# whitney — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 6 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover whitney. Page: Feed: --- ## [stim by Jacob Jeffries (2026)](https://nikhil.io/albums/31e55d62335a5b32a712da16a65504e2/) _2026-08-18 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Wife sent me this. She could not stop laughing and dancing. I listened to the first track and replied “It’s shit” but changed my mind on a very improbable second listen. It’s fun. Performed by Jeffries and a second, a hype man. I imagined them, two bros on a weekend, comfortably microdosed, singing the entire album into a laptop over an hour or less. Each track is only a minute and a half long and… ## [Gone (BBC) (2026)](https://nikhil.io/media/199bfd81efd050edb23e0db7c2735d26/) _2026-08-18 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Binged with wife on MDY’s recommendation. Could’ve been a movie. We hadn’t seen David Morrissey or Eve Myles in anything. Fantastic casting, they’re both excellent, Morrissey in particular. We imagined living in the beautiful, sylvan idyll of wherever the story took place. Then realized it would be a lot of upkeep and snapped back to our dream of settling in a condo. Permalink . Tagged bbc ,… ## [What Whitney Wants To Say No. 28](https://whatwhitneyswatching.substack.com/p/what-whitney-wants-to-say-no-28) _2026-08-18 · Whitney · What Whitney's Watching_ Don’t you just love an impromptu hiatus? ## [I Want To Remember How I Feel Right Now About Press Trips](https://whitneymallett.substack.com/p/i-want-to-remember-how-i-feel-right) _2026-08-17 · Whitney Mallett · Whitney Mallett_ Visiting Cabin art residency in Potsdam (really far) upstate New York ## [49](https://nikhil.io/photos/0049/) _2026-08-17 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Minneapolis Permalink . Tagged colors and minneapolis institute of art . Reply by email . ## [Killer Joe (2011)](https://nikhil.io/media/f0e83cae66db59dc8bbc2f78efe3eec9/) _2026-08-16 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Saw with wife. “Southern Noir”, a “ Totally Twisted Deep-Fried Texas Redneck Trailer Park Murder Story ” according to its poster. It was as advertized. Sad, unsettling, disturbing, funny, in that order. We griamced a lot but could not look away. Based on a 1993 play which I would now love to see. Had a scene that was so over the top and contrived, I could see nothing but a desperation to register… ## [A Guest in the House by Emily Carroll](https://nikhil.io/books/8ee5d07ffe6f5686844160c9dedbebf9/) _2026-08-15 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Picked this up randomly at Barnes and Noble at the Jordan Creek Mall in Des Moines. The cover looked intriguing. Hadn’t read anything by the author . It’s engagingly and beautifully creepy. Would make for a great movie in the hands of an adept director. Or maybe we should all leave this beautiful work alone. Spoilers! Repressed homosexuality, possible asexuality, untreated mental issues,… ## [Sleeping Beauty](https://nikhil.io/photos/0048/) _2026-08-15 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Des Moines, Iowa Permalink . Tagged dogs and lunabear . Reply by email . ## [Note 0025 - Neither Fasting Nor Buddha](https://nikhil.io/notes/0025/) _2026-08-14 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ This is the “ The Head of the Fasting Buddha ”, an absolutely spellbinding piece discovered in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from 2-3 CE. © The Trustees of the British Museum. Shared under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-SA 4.0) licence. Here’s its entry . Since I cannot be arsed to seek Enlightenment (it sounds like too much work), I will have attended… ## [The Beguiled (2017)](https://nikhil.io/media/36327f91ae79594db410b3d11bde84cb/) _2026-08-11 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Boring, infuriating, awkward adaptation and a complete waste of talent. And setting: the story is set in Virginia but shooting took place in Louisiana. The shots of the large trees and sunlight streaming through them were just glorious . Colin Farrell’s brilliant as usual. Wife said that she saw the 1971 version which scarred her as a 5-year old. I won’t watch it any time soon but even a reading… ## [One platform, from silicon to agent (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/9Ur6fi0DmY3D) _2026-08-11 · **Sponsored**_ Serverless inference plus Inference Router to optimize cost and latency at scale. ## [they are witty and transform themselves in order to guide us (2025)](https://nikhil.io/photos/0046/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Des Moines Art Center Jeffrey Gibson, an interdisciplinary artist, curator, and convener celebrated for his work in painting, installation, video, and performance, drew upon Indigenous kinship philosophies to create nashoba holba / wayaha / coyote . A testament to the importance and intelligence of the animal kingdom, the sculpture invites viewers to consider what animals have endured, and the… ## [A Horse by Deborah Butterfield](https://nikhil.io/photos/0045/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Des Moines Art Center Permalink . Tagged deborah butterfield , des moines , des moines art center , iowa and sculpture . Reply by email . ## [Water Woman by Wangechi Mutu](https://nikhil.io/photos/0044/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Des Moines Art Center Permalink . Tagged art , des moines , des moines art center , iowa , sculpture and wangechi mutu . Reply by email . ## [43](https://nikhil.io/photos/0043/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Des Moines Art Center Permalink . Tagged auguste rodin , des moines , des moines art center , iowa and photography . Reply by email . ## [BRICK BLOSSOM by Charles Simonds (1981)](https://nikhil.io/art/3e27335efb1153c99018c59791861b65/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Charles Simonds American, born 1945 BRICK BLOSSOM (1981) Clay, sand, and sticks Des Moines Art Center Brick Blossom looks at first like an archeological or anthropological illustration. Although no humans are visible, the central structure looks abandoned during construction, or as if it has been rediscovered and excavated. Simonds has made many structures like this, imagining tiny, fictional… ## [TIGHTROPE: NOISELESS 12 by Elias Sime (2019)](https://nikhil.io/art/f08d70ced7b85995811bb8185e99f6c1/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Elias Sime Ethiopian, born 1968 TIGHTROPE: NOISELESS 12 (2019) Reclaimed electrical wires and components on panel Elias Sime Permalink . Tagged des moines art center , electronics , elias sime and sculpture . Reply by email . ## [TON PIED MON PIED (YOUR FOOT, MY FOOT) by Romuald Hazoumè (2011)](https://nikhil.io/art/b489de1c097b58ee8b6a08c42d365a06/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Romuald Hazoumè Beninese, b.1962 TON PIED MON PIED (YOUR FOOT, MY FOOT) (2011) Mixed media Des Moines Art Center Ton pied mon pied is an example of what Hazoumè refers to as his bidons or "jerrican masks." Reminiscent of sculptures that follow in Yoruba and other West African mask traditions, these pieces are constructed from discarded plastic canisters like those used to smuggle gasoline from… ## [SKY FARM by Helen Frankenthaler (1972)](https://nikhil.io/art/b26a7eb1d1fa597e9ede2174b3f8a234/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Helen Frankenthaler American, 1928-2011 SKY FARM (1972) Acrylic on canvas Des Moines Art Center Sky Farm emphasizes color relationships and the edges created where shapes meet. The forms and subtle color gradations of the work seem immense, as if the frame is allowing the viewer to see just a small section of the wave and cloud-like forms coming together. The title suggests that the painting is a… ## [THREE FRIENDS by John Currin (1998)](https://nikhil.io/art/d5f5363fd78e53a28dd154c7d78481e3/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ John Currin American, born 1962 THREE FRIENDS (1998) Oil on linen Des Moines Art Center This style of this painting recreates European Mannerism of the 16th century, characterized by figures with elongated limbs and complex, even unnatural postures. It is also inspired by the voluptuous pinups of the 1940s-50s, most famously illustrated by Alberto Vargas. The women depict the three Graces of Greek… ## [STRUCTURIST RELIEF, RED WING #50 by Charles Joseph Biederman (1960-1966)](https://nikhil.io/art/a4dbb8db6ac05cedb0addb7493c472e5/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Charles Joseph Biederman American, 1906 - 2004 STRUCTURIST RELIEF, RED WING #50 (1960-1966) Painted aluminum