Louisa Williamson, D.D. Mirage, etc

My weekly work, reading and listening recap. Selected Works is a weekly (usually) newsletter by the Te Whanganui-a-Tara, Aotearoa (Wellington, New Zealand) based freelance music journalist, broadcaster, copywriter and sometimes DJ Martyn Pepperell, aka Yours Truly. Most weeks, Selected Works consists of a recap of what I’ve been doing lately and some of what I’ve been listening to and reading, paired with film photographs I’ve taken + some bonuses. All of that said, sometimes it takes completely different forms. WHAT I’VE BEEN READING: Police vs promoters: Inside a growing summer festival ‘crisis’: NZ police blame alcohol abuse and violence on a widespread crackdown on outdoor events. But promoters call that “misinformation” and say unfair opposition puts their events at risk. For RNZ, Chris Schulz. The real story behind Christchurch’s ‘brutalist’ Timezone: It’s become of one of Christchurch’s most famous landmarks online, but why? Alex Casey steps through the portal of the brutalist Timezone. For The Spinoff. Book of the Week: The mermaid who stopped wearing lipstick: An epic review of a memoir so good that it really, absolutely ought to appear on tomorrow’s Ockham awards longlist for best nonfiction. For Newsroom, Anna Rankin. COPYWRITING: As I’m sure plenty of you...