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Sam Reiss is an absolute newsletter legend. I’ve subscribed to Snake America for years. It originally caught my eye for spotlighting different auctions he was following on eBay but then I have learned so much about design, film, fashion and even working out through his periodical. He seems to be gaining in popularity for his writing with more frequent articles for major publications like GQ and it is well deserved. I had to mention him since this interview is published in newsletter form. I’ve also been paying more attention to his fitness focused newsletter, Leg Day Observer, since quarantine for his investigative and contemplative approach to working out.
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👩Pulling Weeds at GQ - I respect Chris Black's takes. This is a great weekly column / newsletter.
Deez Links - You just have to sub to this one, covers all the bases all the time.
Sprezza - For menswear, for interviews, for insights to the clothing we wear, this is the best overall newsletter.
Deez Links - You just have to sub to this one, covers all the bases all the time.
Sprezza - For menswear, for interviews, for insights to the clothing we wear, this is the best overall newsletter.
Apr 25, 2024
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🤯It feels odd recommending a newsletter in a newsletter, but stick with me here. I, like I am sure most of you, have hit newsletter fatigue. Every bozo with a MacBook Air and a liberal arts degree wants you to pay them for their unedited thoughts. But when a professional, like Rachel Tashjian, tackle the medium (no pun intended), it is a thing of beauty. She writes about style, clothing, life, and maximal interiors, like no one else. The best part of the first "natural style" newsletter is that you have to be approved by the creator herself. You can't just sign up, and you can't pay $5 a month; you have to be deemed worthy! Content with a velvet rope. Exclusivity isn't dead. Figure out a way to subscribe and be prepared to be blessed every Sunday.
Jan 26, 2021
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💅I spent years destroying my body and so now I try to work double time taking care of it. Self care is key. I go through these phases where I read dozens of “Best of” lists for skin products and toiletries. There is some link there between the complete self-debasement of my past and wanting to experience the bliss of fancy salves, lotions, creams, and oils but this is my first time ever analyzing it. What I do know is that out of all the skin care products I’ve tried nothing compares to Everyday Oil. As they say, “everyday, all over”. I particularly like using it in my hair. It smells great and its from Black Mountain, NC…shouts out Ray Johnson.
Mar 25, 2021
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🔈I love books and can be quite obsessive when it comes to collecting them. Jesse Pearson who I believe did a lot of cool stuff with Vice or at least I think that is how I became familiar with his work started putting out Apology Magazine some years ago. A magazine that combines all the things I love with contributions from a lot of artists I greatly admire, how could it get any better? Well, the podcast extension of the Apology empire is hands down my favorite podcast, sorry Acid Horizon. In each episode, Pearson, who is a fellow book freak, talks with a friend of his about the books they love and the books they are reading. 1-2 hours of book talk with brilliant people like Eileen Myles, Hamilton Morris, and Will Oldham, then Jesse puts up show notes that gives you plenty to fill you Abebooks cart with.
Mar 25, 2021
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🗞I don’t know how to stop receiving the actual Uline Catalog. For some reason, I get multiple copies and a little part of me dies every time I throw them in the recycling bin…you can recycle them, right? Anyways, Calvin LeCompte’s Uline Catalog is one of my favorite things on the internet. A monthly show on NTS that consistently brings all the pop, folk, werido, cosmic hits you’ve never heard. Each month, LeCompte provides me with a new favorite song. I do not understand how he finds so many ultra rare yet absolutely perfect songs. Go check out his archive on NTS.
Mar 25, 2021