Christopher Fenimore
Dec 22, 2020 BY
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Iām a big fan of Sam Harrisā writing and podcast (Making Sense) but his meditation app, Waking Up, has been huge this year. His 28-day intro course and subsequent lessons, conversations and myriad practice sessions are well worth the subscription price tag (though Harris and his team allow those who canāt afford a subscription a free year till their luck changes). I couldnāt recommend a more important practice in a time filled with this much uncertainty and despair. At the very least, youāll be taking 10 minutes out of your day to chill out. At its best, youāll be taking the steps necessary to become a more calculated, attentive and mindful human.
Dec 22, 2020
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While Land of Talk, the project of singer and guitarist Elizabeth Powell, has not made a bad song, 2010ās Cloak and Cipher is my favorite album from their catalogue. Iāve found that the coolest bands defy genre conventions and thatās true in Land of Talkās case. Is it Indie Rock? Is it Emo? Who gives a shit. Quarry Hymns is one of the best songs Iāve ever heard and I listen to a lot of music. Theyāre also flawless live.
Dec 22, 2020
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Eric Weinstein might be the smartest person with a podcast. Iām really not a podcast person (too many people think their voices need to be heard) but the sheer range of topics he can cover with authority is out of control. Heās a polymath in the truest sense. Guests include Werner Herzog, Bret Easton Ellis, Andrew Yang, Ashley Matthews (aka pornstar Riley Reid), Kai Lenny, Sir Roger Penroseā¦ the list goes on. My favorites are #17 with Anna Khachiyan of Red Scare and #27 with Daniel Schmachtenberger, a āneurohackerā youāve certainly never heard of but trust me here.
Dec 22, 2020
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Hands down the best store in New York and nowhere else comes close. Itās tucked away on Bond Street in SoHo and its owner, Sweetu Patel, keeps it stocked with a perfect mix of wardrobe essentials. He also designs a flawless house brand. Itās an insiderās store. Thereās nothing fussy or trendy to find here. Itās clean, itās simple, and itās rare that 90% of a storeās stock calls oneās name but CāHāCāM does just that. Plus, thereās always someone well-dressed perusing the shopās wares and if thatās not a marker that youāre in the right place, Iām not sure what is.
Dec 22, 2020
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I enjoyed Call Me By Your Name so much, I saw it three times in the theater. I was unfamiliar with Luca Guadagnino prior, but I quickly became a huge fan. His new tv show (itās more like an extended film), We Are Who We Are, takes you through some months in the intersecting lives of Military-teens going through the confusing and horny motions of early adulthood. Itās soft and dreamlike at times, and devastating and mind-bending at others. Itās soundtracked by Dev Hynes of Blood Orange, and the cast includes big names like ChloĆ« Sevigny and Scott Mescudi, though many of the new faces on screen truly steal the show. Watch this show. Share it with someone you love.
Dec 22, 2020
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If you have some disposable income, or something to celebrate, or, like me, you enjoy spending money on good food, Rezdora at 27 East 20th Street in Manhattan is a must. It received Three Stars from The New York Times and was opened by Chef Stefano Secchi. Perhaps his name isnāt familiar but if youāve watched Chefās Table (count that as another massive recommendation from me), episode one features Massimo Battura and his world renowned restaurant, Osteria Francescana--of which Secchi is an alum. Dishes you canāt miss: Gnocco Fritto, Anolini di Parma and āCow Grazing in Emilia Romagna.ā Save room for the Tiramisu or Torta dāOliva.
Dec 22, 2020
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I first had a Weaver Hollow beer at an event its founder and brewer, Luke Fuhrman, did at As Is, which is in my opinion 1B as far as beer bars go in NYC. Iām just going to keep sneaking in recommendations within recommendations: Rec-ception. 1A is TĆørst, where Luke also does events and releases. What makes Fuhrmanās beers special is that theyāre very small batch and left somewhat to chance with the unpredictability of fermentation yields. He uses well-water and his own proprietary yeast blend, forgoing industry standards that tend to make beer taste like boring olā beer. Heās well versed in farm ales (saisons), though he avoids simple classifications. Seek out a bottle of anything of his or, like other city folk do, make the drive out to Andes on a weekend heās releasing bottles and see how special his beer is for yourself.
Dec 22, 2020