Each week our editors gather their favorite finds from around the internet and recommend them to you right here. These in general 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.
Enjoy.
The Happiest Guy In The World ?The New York Times
"What kind of person takes a cruise not for a week or a month ?but for the rest of his life?" Brought to us by the New York Times' award winning Op-Docs series, this 10-minute video invites you to float along dreamily into the life of Mario Salcedo, a man who has lived aboard a cruise ship for two decades ?and has no plans to disembark.
?Greyson Korhonen, Associate Producer
The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, Hokusai, 1829.
Ghosts Of The Tsunami - London Review Of Books
In 2011, the fourth most powerful earthquake ever recorded occurred off the coast of Japan. The resulting tsunami killed 20,000 people and caused a Level 7 nuclear accident at the Fukushima nuclear power plant. But it had spiritual repercussions as well. Supernatural phenomena began to occur at a dizzying rate, and overwhelmed victims of spirit possession began to pour into Buddhist temples, seeking help. This phenomenon, deeply rooted in Japanese culture, was reported in Richard Lloyd Parry's 2015 book, Ghosts Of The Tsunami.
?Jack Forster, Editor-in-Chief
ADVERTISEMENTThe Antikythera Mechanism Episode 1: Greeks, Clocks and Rockets ?Clickspring
I'm not sure how to explain this, but someone on YouTube who happens to be into clocks, time, and machining his own parts is attempting to re-create the famous Antikythera mechanism (a millenia-old device used to predict astronomical positions and phenomena) found in a shipwreck. Discovered by Greek sponge divers off Antikythera Island in 1902, the Antikythera mechanism represents a level of technological sophistication once thought impossible for the ancient world.
?Jonathan Baker, Senior Software Engineer
Fat Pigs And Demon Blades: China's Nicknames For NBA Stars Are High Art ?The Guardian
You may have known already that probably since Yao Ming entered the NBA, basketball fandom has exploded in China. What you may not have known are all the wild, astonishingly complex, and at times unintentionally vulgar nicknames they've come up for some of the NBA's most well known players.
?David Aujero, Associate Producer
Photos Of Daily Life On The Rooftops Of Old Buildings In Hong Kong ?Petapixel
You were asking about what goes on atop old apartment buildings in Hong Kong? Well, lucky for you, a photographer spent four years documenting just that. Turns out when you live in a city as densely populated as Hong Kong, a communal rooftop is prime real estate for just about whatever use you need.
?Will Holloway, Director of Content
Weekend-roundup An 11 Million Porsche Design 1919 Globetimer With Complimentary Private Jet And Porsche 911 1633