The Material Review

Issue 131: Legendary Vessel For Sale, Golf Watches, Deep-Sea Divers on Oil Rigs, Oregon's Unis, AM Radio, Bombay Beach, Canada's Last Hockey Stick Factory and Spotlight On: Tough Traveler Funky Bags.

Stories worth reading. Stop indexing the internet.

Man Who Inspired a Back-to-the-Land Movement Is Selling His Boat

“Legendary creator of the Whole Earth Catalog is parting with his 64-foot wooden vessel, Mirene.” [Cabin Porn]

Tee Time

“The Forgotten Era of Golf Watches” [The Old Ghosts]

What It Feels Like to Risk Your Life as a Deep-Sea Diver on an Offshore Oil Rig

“You work 12 hours a day, seven days a week, in the middle of the Gulf of Mexico. And every day is a crapshoot at the bottom of the ocean.” [Esquire]

‘Our tradition to is to be untraditional’: Inside the lifecycle of an Oregon uniform

[ESPN]

Don’t Touch That Dial!

“As automakers lobby to yank AM radio from new models, broadcasters argue that the trusty 105-year-old medium is an irreplaceable lifeline for millions of Americans. But is anybody listening?” [Popular Mechanics]

The Last Resort

“At Bombay Beach, a half-ruined former vacation town on the edge of the Salton Sea, absurdist philosophers, artists, and everyday townsfolk have undertaken a postapocalyptic experiment in radical living” [The Believer]

Canada’s last hockey stick factory survives in face of tariff threats and globalization

[AP]

A shortlist of things we’ve got our eye on.

Dehen 1920 Skyline Overshirt - Red Oak

Wythe Camp Socks

Pilgrim Benjamin Button Hoodie

American Trench Sport Short

Shadow Ticket by Thomas Pynchon

Tough Traveler Funky Bags

BEACH-ROLLER

FOLD-OUT CAYUGA: Backpack with built-in stadium seat

MERCAM

Kite Deluxe

TINY DUFFEL

POCKET DUFFEL

MIDDY TOTE

Classifieds

Welcome to our weekly “Classifieds” section of the newsletter. The idea is to find an easy way to promote things happening in our ecosystem. Think of this space to promote your eBay shop, event, newsletter, app, book, tool or your personal brand (if you must). Drop us a line at if you’re interested in buying an item in an upcoming issue. Price: $200 for four ads. Maximum 280 character per ad.

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🎉 OMTC x Josh Peskowitz Capsule Collection Launch Party

Friday, Oct. 10. &Son, 138 Sullivan St. NYC

Join us this Friday at &Son for an exclusive chance to see, try on and buy (no pressure) the first collection of Josh Peskowitz for Original Madras Trading Company. Drinks provided by Saltfields Brewing.

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🛒 Colin Meredith Pop-Up at Forecast + Welcome Party

Pop-Up: Oct. 10-12. Welcome Party: Sat, Oct. 11 from 7pm-9pm. 85 Quay St.

Vancouver-based designer Colin Meredith comes to 🗽New York, Oct 10-12. We have an exclusive t-shirt that marks the occasion, with a Saturday night 🎵welcome party.