Today marks 25 years since September 11, 2001. I went back and forth on how much to acknowledge that here. The Weekender is where I tell you what I’ve been listening to, watching, and reading, and I didn’t want to turn it into some grand 9/11 retrospective.
But there are a handful of records and one remarkable video I’ve returned to over the years that are connected to that day in very different ways. So we’ll spend some time with those alongside the usual recs. Here’s some of what’s in this issue:
my favorite new release of the day
one of my desert island records happened to drop on 9/11
a 9/11 concept album that’s also one of the decade’s best
perhaps the greatest piece of art ever tied to September 11
my favorite NPR Tiny Desk set of the year so far
an 83-minute video essay that may be the most thorough takedown of someone I’ve ever seen
a thriller you should read before the movie arrives next month
and September’s Wax Museum Book Club pick is a 1950s classic
The Weekender drops every Friday exclusively for paid subscribers. Your $5 a month or $50 a year gets you one of these every week, plus the full archive and $10 off in the Gift Shop. If you like finding records, movies, books, and rabbit holes you may not have stumbled across otherwise, that’s what I’m trying to deliver.
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