Reading
How good does $550 million sound? NYT profiles the New York Philharmonic’s quest for the perfect sound in it’s recent renovations of David Geffen Hall
The Turf War Between Tennis and Pickleball is Escalating
Received a great book recommendation from a friend the other day, a mind-bending, euro-sprawaling tale called Time Shelter. A synposis from The Booker Prize….
“A ‘clinic for the past’ run by an enigmatic therapist offers a promising treatment for Alzheimer’s sufferers: each floor reproduces a decade in minute detail, transporting patients back in time to a familiar, safer, happier moment…An unnamed narrator is tasked with collecting the flotsam and jetsam of the past, from 1960s furniture and 1940s shirt buttons to scents, and even afternoon light. But as the rooms within the clinic become more convincing, an increasing number of healthy people seek refuge there, hoping to escape the horrors of modern life - a development that results in an unexpected conundrum when the past begins to invade the present. Soon, entire countries want to emulate the idea, with referendums taking place to decide which particular version of the past will shape each nation’s future.”
Listening
Jonah Yano continues to prove that Toronto is still a creative hotbed for pushing new sounds and feelings in music. His new album Jonah Yano & The Heavy Loop is one of the best LPs of the year…
And another AOTY contender - Wild Pink’s Dulling The Horns
Sam Gendel does a live improv set inside the LA Union Station terminal back in 2019
Wearing
Some good winter sneakers courtesy of Pennon. Looks like they could handle the city winter sludge no problem…
Love this peacoat from Carter Young
CdG reminding us of their classic, maybe the GOAT fragrance…The Original Eau de Parfum
Everything Else
This video caught 1.5 million views in under a week, highlighting how more young people are moving to take over farmland from the generation of farmers who are all retiring…
If you’re in NYC, check out Jake Longstreth’s exhibition at Pace Prints