Issue 35 | Atlas of Musings

Atlas of Musings

Jul 5

2 min read

Curating intrigue, wonder, and the will to live

On this day in 1957, Lennon met McCartney at a church garden party. A loud departure from choir music shortly followed, and the rest is rock-and-roll history. Amen.

vibe check

from the crypt

Perhaps there’s a drop of witch in anyone who hoards stones or favours the dark. Decode the sigils and occult shorthand for keeping spirits out… or inviting them in.

→ Channel the Summerween spirit with some light occult reading.

some cool art

Photo from Saatchi Art

Theologou paints that childhood trick of hearing the sea in a shell, then makes it feel like maybe the shell is answering back. Is it the ocean or a mermaid séance?

→ Dial into the shell hotline and tell us what you hear.

linguistic oddity

The Razzle Dazzle: Born in the era of scams and public nonsense, this quaint phrase now translates to making a scene so sparkly that nobody will ask any hard questions.

→ Learn the art of a 19th-century distraction tactic.

a writing prompt

Write the story of a character who has dedicated their life to attempting to resurrect a lost art.

→ Feeling brave? Tag us on IG if you post it.

dream house alert

Photo from House Beautiful

The Novogratzes turned a neglected West Village mansion into a gloriously weird family palace. There is a (former) ballroom. There is gold paint. There is Gucci wallpaper.

→ Step into the house that really said “ballroom upstairs” with a straight face.

a corner of the world

Hidden in Mexico's rainforest lies a concrete fever dream of staircases to nowhere and arches swallowed by green. It’s a surrealist labyrinth where architecture is also nature.

→ Las Pozas | Mexico.