BRAZEN RECOMMENDS: Earthrise
BRAZEN recommends this online platform created by Jack Harries, Finn Harries and Alice Aedy which aims to provide “a new perspective on the climate crisis,” and harness the much needed dose of “optimism and imagination required to build the world we so urgently need.” 👏🏽
QUESTIONS ON CHANGE
What changes do you want to see in your lifetime?
What are you going to do to make them happen?
BRAZEN RECOMMENDS: Shit You Should Care About
BRAZEN recommends this highly informative Instagram account, run by three girls from New Zealand who work tirelessly to deliver no-bullshit updates on what's happening in the world that we really should be paying more attention to.
WORDS OF WISDOM: Roy T. Bennett
“Don’t just exist, live.”
Quote by Roy T. Bennett. Designed by Shanita Lyn.
BRAZEN RECOMMENDS: 5 Lessons I’ve Learned about Racism
BRAZEN recommends this video by Ali Abdaal who, in response to the Black Lives Matter movement, takes some time to reflect on his own privilege in society, what he’s learned about racism over the years, and where he’s still making efforts to improve.
EXPERIMENT: Changing the Story
Here’s a neat little mind trick to try the next time you’re in a situation that could do with some improvement. Have you tried it?
BRAZEN RECOMMENDS: The Kingdom
BRAZEN recommends this short documentary about Sonam Phuntsho, a forest caretaker who has singlehandedly planted over 100,000 trees in his lifetime.
FEAR AND CHANGE
A young Asian woman in a Western country muses on the fluidity of identity and figuring out what home means in an ever-changing world.
Written by Chloe Sim.
BRAZEN RECOMMENDS: The Danger of a Single Story
BRAZEN recommends this TED talk by the novelist Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, on the dangers of buying into limited perspectives and the importance of seeking out more diverse narratives.
IN CONVERSATION WITH: Vix Chandra
BRAZEN sits down with Vix Chandra — otherwise known as Sayla, or one half of Dose Two — to chat about change, creativity, authenticity, fatherhood and his latest album.
Interview by Shanita Lyn.
WORDS OF WISDOM: Nothing Changes if Nothing Changes
“Nothing changes if nothing changes.”
Designed by Adwin Su.
BRAZEN RECOMMENDS: Loving You Differently Every Day
BRAZEN recommends this heartfelt conversation between Chella Man and MaryV Benoit on The And, filmed almost two years after their first one, in which they return to discuss the complexity and simplicity of love and identity once again.
EXPERIMENT: Small Changes, Big Impact
In this experiment, we explore how we can take something we’d like to change, and break it down into simple actions that we can take, every single day, to bring us closer to making that change happen.
BRAZEN RECOMMENDS: Do You Miss Who I Was Before Transitioning?
BRAZEN recommends this beautiful conversation between Chella Man and MaryV Benoit, where they explore the subtle nuances of love, connection and their relationship with utmost honesty, vulnerability and sincerity.
SMALL HABITS OF SUPERHEROES
As it turns out, most of the real-life superheroes we look up to — inspirational leaders, blissful spiritual masters, flamboyant billionaires, people at the top of their field — aren’t actually prodigies, geniuses, mutants or the result of cutting-edge experiments involving radioactive spiders after all. What distinguishes these mere mortals from the rest of us is instead their dedication to little consistent practices that get them to insane levels of human achievement – the small habits of super heroes.
Written by Lenny Wan.
BRAZEN RECOMMENDS: One Day
BRAZEN recommends this goosebump-inducing rendition of “One Day” by Matisyahu, sung by 3000 strangers, in three languages, in three-part harmony.
FUEL ON THE FIRE
A stirring article on how change cannot happen as the result of a single scream, unless it is supported by the roar of a crowd.
Written by Shalina May.