Some Things | Vol. 09: Ships Ahoy!

Some Things | Vol. 09: Ships Ahoy!Unblocking creativity, like container ships, can be a long, slow & arduous task. If you find yourself up against a creative block or any other barriers to inspiration, try mixing things up. Take a cold shower or a dip in the ocean. Go on a long run (or walk) in a new part of town. Try a new look or change up your playlist. Let your inspiration be set free.Here are some things:

April 05, 2021

  1. Brain Dead & Illumination Labs launch “Mutant Sequencer,” a series of five animated short films produced by a cutting-edge creator selected from their collective of artists & designers via Instagram

  2. Amidst the newsletter boom, Substack is raising USD$65 million in new venture capital funding that would value the company at an eye-watering USD$650 million via Axios

  3. ARRIVAL IPO’d on the NASDAQ last week. With a USD$13.6 billion valuation, it was the largest ever listing of a British company. Not bad for a company developing electric commercial vehicles

  4. Fiskars, famous for their gardening gear & orange scissors, launched a RTW collection & it kinda bangs

  5. Mouth Full of Golds explores the innovation of Grillz & the contribution that Famous Eddie & his family have made to the culture

  6. 21 Brasilian photographers to have on your radar via i-D

  7. Something™'s second Spotlight interview from our recent Nobrow Press collaboration features illustrator, printmaker & self professed bookworm Noa Snir via Instagram

  8. Season 3 of Netflix’s ‘Formula 1: Drive To Survive’ is a must watch, even if you hate motorsport. Paul Tassi explains why via Forbes

  9. Created collaboratively by a design family in Singapore — comprising of mum; Claire, son; Renn, daughter; Aira & dad; Pann — Rubbish FAMzine is a beautiful publication based around the family’s life via Mag Culture

  10. My Bloody Valentine's back catalogue is available to stream in full for the first time ever via Spotify

  11. "Satan Shoes" – USD$1,108 per pair & sold out – are a collaboration between MSCHF, the rapper Lil Nas X &, notably, not Nike. Also, there is blood in them via NYT

  12. Perms, punks & BMX stunts: The People's Archive is a snapshot of life in 20th Century Britain via Instagram

  13. Launched in 2013 by Dan Keeling (ex MD of Island Records) & Mark Andrew, Noble Rot is a foray into Sex, Drugs & Pinot Noir. The first interview was with Mike D from Beastie Boys – they sent him some questions & surprisingly he wrote back & the magazine was born.

  14. If you miss travel as much as we do, take your mind on a trip with the wonderful split-flap Departure Board at Frankfurt Airport via YouTube

  15. Here they come! Spotify is working on its own Clubhouse rival via Input

  16. Highsnobiety teams up with GUCCI to launch 'In The Garden With Gucci & Gerald the "Veg King"

  17. Major League DJz – Amapiano Live Balcony Mix Africa B2B Dbn Gogo Live @BlackBrick Hotel via YouTube

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