🥥Parfait Coco
Weekly Playlist #20: New York & Istanbul street walks; coffee ASMR; coffee shop sounds: binaural beats for happiness
My roommates and I were all fiercely competitive. Once, we decided we’d play Master Chef for a week — we’d take turns and each of us would make dinner for the others. At the end of the week, we’d vote for the best chef. We even invited our neighbors as impartial judges.
When my turn came, I was determined to impress my friends with a three-course meal, and everything went great. I was about to win the competition… until dessert.
I had made cupcakes, and I wasn’t used to the American measuring system and didn’t know that to make chocolate cupcakes, you needed to use cocoa powder and not Hershey bars. Long story short: my cupcakes tasted like shit. They were so dry one of my friends almost died choking on them.
My beloved roomies never forgot these damn cupcakes — three years later, they still made fun of my pitiful baking skills, and I was so vexed I never baked anything for them again.
But this weekend, I came across the easiest, tastiest vegan dessert recipe and gave it a try. This “Parfait Coco” was one of the best desserts I ever had — and I’m no longer the friend who can’t bake.
What’s in the playlist?
This week’s playlist is an ode to summer.
coffee ASMR (obviously)
coffee shop ambiance
lofi beats to chill and relax
“the apothecary in the woods” ASMR roleplay
New York and Istanbul street walks
binaural beats for happiness
…and more!
Interesting stuff
BOOK: Looking for an uplifting novel to read on the beach? A Little Life is probably not that book. According to book fans on TikTok, it’s the saddest novel you’ll ever read. But who doesn’t like a good cry?
WORK: 88 studies of power poses reveal whether they work or not
PHILOSOPHY: Why more young people are turning to nihilism
Have a great week!
— Alicia