Baker, Carr, Comyns), I bet the rest of the list is just as good. [Adding to the TBR.]
New on the blog today for #ReadIndies, I've written about some of my favourite books from NYRB Classics.
Featuring books by Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Comyns, J. L. Carr and more! @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social #BookSky 💙📚 #TranslationThurs
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/s...
Featuring books by Elizabeth Taylor, Barbara Comyns, J. L. Carr and more! @nyrb-imprints.bsky.social #BookSky 💙📚 #TranslationThurs
jacquiwine.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/s...
Some of My Favourite Books from NYRB Classics
One of the most interesting literary trends in recent years has been the success of various imprints specialising in reissues – lesser-known or neglected books given a new lease of life by publishe…
jacquiwine.wordpress.com
February 12, 2026 at 9:24 AM
⬇️ Agreeing totally about the 3 books I've read (Baker, Carr, Comyns), I bet the rest of the list is just as good. [Adding to the TBR.]
#TheTenx5. Day 12. #39.
Rejjie Snow feat. (uncredited) Your Smith: 23 (2018)
Sun-kissed indie hip hop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHy0...
Rejjie Snow feat. (uncredited) Your Smith: 23 (2018)
Sun-kissed indie hip hop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHy0...
February 12, 2026 at 8:09 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 12. #39.
Rejjie Snow feat. (uncredited) Your Smith: 23 (2018)
Sun-kissed indie hip hop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHy0...
Rejjie Snow feat. (uncredited) Your Smith: 23 (2018)
Sun-kissed indie hip hop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHy0...
#Filmsky strikes again! Someone on here mentioned Ken Lonergan's Margaret so I watched it. Eeexcellent portrait of a young woman falling apart.
February 11, 2026 at 7:54 PM
#Filmsky strikes again! Someone on here mentioned Ken Lonergan's Margaret so I watched it. Eeexcellent portrait of a young woman falling apart.
#TheTenx5. Day 11. #40.
Orbital: Never (2012)
Blissed out electronica forever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgz...
Orbital: Never (2012)
Blissed out electronica forever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgz...
February 11, 2026 at 8:26 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 11. #40.
Orbital: Never (2012)
Blissed out electronica forever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgz...
Orbital: Never (2012)
Blissed out electronica forever.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ktgz...
Læst: Jens Blendstrup: Pludselig flæben (2007).
Noget ved den måde, Blendstrup holder sine personer ud i stiv arm, småhumoristisk, let vrængende, men ømt, mindede mig om tidlig Reuter. Der er perler blandt novellerne, men også enkelte jeg ville have luget ud.
Noget ved den måde, Blendstrup holder sine personer ud i stiv arm, småhumoristisk, let vrængende, men ømt, mindede mig om tidlig Reuter. Der er perler blandt novellerne, men også enkelte jeg ville have luget ud.
February 10, 2026 at 1:45 PM
Læst: Jens Blendstrup: Pludselig flæben (2007).
Noget ved den måde, Blendstrup holder sine personer ud i stiv arm, småhumoristisk, let vrængende, men ømt, mindede mig om tidlig Reuter. Der er perler blandt novellerne, men også enkelte jeg ville have luget ud.
Noget ved den måde, Blendstrup holder sine personer ud i stiv arm, småhumoristisk, let vrængende, men ømt, mindede mig om tidlig Reuter. Der er perler blandt novellerne, men også enkelte jeg ville have luget ud.
#TheTenx5. Day 10. #41.
Solange: Cranes In The Sky (2016)
Not much happens here but it doesn't beautifully.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qr...
Solange: Cranes In The Sky (2016)
Not much happens here but it doesn't beautifully.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qr...
February 10, 2026 at 10:20 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 10. #41.
Solange: Cranes In The Sky (2016)
Not much happens here but it doesn't beautifully.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qr...
Solange: Cranes In The Sky (2016)
Not much happens here but it doesn't beautifully.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=S0qr...
February 9, 2026 at 8:16 PM
#TheTenx5. Day 9. #42.
Michael Kiwanuka: You Ain’t The Problem (2019)
Neo soul at its best.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvs...
Michael Kiwanuka: You Ain’t The Problem (2019)
Neo soul at its best.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvs...
February 9, 2026 at 9:05 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 9. #42.
Michael Kiwanuka: You Ain’t The Problem (2019)
Neo soul at its best.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvs...
Michael Kiwanuka: You Ain’t The Problem (2019)
Neo soul at its best.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ivvs...
#TheTenx5. Day 8. #43.
Taylor McFerrin feat. RYAT: Place in my heart (2014)
Gorgeous jazz pop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jw0...
Taylor McFerrin feat. RYAT: Place in my heart (2014)
Gorgeous jazz pop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jw0...
