Set against the rhythm and rituals of closing time at a café in Spain, Ernest Hemingway’s 1933 short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” features an older unnamed waiter in a losing battle to stave off his existential struggle of loneliness and despair. It isn’t difficult to reimagine a modern take on this theme —maybe “A Dank, Dirty Dive”? — taking place night after night in dive bars across America. I was too familiar with that constant state of exhaustion and melancholy while working on my 2019 book “Last Call,” which required intensive road trips and late-night excursions to bars around the country. The manifestation of this state of being hit a surreal level on a hot summer midnight on day...
Set against the rhythm and rituals of closing time at a café in Spain, Ernest Hemingway’s 1933 short story “A Clean, Well-Lighted Place” features an older unnamed waiter in a losing battle to stave off his existential struggle of loneliness and despair. It isn’t difficult to reimagine a modern take on this theme —maybe “A Dank, Dirty Dive”? — taking place night after night in dive bars across America. I was too familiar with that constant state of exhaustion and melancholy while working on my 2019 book “Last Call,” which required intensive road trips and late-night excursions to bars around the country. The manifestation of this state of being hit a surreal level on a hot summer midnight on day...
Loving your job and being proud of what you do is something many of us strive for. Just try to imagine how wonderful it must feel to show up to your workplace every day and know your skills and efforts make valuable contributions to your company's success. But unfortunately, even star employees aren’t immune to problems at work. Sometimes, all it takes is one unfortunate moment that takes a complete 180-degree turn and makes people walk away singing, "Screw this! I’m out." If you can relate, you might find comfort in knowing you’re definitely not the only one. Three users, PM_me_gorillas, BenIrwinG, Deer_is_me, attempted to find out what pushes people to the brink of quitting. They reached out to fellow...
Dezeen Showroom: designed by product designer Mathias Hahn for furniture manufacturer Zeitraum, Ad All is a collection of home accessories that celebrate the materiality of wood. The collection includes wall hooks, folding screens, mirrors and step stools, each available in oak, oak colour stain or American walnut finishes. The products in the Ad All collection are available in a number of wood finishes "Blending in with the established world of Zeitraum furniture, this collection aims to open up opportunities to communicate between spaces in the living and work environment," said the brand. "They are objects which are designed to migrate or moderate between spacial scenarios of the every day." The collection includes a vanity mirror with an angled base The...
Dezeen Showroom: designed by product designer Mathias Hahn for furniture manufacturer Zeitraum, Ad All is a collection of home accessories that celebrate the materiality of wood. The collection includes wall hooks, folding screens, mirrors and step stools, each available in oak, oak colour stain or American walnut finishes. The products in the Ad All collection are available in a number of wood finishes "Blending in with the established world of Zeitraum furniture, this collection aims to open up opportunities to communicate between spaces in the living and work environment," said the brand. "They are objects which are designed to migrate or moderate between spacial scenarios of the every day." The collection includes a vanity mirror with an angled base The...
