Favorites From 2021
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Hey there. Thanks for tuning into Bourn Yesterday’s first full year online. We released a zine, dropped a mix, and even found a way to get into your coffee cabinet. 2022 will be filled with much more beyond the links. Until then here are some favorite bits of content and products we consumed this past year. Appreciate the feedback and support as always!
Read
Tyler Watanamuk’s Sitting Pretty has been a go-to weekly almanac for all things interior and home design
Vogue’s oral history on Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette should be required reading for any director trying to orchestrate a vibe on set
2021 was a year of light and casual reading: Slice of life vibes, emphasis on settings, seamless and relatable dialogue. The old works of James Salter and Marlowe Granados debut novel Happy Hour were favorites in the novel department
Daisy Alioto’s piece for the near infallible Dirt newsletter titled “What is Internet Criticism?” was able to weave the real life and aesthetic theory into the word that some of us scoff at now ~The Metaverse~
If these links aren’t enough Ben Dietz’s [SIC] Weekly will easily hold you over. Nearly everything from trends to food & drink to Web3 is covered on here - a generalist’s dream
Listened
Hovvdy’s 4th studio album True Love was easily the most played album front to back all year
M Field’s self-titled EP was a close second
NPR tiny desks are out, Top of The Pops is in
Never thought it would be so fun to learn what goes on in Bloomington, Indiana thanks to It’s A Beautiful Day in the Gulch. The lawn mowing episode shattered the podcasting ceiling
Insolar with Cami Layé Okún will show you songs you most likely can not find anywhere else on the globe
Wore
The chore coat from the Carhartt WIP x L’art de Automobile collab can turn you into a workwear and car guy all in one
Reebok turning the Club C sneaker into a mule was something else
Noah gave Roxy Music the legend eternal status it deserves
No Maintenance may be the best new vintage store in America
@directorfits showed us that PTA can get fucking fits off
Watched
How to Renovate a Chateau…for anyone looking to purchase and renovate an abandoned French chateau
Master of None Season 3 was a triumphant comeback to the series no doubt
C’mon C’mon was the film of the year
The Scenes From A Marriage reboot emphasized the importance on-screen chemistry.
The Asics x Kiko Kostadinov video showcasing the new Gel-Quantum sneakers was not really about the shoes and more about introducing the hypebeasts to the English and esoteric sport of Fives
Everything Else
The Panamericana Chair from Industry of All Nations can work in every single one of your abodes
They slapped Vibram on tote bags this year. Wonder where we’ll find the rubber sole next year…
Rodakis brought white tennis balls back in the best fashion
Fell in love with Patrick Caulfield’s work
…and finally got in to stamps