Lounge Loves: Nostalgia, Music, Keyboard Sounds and Roth

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.