Friday Top Five:: 01.14.22
Each week our ‘Friday Top Five’ segment, we feature five things we thought were interesting, notable, or culturally significant. This week we are showcasing stories on how to get your year started off right. In this episode, we cover everything from fun things to cook, great shows to watch, things to read, and of course, some good old fashion task management.
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Let’s start the show /post off by calling it out, we are at the start of Winter, the holidays are over, it is a new year, a new beginning, but it is cold as heck, we are all feeling fat from food, booze, and being off our schedule. So like many of you, I am trying to tweak things in my routine, adjust life habits, work hard, and find different ways to relax.
Story-1:: Stuff to Eat
Overview: Alton Brown Makes Mini Man Burgers with Grilled Onions is the title of this video. What it really should be called, Alton Brown tells you how to make Krystal (WhiteCastle) hamburgers at home. The playbook for making these is super easy, key highlights, pull all your ingredients out at once, make sure you keep your meat seriously cold and get good Hawaiian buns, nothing else will do.
Link: youtube.com | IG - @altonbrown
Story-2:: Stuff to Watch
Overview: A hapless UN employee discovers that the agency he works for is hiding a gateway to a parallel dimension that's in a cold war with our own, and where his other self is a top spy. The war slowly heats up thanks to spies from both sides. All right, that is the overview provided by Stars/Amazon but it doesn’t do the show justice. So essentially the world cloned itself and the only way to get from one side to another is through a building in Germany. While that part of the storyline is dumb, everything else is super cool and interesting. You essentially have a double on the other side and there is a ton of thinking around Nature Vs. Nurture and how singular events can dramatically shape one’s life. There is a lot of political posturing, so if you are into global politics, you will find that of interest too. I read that the show was canceled after two seasons because it failed to find a female audience. While I can’t confirm or deny, I can say, I have watched the show all the way through once, and am circling back a second time because it was that interesting to me.
Link: Prime Video
Story-3:: Stuff to Drink
Overview: Yeah, you read that right, Non Alcoholic Drinks - 4 mocktails to try at home. Looking for some non alcoholic drinks? You’re in luck! Today I’m mixing up four fun and delicious mocktails! These drinks are for everyone. Mixing up drinks should always be fun, especially with non-alcoholic drinks! Go crazy, experiment with flavors, adjust the ratios to your taste - no rules here. Just because the booze is gone doesn’t mean we can’t have a little fun. So whatever reason you choose not to drink the hard stuff, may you find some joy in these recipes! Cheers! Other cocktails I have tried from Anders are his Old Fashioned and one I am trying in February will be the Wisconsin Old Fashioned
Link: Youtube.com | IG - @anderserickson
Story-4:: Stuff to Read
Overview: DJ Life Mag will truly reflect the maxim, “The Nexus of Everything DJ,” by expanding its coverage and creating content that reflects the compelling cultural influence, impact, buying power and evolution of the DJ Lifestyle community. DJ Life Mag is designed to educate and inspire in a more diverse and timely way than any platform has. This is all thanks to the Hazan Media Group (HMG) is a New York-based Multi-Channel Media Company serving the lifestyle communities. At HMG, we provide strategic solutions for our audiences by creating award-winning content, education, events, and experiences integrating streaming, digital and in-person platforms.
Ok, so let’s jump into this one. For years I was the intern at another DJ magazine that will not remain nameless; feel free to google me, no seriously, do it! Many of the team have left that shop and started up DJ Life Mag and I can’t be more excited for them. Be on the lookout for new content from this team across all digital channels, and hey, maybe a few reviews from me too!
Link: djlifemag.com | instagram.com/djlifemag
Story-5:: Stuff to Try
Overview: A companion for your digital tools, Analog doesn't replace your digital tools, it works alongside them. Working out of your inbox puts you on defense all day. Analog helps you focus on your most important work to move them close to your goals.
Link: ugmonk.com/pages/analog | Cheaper Amazon Version
