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Ani DiFranco On Reading The News, Taking Bike Rides And Making Space To Evolve

10:01am April 15, 2020

by Ani DiFranco

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Ani DiFranco recommends a newsletter, an HBO series and bike rides.

Leslie Hayman, Kirsten Dunst, A.J. Cook and Chelse Swain as the enigmatic Lisbon sisters in Sofia Coppola's The Virgin Suicides.

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That Teenage Feeling: Why 'The Virgin Suicides' Is My Quarantine Soundtrack

8:59am April 15, 2020

by Paula Mejía

The film's dreamlike score, by the French duo Air, sounds the way high school feels: frustrated, isolated, fearful and hopeful all at once. Under social distancing, it's not hard to relate.

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Our Daily Breather: Nathalie Joachim's Recipe For Haitian Black Bean Sauce

10:03am April 14, 2020

by Nathalie Joachim

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Musician Nathalie Joachim recommends a recipe for a comforting Haitian dish.

When Lido Pimienta conceived of Miss Colombia's album cover, she asked herself, "How can I make a gay version of a wedding dress?"

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Why Lido Pimienta Had To Become Her Own 'Miss Colombia'

6:29am April 13, 2020

by Stefanie Fernández

With electro-cumbia, porro, and bullerengue rhythms, Miss Colombia takes a thread and needle from Lido Pimienta's heart to a country that doesn't always love her back.

The Mountain Goats' John Darnielle at his home in Durham, N.C., where he wrote and recorded Songs for Pierre Chuvin in 10 days.

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John Darnielle Goes Back To The Boombox

11:25am April 10, 2020

by Grayson Haver Currin

In March, The Mountain Goats' leader realized the coronavirus would strip his bandmates of income for months. To help, he reached for the machine that jump-started his career.

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Margo Price On The Value Of Family Time During Quarantine

10:24am April 10, 2020

by Margo Price

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find comfort in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Margo Price has been making pillow forts and dancing with her kids.

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How Raveena Is Recharging And Reconnecting During Quarantine

10:00am April 09, 2020

by Raveena

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm and comfort in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Raveena recommends taking time to rest and reconnect with community.

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Brooklyn Rider's Nicholas Cords On Beethoven, Gratitude And The Power Of Creativity

10:00am April 08, 2020

by Nicholas Cords

In Our Daily Breather, we ask writers and artists to recommend ways to find calm in the midst of the COVID-19 crisis. Nicholas Cords is finding solace in a thankful musical sentiment from Beethoven.

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John Prine's Songs Saw The Whole Of Us

10:05pm April 07, 2020

by Ann Powers

The music of this quintessential Nashville songwriter and lifelong independent spirit makes room for the wide range of emotions that careen through people as they stumble and dance through life.

9th Wonder breaks down three beats he composed that all went into a single song from Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer-winning album, "DAMN."

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9th Wonder Breaks Down His Beats For Kendrick Lamar's "Duckworth."

12:55pm April 07, 2020

Watch hip-hop producer 9th Wonder break down the three beats he composed that all went into a single song from Kendrick Lamar's Pulitzer-winning album, "DAMN."