The Material Review
Issue 112: Italian Yachts, Grumpy Old Men, Fictional Quarterback Rankings, More Lonesome Dove, Grateful Dead Sound System, A Watch Review Pioneer and Spotlight On: Beer.
Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.
A Yachtmaker’s Trove of Photographs and Ephemera Offers a Glimpse of a Rarefied Lifestyle
“The Italian shipyard Baglietto opens its archives in a sumptuous book celebrating 170 years at sea.” [Vanity Fair]
In Defence of Grumpy Old Men (and "Mansplaining")
“Adrift in the land of geriatric ex-pats” [Esquire]
The Ringer’s Fictional Quarterback Rankings
“A tape study of the 25 best quarterbacks in pop culture reveals who could make it at the pro level—and who is good only in the movies” [The Ringer]
The Lonesome Dove Edition
“On atmospherics, time, and the merits of going long” [WITI]
How the Grateful Dead Nearly Solved the Problem With Live Music
“The band’s innovative sound system made them sound better than ever. It also nearly broke them.” [The Atlantic]
The Web Is Full of Watch Reviews. But He Wrote the First Ones.
“Experts say Walt Odets’s detailed assessments, written in the late 1990s for an online forum, became the template for reviews we see today.” [NYT]
A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.
Lowland Cove Pant
J. Press University Stripe Oxford Dress Shirt
Hidden Rivet Accordian Jacket
Obbi Good Label 'Only Good Life' Kermit Outdoor Folding Camp Chair
Moonstar 810s TRASDEN
Warren Ringer Sweatshirt
Beer
Fishpond River Rat 2.0
Sugahara Glassworks Fujiyama Beer Glass
imogene + willie cast iron hammer bottle opener
Farm Steady - Soft Pretzel & Beer Cheese Kit
Snow Peak Shimo Can Cooler