I wrote a novel about wealth, privilege, NYC, the 24 hour news cycle, the internet, racism, fashion, exploitation, family, the apocalypse, then put it in a drawer, and forgot about it for over 20 years. Reading it was hilarious, horrifying, and like, this how we got here...

"You can always count on Americans to do the right thing — after they've exhausted all other options." — Winston Churchill

Excited to announce that my new book, It's All Relative (co-written with Kirstie McLellan Day) will be released 4/27/27 & can be pre-ordered now! A scientific memoir & much more. (The photo of a much younger me relates to the end of my book, Atom. 😊) amazon.com/dp/1510786775?&ta…

A medical worker in Türkiye saved his own life after choking while eating alone. With no one around to help, Ilyas Yildir used a chair to perform the Heimlich manoeuvre on himself, dislodging food stuck in his throat.

happy birthday to lauren bacall <3 my favorite interview clip of her criticizing society’s obsession with youthful beauty. her mind, her work, the sultry eyes and that smoky voice will always be remembered.

Pillsbury Figurines Diet Bars (1976)

Montgomery Ward Christmas Wish Book 1970.

Vintage handbags modified with crochet mold by Elin Thomas

In the late 1990s, Julia Hill climbed a 200-foot (61-meter) California redwood, estimated to be around 1,000 years old, and remained in the tree for 738 days. Her protest eventually led to an agreement with the Pacific Lumber Company to preserve both the tree and a 200-foot buffer zone surrounding it. Learn more: bit.ly/3XQrxrd

Mikimoto, the Father of the Cultured Pearl. Young Kichimatsu: Kichimatsu was born in 1858 in the coastal city of Toba, Japan.

The Seiko TV Watch was produced in very limited numbers for a few years from 1982 and 1985. It’s technically a digital LCD wrist watch with a built-in TV screen and a separate TV receiver.

In Japanese, "tsundoku" means collecting books and letting them pile up, not for neglect, but for the joy of knowing they're there, full of untold stories.

Credit card days in the 80s! 🎥: 8tracktape

Shredding an image into pieces to make smaller versions perfectly shows how down sampling preserves the big picture while losing detail.

Always blown away by the work of legendary Japanese architect Kengo Kuma

People often ask me about my favorite photo I’ve ever captured. It’s nearly impossible to choose just one, but this image almost always comes to mind.

raccoon chair

By Tatsuro Kiuchi

A plate by Ippei Tsujio designed to catch the last noodle.

These custom pigeon-themed high heels were designed by Japanese artist and shoemaker Kyoto Ohata.