Weekend Round-Up: Homemade Pinball, The Art of Flower Arrangement, And Ancient Bread

By HODINKEE

Each week our editors gather their favorite finds from around the internet and recommend them to you right here. These 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.

Go Read About How The Original Xbox Creator Baked Ancient Egyptian-Style Bread With 4,000-Year-Old Yeast – The Verge

What if I told you that one of the creators of the Xbox became super obsessed with the idea of baking ancient Egyptian bread and even found some dormant four-and-a-half-millennium-old yeast to help him make his dream a reality? Well, he did. And he succeeded. And it’s awesome. I’m no stranger to jumping down rabbit holes and getting way too into something, but this is next-level even by my warped standards. Give the story from The Verge a read and then go check out the original Twitter thread. I promise you won’t regret it.

– Stephen Pulvirent, Manager of Editorial Products

This 1960s Guide To Ikebana Is the Resource We Need Right Now – Sight Unseen

The growing appreciation of Japanese aesthetics and design likely comes as no surprise to our audience, and my personal taste has certainly not been spared. Given that my love of flowers eclipses that of watches, I am thrilled to see that the Japanese art of Ikebana may be having a second moment. Ikebana is the practice of Japanese floral design – translated literally to “making flowers come alive.” Focusing on the shape and form of both flowers and vessels, Ikebana provides professional and novice floral designers alike a structured form of creativity that requires nothing more than foraged branches and grocery store blooms.

– Sarah Reid, Advertising Manager

The Visual Landscape Of A World Shaped By Pandemic – The Atlantic

With the state of the world right now, it’s hard to see any order in all this uncertainty. But senior editor Alan Taylor of The Atlantic put together a visual theme of repetition, balance, and a wide perspective from photographers around the world. This piece produces a sense of calm rather than dystopia, and it’s worth noting …read more