Living Room Weekly 002
A weekly digest and roundup of the NYC creative community
When was the last time you walked into your living room without your phone?
You probably can’t remember.
In this issue of Living Room, we bring you three unique stories that explore how today’s technology has shaped our past, influences our present, and hints at “the end.”
Without further ado…
🪡 Pins from The Atelier
3 total pins — things for reflection, thought, and action.
Is Proust the original sadboi?
Proust was literally just out here writing whole novels because he couldn't text his bestie 'ngl feeling kinda existential about these cookies rn lol'
Also Proust: writes 4,000 pages about how a cookie made him sad
GenZ sadboi: feeling nostalgic af about this madeleine lol crying rn 💀Artist and writer Andrew Weatherhead put a modernized spin on Proust’s In Search of Lost Time — he added ‘lol’ to the end of every sentence.
It’s simple. A meme. A bit. But if you think about it, it’s quite profound.
Proust is known for his ability to ascribe fanciful descriptions of the otherwise basic and bland. He often ascertains meaning in things as simple as a madeleine dipped in tea.
Reading his work, you can get lost in his writing—it’s so poetic. Romantic, even. How can someone describe a cookie dipped in tea in such a pretty way?
But take away the beautiful prose, and you realize he’s just like us. Sadbois looking for meaning in the mundane.Would you ‘die’ with strangers?
Or rest ‘in peace?’
You might like artist Dries Depoorter’s work.
His latest exhibition, Recharge XL, is an installation where you lay down, close your eyes, and charge your phone.
”Charge your phone while recharging yourself.” is the official description from his site.The multiverse lives in your pocket
Philosophical musings, grocery lists, reminders to self, fleeting observations about the hottie on the subway—where do you place these, and why is it your notes app?
The beauty lies within chaos. And Notes.
One entry can be a post-Sartre musing. Another, the name Marcus who runs door at your go-to club.
Entire worlds and contexts separated by lines of code—records in a database.
Dirt, the publication, recently published an article collecting “epiphanies, to do lists, and nonsense” from their contributors’ and friends’ notes app.
🌫️ Whispers from The Muse
Thoughts and advice on being creative
Where does the soul of a creative come from? How does one nurture it? And by nurturing it, what benefits? Who benefits?
In Notes app fashion, I wrote to myself, “Nurture your soul and success will follow.”
I’m probably right.
🌟 Creative Gatherings
Some cool events happening around town this weekend.
Them Skates an LA-based roller skating brand is hosting a party and product launch this Saturday at 6PM in the LES. Sunday they’ll be hosting a roller skating session followed by a skating video premiere. If you’re into skate culture, this is an event you don’t want to miss.
Dm dinners is hosting two wine bar pop-ups on 11/16 and 11/17. Think fresh-baked focaccia, intentional flavors, and even dessert. More info here.
Emily Sundberg is celebrating two years of FeedMe at Rhodora wine bar in Chelsea. Stop by to gossip, celebrate, and nosh on some food with Emily and other Feed Me readers on 11/17 from 2-5PM. Click here for more details.
Thanks for stopping by. Until next time.
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