Once a Week Episode #186

1. THE MYSTERY AND ROMANCE OF THE CASSETTE TAPE. GRAEME THOMPSON

"For many of us born in the 1970s, who came of age musically in the 1980s and 1990s, the blank cassette has an un-killable romance. We measured our lives in spools of magnetic tape: C60, C90, the occasional C46. Inside those hard plastic shells we surfed the thin end of the aural wedge, composing scrappy love letters in the medium’s notoriously tinny register - no bass, all treble."

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-mystery-and-romance-of-the-cassette-tape

2. SYRIA THROUGH THE EYES OF IT'S PHOTOGRAPHERS. AL JAZEERA

"This unique collective photo essay produced by UNOCHA draws on the archives of 16 Syrian photographers. Their personally selected photographs and hand-written captions are a window into Syrian lives over the past 10 years of conflict. The collection highlights the cost of the crisis while shining a light on the strength of Syria's people and their hopes for a future without conflict."

https://interactive.aljazeera.com/aje/2021/syria-10-years-by-syrian-photographers/index.html

3. SETTLE IN FOR A CUPPA. RICHARD MORGAN

"As pandemic fatigue and anger wear on, more people seem to be turning to tea for its health benefits and also as a remedy against burnout. Tea might be the perfect drink for the pandemic winter malaise. Here’s how to start your own ritual."

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/02/27/at-home/tea-time-at-home.html

4. THE STORY BEHIND ALBERT EINSTIEN'S MOST ICONIC PHOTO. SUZANNE CORDS & SARAH HUCAL

"It’s been 70 years since the genius physicist stuck out his tongue at pesky reporters. The photo turned him into an icon. But what's the story behind it?"

https://m.dw.com/en/the-story-behind-albert-einsteins-most-iconic-photo/a-56803031 

5. JUST FOR FUN. BOWLING FOR BRYANT LAKE. ANTHONY JASKA

"The near 90-second video titled Right Up Our Alley — filmed and produced at night on March 2 by Rally Studios — begins outside where the drone swoops in from across the street and through the doors of Bryant Lake Bowl in Minneapolis. The video was shot in one continuous take, but it took about 10 to 12 attempts to get right," which is still incredible.