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Porsche house paint ☼ Finding books to read ☼ Street portraits in '70s NYC

13 Jul 2023
Porsche house paint ☼ Finding books to read ☼ Street portraits in '70s NYC

With tasting notes of Porsche house paint, immersive soundscapes, a wildly creative soapbox derby and camping in peoples gardens…

The good life beckons once more!


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☼ I’m speaking at Naive Yearly in Copenhagen, August 11th, alongside some incredible internet creatives! “Naive Yearly gathers people who expand what the web is and can be”. More info here.

☼ Bring Porsche’s iconic car colours into your home with Backdrop’s limited edition paint collection, celebrating 75 years of Porsche sports cars

Find new books to read without judging the cover – read the first few pages of of novels without bias, and reveal the author and title if you're hooked

☼ Supersisters was a set of 72 trading cards released in 1972 celebrating inspiring women of the time, designed to increase awareness of the contributions of women to society

Left: Ruby Dee, Supersisters No. 43; Right: Jane Pauley, Supersisters No. 52

☼ Vibes is a beautiful new app from Not Boring that creates immersive soundscapes to help you wake up, focus at work, relax, and sleep deeper.

☼ Camping spots in people’s gardens for slow travellers, brought to you by a warm-hearted community of citizens

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Thoughtfully assembled to meet the exacting preferences of the leisure class...

☼ Our friends at Cosmos (the Pinterest alternative for creatives) are letting Palm Report Professional subscribers skip the queue for early access – just join the waitlist and throw ‘Poolsuite’ in as how you heard about them, then they’ll grant you access within 24 hours.

Duct Tape and Dreams is a short documentary covering SFMOMA’s first artist Soapbox Derby in over 40 years.

☼ Listen to soundscapes from different cities around the world recorded by audio professionals.

☼ The Sol Reader is the world’s first wearable e-reader, designed to make reading books a more immersive experience: “Think of it as noise-canceling for your eyes. A completely distraction-free reading experience”

Sol Reader e-reader headset advanced versions now shipping to early testers  - Good e-Reader

☼ Get to know Retro, a just-launched Instagram alternative feel-good social app: “Here, you’re posting for yourself as much as your friends”

☼ Discover this virtual showcase of over 2,500 coloured vinyl records, picture discs, collector items & special pressings.

☼ Zoom in & drag around on this insane 44.8 gigapixel photograph of Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’ painting by Professor R.G. Erdmann, the largest and most detailed photo ever taken of a work of art.

☼ Learn Ryan Holiday’s notecard system for remembering, organising and using everything you read.

☼ The incredible late-1970s lunchtime portraits of the people of NYC at lunchtime, by photographer Charles Traub.

☼ Listen to live air-traffic control over the top of lo-fi beats with this ultra-chill site

☼ The new & tiny Fiat Topolino has a secret shower built in! Perfect for bouncing between beaches along the Italian riviera…

The Fiat Topolino is coming to the UK in 2024 | Top Gear

Until next time!

Sunshine always,

Marty

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