Last week we kicked off Weekend Round-Up, and we're back with more (as promised). Normally this will come out on Saturday, but with all of yesterday's auction news (including this crazy FP Journe becoming the most expensive wristwatch ever by an independent watchmaker) we decided to hold off until today. But, without further delay, here are a few of our favorite stories from around the internet this week to savor with your Sunday morning coffee.
Enjoy.
Walker Evans's Cuba, via Ernest Hemingway ?The New York Times
In 1933, the great Walker Evans went on assignment to Cuba, where he, of course, befriended the great Ernest Hemingway. Forty-six of Evans?original prints from that trip ?once safeguarded by Hemingway ?are now available, and 18 can be seen in this Times slideshow. What more do you need?
-Will Holloway, Director of Content
How Facebook's Creative Director Found His Perfect Watch ?GQ
Michael Williams is one stylish guy. Here he starts off talking about his own watch obsessions (which include an old Hamilton and a treasured Reverso) before profiling Facebook's executive creative director and the founder and designer of Yuketeen and Monitaly to get their takes on what makes a meaningful watch.
?Benjamin Clymer, Founder/CEO
ADVERTISEMENTStep Inside The World's Coolest Library ?Architectural Digest
Back in the old days, when I was studying to get my Masters degree, I would spend endless hours at the Victoria & Albert Museum Library researching and writing. I've always had an affection for beautiful libraries and an appreciation for the amount of thought and care that goes into them.
-Cara Barrett, Editor
IBM's Question To Design The 'New Helvetica' - Fast Co. Design
It's easy to forget how many different typefaces we all encounter on a day to day basis, but none is more ever-present than Helvetica. After decades of using the iconic Swiss font, IBM is trying to craft one that suits its own identity and a different worldview, but it turns out that's not as easy as it sounds.
-Stephen Pulvirent, Managing Editor
The Greatest Collection of Renoir, Matisse, Monet, Degas, and Other French Impressionists Is More Acccessible Than Ever ?Architectural Digest
Considered one of the greatest collections of impressionist and early modern art in the world, the Barnes Collection has also been one of the least publicly accessible. For the first time ever, you can now enjoy these high resolution images online.
-Grey Korhonen, Associate Producer
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