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This tenth issue of the zine contains stuff I wholeheartedly recommended the most to folks during the course of the most random year of our lives (till date). Enjoy!! ~ Nitin

#1. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ~ Douglas Adams

I shall be urging everyone to pick up this magnificent Trilogy of Five until the End of the Universe (or the arrival of the Vogons, whichever happens later).

The first three chapters of the first book about the greatest book in the galaxy are mandatory reading for all life-forms, especially primitive ape-descendants!

Add to Library - The ultimate hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (five novels in one outrageous volume) ~ Douglas Adams

Further Reading - A compilation of the best the internet has to offer regarding the source of 42...

The Bibliophile's Guide to H2G2

Greetings, fellow inhabitants of the Universe.

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#2. Neil Gaiman's Reading Agency Lecture 2013

Neil Gaiman: Why our future depends on libraries, reading and daydreaming

A lecture explaining why using our imaginations, and providing for others to use theirs, is an obligation for all citizens

theguardian.com

This article sent me tumbling down the rabbit hole into Gaiman's eclectic literary wonderland - straight into the pages of the perfect End-of-2020 read.

#3. Stephen Fry on Audible

The golden voice behind the audiobook narrations of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Harry Potter, Sherlock Holmes, and now...

P.G. Wodehouse Volume 1

Check out this great listen on Audible.in. “I have the honour to offer up to you, thanks to the good people of Audible, a selection of some of my very favourite Wodehouse. If these stories are new to you I hope it will be the beginning of a lifelong pleasure, if some or all are familiar I h...

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...Stephen Fry nudged me to finally embrace the magic of 'listening' to books last year.

Bibliotherapy Walkman: Audible Top 9 (2020)

One of the few positives over this bleak year for me has been the introduction to audiobooks courtesy Stephen Fry's mellifluous narration of one of my favourite books, the Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

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#4. Bukowski's Live Poetry Readings

“DON'T TRY!” ~ Charles Bukowski

Project Bibliotherapy on Instagram: “The Bukowski Collection”

Quotes laced with honesty of the brutal kind

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While researching for The Bibliophile's Guide to Bukowski, I stumbled upon these precious recordings...

Hostage

Hostage, an album by Charles Bukowski on Spotify

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#5. @himeshdoingthings on Instagram

Mind-blowing, addictive stuff. Check it out at your own risk for chuckles aplenty!!

#6. Chuck's Primer on Organic Reach

Let’s talk about Organic Reach

A comic where I look at the irrelevance and inefficacy of the way a lot of marketing is done on social media platforms.

medium.com

After ten long years, I entered a classroom (albeit, on Zoom) to acquaint myself with the basics of Digital Marketing over ten weekends. Deepak 'Chuck' Gopalakrishnan's No-Faff Sessions are highly recommended.

For registration links, along with a bunch of cool stuff including podcasts, Guided Rock Listening sessions, newsletters and more, head over to his linktree...

Everything I'm up to.

Linktree. Make your link do more.

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#7. Warikoo Wanderings

The distinction of the most-opened newsletter in my email inbox in 2020 goes to Ankur Warikoo's Wanderings every Friday.

Subscribe here for relatable, refreshing content across a wide variety of subjects...

Ankur Warikoo on LinkedIn: #warikoo #career #break | 89 comments

What should you do in a career break? What you shouldn’t? Here’s how you can make the best of your break… #warikoo #career #break #corporate... 89 comments on LinkedIn

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#8. Carl Sagan's 1994 'Lost' Lecture at Cornell

For 96 minutes with one of the most outstanding minds to ever walk on Earth, treat your grey matter to a mind-expanding dose of Saganism...

#9. AK vs AK

My movie of the year! Watch it now to find out why!

AK vs AK | Netflix Official Site

After a public spat with a movie star, a disgraced director retaliates by kidnapping the actor’s daughter, filming the search for her in real time.

netflix.com

Already treated yourself? Feast on this roast next...

Prefer checking out reviews before investing your time? Read Anisha Saigal's witty take on ScrollStack...

A for AK vs AK

[This overexcited, untimely review is brought to you after having seen Coolie No. 1 (2020) starring Varun Dhawan and Sara Ali Khan earlier in the day, and receiving a hate DM from a verified celebrity who’s responsible for a clusterfuck of a show I reviewed in the recent past, who in his DM claimed I like shitting on others works. Joke's on him as I'm proceeding to write this out of my way cause that's how enjoyable this is.]

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#10. ScrollStack

If you haven't created an account yet, what are you waiting for? :)

Create your best articles, podcasts, photos, sketches, and videos on ScrollStack.

ScrollStack is a space that you own. Post in any language. Make it free or charge for it. Anywhere in the world. Start in less than a minute.

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Bonus Reading List for creators, courtesy Samir Patil...

Seven works on the 'Creative Economy' that every creator should read

The year 2020 might be one of the most consequential for the 'creative economy' for reasons no one could have foreseen in 2019. It has accelerated many changes, as exemplified by— the unexpectedly explosive growth of Disney+ , the emergence of an obscure history professor as a publishing phenomenon, and the broad cultural influence of a 16-year-old dancer on Tiktok.

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