Weekend Round-Up If Wes Anderson Did 'The Simpsons,' Shifting Reality, And Iconic Tapestries

Each week, our editors gather their favorite finds from around the internet and recommend them to you right here. These are not articles about watches, but rather outstanding examples of journalism and storytelling covering topics from fashion and art to technology and travel. So go ahead, pour yourself a cup of coffee, put your feet up, and settle in.Replica swiss watcheshttps://www.watchesbiz.co/ Image via linked story. What Is 'Reality Shifting' And Why Is It Taking Over TikTok? – I.D by Vice In this strangest of years, one of the stranger trends I’ve read about is a phenomenon called “reality shifting” or just plain “shifting” to its fans. Shifting is a way of inducing a mental state similar to lucid dreaming, in which one enters a dreamlike state of consciousness, but with the ability to determine and direct what happens. There are a couple of popular techniques for inducing this alternate state of consciousness and oddly enough, a huge shifting community has grown up on Tik Tok, where a disproportionately large number of practitioners apparently use shifting to travel to Hogwarts and enjoy the company, specifically, of Draco Malfoy. Teenagers using an adaptation of ancient shamanistic techniques to travel to wizard school and hang out with the bad boy … you can’t make this stuff up. – Jack Forster, Editor-In-Chief Image via linked story. Look Back At The Iconic Tapestries Of Alexander Calder – Architectural Digest Artist Alexander Calder is best known for having invented the mobile. His abstract sculptures swing and sway, typically overhead, and I find them utterly captivating. But despite considering Calder one of my favorite artists, I had no idea that he also made two-dimensional woven works and that they're having something of a moment right now. This short piece from Architectural Digest shines a spotlight on these lesser-known tapestries, why they're suddenly in vogue, and how they fit into the bigger Calder picture. Count me in. https://www.watchesbiz.co/hublot-replica-watches/ – Stephen Pulvirent, Manager of Editorial Products Image via linked story. If Wes Anderson Designed The Interiors Of The Simpsons – Home Advisor I am not entirely sure how to qualify what this is. It might be a clever piece of marketing or a really overproduced mood board, but nonetheless, I found myself scrolling through it. Home Advisor seems to have decided that there was a need to meld Wes Anderson with The Simpsons. In filling that void, it has recreated all of the settings from the animated series – in real-world environments – decorated in full Anderson décor. From the Simpson household to Moe's Pub and even Mr. Burns office, it's all there. Sometimes fun content can just be fun content, and that's what this is. I don't think I needed this, but I also can't say that I hate that it exists, either. – Danny Milton, Editor Image via linked story. A Nameless Hiker And The Case The Internet Can't Crack – Wired An unidentified body in the wilds of Florida, a Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy reference, and a DNA trail leading essentially nowhere. This story doesn’t quite have an ending – or a beginning for that matter, but it is certainly captivating. The death of a through-hiker and the internet’s failed attempts to ID him reminds us that even in the era of internet sleuthing and advanced forensics, there are still mysteries that can’t be solved easily, and the Appalachian Trail is full of them. – Cole Pennington, Editor What's Up With Everyone's Small Wooden Stools – Ssense In an age where it feels like disposable IKEA furniture dominates, a new trend is beginning to emerge. The "tiny wooden stool phenomenon" is intentionally imperfect, nonchalant, and made for Instagram. Focusing on organic textures, international handcrafts, and a collected style, this is perhaps the next wave of Scandinavian minimalism. As a problematic collector of vintage chairs and "found" objects, I live for the hours spent walking flea market aisles, rummaging through estate sale closets, and treasure hunting at small-town thrift stores. In so many ways, this handmade aesthetic is central to my own design style. But am I collecting stories of the Nana who long ago brought a set of three hand-carved wooden chairs with her on a voyage from Austria to Canada to hold onto this piece of history, or simply for the social media photo op? In almost every case, handcrafts were created for a different place and time - a reaction to the broader cultural context. Do we question the fact that we rarely think about why we are purchasing objects - both new and old - without considering where they came from and the stories they tell? Perhaps it is time we reconsider.