If you’ve got £20,000 burning a hole in your pocket, Brian Eno just released a limited edition turntable work of art with your name on it. Almost like a miniature James Turrell that also plays records, only 150 (and 20 artist proofs) of these turntables were made. It’s both glam and minimalist, which is fitting considering the arc of Eno’s career. -DW |
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Now that these 1mg THC (plus 5mg CBD) mints from Cycling Frog are back in stock, there’s no time like the present to try them out (especially since they’re also 15% off). Are they the best mints in the world? No. But popping one or two or three (depending on your tolerance) before going out or heading home will give you a nice background glow for a few hours. I wouldn’t recommend them if you just want to get high, as that would be an unnecessarily minty (both cost-wise and taste-wise) way to do it, but I find they are great for small but perceptible shift in mood. -DW |
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So, I recently fell down a TikTok algo-hole involving an over-packaged and extremely elusive ice cream. It’s called Propitious Mango and it’s basically a trompe l’oeil fruit featuring what is apparently the most delicious mango-flavored ice cream of all time surrounded by a tropical sunset-hued white chocolate shell. I’ve made it my mission to find one of these, but so far no dice. I’ve sent friends on runs to my local Tenichi Mart, scoured Reddit, done all my best googling, but ... nothing. I’m starting to wonder if the ice cream is just a viral marketing ploy for TikTok itself. Anyway, this is less of a recommendation and more of a plea: if you know how or where I can get my hands on one of these, please share. There’s (allegedly) also a peach and a lemon flavor, which I’ll accept if I have to, but my eye is on the prize (the mango). -VvP |
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Our next delivery of Nesting Sets is arriving soon, which means you have about a week left to save 10% by pre-ordering. Each Set comes with an ashtray, pipe, and one-hitter designed in collaboration with award-winning artist Kickie Chudikova. Heads up that this might be the last run in milky green, so if mint is your color, act fast. -VvP |
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Whenever my son discovers some new obsession (trucks, trains, dragons, etc.), I like to make a playlist for him about the topic du jour. If I were a parenting writer, I’d say something like “Doing so allows me to provide another source of entertainment and learning for him pegged to a current interest,” but, if I’m being honest, it’s really just a fun creative exercise for me that also helps get him into quality music and bypass most of the junk billed as kids music. Right now, we’re entering a real dinosaur phase, which is how I came across “Dinosaur Song” by none other than Johnny Cash. This led me to Cash’s whole children’s album, something I had no idea about but I’m very glad exists. The album isn’t exactly children’s music in the traditional sense, but more like Johnny Cash music that happens to be for kids, if that makes sense. Even the one classic it does include is Red Foley’s “Old Shep,” a tearjerker of a song about a boy having to put down his dog, which is both extremely Johnny Cash and a song that I’ll be saving until my son is a little older. Whether or not you have kids, I think the album is worth a listen. But if you do have some young ones running around, I can say for certain that the “Dinosaur Song” is a good bet. -DW |
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I made a pretty tasty pasta recipe the other night, but all I could think about was how much better it would have been if I’d used New York Shuk’s Signature Harissa. It’s smoky, spicy, and a satisfyingly deep brick red that matches the intensity of its flavor. I’m using this recommendation as a reminder to stock up so that I never have to use sub-par harissa ever again. -VvP |
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