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.

The Perfect Press for Making D.I.Y. Seed Pots
The Perfect Press for Making D.I.Y. Seed Pots
How a California Entrepreneur Is Profoundly Fixing Food Waste
How a California Entrepreneur Is Profoundly Fixing Food Waste
That New Rain Smell, Explained
That New Rain Smell, Explained
Body, Mind, and Soul: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s Virtual Trauma Conference
Body, Mind, and Soul: Dr. Bessel van der Kolk’s Virtual Trauma Conference
Vitsoe’s In-House Chef Will Leigh on Keeping the Company Fed in a Pandemic
Vitsoe’s In-House Chef Will Leigh on Keeping the Company Fed in a Pandemic
This Amazonian Sap Will Ease Your Mind
This Amazonian Sap Will Ease Your Mind
Helen Molesworth on the “Radical Women” Featured in the Getty’s New Podcast
Helen Molesworth on the “Radical Women” Featured in the Getty’s New Podcast
The Ingenious Creations of an Instagram Club of Basketmakers
The Ingenious Creations of an Instagram Club of Basketmakers
Emergence Magazine Is at the Top of Our Reading List
Emergence Magazine Is at the Top of Our Reading List
This Cookware Makes Cooking All the More Pleasurable
This Cookware Makes Cooking All the More Pleasurable
Slip Into These Slippers While You’re Quarantined at Home
Slip Into These Slippers While You’re Quarantined at Home
The Unflappable Olfactory Bond Between Mother and Newborn
The Unflappable Olfactory Bond Between Mother and Newborn
Environmental Journalist Tatiana Schlossberg Shares Her Media Diet
Environmental Journalist Tatiana Schlossberg Shares Her Media Diet
Devon Turnbull’s D.I.Y. Speaker-Making Kits Are the Ultimate Home Audio Solution
Devon Turnbull’s D.I.Y. Speaker-Making Kits Are the Ultimate Home Audio Solution
Get Your Home Gym (and Yourself) Into Shape With These Solutions
Get Your Home Gym (and Yourself) Into Shape With These Solutions
Cook These Recipes While Supporting New York City Restaurants
Cook These Recipes While Supporting New York City Restaurants
Entriken’s Katherine Carothers on Creating Beautiful Flower Arrangements at Home
Entriken’s Katherine Carothers on Creating Beautiful Flower Arrangements at Home
Black Mountain College Is About to Come to a Screen Near You
Black Mountain College Is About to Come to a Screen Near You
This New Less-Is-More Podcasting App Helps Us Digest the News
This New Less-Is-More Podcasting App Helps Us Digest the News
Azzedine Alaïa’s Ruminations on the Value of Taking Time
Azzedine Alaïa’s Ruminations on the Value of Taking Time
Plot an Edible Home Garden With This Automated, Open-Source Bot
Plot an Edible Home Garden With This Automated, Open-Source Bot
Meet NASA’s “Nasalnaut”
Meet NASA’s “Nasalnaut”
These Masks Bring New Meaning to “Facial Expressions”
These Masks Bring New Meaning to “Facial Expressions”
These Compact Analog Instruments Pack a Punch
These Compact Analog Instruments Pack a Punch
David Byrne’s Reasons to Be Cheerful Cheers Us Up
David Byrne’s Reasons to Be Cheerful Cheers Us Up
Take a Vacation With These Soaps
Take a Vacation With These Soaps
This App Will Help Get Your Green Thumb Going
This App Will Help Get Your Green Thumb Going
Daniel Libeskind’s “Classical Studies” Playlist
Daniel Libeskind’s “Classical Studies” Playlist
Dram Apothecary’s Calming CBD Solution
Dram Apothecary’s Calming CBD Solution
We’ll Be Tuning Into This Tuning Meditation
We’ll Be Tuning Into This Tuning Meditation
Fix Your Bad Breath With These Minty Solutions
Fix Your Bad Breath With These Minty Solutions
This Video Footage of the Thwaites Glacier Shows the Sea Levels Rising Before Our Very Eyes
This Video Footage of the Thwaites Glacier Shows the Sea Levels Rising Before Our Very Eyes
Saunders & Long’s Ingenious 5-in-1 Grooming Solution
Saunders & Long’s Ingenious 5-in-1 Grooming Solution
In New York? Natoora Has Your Grocery Delivery Covered
In New York? Natoora Has Your Grocery Delivery Covered
Why Vetiver Is Our Favorite Botanical Right Now
Why Vetiver Is Our Favorite Botanical Right Now
A Renaissance of Artful Puzzle-Making
A Renaissance of Artful Puzzle-Making
Our New At a Distance Podcast Takes a Good Look at the Big Picture
Our New At a Distance Podcast Takes a Good Look at the Big Picture
A Low-Maintenance Home Garden for the Botanically Challenged
A Low-Maintenance Home Garden for the Botanically Challenged
David Marchese’s New York Times Magazine Talk Column Should Be Required Reading
David Marchese’s New York Times Magazine Talk Column Should Be Required Reading
The App That Everyone Is Going to Be Using During the Covid-19 Quarantine
The App That Everyone Is Going to Be Using During the Covid-19 Quarantine