Every day, thousands of Cease and Desist letters are issued, telling people to stop what they’re doing. What a bummer! That’s why we created: TheContinue and Persist Letter. A official-looking legal letter that encourages and uplifts people, one that tells people to keep doing what they’re doing! Surprise someone you appreciate by sending them a Continue and Persist Letter.
While in the South Pacific, I tried Kava, a legal drink made from the Kava plant and which has mild effects on the nervous system.
Instantly, upon drinking it, my lips began to tingle and then feel numb and a warm calm came over me. The taste is dreadful, sort of like muddy water, and it doesn't help that you drink from a dirty coconut shell that is shared by others.
You get Kava at Kava Bars, which usually open when the sun goes down. They advertise themselves with a single, dim roadside colored lightbulb, usually green or red. Here's a Kava bar in daylight in Vanuatu:
Sign for Sano's Kava Bar, Pango Village, Vanuatu
A woman I befriended on the island Efate had a husband who died of liver failure due to his addiction to Kava.
Millions of people are turning to AI for companionship. They are finding the experience surprisingly meaningful, unexpectedly heartbreaking, and profoundly confusing, leaving them to wonder, ‘Is this real? And does that matter?’
Two Pages is a series of nomadic sketchbooks shared by designers, artists, and illustrators around the world.
Since 2012, Two Pages connects local and international creative communities through raw creativity and spontaneous mark-making. It is an ongoing effort to record, spread and exchange ideas through the hand-to-hand journey of each book.
Samples from Tokyo
Past cities include Barcelona, Tokyo, Antwerp, Mexico City, Tehran, Cape Town, London, and many more. Toronto is happening right now.
Samples from Tokyo
You can read an interview with creators on It's Nice That and view Sketchbooks from all cities on Two Pages.
My record store no longer carries new vinyl (used only), but I thought my customers may want to know that Mississippi Records is releasing Yo La Tengo's soundtrack to Kelly Reichardt's 2006 film Old Joy on vinyl for the first time in February. You can pre-order here. You can sample the first track below.