| THE WEEKENDER is a special collaboration between OZY Tribe members near and far to provide delicious recommendations for your valuable weekend time. Next week, we'd love to feature yours too. Are you watching, listening to or reading something amazing? Share your suggestions with us here at OZY! | Hit us with
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| WHAT TO LISTEN TO | | | Savannah Cristina — Miami’s Best. This Florida R&B singer is clever and tender in equal measure, as evidenced by her song “Self Care,” which went viral last year. Cristina admitted she called in sick to work, then went to record the song — about taking time for herself — on a keyboard at the beach. | SUGGESTED BY: /Taking It Easy |
| Angel Olsen — Musical Chameleon. Olsen’s five albums have marked a genuinely fascinating artistic arc. When she started, she was a pretty standard indie folk singer-songwriter, but her newest work (check out “All Mirrors”) is dramatic, synthy, trippy and above all unexpected. | SUGGESTED BY: /Shapeshifter |
| Rainbow Kitten Surprise — More Than a Cool Name. This harmonic indie quintet sounds like the Head and the Heart, Lumineers and Young the Giant got together, and put a little pop in their step for upbeat weekend jams. | SUGGESTED BY: /Steppin’ Out |
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| | | WHAT TO WATCH | | | Cheer — Brutal But True. This Netflix documentary is an emotional roller coaster the likes of which you haven’t seen since Bring It On — oh, but this one is real. The cheerleaders of Navarro College, who perform astonishingly dangerous, difficult stunts and push themselves to the limit daily, grabbed our hearts and still haven’t let go. It’s not always a feel-good take, but it’s an unmissable one. | SUGGESTED BY: /Cheering for Them |
| Jojo Rabbit — Don’t Forget About This. This dark comedy about Nazis (yeah, sorry) has been largely left out of the awards season conversation despite its best picture nomination. But at its heart it’s a beautiful story about compassion that walks the most difficult possible tightrope, guided by brilliant director Taika Waititi. | SUGGESTED BY: /OZY Fan |
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| WHAT TO DRINK | | | Cassis Oolong — A Cocktail to Get You Through. Most winter drinks are vaguely associated with Christmas, and thus feel a bit past-it by February. But this popular Japanese cocktail (which can also be enjoyed cold, if you’re into that) is a perfect late winter warmer. All you do is brew up a cup of oolong tea and add half a shot of Creme de Cassis. It’s a low-alcohol aperitif, with just enough pep to perk you up for intimate, I-don’t-want-to-walk-home-in-the-cold-yet conversations. Take that, hot buttered rum! | SUGGESTED BY: /Warm Hearted |
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| | | | | | Get mad; get even. As Valentine’s Day approaches, those still pining or angry at exes have an outlet — and one that helps animals. The San Antonio Zoo is raising money via livestreamed feeding planned for Valentine’s Day. Five dollars buys you the right to name a rat or cockroach after your ex, then watch it get devoured by one of the zoo’s exotic reptiles. | |
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