Links We Love: Top Picks from Fathom HQ – August 13, 2016
What we're clicking on this week at Fathom HQ (aside from baffling Chinese synchronized diving team videos).
Are you fluent in Japanese and always camera-ready? Muji wants you to stay in their brand new Window House in Kamakura, Japan. For free. – Becky, assistant editor
These days, the internet and widespread use of cell phones can make the world feel mighty small. Jon Lee Anderson's fascinating piece on an isolated tribe from Peru's rain forrest reminded me that there are still uncharted territories out there. – Berit, editor
Does food make you anxious? That's the big question in the latest episode of Prince Street, wherein I interview Kat Kinsman about anxiety and Jessica Koslow of LA favorite Squirl talks about doing too much. – Pavia, CEO
As much as I like the idea of old bookshops (cozy, romantic, brimming with possibility), I often find myself dozing off if I spend too much time between the stacks. (I have the same problem with museums.) That said, I think I could spend the day in this surreal tunnel space built in a bookshop in Yangzhou, China. It's that cool looking. – Daniel, editorial assistant
I'll be riding the 4 train to the Hudson River Museum in Yonkers, NY, to play with artist Jimmy Kuehnle's wildly fun, inflatable sculptures oozing out of doors, bubbling through the windows, and bouncing around the interiors of an old Victorian manse. – Jeralyn, editorial director
Although I'm not eager for summer to end, I am looking forward to the fall exhibit at New York City's beautiful Neue Galerie. Klimt is one of my favorite artists and I can't wait to see the colorful Portrait of Ria Munk III, followed by lunch at the always elegant Café Sabarsky. – Berit
Fondation Cartier is currently showing an excellent exhibition called The Great Animal Orchestra, showcasing wildlife soundscapes from around the world inspired by musician and bioacoustician Bernie Krause. For those of us who can't make it to Paris during the show, they put together a beautiful accompanying website — my favorite's the Yukon one. – Becky
Alex Schweder and Ward Shelley build and live in interesting structures to examine the psychological effects of space. Their most recent project is a long house supported by a concrete pillar that spins with the wind in upstate New York. Here's what it's like to live in it. – Daniel
In Chicago last weekend, I checked out the brand new Dixie restaurant in my favorite neighborhood. I'm still dreaming about the flakiest, most buttery biscuits and that I-can't-have-enough pepper jam. – Becky
I'm looking forward to taking my travel-through-Instagram addiction to the next level with the beautiful new discovery app Spot. – Pavia
THIS WEEK ON FATHOM: Old World, New World
Yasaka Shrine. Photo by Indrik Myneur / Flickr.
Kyoto: A bike tour, a ritzy hotel review, and old-school essentials in Japan's Imperial City.
Denver: A skier summers (and finds something for everyone) in the Mile-High City.
Rio: Our favorite fan, athlete, and team reactions at the Olympics.
Atlanta: 5 movers, shakers, and makers you should know about.
