I’ve thought about writing this up for months, but every time I started, I asked myself if it was too niche and pulled back. Who would want to know about a guy in Portland kicking a jagged rock every day until it became a sphere? Apparently 200K people, that’s who. What started as a quasi-viral marketing stunt by the owner of Hillsdale’s #1 vintage store has turned into a bonafide Instagram hit. Every day, Shirtzenpantz owner Owen Gail uploads a video of himself kicking a stone (known as Christosphere) all around Hillsdale, narrating in a tone that’s part nature documentary and part self-help guru. Gail, a 23-year-old with the voice of a much older individual, also showcases bits and pieces of life at the store, like Tasty Treat Tuesday or Free Cookie Friday (both featuring homebaked sweets) or pearls of wisdom from his grandmother. There was a two-day period where Christosphere got lost in some bushes which really upped the drama for a minute, but thankfully he was rescued, no worse for wear. It’s accounts like these that remind me how pure the internet can be, and how much I love when young people come up with random endeavors. Sadly, it also reminds me that I myself am not that young anymore. For anyone wondering, the rock started at 923 grams and, as of writing this, is down to 259 and very, very spherical.
-DW
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I’ve made this recipe three times now, and it’s consistently a showstopper. It’s a great way to make use of tender summer carrots, but works just as well with whatever gnarly behemoths you find at the grocery store in the depths of winter. While there’s a bit of upfront prep work in terms of peeling and grating, the dish itself comes together pretty easily and efficiently. Also, if you’re like me and have an unreasonably large collection of chile crisps, this is a fun recipe to experiment with. Not for nothing, it also makes an excellent (and vegetarian!) dinner party dish, and is as beautiful as it is delicious.
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You don’t have to be a straight, single woman to identify with writer Jean Garnett’s New York Times Magazine treatise on the state of hetero dating and relationships, a situation so dire it spawned a new term: heterofatalism. Garnett’s essay weaves together personal anecdotes (both comedic and crushing), sexual scholarship, and cultural critique in a way that had me laughing out loud, underlining sections, and rolling my eyes in solidarity. The piece is strongest in the first and second sections, as Garnett’s closing salvo doesn’t go anywhere particularly new or unexpected, but maybe that’s because the so-called “female demand-male withdraw” pattern that ultimately defines this issue is unfortunately as timeless as it is timely.
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This is not nearly as whimsical as Christosphere the Rock, but I was reminded last week that the now-defunct Virgin America once made a nearly six-hour video of a cross-county “flight” of mannequins. Highlights (if you can call them that) include an in-flight movie that starts around 00:41:00, an altercation with a flight attendant at 01:43:00, and a brief UFO encounter at 03:37:30. If you’re looking for nothing to do today, take some edibles and watch as much of this as you can.
-DW
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I am normally very much a sativa person. I like my highs uppy and energizing. But lately I’ve been having a real love affair with Pure Beauty’s Indica Babies. Instead of the couchlock I typically associate with indica-style offerings, a few hits from one of these Babies makes me feel just like myself, but better. It’s the type of smooth and functional high you don’t really notice until an hour in, when you realize you’ve had a blissed out smile glued to your face while going about your day. Consider this a little reminder that it’s good to mix things up sometimes.
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I plugged this book by friend of Gossamer Vanessa Lavorato back when it was in pre-order, but now that it’s out, I want to again bring it to everyone’s attention. This is probably as authoritative a text as you can find on the subject of cooking, drinking, and eating weed, and is filled with recipes that are delicious regardless of their THC content. A great addition to your cookbook library.
-DW
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