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Hello readers and new subscribers! I’m Christoph and this is Christel’s Corner, my occasional newsletter about everyday life, design, technology, and things...

012025: Play It as It Lays

January 6, 2025

The time between years is drenched in train rides, as per usual. I scroll through my phone while the Swiss alps and lakes pass by, and reflect on the past...

042024: The New Aesthetic

November 4, 2024

Where I was. We entered the U8 train at Alexanderplatz. A person comes up to me: “Hey, aren’t you christowski from Twitter?!” It’s extremely weird and...

032024: Greetings from the shore

September 12, 2024

Where I was. I am writing this as I am sitting in a kayak on the swells of the Atlantic Ocean. We’re passing by the caves of Benagil, as I decided to live my...

022024: Something That Needs Nothing

Where I was. At 11pm, as I sit here and write, I open a book of short stories. What I’m looking for is right in the middle of it, page 63. As I flip through...

012024: The long hard stupid way

Coordinates: I am typing this—again!—on a train, as this seems to be the only place for me to unplug from the world and jot down some words. As night falls,...