I have a giant Monstera in my bedroom. One of my favorite plants. So, clearly, these shoes speak to me.
Masquerade / Japanese TV Show
I found 仮装大賞公式チャンネル on TikTok. Apparently “Masquerade” is one of the most popular TV shows produced by NTV Japan. These are all so beautifully weird. There’s more.
Sorting Therapy
@woahtori #colorsorting ♬ Summer – Aesthetic Sounds
My friend Steve pointed me to this incredibly soothing and minimal app called Sorting Therapy. My kids love it too!
Jelly Wobbler
I applaud Nik Ramage for the invention of the Jelly Wobbler.
Lights as Fungi
Lights as fungi, beautiful series by Norwegian photographer Rune Guneriussen.
The Lion King: Tiny Desk Concert
Imagine you are at work and then this happens one cubicle over. I love Tiny Desk Concerts so very much. Fun fact: The first Tiny Desk Concert came about in 2008 after Bob Boilen and NPR Music editor Stephen Thompson left South by Southwest frustrated that they couldn’t hear the music over the crowd noise. Thompson joked that the musician, folk singer Laura Gibson, should just perform at Boilen’s desk. A month later Boilen arranged for her to do just that, making an impromptu recording and posting it online. The name is taken from Boilen’s 1970s psychedelic dance band called Tiny Desk Unit.
I wish This App Existed for Business Meetings
I wish this existed. In a business context. For reals.
It’s Real
This vintage looking cassette player and bluetooth speaker combo by NINM made me gasp. What a beauty!
Stick of Butter Bookmark
I LOVE butter and am giddy over this butter bookmark.
Surreal Multi-Decker Caravans
These surreal multi-decker caravans by Ulises Design Studio made me smile.
The Brooklyn Brownstone Color Project
Ruxandra Duru lovingly gathered 130 color samples of brownstones Brooklyn. What a wonderful side project. (She’s done something similar with Coffee too)
Marine Animal Masks
These Animal Masks by Liz Sexton made me smile.
Inclinaison by Marie Denis
This art sculpture titled Inclinaison by Marie Denis made me chuckle.
Keyboard Puffer Jacket
This Keyboard Puffer Jacket by Liminal made me smile.
F*** T-Shirts
My friend Scott and his wife built F*** Shirts as part therapy, part dealing with the complexity of adulting now-a-days, part based on a ‘fuck-Covid’ bracelet their daughter made 2 years ago. I think we can all relate to some of these statements. (F*** Asparagus made me laugh.)
Emotional Weather Report
(Thank you Tim)
Kindness Scales
“It scales better than competitiveness, frustration, pettiness, regret, revenge, merit (whatever that means) or apathy. Kindness ratchets up. It leads to more kindness. It can create trust and openness and truth and enthusiasm and patience and possibility.
Kindness, in one word, is a business model, an approach to strangers and a platform for growth.It might take more effort than you were hoping it would, but it’s worth it.”
Resurfacing this quote I posted in 2017. It’s so good.
Naming Things
This made me laugh.
Emergency Folding Red Nose
This emergency folding red nose made me laugh. Designed by no other than Sir Jony Yve.
Everyone’s Upstairs Neighbors
This is funny.
Happy Medium Events
Happy Medium is an NYC events series designed for the adult beginner who wants to have fun creating instead of consuming for a few hours with zero expectation of being “good enough.”
I love this so much I might burst!
Laundry Buddies
These laundry buddies made me laugh. (They supposedly remove pet hair and lint from your laundry.)