BRAZEN recommends the gorgeous Sufjan Stevens song that has become so synonymous with one of the most iconic films of our time, Call Me By Your Name.

BRAZEN recommends this charming short film from NOWNESS about Barbara Flood and Stanley Dorfman, who have been in a relationship for over forty years despite never living in the same time zone.

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BRAZEN recommends this article from Psychology Today on the four stages of desire, as defined by the 15th-century Indian mystic, poet and philosopher Kabir.

In this edition of BRAZEN Recommends, Maria Popova of Brain Pickings explores the book Mating in Captivity: Unlocking Erotic Intelligence by Esther Perel to better understand the antiparallel relationship between love and desire, and the importance + beauty of cultivating space in your relationships in order to keep the fire burning.

BRAZEN recommends this delightful and fascinating TED talk by Dr. Seema Anand on the ancient Indian arts of seduction, and how they were seen as a method of gaining total mastery over the self.

BRAZEN recommends this dreamy, heartfelt synth-pop ode to young love and blossoming romance by English alternative rock band, Wolf Alice.

Ever wondered why the path up that flight of stairs looks never-ending when you’ve just had your lunch? Or why it always looks like you can reach that really cool book on the top shelf, before you actually try, and find you can’t even brush it? Today's instalment of BRAZEN recommends sheds some light on that question.

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BRAZEN recommends this video from Lessons of the Screenplay on YouTube, which explores what happens when the desire for greatness is taken too far — leading to obsession and the descent into madness.

BRAZEN recommends The Struts’ rousing rock anthem that invites you to live boldly, wholeheartedly and unapologetically — in other words, to live brazenly.

BRAZEN recommends our editor-in-chief’s favourite song ever, by a band whose music was one of the biggest inspirations behind the very creation of this magazine.

BRAZEN recommends this beautiful article from Brain Pickings, which celebrates E.E. Cummings’ timeless and inspiring advice to young poets.

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BRAZEN highly recommends this beautiful interview with Elizabeth Gilbert on fear, authenticity, creativity, play and everything in between. So inspiring!

BRAZEN highly recommends this article from Brain Pickings which explains the four (incredibly simple, yet deeply powerful) mantras shared by Thich Nhat Hanh which transform fear into love. The perfect remedy for these crazy times, when we need love more than ever.

BRAZEN recommends this video by Einzelgänger detailing the Stoic approach to dealing with panic, so relevant and much needed in this era of doom and gloom.

BRAZEN recommends Mark Manson’s interview on Impact Theory, in which he discusses some of the key philosophies from his bestselling book, The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck (which we also highly recommend!).

BRAZEN recommends this good old-fashioned spooky story reading Neil Gaiman did for Hallowe’en this year, complete with the ambient sounds of a storm raging in the background.

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BRAZEN recommends the album trailer for MARINA’s album Love + Fear, in which she recites lyrics from her own songs to moving and poetic effect.

BRAZEN recommends this chill, dancey song and video by Jungle which we’ve been watching on repeat all month!

BRAZEN recommends Unjaded Jade’s introduction to Notion and tour of her setup, to inspire you to get yourself a Notion account if you haven’t already! #notsponsored #wishiwasthough

BRAZEN recommends this TED talk by Emilie Wapnick to anyone who’s ever struggled to figure out what their “one true calling” is, or felt guilty about not being able to choose just one area of interest to stick to and specialise in. As it turns out, this isn’t a flaw after all — it’s actually a huge advantage. Yay!