First, I appreciate everyone who subscribed to Currnt’s spiritual successor, Outermood. I brought over some more recent Currnt subscribers, so that may be how you arrived here. I would love for you to stick around. The first edition of Currnt went out in 2015. From there, emails were sent off and on, more off than on, to be honest. With the move to Substack, I decided to change the name. It’s a better name for what I want this to be: a collage of who I am and my interests each time I hit send.
I will be sharing recommendations for things I find interesting, well-designed, and enjoyable. Some I’ve experienced, and some I hope to. There will be a wide range of categories, as I’m always bookmarking things. From time to time, I’ll also share what I’ve been thinking about lately and, occasionally, an interview with someone I find interesting, but not in every email.
Let’s get started.
This wool jacket by House of Errors jumped out at me immediately. I’m not even sure when I would wear it. Maybe there is the right event I'd wear it to, but it’s not the outing that draws me to it. What I like about it is that it’s art. I’ve long said “everything is a canvas,” and this is a perfect example of it. I’ll write down my thoughts on expressing ourselves and how we all want to do it more through our clothing, but most don’t, for a future newsletter.
I came across this article in the Financial Times a few days ago and had to do a deep dive on José Manuel Albesa and Puig. I’ll save my thoughts on “taste” for another time, but I enjoyed this piece and made many mental notes. We should all work to lead our lives more intentionally. Here’s an excerpt with some recommendations:
An object I would never part with is my sleep kit: eye mask, earplugs, lavender oil and supplements such as magnesium and melatonin. I’m a terribly light sleeper, and I’m constantly traveling. I don’t think I ever spend more than four nights in the same place and I rarely get more than four hours’ sleep at a time. My best tip for beating jet lag is to have a light early dinner, avoid alcohol and try to adapt to the local schedule as soon as possible after arriving.
This hotel is stunning. And I’m really into the nightstand in the photo above. Something about a step-inspired nightstand matching the bed frame. Anyways, this place goes on the someday list for Paris. I’ve been, but didn’t spend nearly enough time there. Go view their Instagram and appreciate the beauty.
This reminds me of the old internet. Where people did interesting projects for the heck of it. This site takes images and objects from Wikipedia and turns them into an endless game of “I Spy,” where you can type a topic and hunt for hidden items in the pictures and go to their Wikipedia pages. Thank you, Neal Agarwal, for creating this.
I use Apple Notes all the time. I’ve used Notion. I’ve used Things. I’ve used a lot of different apps centered around being organized. Besides Notes, none have stuck for me. I’ll never stop using Notes, but I wanted something a little more, and that I could easily use on iPhone and Mac. I came across Craft and have built a habit of using it regularly over the last couple of months. Well-designed and smooth. No complaints.
I saw Tony without seeing a preview. Long-time fan of Anthony Bourdain, but didn’t watch Roadrunner (documentary) until July. I had no idea this movie was coming out. I also happened to see it on a day when I got a text earlier that ended with “now go ‘feast on your life,'” which is the last line of the poem “Love After Love” by Derek Walcott. It was the perfect movie to see that night.
I was a fan of the story, which focused on a formative summer in Anthony Bourdain’s life. I thought the acting was excellent, and I walked away thinking about the passing of time, in a positive way. I also thought about how serendipity plays such a huge part in our lives and how we can put ourselves out there to experience it more.
That’s all I’ve got for this week. I've got a much longer list of things I’ve read, watched, observed, and appreciated. I may start adding the additional things I didn’t write about but liked at the end in a linked list format.
Thanks for subscribing and reading. I appreciate it more than you know. Have a great holiday weekend.
Note: I’m not sure how often I’ll send this out. Right now, the plan is every Thursday. I’d love to hear from you if you have any suggestions, things you want me to share or write about, want to discuss anything featured here, or just want to say hi. Hit reply or email me at bk@outermood.com. I can also be found at @bk_moore on social media.