This Malayalam tear-jerker titled ‘Death of January’ by Vaisakh Somanath pays tribute to his mum Vasanthakumari TS—who died in January 2021. It beautifully incorporates recordings of her voice within the song as well. If you don’t understand Malayalam, we recommend turning on closed captions for English subtitles. Rolling Stone India featured the song on its year-end list of best Independent singles in the country.
SANITY BREAK January 2 2022
If you need a bit of motivation to keep those new year resolutions, this painting by American artist Philip Guston will surely do the trick lol! Yes, that is a plate of fries on his chest. For more lovely New Year-themed art, check out this Guardian collection.
SANITY BREAK January 3 2022
Keeping with the new year’s resolutions theme, here’s the best possible inspiration for restarting those yoga classes. FYI: This image titled ‘Stretch’ by Kunal Shah was one of the finalists in the Greatest Maasai Mara Photographer of the Year contest—which honours photographs taken in Africa’s most important wildlife preserves. ModernMet has other beauties for you to browse.
SANITY BREAK January 5 2022
Is there anything we love more than men in skirts ghagras? We think not. Move over, Harry Styles. Alex Wong and Jainil Mehta have you beat:)
