The Material Review
Issue 170: Bartender Jackets, Hotel Carpet Ugliness, Camp Mocs, Sublime Capability, Pizza Hut from The Past, Pop-Culture Shunners, Viberg x Jason Jules and A Bunch of Links
Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.
Why do bartenders wear white jackets?
“A brief history of an iconic uniform” [FT]
Why are hotel corridor carpets so ugly?
“It takes real skill to design something like this.” [Carbon Upfront!]
The Camp Moccasin, Reconsidered
“The history, construction, and enduring appeal of the American camp moccasin.” [Out of Season]
Sublime Capability
“Recently I’ve found myself trying to cultivate, or really fall into, a sense of sublime capability. I’ll look at a problem, some physical fix or project, and think ‘I can do that.’ And then I’ll think ‘I can do that and it’s no big deal.’”
That Red Roof! Those Tiffany Lamps! It’s a Pizza Hut From the Past.
“With heaps of nostalgia but little promotion by their parent chain, Pizza Hut Classics take their fervent fans on a time trip back to a simpler, warmer era.” [NYT]
The People Who Shun Super-Popular Pop Culture
“The Pitt, Severance, Sinners, you name it: For some reason, the more hype something gets, the more likely I am to resist it.” [The Atlantic]
A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.
The Print Edition Issue II
Sebago Hurricane Deck
Quaker Marine Supply Western Shirt in True Indigo Feather Cord
Randy’s Garments Straight Leg Utility Ripstop Workpant
Wythe Corduroy Corncob Hat - Brown
Viberg x Garmsville
Brogue Navvy Boot™ in Peanut Papillon
Brogue Navvy Boot™ in Parisian Brown Janus Suede
From The Feed
Links
Channel Surfer - Watch YouTube Like It’s Cable TV
How Metrics Make Us Miserable (Podcast)
House security systems - Who really benefits? (Podcast)
On Melville - From Frederick Wisman’s ‘Belfast, Maine’ Documentary (YouTube)
The History of Collecting (Podcast)