These are the words, images, and beers that inspired the GBH Collective this week. Drinking alone just got better, because now you're drinking with all of us.
READ.// "Acrobatic feats of problem-solving and projection make the future elongate and then bend back around the present. Time becomes spherical and exudes the deep glow of cogent busyness." Equal parts fascinating, terrifying, and confounding, this tale of going to avalanche school hides a lot beneath the surface—similar to the snow packs the author learns to navigate.
LOOK.// David Lynch interrogates a monkey who is suspected of murder. That's it. That's the summary. Just watch it.
DRINK.// Bell's Brewery’s Amber Ale
This beer still slaps and I'll fight anyone who says different. It is especially enjoyable in a 24-ounce cup paired with the movie “Ford v Ferrari.” If you enjoy both at the same time, you will reach Peak Dad Vibes™ even if you have no children.
READ.// "I hope that the figure of 'doing nothing' in opposition to a productivity-obsessed environment can help restore individuals, who can then help restore communities, human and beyond." The title of Jenny Odell's newish book, “How To Do Nothing,” makes it sound like self-help fluff for the Instagram-addicted, but it's much smarter and stronger than that. Odell, a multidisciplinary artist, makes the case for and provides a roadmap to wresting back our humanity and agency from the corporations who seek to profit from our anxiety. It also makes bird-watching sound pretty fun.
LOOK.// Ledger art is associated with the Plains Indians, who in the 19th century began to use the materials of colonizers—blank accounting paper, notebooks, crayons, etc.—to create art they'd previously drawn on animal hides. Some contemporary artists continue to produce ledger art; Dolores Purdy, a New Mexico artist and member of the Caddo Nation of Oklahoma, uses vibrant colors and centers female imagery.
DRINK.// Sycamore Brewing’s Southern Girl
Sycamore Brewing's Southern Girl Blonde Ale reminded me to stock my fridge with more Blonde Ales—even in winter. I find myself reaching for these tallboys while settling in for a Netflix binge, when I need something light, biscuity, and just a touch sweet.
READ.// “They are too different in approach, making—and objective. You cannot compare spaghetti carbonara with a bicycle. Even though both have advantages and disadvantages.” Whether you've read the books, played the video games, watched the Netflix show, or done some combination of the three, “The Witcher” is a global phenomenon. This interview with its creator, Andrzej Sapkowski, is a top-10 interview of all time. You've never seen questions answered with such focus.
LOOK.// I've been utterly obsessed with the debut album by Glass Beach, plainly titled "The First Glass Beach Album." It sounds like a million bucks, and has a thousand different things going on in each song, but this video for the album's first single looks like it cost about a hundred dollars to make. Which makes for a fascinating juxtaposition: the song sounds huge; this video takes place in a single room.
DRINK.// Hop Butcher for the World’s Green Moss Double IPA
I scooped up this Citra and Simcoe haze bomb just three days after it was canned, and upon cracking it open, I was met with a sweetness that was hard to choke down. Popping open a can three weeks later yielded a beer that tasted like straight orange juice. Which honestly I don't mind. But let this be a lesson to you—sometimes you have to let the haze have its time to settle.
Curated by The GBH Collective
