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.
![A Podcast That Unpacks What It’s Like to Be an Immigrant in America](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/c9569eb011897b942bf7ce3a90ec2a197ada822b-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Meech Boakye Explores the “Multispecies Collaboration” That Produces Our Food](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/b659a31dd75b5d570db806a126e4b1db92763ba6-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Why Puck’s Jon Kelly Turns to Newsletters to Find Out What’s Really Going On](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/8b5dfed4f150981cb4eab20f22d70cfd90736de3-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How Japan’s Most Important Textile House Weaves the Past and Present into Its Fabrics](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/83c63c5cf1c2a4af501a4f41da4bf5982788c3c6-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Experience Japanese Hot Springs From the Comfort of Your Bathtub](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/861698812ddae05d6561e1cb2e5fb81bfff15ce4-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Soul-Nourishing Album for Your Plants](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/8fe97bd9ad96b73665c6503d7267b2d68bc2aa6d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Slow, Intentional Art of a Japanese Cocktail](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/9ab100ca7499f23279abc0f7930cc0f19b34ce64-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Boundless Benefits of a Bidet](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/2c4074390a632fdf1392876819dc110d00863173-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Digital Space Tracker That Prompts Users to Look Up](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/c318193d5e864cabe329ebcaa3267a49ac855b81-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Why the World Gets Quieter When It Snows](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/860e24aa723202f7eeb5bd4e9926da20e82e062e-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Key to Maximizing a Candle’s Aroma? A Wooden Wick](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/fd8b6564ebe5fb8d4fc0da0b1e48cc0d49f654d9-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Grow Your Own Food in This Modular Raised Garden Bed](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/480a9efa96a3e53f8c6cd637ea6ed5c792c3d7e0-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Spirit Brands and Bar Owners Redefining a “Good Drink”](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/3623792a31e9c6f04cb561028b1bdb2887d96b2e-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![These Virtual Exhibitions Draw on the Real-Life Health Benefits of Art](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/65bf5fe5542f9ae81764a668e1fb5bf5b526980c-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Carbon-Negative Perfume That Evokes the Earth’s Natural Elements](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/ebe2eff0236c035788b55d0e03864b6e65e5ba7b-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Vuslat Doğan Sabancı Imagines a Better, Brighter World Full of “Generous Listening”](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/5ffd3282aa17811da68748e880491b03b17796c2-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![For an Ethical Alternative to Caviar, Try Tonburi](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/60cdd5d47a9fabed0f1333a988c2155aee1bcf57-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Tokyo Design Studio Makes Crayons Out of Wood from Japan’s Overabundant Forests](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/317699ad7710723510db0018fb5fde4dab24a739-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Brooklyn Studio Whose Creations Alter Our Perspectives on Time](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/3f2e32f4063d7fa1a4561faf134f904ed0d84467-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![The Sweet, Adaptable Aroma of Southeast Asia’s Pandan Plant](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/61d1737522cbcc12cc57246511feef857277c46e-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Fall Asleep to the Ambient White Noise of Nature, Captured From Sites Around the World](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/2100eb81d095c1ad86df8f1d2541ee2faa80e2d9-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Brewery in Brooklyn Adds a New Dimension to Mead, or Honey Wine](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/831b402d12df685ce6843b6150af0847b05e35b4-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Brooklyn Wellness Brand That Harnesses the Power of Good Design](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/2563d12dbb797aaca243cd464c35b1f2d454c205-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How Pin-Up Magazine Founder Felix Burrichter Feeds His Insatiable Curiosity](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/514192fe74c25e02a44e8f3fcbb12b511c0a6237-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Aromatic Face Oils, Made by Regenerative Farms in France](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/ba12764c8a0698ae0e1724d45920975f8463dce9-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Beautiful Bare-Bones Radio, Designed by an Architect Who Strove for Simplicity](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/308157662dad3a5d1cfa8ccb93a0ed15049ebcb7-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![These Eclectic Mezcal Experiences Are Gateways to Mexico’s History and Culture](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/0d4b1a3ce698bd360a4c39531ace47b4d0050f8f-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![In Miami, an Amsterdam Studio Builds a Pared-Down Portal to Japan’s Serene Birch Forests](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/255ba456a4b492e50257bb9c0259648cc3108759-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How a Finnish Furniture Company Explores the Potential of Pine](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/527c3b0382918e3cf7e0af6844f75387687b863d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![A Fictional World Created by Toyin Ojih Odutola Calls Into Question Real-Life Systems of Power and Gender](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/a67535703794b6b6dbdb83be6639f1fe31977fe2-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How Grasse, France, Went From a Smelly City to the Perfume Capital of the World](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/c35f52ba25160d20e001bc1ca09488c51297c2a3-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Smallhold’s Mushroom Minifarms Give New Meaning to the Term “Local Food”](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/9835442bdb565367819b09594c39f320a6926826-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Spare Home Accessories, Informed by the Artisans of Colonial Williamsburg](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/bc973ad2b8996ea4457d792fb8c055d65f1626b4-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![How Everyday Sounds Shape Our Brains](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/d5f98087f9d84cafa60bea1869eeb0a634186aa9-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Es Devlin Is Planting a Forest in the Miami Design District](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/15865b0e7951a67ed7ffdb3ff95d5836ad01cbda-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Bernie Krause and United Visual Artists Translate Nature’s Sonic Landscapes Into an Emotive Spectacle](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/87962f4d560bfdd7c5e49619d4f86d20faeded75-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![With EarthPercent, Brian Eno Helps the Music Industry Address the Climate Crisis](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/0b1ed69429aed22a5d88e5be15a64d671d1b3672-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![These D.I.Y. Sewing Kits Teach Kids the Value of Making Clothes That Last](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/416b427eb536ff63a86a2244b3c1107467d86de7-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Mumgry Makes Nutritious and Delicious Nut Butters With Moms in Mind](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/fb10d347c47e3a9f8019b9d643f129c85ae38a57-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)
![Introducing The Slowdown’s First Book, “At a Distance: 100 Visionaries at Home in a Pandemic”](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/m8zvzebu/production/e8999700d68bfa982c95f1ee1fb614f4c0efe56d-1760x1320.jpg?rect=0,44,1760,1232&w=710&h=497)