Newsletter Archive
The Sense of an Ending
October 10, 2026 Philosopher Simon Critchley, Post Company: Character Studies, design writer Lila Allen, and more.
The Art of Denshō
October 3, 2026 Dutch trend forecaster Lidewij Edelkoort, French chef Jacques Pépin, and more.
Camera On
September 19, 2026 Dutch fashion designer Iris van Herpen, rock musician Melissa Auf der Maur, and more.
Auditing Our Attention
September 5, 2026 Writer and artist Cody Cook-Parrott, Flamingo Estate’s Richard Christiansen, and more.
Zumthor’s LACMA, Reviewed
August 22, 2026 Peter Zumthor’s LACMA building, David Prior, Handmade Utopia, and more.
The Novel of the iPhone Age
August 8, 2026 Ben Lerner’s Transcription, Hoshinoya’s Nara Prison Hotel in Japan, Claudia Rankine, and more.
Past Stories
From 2019 to 2023, working with dozens of writers around the world, we produced 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 here.