Things I Learned this Week

* Kite flying’s connection to hip hop and Caribbean culture. (Courtesy: Walter Thompson-Hernández and Tonje Thilesen/NYT)

* Germany is the largest producer of cheese in the EU. (Courtesy: Melissa Eddy/NYT)

* Maine instituted ranked-choice voting. (Courtesy: Maggie Astor/NYT)

Album Reviews

1—–>3—–>5
Terrible—>Fantastic

5
FKA twigs – Magdalene

4
Child’s View (aka Nobukazu Takemura) – Funfair
DJ Shadow – Mountain will Fall, The
Khruangbin – Infamous Bill, The

3
Del Ray, Lana – Norman Fucking Rockwell!
Khruangbin – Universe Smiles Upon You, The
Khruangbin – Con Todo El Mundo
Khruangbin – Mordechai

2
Big Thief – UFOF
Olsen, Angel – All Mirrors