February 8, 2026 at 11:07 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 8. #43.
Taylor McFerrin feat. RYAT: Place in my heart (2014)
Gorgeous jazz pop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jw0...
Taylor McFerrin feat. RYAT: Place in my heart (2014)
Gorgeous jazz pop.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jw0...
Oh, I liked The Mastermind very much. I came for the heist and stayed for the characters and the 1970 vibe.
Now I want a spinoff all about Maude and Fred.
Now I want a spinoff all about Maude and Fred.
February 8, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Oh, I liked The Mastermind very much. I came for the heist and stayed for the characters and the 1970 vibe.
Now I want a spinoff all about Maude and Fred.
Now I want a spinoff all about Maude and Fred.
Read: Mariama Bâ: Une si longue lettre (1979. Translated by Modupé Bodé-Thomas).
This feminist Senegalese epistolary novella snuck up on me. No surprises, no fancy language – and yet, Bâ's force and quiet intelligence got to me. Not a masterpiece, but a very good read.
This feminist Senegalese epistolary novella snuck up on me. No surprises, no fancy language – and yet, Bâ's force and quiet intelligence got to me. Not a masterpiece, but a very good read.
February 8, 2026 at 7:52 AM
Read: Mariama Bâ: Une si longue lettre (1979. Translated by Modupé Bodé-Thomas).
This feminist Senegalese epistolary novella snuck up on me. No surprises, no fancy language – and yet, Bâ's force and quiet intelligence got to me. Not a masterpiece, but a very good read.
This feminist Senegalese epistolary novella snuck up on me. No surprises, no fancy language – and yet, Bâ's force and quiet intelligence got to me. Not a masterpiece, but a very good read.
Finding good family movies from this millennium isn't easy. Our youngest is 13 and innocent, and even comedies are now usually rated 15+. I tire of Disney and have no interest in the MCU.
Anyway, this evening's entertainment: Airplane! (1980. 12A)
Anyway, this evening's entertainment: Airplane! (1980. 12A)
February 7, 2026 at 9:33 AM
Finding good family movies from this millennium isn't easy. Our youngest is 13 and innocent, and even comedies are now usually rated 15+. I tire of Disney and have no interest in the MCU.
Anyway, this evening's entertainment: Airplane! (1980. 12A)
Anyway, this evening's entertainment: Airplane! (1980. 12A)
#TheTenx5. Day 7. #44.
Galantis: Peanut Butter Jelly (2015)
A stoopid song with a stoopid video, but it does get me dancing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jBD...
Galantis: Peanut Butter Jelly (2015)
A stoopid song with a stoopid video, but it does get me dancing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jBD...
February 7, 2026 at 7:33 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 7. #44.
Galantis: Peanut Butter Jelly (2015)
A stoopid song with a stoopid video, but it does get me dancing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jBD...
Galantis: Peanut Butter Jelly (2015)
A stoopid song with a stoopid video, but it does get me dancing.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jBD...
Read: John Carey: Pure Pleasure (2000).
Carey died recently so I read this: descriptions of 50 books. If ever a book was what it said on the tin ...
Carey died recently so I read this: descriptions of 50 books. If ever a book was what it said on the tin ...
February 6, 2026 at 9:47 AM
Read: John Carey: Pure Pleasure (2000).
Carey died recently so I read this: descriptions of 50 books. If ever a book was what it said on the tin ...
Carey died recently so I read this: descriptions of 50 books. If ever a book was what it said on the tin ...
#TheTenx5. Day 6. #45.
James Blake: Retrograde (2013)
I wasn't really a fan when this was inescapable, but I find myself returning to it regularly. Give me a dirge with a crescendo, and I'm there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tex...
James Blake: Retrograde (2013)
I wasn't really a fan when this was inescapable, but I find myself returning to it regularly. Give me a dirge with a crescendo, and I'm there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tex...
February 6, 2026 at 8:31 AM
#TheTenx5. Day 6. #45.
James Blake: Retrograde (2013)
I wasn't really a fan when this was inescapable, but I find myself returning to it regularly. Give me a dirge with a crescendo, and I'm there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tex...
James Blake: Retrograde (2013)
I wasn't really a fan when this was inescapable, but I find myself returning to it regularly. Give me a dirge with a crescendo, and I'm there.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tex...
Margins? We don't need no stinkin' margins!
February 5, 2026 at 7:32 PM
Margins? We don't need no stinkin' margins!
No hot water in the shower. It's fixable – but not by me, an idiot. So why has my brother, an actual plumber, decided to live 9,000 km away from me?!
February 5, 2026 at 10:00 AM
No hot water in the shower. It's fixable – but not by me, an idiot. So why has my brother, an actual plumber, decided to live 9,000 km away from me?!