Sublime

In the digital era, when everything seems to be a single click away, it’s easy to forget that we have long had physical relationships with the pieces of culture we consume. We store books on bookshelves, mount art on our living-room walls, and keep stacks of vinyl records. When we want to experience something, we seek it out, finding a book by its ... See more

Avec ses longs cheveux frisés et blonds, ses chemises de bûcheron canadien, Aymeric avait un look grunge assez typique, mais chez lui c’était allé beaucoup plus loin que Nirvana et Pearl Jam, il était vraiment remonté aux sources et dans sa chambre toutes les étagères étaient occupées par des centaines de vinyles des années 1960 et 1970 : Deep Purp

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I'm not alone in this experience. I recall discussing with Chris Black of How Long Gone how influential these magazine-driven Borders explorations were for him. It was akin to traveling without the expense of a Virgin Atlantic ticket, building a repository of references by turning pages and tapping into cultural hubs. It involved dedicating time an... See more

Fun fact: The legendary artist David Bowie had a portable library of 1,500 books that he took with him whenever he went on tour. Just when you thought he couldn't get any cooler... https://t.co/C1KI1Yk51L

Those casual fans wonder why he can’t be more like the Stones, unfailing jukeboxes of their earlier selves. They want to squint and see the young Dylan, with his Pre-Raphaelite hair and his Brando sneer. They want, at least for an hour and a half, a magic act: a man in his eighties who is a man in his youth.