I am often annoyed at my phone cable slipping off my night stand or desk. I just discovered the good looking SurfaceSnaps. They are aesthetically pleasing and won’t damage the surface you stick them on. What’s not to love?
We Know What You Did During Lockdown
Kottke says it right: “After watching this short film on how much data private companies are able to gather about you (data that we willingly give them in some cases), you might be forgiven for thinking that, never mind some far flung future, we are living in a full-on dystopia right now.”
How We Return To Work
Brené Brown and Priya Parker talk about the real, big and small challenges we’ll see when we return to workspaces, the need we’ll have to use our creativity and ingenuity to figure out how to be together, and the opportunity we’ll get to ask how we can be together better.
Art for Optimists
Efdot is a visual artist and community builder rooted in New York. Using abstract figures, forms & bold lines, Efdot explores the contrast between playfulness and mischief.
“Work From Near Home”
“Many workers won’t be returning to an office anytime soon, but having them relocate their efforts entirely to their homes for the long run might be unexpectedly misery-inducing and unproductive. We need to consider a third option for our current moment, and if we look to authors for inspiration then one such alternative emerges: work from near home.”
What if remote work didn’t mean working form home? by Cal Newport
Propagation Vessel
I am passionately propagating plants in my home and have fallen in love with these wall-mounted propagation vessels. (I am currently waitlisted to get one. Fingers crossed.)
A Partner Who Is Ready To Build With You`
“Find a partner who is ready to build with you. It is not about finding perfection in another person, it is about realizing when you come across an undeniable connection that nourishes your being and matches the type of support you are looking for. Getting lost in the idea of perfection is a hindrance. Being with someone who is committed to going through the ups and downs of life together is truly priceless. When two people embrace their imperfections and commit to growing into better versions of themselves, it will naturally enhance the happiness they share in the relationship.”
– Yung Pueblo
Bulb Clear Vase
I wish Unison Home would show this Bulb Vase with a flower in it or an avocado pit growing. Anyways, I like it.
Eco Huey Throw
Come to me you beautiful Eco Huey Throw. (Also available in red.)
Logs Coat Hanger
Now this is a coat hanger I can get behind.
Astronaut Roundtable
Astronaut roundtable featuring unfiltered and down-to-Earth perspectives on what it feels like to go into space — emotions and all.
(viaBailey)
The New and The Good
“Once we’re thrown off our habitual paths, we think all is lost, but it’s only here that the new and the good begins.”
– Leo Tolstoy
Litterless
Celia is an environmental activist and consultant who shares resources and builds community around the topic of zero waste and the circular economy over on Litterless.
A 12-Mile Video Walking Tour of Paris
Wow! A 5.5-hour, 12-mile video walking tour of Paris. Sit back and enjoy.
Sebastian Schramm Photography
In his spare time, photographer and designer Sebastian Schramm takes quick improvised portraits of his colleagues using objects found around the office. Love this so much. (The blue paper one hangs in my living room!)
(via)
Eye Mask by Ostrichpillow
The latest product by the team of Ostrich Pillow looks like something I’d put to use: It’s a 3D ergonomic eye mask. They say the design adapts to the features of your face, with no eye pressure.
Aerial Photographs of 1960s Communal Dining Areas
(photos by Jonathan Tan)
These aerial photographs of 1960s communal dining areas in Singapore’s Social housing make my heart sing.
Weakness of the Flesh
“Weakness of the Flesh” is a fascinating and somewhat odd short film that appears to clone dancer Emma Rosenzweig-Bock, who twists and contorts her body amongst a sea of her own figure.
Your Own Power
“the most widespread affliction
that people suffer from is a lack
of belief in their own power
to be so broken
to have
fallen
so deeply
that the only thing
you can do is
rise
into a new you”
― yung pueblo
Baggu Masks
Loving the patterns on these masks by Baggu.
Knowing How To Be Solitary
“But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.”
― bell hooks
Every Noise at Once
Every Noise at Once is an ongoing attempt at an algorithmically-generated, readability-adjusted scatter-plot of the musical genre-space, based on data tracked and analyzed for 5,430 genre-shaped distinctions by Spotify as of 2021-05-08.
This is weird. And fascinating.
(Thank you Manu)
Link Pack
“Get your tongues ready, get your suits out and pressed, and those buttons lowered. The era, the decade, of gathering, is upon us.” Well worth a listen!
– Favorite Wikipedia lists. Some good ones in there. (via)
– Why Having Friends of Different Ages Matters — And How It Can Impact an Ageist Society
– This inverted cactus is incredible!
– The Story behind Dr.Bronner Soap.
– This bird feeder made me laugh.
– Loving these block art prints. Also this one.
– What a treasure trove: A list of 100+ handpicked personal websites
– I am so happy Poler brought the Napsack back. Best gift I ever gave my kids. (In case you are not familiar: It’s a wearable sleeping bag!)
– Get out of your geographic music bubble
– The Best Live Animal Feeds From Around the World
– Stop Trying to Raise Successful Kids: “Psychologists call this the helper’s high. Economists refer to it as the warm glow of giving. Neuroscientists find that generosity activates reward centers in our brains. And evolutionary biologists observe that we’re wired to help others. A tribe of people who “were always ready to aid one another,” Darwin wrote, “would be victorious over most other tribes; and this would be natural selection.”
– This made me laugh.
– Yes, it’s incredibly expensive BUT it’s design-y and stylish. Wouldn’t mind to have one of these handcrafted wooden cornholes in my backyard.
– Whoa! This Tweet of mine about how divorce needs a rebrand got mentioned by Prof. Galloway on this Pivot Podcast episode.
– A big thank you to Continuing and Professional Education at Parsons for sponsoring my blog this week.
100 Visions of Motherhood
Loving this collection of photographs and words celebrating the complexities of motherhood, curated by The Luupe.
Photo by Brittany Marcoux
Photo by Jass Durhal
Photo by Loulou d’Aki
Photo by Sinead Patching