1. The Thompson Fields

David Bowie's favourite contemporary jazz composer, Maria Schneider, is an artist after my own heart; all of her music is crowdfunded and none of it is available for free anywhere - if you want to listen, you have to buy it on physical media. The Thompson Fields is her masterpiece; 1 hour and 18 minutes of incredible innovation, inspiration and atmosphere.

The best taster I can give you online is the original promo video for The Thompson Fields project:

2. The Hasselblad X2D 100C

I had built up quite a collection of camera equipment in the thirty years or so that I had been taking pictures, and I traded in almost everything I had a couple of years ago to buy this beast.

Hasselblad makes the best cameras in the world. Everything about this camera is simple, elegant, minimalist and intuitive. It's also slow, and unforgiving, which makes the experience of taking pictures much deeper and more intentional.

X2D 100C - Hasselblad

An unrivalled merge of form and function – The X2D 100C establishes itself as Hasselblad’s flagship mirrorless medium format camera. A 100-megapixel CMOS sensor and advancements in image quality, focusing, stabilisation, responsiveness, and storage, are built into iconic Scandinavian design. The X2D 100C combines groundbreaking engineering with a craftsman’s touch.

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3. The Modern Homes Hidden inside Ancient Ruins

This one speaks for itself: Free link from the FT.

4. A Stop-Motion Fairytale and Oracle Deck

I backed this crowdfund the other day, because I just love the aesthetic of it, and the work that has gone into it.

A Stop-Motion Fairytale and Oracle Deck by Swoon Conjure an Artist’s Magic

Swoon’s narrative turn has led to the ‘Sibylant Sisters,’ a multi-part project that explores intergenerational trauma.

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5. The Perfect Ski Hotel

A few years ago, we went to Grindelwald, Switzerland for a few days. The snow had mostly gone, but we took a train up into the mountains on one of the days and managed to get a morning of skiing in. The place we were skiing had an equipment rental place, a station cafe, and a hotel. I remember wondering what it would be like to stay in that hotel, in the middle of nowhere. And then, a few days ago, I came across this piece on that exact place, in the FT:

https://www.ft.com/content/b42a8d8d-9ed6-4845-896d-6f950ab0014e