Archive
From 2019 to 2023, working with dozens of writers around the world, we produced a weekly newsletter featuring stories on topics ranging from neuroaesthetics, to scented bowling balls, to Japanese Noh theater, to the overview affect. We also interviewed various cultural luminaries, including Roxane Gay, Daniel Humm, Christopher John Rogers, Frances Moore Lappé, and John Pawson. Explore our archive below.
![At a Los Angeles Exhibition, “Almost-Dysfunctional” Japanese Pottery That Conveys the Circle of Life](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/1cbd180827f552831ce500593561c72c88e8e253-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How to Use Essential Oils to Improve Your Mind, Body, and Mood](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/c3d3975336b6c6038ee784a0ebad8dd90f8591db-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Resonant Sound Performance, Created Using Children’s Toy Instruments](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/d81550661a5c172510081e155257b148196daf3b-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![In New York’s Hudson Valley, a Brewery of Innovation and Intent](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/085eb01648a7f1f5f2e8597dcbe60fb6575fd6d8-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Incredible Past and Pivotal Future of the New York Public Library Picture Collection](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/6776c15e562ba634d3809152a80bbe2bc836823d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Stylist Kate Young on Cartier’s Ever-Enduring Timepieces](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/f681b66635079d79f36fe42f0a585c755283700a-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How Design Can Reframe Ocean Plastic as a Resource, Not Waste](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/e4b713685bc757b194e51116338bcc7e17a2365d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Definitive Guide to Finding Your Signature Scent](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/9d8ee913d6b3b57e7fc1317cbf6466c180424f10-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How Brands That Use Images of Animals in Their Ads Can Help Preserve Biodiversity](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/154f34500564f2c952fe0b97915beb9425ef8342-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![What to See at the 2021 Chicago Architecture Biennial](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/3f8b8e5db273f9e2a1bb393b8fefc801c9d953d9-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Unexpected Cover Songs, Performed by a Who’s Who of American Heritage Artists](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/fbdd1f1f626010480d95451472e724055627c1e2-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Fresh Coffee Beans, Custom-Roasted On the Spot](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/0dcd94b94ce5968b3652f79f9871e910068d74bd-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How Two Italian Designers Who Never Met Created an Iconic Floor Lamp](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/e92356bfbb1341b9d0b71d01df5e973002aa92c7-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Twenty Years On, Yves Béhar’s Designs Still Challenge the Status Quo](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/f8e57e110ac34dd20c200f8b592c51d78fbc9ae1-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![These Photographs Bring Van Cleef & Arpels’s Floral Jewelry Into Full Bloom](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/31f236bf9d9ed03df8ce2467382f39f57e5be4d7-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![These Illuminating 9/11 Podcast Episodes Bring Survivor Stories to Life](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/878a5d9e95607ea26bcb28fd79f66db8f73622ef-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Simon Chaput’s Striking Photos of the Twin Towers Are a Love Letter to New York](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/de9599e8387d0df9ce34658dc3b91266079c2f17-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Daniel Boulud on Feeding First Responders in the Aftermath of 9/11](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/29414ea973c35e2ffdea24311aa57dc11e553dac-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How Scent Helped This Blind 9/11 Survivor Escape Tower One](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/a17d442222bc1763bc33565abaef218ac281f53f-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Elyn Zimmerman Created a Memorial to the 1993 World Trade Center Bombing—Then It Was Destroyed on 9/11](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/7466919d6e7bc8956ac053eace3bd796e48bef62-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Media That Helps Azeem Azhar Make Sense of Complexity](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/8d8a2f89058b8ac981623ad09413212ee206de58-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![In London, a Big Bouquet of Horns Brings People Together Through Sound](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/4d1e218905fb2d1f7fa6666f8ab0baa8289f09a3-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![For a More Flavorful Cup of Coffee, Upgrade to This Grinder](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/a573d35411b20fd904a8cd401ada335ccd9e7296-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Traditional African Tattoos That Continue to Inform Repossi’s Signature Jewelry Collection](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/96664b0ba11ecfe14961c4f38976808fbd554233-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Up-and-Coming Perfumer Mackenzie Reilly on the Architecture of Fragrance](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/ce324e716712be6dff9be04239e72076a9dec4eb-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Here’s What Freshly Cut Grass Is Saying With Its Scent](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/ff6967c6b53ef858670041433df1e99e8a622f29-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Protect Your Hearing With These Otherworldly Earplugs](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/efcc28b243098c131d25ecc5b28912993a0481bb-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How the Too Good to Go App Aids in the Fight Against Food Waste](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/1b3114dc0f3fb9374f68b16808a176b42ba0785d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![At the Armory Show, an Exhibition Where Artists Share Visions of the Future](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/83fca466b517fbbf42b06f7c05d11b0a438e8365-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![In Minnesota, a Denim-Repair Shop Celebrates Wear and Tear](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/382d2969dc350cb95088923d2523a84349ed9bb5-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![This Body Mist Captures the Benefits of Forest Bathing in a Bottle](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/c5ebe0f2ead81b41782903cb1e48c0a155a500f7-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A New Book Gets to the Heart of Kendrick Lamar’s Sonic Rise](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/afa831ddb7e38311b758f04db1ef451183a09043-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Family Is a Central Ingredient in Lauren Tran’s Toothsome Vietnamese Desserts](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/4e8fb97b02c99652f88eefa0a6da67ad4c936ea3-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![An Iconic Japanese Woodblock Print, Translated Into a Wrist-Sized Wonder](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/359010ad4c466a2d5a51396568b5ebb1a8de887b-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A New Book Explores the Longstanding Practice of Quarantine—and Why It Must Change](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/c18b53704b0063d261e8966251bc54b2573d6b1d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Yann Vasnier on the Fragrance World’s Renewed Interest in the Outdoors](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/a812ac98a4aa3429e27b07e806a8957b291fec9d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Montana’s Tippet Rise Art Center Goes on Tour With a Four-Day Virtual Classical Music Festival](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/ca6e86c11d33bccda7981df44fcda8271debde81-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![An Instagram Account Captures the Breadth and Beauty of Chinese Cuisine](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/39133286cf5e4e415bf4b78f52d11c4ea677a650-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Cartier’s Newest High Jewelry Collection Was Crafted to Stimulate the Senses](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/b64158daabd9103485eddad502b516b92de6a568-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![David Chipperfield Sets a New Stage for Mies van der Rohe’s Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/b75cd472a76ed40469693e1adcff831761a7f0a4-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)