alexi gunner
@idlegaze
cultural strategist
writes idle gaze; a newsletter exploring the undercurrents of the modern zeitgeist.
founder @ idle gaze consulting
cultural futurist @ RADAR
alexi gunner
idlegaze.substack.com
The hipster was an information-sorting algorithm: its job was to always have good taste . The hipster listened to bands you’d never heard of. The hipster drank beers brewed by Paraguayan Jesuits in the 1750s. The hipster thought Tarkovsky was for posers, and the only truly great late-Soviet filmmaker was Ali Khamraev. The hipster bought all his toi... See more
Sam Kriss • All the Nerds Are Dead - By Sam Kriss - Numb at the Lodge
One of the most reliable ways to experience awe, Dr. Keltner found, was in the simple act of witnessing the goodness of others
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🗣️🗣️ THIS SATURDAY!! 🗣️🗣️ Celebrating international Record Store Day in style with DJ sets from some of our friends and family; @yl.hooi @okegmusic @vanessaworm77 @so.crates.so.grate @modern_hypnosis (@storm_n_normm / @warwick_perrin ) @loveaboverecords @_willisanne @theonly_ones @__kamome__ 11 AM until late with loads of new records going out on the day!! 🎶SUPPORT YER LOCAL! 🎶
instagram.comWe seek intimacy to protect ourselves from feeling alone; and yet creating the distance essential to eroticism means stepping back from the comfort of our partner and feeling more alone.
Esther Perel • Mating in Captivity
“Limit everything to the essential but do not remove the poetry.”
— Dieter Rams, quoted in Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
— Dieter Rams, quoted in Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams
Dieter Rams
Research as leisure activity is directed by passions and instincts . It’s fundamentally very personal: What are you interested in now ? It’s fine, and maybe even better, if the topic isn’t explicitly intellectual or academic in nature. And if one topic leads you to another topic that seems totally unrelated, that’s something to get excited about—no... See more
Celine Nguyen • research as leisure activity
Gorgeous, abundant visuals are just pale imitations of what young people used to have: an actual scene.
https://www.nytimes.com/by/mireille-silcoff • Teen Subcultures Are Fading. Pity the Poor Kids.
