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.
![This Luxury Skincare “Miracle Broth” Is the Result of Sonochemistry](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/658ae1e390517343845714963aea95e1a9f23d6c-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![This App Tracks the 72 Seasons of the Japanese Lunar Calendar](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/4c27bf300ec1551dae11eb6a5ad3e258e46bbe0c-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![The Best Japanese Incense Sticks Around](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/72bb34d07500206c7390a1eea1b915b0317bd027-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Emilien Crespo Explores the Soul of Los Angeles Today](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/d095bb96f5a880c914011ff55a20306d878c4d5f-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Jon Mooallem’s Walking Podcast: Like Receiving a Butt-Dial From a Nature-Loving Friend](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/b589caf90a18565aa93950727e4303a71c470ecd-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Understanding the Sensations of the Skin](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/7ccf1a86c178d30cd229a88e6171f030d3f0f615-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![MASS Design Group’s Model for Building a More Just Society Through Architecture](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/0dd74ab8120fd9629587ad9d9323fe25c664a8b5-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![The Orchard Townhouse: Our New Favorite Neighborhood Restaurant](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/87b22b40ceb484368b18779cb379ad59b001fb03-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Parisian Fragrance Boutique Nose Offers an “Olfactory Diagnosis”](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/294237e2265db052ca15eb52239986e8f18e4324-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Jewelry Designer Monique Péan Creates a Feat of Meteoric Proportions, Literally](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/68dadf2b9d8c03ca1f6b7fca3b65ba665a5b2a6b-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Why Turmeric Is Everywhere Right Now](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/52bb0c2f19fe1f572164a5ea700987e8f94c647a-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Devon Turnbull on Building His Cultish Handcrafted Speakers](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/133aed131cea3418f050cb2d48da5fffcaed2596-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Olafur Elaisson’s Latest Exhibition Offers a Hopeful Vision of the Future](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/66b525cf9044ab8e93c5079f803d2b30deb50e73-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Horticulturist Ken Druse on Exploring the World of Botanical Fragrance](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/0561e2d9133cbb3ba85170170df25c1d347bfb9e-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Photay’s Motivational Playlist for 2020](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/d9075605553c7285e9152d088766c8adcb286a75-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Apartamento Magazine’s Omar Sosa Explores Comfort With a Friedman Benda Show](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/cd560692ba1c3be4ef5291bb93e3ecd0e2b50ae1-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Westwind Orchard Makes the Tastiest Maple Syrup We’ve Ever Tried](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/46139b0927ee8dff0635058ded74c6e86ba5bc07-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![The Sensory Hit of Cold Weather on Our Noses, Explained](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/a3c1c582fd9502facaf44bf41ab340042636d068-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Object Limited Is the Secondhand Solution We’ve Been Yearning For](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/88dcb812d88666d5f2de1b2796f744e37f13e205-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![The Joyful Japanese Art of Making Mud Balls](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/5bca035eedd2131fe799a005db2240dbeb8132ad-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Renowned Perfumer Jean-Marc Chaillan’s Patchouli Obsession](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/d4b2fedb24f389f095a26c364b795ab9422fd371-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Psychoacoustics Expert Dr. Susan Rogers on How Musicians Hear](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/b3698cfc21e53dfba0705d3fbc6fcc845b3694aa-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Beatrice Galilee’s New Architecture Conference Takes a Whole-Earth Perspective](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/c9c28dfedd8401e6dccaee7567655ea093f26d8b-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![The Cleansing Detox We’ll Be Starting the Year Off With](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/1e3b7474cc0c01d42d0df925cc3e51471aafcbc7-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![The Sparkling Beverage We’ll Be Ringing In the New Year With](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/cdcd54b316dfc9ccf4d6c676d2c172b4ec7d5a00-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![What We’re Watching on the Criterion Collection’s New Streaming Service](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/8ebfc41d30e63d1a3e375da24a627c49a9c941dc-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![How to Pick a Potent Flower Arrangement](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/5feaf0a6940a7b08db2ff08265e3978d27a6952f-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![A Renowned British Composer Explains Four Legendary Christmas Songs](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/7b714530c218dd1cd06e6413727f5699cbc4e33d-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Røros Tweed’s Intricately Crafted, Beautifully Designed Throw Blankets](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/00511e2a48518e43bcdecb7d313a04345d765dbd-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Jónsi of Sigur Rós Expands His Range With a Solo Exhibition in L.A.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/b80fc783d49986870124ed8602eba891ef6eeb2b-1065x1065.jpg?rect=0,160,1065,746&w=710&h=497)
![How to Bring the Scent of Pine Home Without Uprooting a Tree](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/74909dffaba9a06a5f9c5fca4bc361068cd6287e-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![The Noguchi Museum’s Ginormous Online Archive, at Your Fingertips](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/2be5ae832d31c99f3c3722186e0029c38e960a04-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![The Art of Gift Wrapping, Japanese-Style](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/9ec35a3690e1b746cdd1c8ed10f9e1535d7f5491-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Brooklyn’s Forthave Spirits Collaborates on a Liqueur With Café Integral](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/c3f5fbed0ef680da9395be96d09dc74d5a9af907-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,324,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Andrew Zuckerman’s Exquisite Pictures of the Natural World, Newly Editioned](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/6b4e05d2683efa354c8f4d64ff3b75f812fea4fd-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Harriet Tubman’s Face Can Appear on a $20 Bill After All](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/cc8e5fef2528d9f09d0e12a76ef251119696c96a-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![A&R Rep Kolby Turnher’s “Scam Rap” Playlist](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/71ab5e00cd1bac20f04d4f02dff6f722d22e840d-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Caswell-Massey Bottles the Smell of Yellowstone Park, Literally](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/b6e35a8deb627cc217ffa8c3a84ae49a05349d1d-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![Food Artist Laila Gohar Simply Can’t Get Enough of Beans](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/93b725016103c36ea3344de49b11ee26b0e6d2f6-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)
![How Aesop Grew Into an “Anti-Salon” Beauty Empire](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/4e89db49d80ff88a96b74f65df2c9a46adb1cfd0-1080x1080.jpg?rect=0,162,1080,756&w=710&h=497)