Des Moines Art Center Permalink . Tagged charles joseph biederman , des moines art center , favorite things and sculpture . Reply by email . ## [8.1% APY Plus Free Stock (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dhMIY9yEZCJG) _2026-08-10 · **Sponsored**_ Claim 8.1% APY and up to $1,030 in SK hynix and Nvidia stock. ## [ABSTRAKTER KOPF: INNERES SCHAUEN-GRAU-BLAU-ROSA (ABSTRACT HEAD: INNER VISION-GREY-BLUE-PINK) by Alexei Jawlensky (1927)](https://nikhil.io/art/f7e5dde270685f168510b8247bd041ef/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Alexei Jawlensky Russian, active Germany, 1864 - 1941 ABSTRAKTER KOPF: INNERES SCHAUEN-GRAU-BLAU-ROSA (ABSTRACT HEAD: INNER VISION-GREY-BLUE-PINK) (1927) Oil on board Des Moines Art Center Many artists of the early 20th-century experimented with abstracting the human face, using only basic lines and shapes. Jawlensky dedicated a large series to this, which would become his best-known style of… ## [PEPPER NO. 30 by Edward Weston (1930)](https://nikhil.io/art/7c66d9e3f2e155f695109f018af1d79a/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Edward Weston American, 1886 - 1958 PEPPER NO. 30 (1930) Gelatin silver print Edward Weston Edward Weston was a major figure in American Modernism and photography, creating landscapes, still lifes, and figurative images that display technical mastery of the photographic medium while pushing simple compositions towards abstraction. Over four days in August of 1930, Weston photographed several green… ## [UNCLOSED by Julie Mehretu (2007)](https://nikhil.io/art/a6598b92372556d4b63e507aa37320fa/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Julie Mehretu American, born Ethiopia, born 1970 UNCLOSED (2007) Color hard-ground etching with spit bite aquatint and drypoint on paper Des Moines Art Center Julie Mehretu's work is rooted in a process of mark making through which she both builds up and obscures meaning. In her etchings, Mehretu prints multiple plates onto a single page. "A mark could be a marker of some kind of behavior, a… ## [HOCHOFEN (BLAST FURNACES) IMAGE V, FROM THE SERIES "TYPOLOGIES" by Bernd Becher, Hilla Becher (2007)](https://nikhil.io/art/7792aed528e05602b5bbbcea8c7f7797/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Bernd Becher, Hilla Becher German, 1931 - 2007, German, 1934-2015 HOCHOFEN (BLAST FURNACES) IMAGE V, FROM THE SERIES "TYPOLOGIES" (2007) Digital pigment print on photo paper Des Moines Art Center The Bechers are known for their "Typologies" —grids of black-and-white photographs showing varying examples of a single type of structure. The couple traveled to mines and steel mills across the United… ## [BETWEEN BEARS EARS AND DANEROS MINE, FROM THE SERIES"...THERE IS STILL POETRY" by Mary Mattingly (2018)](https://nikhil.io/art/d9e39653957957d1a345fc7b860f562c/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Mary Mattingly American, b.1978 BETWEEN BEARS EARS AND DANEROS MINE, FROM THE SERIES"...THERE IS STILL POETRY" (2018) Chromogenic dye coupler print Des Moines Art Center The background image of this scene, made in the artist's studio, is a panoramic view depicting Bears Ears National Monument in Utah, adjacent to the controversial Daneros Uranium Mine, which sits on public land. A plan that calls… ## [PRAIRIE CAIRN/ FOR MY FATHER/ GRINNELL, IOWA by Andy Goldsworthy (2001-2002)](https://nikhil.io/art/c101f262fbb85b97a5d4aa82119c47fa/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Andy Goldsworthy British, born 1956 PRAIRIE CAIRN/ FOR MY FATHER/ GRINNELL, IOWA (2001-2002) Suite of fifteen Cibachrome prints and one smaller framed title panel Des Moines Art Center A cairn is a mound of rough stone that serves as a landmark or memorial, a practice that can be traced to prehistoric times. Andy Goldsworthy has frequently used this form in his sculpture. The photographs seen here… ## [Mnemonics of Shape and Reason by Sky Hopinka (2021)](https://nikhil.io/art/cc28089952485311a9dfcee83f62c932/) _2026-08-10 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Sky Hopinka American, b.1984 Mnemonics of Shape and Reason (2021) HD video, stereo, color Des Moines Art Center Sky Hopinka interweaves landscapes filmed during his travels with layers of audio, poetry, and music. In this enigmatic piece, the artist refuses the ordering structure of a linear narrative, instead