Another Recap / Restart / Refresh
Random stuff we like (and believe you will do too)
Hello again,
Sorry for jumping back into your inbox. It’s been ages since last Another Recap, and it almost feels like another life. In that other life, you subscribed to our little newsletter (formerly on Revue†), and I hope you enjoyed it back then. Now we’ve decided to restart it using the original subscriber list, so here we are. If it’s not for you, feel free to unsubscribe. If you like it, please forward it to others who you think might enjoy it too. Chris and I (Joachim) will take turns sending out this newsletter.
I hope you’ve had a wonderful summer, spending time with family or friends and discovering new perspectives and ideas along the way. As you may have seen on Instagram, I’ve been travelling quite a bit over the past few months, and during those travels, I’ve been thinking a lot about this newsletter and how to restart it.
When I travel, I’m always triggered by new perspectives. My ideas and assumptions get challenged, and I come home seeing the world differently. Travelling the internet feels (or at least felt) somewhat the same. I used to call it FOMO, but it’s really more like digital travelling, pushing myself to learn new things, fall down rabbit holes, and explore unexpected, sometimes weird corners.
To keep doing this, and to avoid getting stuck in the sea of sameness, I wanted to bring the newsletter back in a light and simple way. Something we can send out weekly or bi-weekly, a place to share what we discover and love on the internet, much like the good old time when the internet felt like a kinder, more friendly place.
So we hope you’ll stick around and enjoy!
Here’s what was good last weeks
Ceaseless Arranger
If you’re in Amsterdam, go visit Grimm Gallery with Anthony Cudahy’s show. Especially love The devil points (aboe). Anthony Cudahy’s paintings explore the ambiguity of gesture and meaning, depicting hands that reach, point, and intertwine without revealing whether they heal, harm, or simply exist, blurring the lines between narrative, self, and others. Through layered imagery drawn from history, archives, and personal memory, his work dissolves boundaries and invites viewers into a space of unknowing, where every touch suggests both connection and mystery.
(On view at Grimm Amsterdam from August 29 to October 18, 2025.)
More Is More
And if you’re in Seoul, go see the Gentle Monster's 14-story retail temple Haus Nowhere and especially Max Siedentopf’s work. More Is More is a multi-city installation that transforms the space into a breathing landscape of swelling black rubbish bags surrounding a hyperreal, larger-than-life elderly figure whose animatronic eyes wander curiously across the scene.
Future of Truth
A must read in times like these (thank you Chris for this book) is Werner Herzog’s The Future of Truth.
In The Future of Truth, Werner Herzog explores his idea of “ecstatic truth”, a deeper, poetic truth that lies beyond mere facts. Through stories spanning ancient propaganda, AI deepfakes, polar expeditions, alien abductions, and his own filmmaking, offering a powerful meditation on the blurred lines between fact, fiction, evidence, and imagination.
Guide to Workwear
An Informal Guide to Workwear traces the evolution of iconic workwear pieces. From blue jeans and berets to Churchill’s siren suit, exploring their history, function, and cultural impact, while showing how these durable, utilitarian garments became staples of modern fashion and sustainable style. Featuring vibrant illustrations by Michael Parkin, it’s a rich celebration of endurance, quality, and timeless design.
Don’t Waste I
Don’t Waste I from Bastiaan van der Sluis started its second season with Daria Zvereva. In this episode, Daria Zvereva, creative strategist at AMO, cultural connector, and former refugee, shares her extraordinary journey from Crimea to Rotterdam, exploring how choosing freedom over safety, embracing hip-hop’s influence, and reimagining architecture beyond buildings have shaped her vision for creativity, connection, and radical future-making. Go listen!
Bursting Bubble?
Ted Gioia warns in his latest newsletter that the AI-driven tech boom shows classic signs of an unsustainable bubble, with massive spending on datacenters and skyrocketing valuations disconnected from real consumer demand, while the broader economy struggles with falling sales, rising debt, and growing unemployment, setting the stage for an inevitable and potentially devastating collapse.
And on that topic, A new group is advocating for artificial intelligence to be granted personhood rights, in case the technology is conscious and capable of suffering… I would be suffering big time if Mark Zuck is my boss so I can imagine his AI is suffering big time.
Camiel Fortgens SS26
And to end it on a positive note: Last week at Amsterdam Fashion Week, Camiel Fortgens presented the SS26 collection in the heart of Amsterdam’s Bilderdijkpark, where an ‘unannounced show’ unfolded casually among people, trees, and dogs, blending archetypal American classics like denim, workwear, and suiting with meticulous craftsmanship into clothes that felt inseparable from daily city life.
On repeat while reading/traveling/working
(And always more on Record Club)
PS if you still running on Spotify and can’t see these links, consider moving as it became super easy…
End vibes
“You can show up, do the tasks, attend the meetings, but you don't have to believe in it. You don't have to tie your identity to your email signature.”
One of the best things I’ve read last week, Alex argues that traditional corporate roles have become hollow performances, with many people quietly acknowledging the pointlessness of their work while using their jobs as stable platforms to fund side projects and build meaningful lives, signaling not a sudden collapse but a gradual erosion of belief in the corporate system.
Hope to see you back next weeks!
Joachim
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