The Material Review
Issue 160: Gold Jacket Controversy, Mutton Chop, Best Diners, Tokyo's Imperial Hotel, Watch Men, Maine's Lobster Lady, Customer Service Bots, Port of Laredo and Spotlight On: Fly Fishing Kit.
Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.
His family says he designed Hall of Fame’s gold jacket, claims ‘NFL erased him from history’
There Ain’t Nuttin’ Like Mutton
“I chow down on Keens’ famed mutton chop” [Robert Siestema’s New York]
The 25 Best Diners in America
Beauty & Restraint: Wright and Alison in Japan
“C.H. Alison, Frank Lloyd Wright and finding design nirvana at one of Tokyo’s iconic hotels.” [The Old Ghosts]
Watch men
“Quartz helped Japan’s watchmakers nearly drive Switzerland’s watch industry out of business. But the Swiss fought back.” [Works in Progress]
Virginia Oliver, Maine’s ‘Lobster Lady’ and Folk Hero, Dies at 105
“She fished off the New England coast for more than 80 years, and intended to continue until she died. “It’s not hard work for me,” she said at 101.” [NYT]
There is no honor fighting with a customer service bot
“I want to complain to a real person.” [Embedded]
Texas Trade
“More goods flow through Laredo than any other port city in the country.” [Oxford American]
A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.
Tom Beckbe Canvas Tote
Mercer & Sons Kind Of Green Two-Ply Classic 100% Pima Cotton Oxford
Omege Speedmaster Moonwatch “Reverse Panda”
Brown’s Beach BBJ Sports Jacket
JBL L100 Classic 80
Fly Fishing Kit
Stika Cross Current Wading Boot
Sitka CAT-5 Jacket
Nation FC Fly Fishing Vest
Foris Outdoors Packable Longbill Hat
Yakoda Supply Utility Pack