structuring the work around the idea of a mnemonic, a device meant to trigger memory. He… ## Why Be Baptized | Dr. Eric Thomas _2026-08-09 · First Baptist Norfolk_ [Listen](https://www.firstnorfolk.org/podcasttracking/aab5f6ca-24bb-4052-a485-e9b96774befd/ea8c75d9-1bd5-484a-95e2-a7e783e6483e/https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/O4iTeqtS.m4a) ## [SPIRIT AT DEATH, BEFORE DEPARTURE by Amy Putney Koenig (2026)](https://nikhil.io/art/333005826e3a542bb3527ad4ce4672a7/) _2026-08-08 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Amy Putney Koenig American, b.1970 SPIRIT AT DEATH, BEFORE DEPARTURE (2026) null Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, Iowa Permalink . Tagged amy putney koenig , des moines , iowa and sculpture . Reply by email . ## [42](https://nikhil.io/photos/0042/) _2026-08-08 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, Iowa Permalink . Tagged des moines , graphics design and iowa . Reply by email . ## [Play Both Sides Of The Lie (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/dzDwx5VoA9um) _2026-08-08 · **Sponsored**_ Two operatives, one manufactured war — uncover the Complete Truth after both campaigns. ## [Oranges Smell Good by Lydia Nong (2025)](https://nikhil.io/art/90150a7f4d125b3ba0410185b67804ac/) _2026-08-08 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Lydia Nong American, b.2001 Oranges Smell Good (2025) Oil on linen Mainframe Studios, Des Moines, Iowa Lydia Nong received her Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio arts from Iowa State University in 2023. The following year, Iowa State University sponsored her artist residency at Mainframe Studios where she now has a permanent studio in room 244. Her work has been exhibited in multiple cities including… ## [Samadhi by Jordan Belson (1967)](https://nikhil.io/posts/7c03f74a9d4356fab91bf89bd706d552/) _2026-08-06 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Saw this at The Whitney and was transfixed and love it beyond words. Only 6 minutes long and perfect for a quick meditation 🧘 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dx6ag2n5sjc In Samadhi Jordan Belson attempts to portray a visual phenomenon he perceived while in a meditative state. A follower of Mahayana and Vajrayana Buddhism, Belson maintained a strict Yogic practice and lived a largely ascetic and… ## [El Rey](https://nikhil.io/photos/0041/) _2026-08-04 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Des Moines, Iowa If you ever find yourself in Des Moines, you owe it to yourself to enjoy a burrito at El Rey . The best in town and this is not a controversial claim. Permalink . Tagged burritos , des moines , iowa , mexican food and restaurants . Reply by email . ## [Not Everyone Should Wear White T-Shirts](https://whitneymallett.substack.com/p/not-everyone-should-wear-white-t) _2026-08-04 · Whitney Mallett · Whitney Mallett_ I’ve been eating wild blueberries we picked ourselves from the bushes and swimming in the lake. ## [How TikTok Makes You Luxuriate in Your Own Suffering](https://whatwhitneyswatching.substack.com/p/how-tiktok-makes-you-luxuriate-in) _2026-08-03 · Whitney · What Whitney's Watching_ I am on TikTok far more than I am proud to admit. ## God's Great Love | Dr. Eric Thomas _2026-08-02 · First Baptist Norfolk_ [Listen](https://www.firstnorfolk.org/podcasttracking/2fa479bb-e801-439e-80f7-0b4ebb3c8454/ea8c75d9-1bd5-484a-95e2-a7e783e6483e/https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/Bdtae8oF.m4a) ## [S5:E47 – Vampires VS Werewolves](https://mostly-ghostly.pinecast.co/episode/852f3cf1/vampires-vs-werewolves) _2026-07-31 · Mostly Ghostly_ [Listen](https://pinecast.com/listen/852f3cf1-1b92-44ba-8bf1-4109c8730c20.mp3?source=rss&ext=asset.mp3) ## [The Odyssey (2026)](https://nikhil.io/media/4b83e59381aa561aa19d24a5f74d2459/) _2026-07-26 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Rambling notes. Spoilers, maybe. See my friend GT’s frustrations with Odysseus’ crew . Absolutely commanding piece of filmmaking by Nolan et al. I wonder how many other directors can attempt things at this grand a scale (Villeneuve and Ridley Scott come to mind.) Was surprised to hear “Mom” and “Dad”. Considered the film by itself and didn’t care whether it was aligned with Homer’s vision and… ## [Drawn Together by Leah