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McSweeney’s Quarterly

This is the most amazing subscription ever. Interesting writers and themes (the product of author Dave Egger’s innovative publishing company) in a quarterly publication that has taken every conceivable form — lunch box, cigar box, trapper keeper and this hard to explain two books each with two distinct but adjoined covers. It turns out quarterly is just frequent enough to both look forward to the next one coming and be totally surprised when it does. A jolt of creative inspiration every time. Current issue #82 pictured.

Medieval by Teenage Engineering

This is a medieval groovebox -- a digital musical instrument that enables complete song creation -- invented by Stockholm-based Teenage Engineering which makes super cool and quite technical consumer electronics, synthesizers, drum machines and some other stuff. This box is intrinsically interesting for the time blending creativity behind both the product and promotional materials (in the link). If this is incomprehensible to you, be sure to check it out. So fun!

On Leaving London - Laura Marling

Vacations can be revealing. I think songwriter/singer Laura Marling's Substack post on what she wants from vacation and life will resonate. As a bonus, she provides an eloquent take down of airbnb's evolution -- hope the Rec League team reads this.

Slate truck

I ❤️ this $25k (base) American made electric truck. I think of it as the anti cyber truck. The simplest possible reconfigurable, no frills truck — we”re talking hand crank windows, folks. It can convert into an SUV and back as your needs change. Trucks ship at the end of next year. Comes in (slate) gray but you can wrap the truck to customize. Love the retro/future styling as well.

McSweeney’s Quarterly

This is the most amazing subscription ever. Interesting writers and themes (the product of author Dave Egger’s innovative publishing company) in a quarterly publication that has taken every conceivable form — lunch box, cigar box, trapper keeper and this hard to explain two books each with two distinct but adjoined covers. It turns out quarterly is just frequent enough to both look forward to the next one coming and be totally surprised when it does. A jolt of creative inspiration every time. Current issue #82 pictured.

Medieval by Teenage Engineering

This is a medieval groovebox -- a digital musical instrument that enables complete song creation -- invented by Stockholm-based Teenage Engineering which makes super cool and quite technical consumer electronics, synthesizers, drum machines and some other stuff. This box is intrinsically interesting for the time blending creativity behind both the product and promotional materials (in the link). If this is incomprehensible to you, be sure to check it out. So fun!

On Leaving London - Laura Marling

Vacations can be revealing. I think songwriter/singer Laura Marling's Substack post on what she wants from vacation and life will resonate. As a bonus, she provides an eloquent take down of airbnb's evolution -- hope the Rec League team reads this.

Slate truck

I ❤️ this $25k (base) American made electric truck. I think of it as the anti cyber truck. The simplest possible reconfigurable, no frills truck — we”re talking hand crank windows, folks. It can convert into an SUV and back as your needs change. Trucks ship at the end of next year. Comes in (slate) gray but you can wrap the truck to customize. Love the retro/future styling as well.