33 life tips/Secret Museum of Mankind/Small egg cooker
Sign up here to get Recomendo a week early in your inbox. 33 life tips, Japanese style A friend shared this guide of bite-sized tips that blend Japanese cultural wisdom and practical life hacks....
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Self-Publishing
Best source for self-publishing The Self-Publishing Manual Dan Poynter’s utterly reliable self-publishing advice, The Self-Publishing Manual, has been a perennial oasis of sanity in a sea of hype for...
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Sar / Symmetry
Books That Belong On Paper first appeared on the web as Wink Books and was edited by Carla Sinclair. Sign up here to get the issues a week early in your inbox. A CATALOG OF INDIAN STYLE AND DESIGN...
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What’s in my NOW? — Sara H.
Sign up here to get What’s in my NOW? a week early in your inbox. I’m Sara, technology worker by day, newsletter writer by night. I love everything media (tv, movies books, long form journalism). I...
View ArticleTravel Gadget Organizer/Residency by Investment/Bizarre Burmese City
A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of A Better Life for Half the Price and The World’s Cheapest Destinations. See past editions here, where your like-minded...
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Personal Finance
Once a week we’ll send out a page from Cool Tools: A Catalog of Possibilities. The tools might be outdated or obsolete, and the links to them may or may not work. We present these vintage...
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The Earth and I / Have You Seen My Trumpet?
Books That Belong On Paper first appeared on the web as Wink Books and was edited by Carla Sinclair. Sign up here to get the issues a week early in your inbox. THE EARTH AND I – IS CLIMATE CHANGE...
View ArticleDecades of Travel Wisdom/TripIt App/Carry-on Limits
A weekly newsletter with four quick bites, edited by Tim Leffel, author of A Better Life for Half the Price and The World’s Cheapest Destinations. See past editions here, where your like-minded...
View ArticleRetro Recomendo: Fun things
Anti-boredom I always carry a deck of cards. Not to play card games, but to practice sleight of hand. It’s easy to have a conversation and practice moves at the same time, and it prevents me from...
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Cold Clothes
Lightest down jacket Montbell Ex Light Jacket At first sight it’s a nice-looking puffy jacket. Then someone picks up said puffy jacket and throws it at you. You put your hand out ready to catch a...
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The Twilight Children / Make: Tools
THE TWILIGHT CHILDREN MIXES SPUNKY KIDS, COMPLICATED ADULTS, AND GOVERNMENT GOONS WITH MAGICAL REALISM The Twilight Childrenby Gilbert Hernandez (author) and Darwyn Cooke (illustrator)Vertigo2016, 144...
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What’s in my NOW? — Asmus Helms
Asmus Helms is an artist from Copenhagen. He paints on everything and has self-published two zines and two books. His works draw on autobiographical material, portraying people and places from his...
View ArticlePackable Duffel/RentRemote/Easiest 2nd Passports
Packable Duffel Bag for Travel Expansion Several times I’ve protested the onerous baggage policies of budget airlines by taking everything in an underseat bag and on my body, like I did when I went to...
View ArticleWhisk/Burning Man/Bracket City
Cool Tools Omnilist I created a searchable archive of every product we’ve recommended in Recomendo and our other newsletters since 2020. The database includes thousands of items (with photos) that you...
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Mushrooms
Introduction to edibles Mushrooming Without Fear Can you tell the difference between a head of cabbage and a head of lettuce? Then you can safely pick and eat some wild mushrooms. The key is to learn...
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Food Anatomy / Kaijumax Season One
FOOD ANATOMY – A CROSS BETWEEN A VISUAL ENCYCLOPEDIA AND A FOUND SERIES OF FIELD NOTES Food Anatomy: The Curious Parts and Pieces of our Edible WorldJulia RothmanStorey Publishing2016, 224 pages, 6.5...
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What’s in my NOW? — David Stackleather
I’m an independent consultant based in Austin, Texas, who helps teams and organizations become better. Better in the sense of increased teamwork, increased flow, increased learning, and increased...
View ArticleOscar-winning Travel Movie/UK Entry Fee/Searches Without AI
An Oscar-winning Travel Movie There were plenty of surprises at the Academy Awards, but A Real Pain from Jesse Eisenberg had already pulled in BAFTA and Critic’s Choice trophies before Kieran Calkin...
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Gar’s Tips & Tools – Issue #195
What Are Your Inspired Objects? I love the concept of the “inspired object,” first introduced to me by maker-philosopher, bike guru, and “shade tree mechanic,” Mister Jalopy. An inspired object is...
View ArticleNetflix codes/Travel Adapter/Real China
Visiting the real China China is vast, nearly a continent to itself with highly diverse ethnic cultures. It has become an easy place to travel, with 28,000 miles (45,000 km) of high speed trains, and...
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