Pearlman](https://nikhil.io/books/7850dfb8ee6e5e708e110cda44971f87/) _2026-07-26 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Suggested by wife’s client. Delightful little book by the creator of these comics (and the “Like” button on Facebook) that went viral many years ago. Sister was a fan and I remember her sending me a few. I was very surprised to see my main man Jack Kornfield’s blurb! A lot of lovely reminders to be kind to onerself and remember that one is not one’s thoughts 🧘‍♂️ 📿 Permalink . Tagged comics ,… ## God's Great Faithfulness | Dr. Eric Thomas _2026-07-26 · First Baptist Norfolk_ [Listen](https://www.firstnorfolk.org/podcasttracking/b6859cf4-18e4-4b19-9337-4d0e7a522a55/ea8c75d9-1bd5-484a-95e2-a7e783e6483e/https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/eYbXrFC9.m4a) ## [Disclosure Day (2026)](https://nikhil.io/media/b0e21d4424c7527db1ac533bc17f0fa4/) _2026-07-24 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Got excited after I was told it was an alien movie. Great performances by Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, and Eve Hewson (Colin Firth is extra Firthy) and fantastic cinematography but absolute drivel. Fell asleep watching it. Classic John Williams score tho 🥰 Permalink . Tagged aliens , emily blunt , mystery , sci-fi and steven spielberg . Reply by email . ## [Let's Chat About The Odyssey](https://whatwhitneyswatching.substack.com/p/lets-chat-about-the-odyssey) _2026-07-24 · Whitney · What Whitney's Watching_ The Odyssey is an incredible read. ## [Note 0024 - Halftime](https://nikhil.io/notes/0024/) _2026-07-24 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ I felt nothing but a small sadness watching that insipid and unnecessary halftime show. Kind you feel when you see people embarrass themselves for completely avoidable reasons. I like to think they consulted an AI model to plan it all out, for I do not want to believe that a bunch of flesh and blood human creatives sat in a meeting room and went “Yes, this is it ” and high-fived each other over… ## God's Great Works | Dr. Eric Thomas _2026-07-19 · First Baptist Norfolk_ [Listen](https://www.firstnorfolk.org/podcasttracking/d518a0b0-dc00-4c74-8053-50ceb6f2503f/ea8c75d9-1bd5-484a-95e2-a7e783e6483e/https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/84wJVRRn.m4a) ## [A Year After the End of the World](https://whatwhitneyswatching.substack.com/p/a-year-after-the-end-of-the-world) _2026-07-14 · Whitney · What Whitney's Watching_ A little over a year ago, the world ended. ## The Welcome | Dr. Phillip Herring _2026-07-12 · First Baptist Norfolk_ [Listen](https://www.firstnorfolk.org/podcasttracking/c227d648-1c41-4752-9166-94b19a621ac4/ea8c75d9-1bd5-484a-95e2-a7e783e6483e/https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/XOAWHgXa.m4a) ## [On Agnes Martin](https://nikhil.io/posts/96a2543111b3501f82dfffaf7b2d67d2/) _2026-07-12 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Her agent brought his granddaughter up to her NYC place one day, the girl was like 8 or 9. She asked her what she painted. Agnes had a rose in a small vase on her kitchen table & asked the girl “do you think this rose is beautiful?” & the girl said yes. Then Agnes put the rose in a cupboard & asked the girl “is the rose still beautiful?” & the girl said yes, & Agnes said “that’s what I paint”.… ## [The End of Gaming (as we know it)](https://whatwhitneyswatching.substack.com/p/the-end-of-gaming-as-we-know-it) _2026-07-08 · Whitney · What Whitney's Watching_ “If buying isn’t owning, piracy isn’t stealing.” -some genius somewhere ## [Citizen Vigilante (2026)](https://nikhil.io/media/8c3bb120160655c396c1a5f89af577b9/) _2026-07-08 · Nikhil Anand · nikhil.io_ Saw that it was revenge-themed and had to watch it. Now assume that all the fears about immigrants and their seemingly concerted project to pollute and raze Western Civilization are true. Assume that a small, imported minority are indeed responsible for over half of unspeakable crimes. Assume that Europe does need a long and hard look at the quality and quantity of the people it permits across its… ## The Communities | Dr. Eric Thomas _2026-07-05 · First Baptist Norfolk_ [Listen](https://www.firstnorfolk.org/podcasttracking/670d6541-d779-4d43-907d-51ace5a83886/ea8c75d9-1bd5-484a-95e2-a7e783e6483e/https://content.jwplatform.com/videos/jyLw7pZD.m4a)