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Lounge Loves: Nostalgia, Music, Keyboard Sounds and Roth

Lounge Loves: Keyboard asmr, ‘roth’ and more · livemint.com

This collection shares several things the writers enjoyed recently.

Many people are using AI to make pictures look like they came from the 1980s.

One writer dislikes the trend because it wastes water, but likes real old photographs from Bengaluru and a newspaper office.

Another writer learned to play the koto, a traditional Japanese instrument, in Kyoto.

At first, learning was difficult because the musical notes and string labels used different writing systems.

Playing became easier when the writer focused on enjoying the music.

A keyboard app called Klack makes laptop typing sound like a mechanical keyboard.

Another writer describes roth, a sweet fried bread that Kashmiri Pandit families make and share during festive days.

Key facts

AI trend: People are turning present-day photos into portraits of how they might have looked in the 1980s.
Main criticism: The trend is described as wasteful because it burns water.
Archival subjects: Deccan Herald and The Illustrated Weekly of India materials show Bengaluru and a newspaper newsroom from earlier decades.
Instrument: The koto is a traditional Japanese plucked-string instrument.
Keyboard app: Klack runs in the background and offers seven mechanical keyboard sounds.
Favorite sound: The writer’s preferred Klack option is called “Crystal Purple.”
Traditional food: Roth is a deep-fried sweet bread made with poppy seeds and black cardamom seeds.
Festive custom: Kashmiri families make roth as naveed, or prasad, and share it with kehwa.

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