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Kinfolk #23
Kinfolk Volume 23: Weekend Special
Kinfolk Issue Twenty-Three
The spring issue of Kinfolk examines the nuances of free time, its rituals and rhythms and its capacity to reinvigorate. Rather than advising how to fill 48 hours, the issue offers insight into why we should fill our weekends, and how doing so can lead to personal fulfillment.
From the curious cultural mythologies behind sleep and fashion editorial for looking good on laundry day to interviews with Moses Sumney, Dimore Studio and more, this issue will inspire readers with a fresh outlook on going off-duty.
Publishing March 7th, 2017
The spring issue of Kinfolk examines the nuances of free time, its rituals and rhythms and its capacity to reinvigorate. Rather than advising how to fill 48 hours, the issue offers insight into why we should fill our weekends, and how doing so can lead to personal fulfillment.
From the curious cultural mythologies behind sleep and fashion editorial for looking good on laundry day to interviews with Moses Sumney, Dimore Studio and more, this issue will inspire readers with a fresh outlook on going off-duty.
Publishing March 7th, 2017
192 pages, Paperback
Published March 7, 2017
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October 8, 2017
Remember when Kinfolk actually attempted to theme its articles around the concept on the cover, and it wasn't an endless series of advertisements and interviews with people that were half-questions, half pictorial advertisements?
I remember.
The first article that's remotely related to the weekend comes one-third of the way through the magazine in the form of Sleep: A Short Guide. I don't have a particularly good relationship with sleep now, but it's better than when I was a child and I'd lie awake for hours every night. It points out all the hubbub about the proper amount of sleep, and how some people are switching from bragging about how little sleep they get to bragging about how much sleep they get--and the accompanying status symbol of being able to take so much time to simply do nothing--but it fails to point out that we still don't know how much sleep is "enough." Until recently, we still had no idea why we even had to sleep other than "we get tired." I'm surprised Kinfolk didn't take that angle, actually. Sleep as ritual, the same every night and shared by all of humanity, is right up their alley. Or at least, it would have been.
I did appreciate that the article pointed out that much of the concern over sleep isn't about more free time or better health, it's about more productivity. Because obvious, capitalism must insinuate itself into every corner of our lives the better to maximize value to the shareholder. It's like the TV advertising screen in the elevators at work, with the wonderfully dystopian name of "Captivate," which talks about how good weather or a morning cup of coffee can help you get business done.
As the article says, if the capitalists could eliminate sleep, they'd do it in a heartbeat. Take naps and luxuriate in time that is entirely your own.
Careless Whisper has nothing to do with weekends, but ASMR is an interest of mine. I didn't even realize that it didn't happen to everyone until a This America Life episode on it, and then I told my wife about it and she confirmed that it never happened to her. I always figured everyone liked listening to deep, whispering voices, or going to get a haircut, but apparently I'm a member of an exclusive group. The article points out that we don't know why it happens, and scientists aren't sure it's a real thing. They're wrong, of course. It's obviously real because it happens to me. Whether I'm imagining it or not is irrelevant because it's literally all in my head.
Most of Weekend Agendas: Six Cities wasn't interesting to me, but there was a line from Kyosuke Kunimoto that I particularly liked:
And...that's it. There's a lot of interviews with people I didn't care about before I read about them and cared about even less after I read about them and some generic photo essays, including one about two designers that was the spitting image of the antique store just up the road. No recipes, nothing about architecture or food or travel, or games, or much of anything that people do on weekends.
Is this the nadir? I hope so.
I remember.
The first article that's remotely related to the weekend comes one-third of the way through the magazine in the form of Sleep: A Short Guide. I don't have a particularly good relationship with sleep now, but it's better than when I was a child and I'd lie awake for hours every night. It points out all the hubbub about the proper amount of sleep, and how some people are switching from bragging about how little sleep they get to bragging about how much sleep they get--and the accompanying status symbol of being able to take so much time to simply do nothing--but it fails to point out that we still don't know how much sleep is "enough." Until recently, we still had no idea why we even had to sleep other than "we get tired." I'm surprised Kinfolk didn't take that angle, actually. Sleep as ritual, the same every night and shared by all of humanity, is right up their alley. Or at least, it would have been.
I did appreciate that the article pointed out that much of the concern over sleep isn't about more free time or better health, it's about more productivity. Because obvious, capitalism must insinuate itself into every corner of our lives the better to maximize value to the shareholder. It's like the TV advertising screen in the elevators at work, with the wonderfully dystopian name of "Captivate," which talks about how good weather or a morning cup of coffee can help you get business done.
As the article says, if the capitalists could eliminate sleep, they'd do it in a heartbeat. Take naps and luxuriate in time that is entirely your own.
Careless Whisper has nothing to do with weekends, but ASMR is an interest of mine. I didn't even realize that it didn't happen to everyone until a This America Life episode on it, and then I told my wife about it and she confirmed that it never happened to her. I always figured everyone liked listening to deep, whispering voices, or going to get a haircut, but apparently I'm a member of an exclusive group. The article points out that we don't know why it happens, and scientists aren't sure it's a real thing. They're wrong, of course. It's obviously real because it happens to me. Whether I'm imagining it or not is irrelevant because it's literally all in my head.
Most of Weekend Agendas: Six Cities wasn't interesting to me, but there was a line from Kyosuke Kunimoto that I particularly liked:
There’s really no such thing as dressing too casually on the weekends—people should wear anything they feel comfortable in, as long as it’s their style. You should always keep your style, even when you’re at home.That's how I dress myself. I've been home all day but I'm definitely not just wearing comfortable lounging clothes. I used to laugh when people said they dress for themselves, but I was an idiot. They were just being honest, and that's why I'm wearing designer clothes while I write a book review.
And...that's it. There's a lot of interviews with people I didn't care about before I read about them and cared about even less after I read about them and some generic photo essays, including one about two designers that was the spitting image of the antique store just up the road. No recipes, nothing about architecture or food or travel, or games, or much of anything that people do on weekends.
Is this the nadir? I hope so.
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