Violet Baudelaire has just hit a rough patch. Her parents died in a mysterious fire, she and her siblings are on the run from the law, and to make things worse, the evil Count Olaf is after them, trying to steal their fortune. But Violet doesn’t have time to let these things get her down. She’ll come up with an invention to get out of the tightest situations. Now if only she could figure out what V.F.D. stands for…
Illustration by Minna
Hello, you. June’s theme will be LONGING. Unlike more-acute forms of desire like desperation or need, longing is a sweet ache—more pining for something than dying for it. It’s nostalgia, homesickness, boredom, a persistent feeling of lack, dreaming of escape/the future. It’s summer: summer homes & cottages, stuffy summer bedrooms, sun-bleached memories of summers past. The shadow of September that hangs over June. It’s secret hangouts, crushes, unrequited love. Send what you’ve got here, and thanks. ♥
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OH MY GOSH OH MY GOSH I LOVE YOU GUYS SO MUCH. Perfect. Just perfect. I die. Friday Playlists are the best thing ever. Rookie Mag is the best thing ever. Lemony Snicket is the best thing ever. SO MANY BEST THINGS EVER, combined into a giant stew of BESTNESS.
Log in to replyI…um…I think I’m done.
BUT STILL MY GOSH.
A smile and a ribbon– In Ghostworld Enid crying on her bed listening to this record omg just too much
Log in to replyThis is amazing! I love it!
Log in to replyhello, where are the songs from the Gothic Archies??? Scream and Run Away from their series of unfortunate events themed album is just perfect
Log in to replyExactly what I was wondering! Scream and Run Away is awesome.
Log in to replyTrue, but where’s the fun/challenge in putting together a playlist of already collected songs?
Log in to replyNeutral Milk Hotel AND Beck AND Fiona Apple AND Bjork? It feels like Christmas coming early. (✿♥‿♥)
Log in to replyThis is great. I was talking about Violet just the other day! I remember going book shopping with my dad when the series just came out. We both had a chuckle at the name “Lemony Snicket” then I bought all the books and read ‘em.
End of story.
Log in to replyIf there’s Björk in it then it’s good yes yes yes goooood. By the way has anyone else watched the Mutual Core video?! It’s AMAZING.
(Also, I adore Au Revoir Simone, too! These are nice choices, thank you for sharing your creativity with us Rookie people! I honestly cannot do play lists to save my life.)
Log in to replyA Series of Unfortunate Events is one of my favorite book series, and I always adored Violet. This would totally be my playlist if I ever had the privilege of hanging out with her. And yay for Broken Social Scene being on here!
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Yes, yes, yes, this is BRILLIANT.
Log in to replyViolet Baudelaire kicks ass!
This is timed so perfectly you have no idea. You just reinforced my existential angsty theory that my life is a TV show. I guess I’m the meta character, like Abed. Anyway, yay Violet!!!
Log in to replyThe timing of this playlist is pretty awesome as today I decided to have A Series Unfortunate Events Day. This involved re-reading my favourite books from the series, practising Sebald code, writing in my commonplace book, all while eating pasta puttensca and listening to the Gothic Archies.
What can I say, ten years later and I’m still just as obsessed!
Log in to reply*puttanesca
Log in to replyThat’s such a great playlist! I listened it with a real pleasure – so Violet Baudelaire! <3
Log in to replyViolet is damn awesome!!
Log in to replyViolet link is broken… and this list is brilliant :D
Log in to replyTHIS IS SO SOOO GOOD!
Violet Baudelaire and her siblings are some of my favourite literary characters and these books were huge for me when I was growing up.
Thanks so much for this!! :)
Log in to replyFiona Apple!!! Neutral Milk Hotel!!! Bjork!!! guys I love this so much!!!!!!
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Log in to replythis makes me want to reread the series all over again, right now!
Log in to replyThis sounds perfect, I can’t wait to listen to it. Violet was my idol growing up.
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Log in to replyRookie should do an interview with Judith Ortiz Cofer
Log in to replyjesus i was obsessed with this series when i was younger, but im still distraught that lemony snicket isn’t real because my childhood self though this was all completely real (ill just listen to this playlist on repeat to heal my still broken heart)
Log in to replyOh god yessss. I actually thought to myself when I opened the page, “they’d better put some neutral milk hotel on here!”. Two headed Boy is an awesome choice.
Log in to replyPsst… Looks like you’ve reversed the artist and song in the last song. The band is Stars and the song is Window Bird :)
Log in to replyThis is PERFECT and very ASOUE. Thank you. <3
Log in to replyWhy don’t I know Violet? She sounds awesome, so does this music list!
Log in to replyThis playlist is awesome, ALL OF YOUR PLAYLISTS ARE AWESOME!!!
Log in to replyI love these books. I don’t care how old I get, I will always reread them. <3
Log in to replyThis brings back so many memories of reading this series with my flashlight under the covers. Loved the series, love the songs, especially Extraordinary Machine.
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Log in to replyI am SO happy you included a feature with Violet Baudelaire! From the moment this month’s theme was announced, I was thinking, “they BETTER include Violet, the girl inventor extraordinaire!”
When I was in elementary school, all the way up until sixth or seventh grade, A Series of Unfortunate Events was my obsession. I had multiple “commonplace books” devoted to taking notes in the hopes of solving the mystery of VFD.
Daniel Handler (AKA Lemony Snicket) is still one of my favorite authors. I highly recommend Adverbs (bonus: the cover was designed by Daniel Clowes!). It’s beautiful writing.
Log in to replyGosh now I just want to reread them all… I haven’t read them since middle school. I love them so much.
P.S. not the most flattering photo of Sunny.
Log in to replyI haven’t even read the books, but was talking about them with friends just the other day.
In other news, I might very well be obsessed with this playlist.
Well done!
Log in to replyViolet is my heroine
Log in to replyhands up if you thought Lemony Snicket was a real person for a really. long. time.
Daniel Handler’s books are awesome too!!!
LEMONY IS REAL ;)
Log in to replyi love violet baudelaire so much this is perf
Log in to replyA smile and a ribbon is such a strange song– telling little girls to just smile and be pretty and then they’ll be happy.
Still love it though. Vi is my homie.
Log in to replyi LOVE smile & a ribbon, one of my favorite songs in ghost world for sure
Log in to replyOh this is absolutely absolutely completely the greatest playlist, it is so wonderful! Yay thank you. :]
Log in to replythanks for bringing The Handsome Family to my attention; never heard of them before.
Log in to replytake one, give one
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b12dZ8bMCYc
even though this doesnt fit the mood of this mix at all ^__^
Thank you, Rookie! I just love love love Friday Playlists! Why can’t I find such amazing music?
Log in to replyneutral milk hotel never gets old
instead of an elephant
Log in to replyOOOOH MY GOSH!!!
THIS!
AMAZING!
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