Farewell

Last week we posted our final Recommends on social media and it concludes our contributions to the arts through 2nd First Look.

It's a sad end to a project that has made me extremely proud. Working with these writers and communicating to our readers will remain a treasure.

Although no new material will be posted, I plan to keep the site online for archival purposes. So if you want to read our past articles, you'll still have access to it.

Thank you for your patronage! We hope you continue to explore the arts.

Sincerely,
Jav Rivera

2019 Recommends

Click on the year below to read our past posts.

2019   |   2018   |   2017   |   2016   |   2015   |   2014   |   2013

2019-02-20
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Film: The Lobster
Director: Yorgos Lanthimos
Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3464902/



2019-02-13
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: Down by the Riverside
Album: Live in Paris, 1964
Artist: Sister Rosette Tharpe
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/live-in-1960/919508686



2019-02-06
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Being Somebody Else
Album: Twisted
Artist: Del Amatory
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/being-somebody-else



2019-01-30
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Comic: Lio
Created by: Mark Tatuli
Link: https://www.gocomics.com/lio



2019-01-23
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Save Yourself City Girl
Album: Right Between The Promises
Artist: Freedy Johnston
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/save-yourself-city-girl



2019-01-16
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Series: The Haunting of Hill House
Creator: Mike Flanagan
Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6763664/



2019-01-09
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Series: Get Shorty
Creator: Davey Holmes
Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5761496/



2019-01-02
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Album: Add It Up (1981-1993)
Artist: Violent Femmes
Link: https://www.vfemmes.com

2018 Recommends

Click on the year below to read our past posts.

2019   |   2018   |   2017   |   2016   |   2015   |   2014   |   2013

2018-12-26
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Film: On Body and Soul
Original Title: Teströl és lélekröl
Director: Ildikó Enyedi
Link: https://imdb.com/title/tt5607714/



2018-12-19
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: Gone
Album: Snow White and the Huntsman Soundtrack
Artist: Ioanna Gika
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/gone



2018-12-12
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Jeune Fille In A White Sundress
Album: Bad Is Beautiful
Artist: The Bad Examples
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jeune-fille-in-a-white-sundress



2018-12-05
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Film: Book of Life
Director: Jorge R. Gutiérrez
Link: https://imdb.com/title/tt2262227



2018-11-28
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)
Album: Living In The Material World
Artist: George Harrison
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/give-me-love-give-me-peace-on-earth



2018-11-21
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: You Say
Album: Look Up Child
Artist: Lauren Daigle
Link: https://laurendaigle.com



2018-11-14
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Romulus
Album: Greetings From Michigan: The Great Lakes State
Artist: Sufjan Stevens
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/romulus



2018-11-07
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Poet/Artist: Rudy Francisco
Link: http://iamrudyfrancisco.com



2018-10-31
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Film: The VVitch: A New-England Folktale
Director: Robert Eggers
Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4263482/



2018-10-24
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: Hey Now
Album: Feel Your Feelings Fool!
Artist: The Regrettes
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0CD4dVYAEY



2018-10-17
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down
Album: Band of Joy
Artist: Robert Plant
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/satan-your-kingdom-must-come-down



2018-10-10
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: The Newpart
Album: The Newpart
Artist: April Verch
Link: https://youtu.be/3c0BzV4MIeA



2018-10-03
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Oh No
Album: No Word From Tom
Artist: Hem
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/oh-no/395379909



2018-09-26
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Book: The Poems of Phillis Wheatley with Letters and a Memoir
ISBN #: 978-0-486-475936
Link: https://www.amazon.com/Poems-Phillis-Wheatley-Letters-Memoir



2018-09-19
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Catapult
Album: Recovering The Satellites
Artist: Counting Crows
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/catapult/366123?i=366115



2018-09-12
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Series: This Is Us
Creator: Dan Fogelman
Link: https://nbc.com/this-is-us



2018-09-05
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Our Harry
Album: Glow
Artist: The Innocence Mission
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/our-harry



2018-08-29
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: Wisconsin
Album: To: You, From: Me
Artist: FEATherWOLF
Link: https://youtu.be/DuiyiYsdUQw



