> How else do you find out about new stuff, or recommendations, or things you never considered before? Personally, I chat with friends over a beer and talk abo

> How else do you find out about new stuff, or recommendations, or things you never considered before? Personally, I chat with friends over a beer and talk about new things. More often than not, my friends have great recommendations on things to try — both old and new. > How do you find out about new movies, concerts, etc.? I go check the movie listings / concert venues’ schedules. Or look up the schedule for a band I like. I don’t constantly browse the lineup; only when I get the itch to go to a show. Normally I’m the one engaging research into new experiences, and it seems to be going fine. The other month I was reading Troy by Stephen Fry. When I finished, I thought it would be nice if he covered the Odyssey, so I looked it up and saw he is releasing an ebook for it in the Spring. In the meantime, I decided to read the Iliad. I wasn’t sure which translation would be good, so I searched online and found that Emily Wilson has a great translation. And now hopefully a reader has benefited from m y suggestion here. Most ads related to these fields seem to me that they are designed to sell me something I don’t necessarily want or need. I feel capable of taking action and looking up things that do interest me. It may be different for areas outside of entertainment, but I’d have to think on that more.