2018-08-22
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: So Alive
Album: Love and Rockets
Artist: Love and Rockets
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/so-alive



2018-08-08
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Wait Until Tomorrow
Album: Axis: Bold As Love
Artist: The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wait-until-tomorrow



2018-07-25
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Down In Love
Album: Can You Fly
Artist: Freddy Johnston (w/ Syd Straw)
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/down-in-love



2018-07-18
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: Escapade
Album: Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814
Artist: Janet Jackson
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFX3gQHIroU



2018-07-11
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: First Your Money (Then Your Clothes)
Album: Start The Car
Artist: Jude Cole
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/first-your-money-then-your-clothes



2018-07-04
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Comic: Pearls Before Swine
Created by: Stephan Pastis
Link: https://stephanpastis.wordpress.com



2018-06-27
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Goat
Album: The Good Life
Artist: Railroad Earth
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/goat



2018-06-20
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Series: Face Off
Directed by: Peter Ney and Jason S. Edwards
Link: http://www.syfy.com/faceoff



2018-06-13
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Molly Bán (Bawn)
Album: Down the Old Plank Road: The Nashville Sessions
Artist: The Chieftans w/ Alison Krauss
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/molly-bawn



2018-06-06
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Album: Carnegie Hall 4.6.02
Artist: Ani DiFranco
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/carnegie-hall



2018-05-30
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: The Diving Board
Album: The Diving Board
Artist: Elton John
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-diving-board



2018-05-23
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: Beautiful Thing
Album: Perfectly Imperfect
Artist: Grace VanderWaal
Link: https://gracevanderwaal.com



2018-05-16
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Central Two-O-Nine
Album: Band of Joy
Artist: Robert Plant
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/central-two-o-nine



2018-05-09
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Album: Legend Soundtrack
Artist: Tangerine Dream
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfOWehvvuo0



2018-05-02
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Film: Iron Man
Director: Jon Favreau
Link: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0371746/



2018-04-25
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Artist: Yehuda Devir
Link: http://www.yehudadevir.com



2018-04-18
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Life Boat
Album: Light of X
Artist: Miranda Lee Richards
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/life-boat



2018-04-11
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: What We're Told
Album: White Peak
Artist: The Natterjacks
Link: http://www.thenatterjacksofficial.co.uk



2018-04-04
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: It's Over Now
Album: Kisses 50 Cents
Artist: The Bad Examples
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/its-over-now



2018-03-28
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Lisa)
Song: What We're Told
Album: White Peak
Artist: The Natterjacks
Link: http://www.thenatterjacksofficial.co.uk



2018-03-21
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Film: Mudbound
Director: Dee Rees
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2396589



2018-03-14
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Film: 1922
Director: Zak Hilditch
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6214928



2018-03-07
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Some Days Are Better Than Others
Album: Zooropa
Artist: U2
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/some-days-are-better-than-others



2018-02-28
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: When I Dream of Michelangelo
Album: Saturday Nights & Sunday Mornings
Artist: Counting Crows
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/when-i-dream-of-michelangelo



2018-02-21
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Shipbuilding
Album: Punch the Clock
Artist: Elvis Costello
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/shipbuilding



2018-02-14
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Series: The End of the F***ing World
Creator: Jonathan Entwistle
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt6257970/



2018-02-07
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Morning Thought
Album: It's a Corporate World
Artist: JR JR
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/morning-thought



2018-01-31
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Don't Tell
Album: Mansions on the Moon
Artist: Mansions on the Moon
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/dont-tell



2018-01-24
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Systemagic
Album: Silver Eye
Artist: Goldfrapp
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/systemagic



2018-01-17
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: Wax Wings
Album: In Plain Sight (EP)
Artist: Jude Cole
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/wax-wings



2018-01-10
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Film: Son of Rambow
Director: Garth Jennings
Link: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0845046/



2018-01-03
2FL RECOMMENDS (by Jav)
Song: January Man
Album: From Monday To Sunday
Artist: Nick Heyward
Link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/january-man