https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-edge-effect 2026-09-03T15:55:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-08-02-01.png?v=1788394815 The edge effect A diagram illustrating the ecological edge effect. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/creative-plagiarism 2026-09-03T15:55:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-08-31-01.jpg?v=1788394811 Creative plagiarism A 1973 cover of Ti I Ja, one of Serviette's personal favorites. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-first-tinkerbell 2026-09-03T16:16:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-08-24-01.png?v=1788394812 The first Tinkerbell Tiny Kline and her signature iron jaw. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-cultural-ice-age 2026-09-03T15:55:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-08-17-01.png?v=1788394814 The cultural ice age A YouGov poll about perceptions of pop culture in the 2020s. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-female-celebrity-smoking-list 2026-09-03T15:55:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-08-10-01.jpg?v=1788394814 The female celebrity smoking list Winona Ryder holding a pack of Marlboro cigarettes while smoking during the filming of Celebrity in the 1990s. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/wrong-about-tarot 2026-09-03T16:08:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/hyY2PeIWl3fR.jpg?v=1788396664 Wrong about tarot Unlike later interpretations emphasizing spiritual beginnings, the Renaissance Fool represented a social outsider or wanderer. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/nothing-new 2026-09-03T16:08:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/wwm6tlZBKyQL.jpg?v=1788396458 Nothing new? A spread from issue 09 of Permanent Food. Clearly, they've mastered the art of using references to raise more questions than answers. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-23-year-book-club 2026-09-03T16:16:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/Sy3bPoenIDQI.jpg?v=1788396474 The 23-year book club Marilyn Monroe reading Ulysses. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-hidden-language-of-hankies 2026-09-03T16:08:46-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/bAd0KnTiXK40.jpg?v=1788396491 The hidden language of hankies A 19th century Italian souvenir handkerchief—it certainly beats a snow globe. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-sounds-of-summer 2026-09-03T16:18:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/UrgQuAWHWaqG.jpg?v=1788396507 The sounds of summer Mulatu Astatke, the godfather of Ethiopian jazz himself. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-smell-of-nostalgia 2026-09-03T15:55:20-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/eK2jElpeXFwJ.jpg?v=1788397362 The smell of nostalgia A nostalgic photograph. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/heeeeeres-serviette 2026-09-03T16:16:55-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/LbO79Y2Pv0YE.jpg?v=1788397379 Heeeeere’s Serviette The Shining, 1980. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-very-serviette-syllabus 2026-09-03T16:10:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/mHxdohgef6Vz.jpg?v=1788397401 A very Serviette syllabus A tulip hot-air balloon. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/shellular-technology 2026-09-03T16:10:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/G_fJqOUIMs5k.gif?v=1788397417 Shellular technology A conch-shell intercom used at Coppola Hideaways properties. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/scented-objects 2026-09-03T16:10:30-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/lUn9BioRj0bc.jpg?v=1788397433 Scented objects An image from the New York Public Library Picture Collection that inspired a consideration of scented objects. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/bubble-bath 2026-09-03T17:19:39-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-05-11-01.jpg?v=1788401765 Bubble Bath Still from György Kovásznai's 1980 animated film Bubble Bath. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-smell-of-ice 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-05-04-01.jpg?v=1788401781 The smell of ice Ice preserving traces of the environment around it. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/serviettes-silent-film-inspiration 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-04-27-01.jpg?v=1788401797 Serviette’s silent film inspiration Anna May Wong, pioneering Chinese American film star. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/scenting-the-scene 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-04-20-01.jpg?v=1788401813 Scenting the scene An atmospheric image chosen for its strong suggestion of scent. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/party-like-the-romans 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-04-13-01.jpg?v=1788401831 Party like the Romans A Roman banquet scene with guests reclining at a feast. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/listening-to-birdsong 2026-09-03T16:36:54-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-04-06-01.jpg?v=1788402453 Listening to birdsong A vintage Audubon print for the avian obsessed. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/are-you-looking-or-actually-seeing 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-03-30-00.jpg?v=1788402469 Are you looking, or actually seeing? Editorial image accompanying John Berger's observation on seeing. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/smoke-signals 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-03-23-01.jpg?v=1788402487 Smoke signals Juliette Binoche smoking in Three Colors: Blue (1993). https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/an-antidote-to-the-algorithm 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-03-16-01.jpg?v=1788402505 An antidote to the algorithm Swiss embroidered table linens photographed for Textiles Suisses Intérieur in January 1985. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/one-persons-oud 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-03-09-01.jpg?v=1788402522 One person’s oud… A visit to the New York Public Library Picture Collection with Molly Cox of Saint Agnes Studio. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/meet-serviettes-plum-darling 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-03-02-01.jpg?v=1788403430 Meet Serviette's plum darling The dinner Priscus attended was, by all accounts, a modest affair—but it smelled, I imagine, like this. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-princess-a-deli-and-a-fifth-fragrance 2026-09-03T15:55:21-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-02-16-01.jpg?v=1788403450 A princess, a deli, and a fifth fragrance Yma Sumac, bedecked in her usual jewels. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-opposite-of-dopamine 2026-09-03T16:18:26-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-02-09-01.jpg?v=1788403465 The opposite of dopamine Consumer preference surveys consistently rank olives among the most disliked foods. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/whos-afraid-of-bad-taste 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-02-02-01.jpg?v=1788403538 Who's afraid of bad taste? A visual of trying to stay warm in a record-breaking cold spell. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/when-did-convenience-become-so-ugly 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-01-26-01.jpg?v=1788403558 When did convenience become so ugly? An acquaintance card from the 19th century. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-east-village-alien 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-01-19-01.jpg?v=1788404061 The East Village alien Klaus Nomi in a plastic suit and his signature black-and-white makeup. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/this-outfit-smells-interesting 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-01-12-01.jpg?v=1788404080 This outfit smells interesting A wearable perfume sculpture by Rain and Rivers and Ludmila Furman. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/selected-readings-on-taste 2026-09-03T16:35:51-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-01-05-01.jpg?v=1788404101 Selected readings on taste Marguerite Yourcenar at home in Maine surrounded by books. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-year-in-review 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-12-22-01.jpg?v=1788404117 A year in review A Serviette year-in-review image. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/an-end-of-year-syllabus 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-12-15-01.jpg?v=1788404134 An end-of-year syllabus Rudolph Valentino reading a newspaper. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-fragrance-for-the-yearners 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-12-08-01.jpg?v=1788404729 A fragrance for the yearners An outdoor dinner party with a long table built entirely of snow. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/why-i-wanted-this-perfume-to-be-slightly-offensive 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-12-01-01.jpg?v=1788404752 Why I wanted this perfume to be slightly offensive Downtown characters gather outside a late-night frankfurter stand in Ralph Bakshi's New York. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/what-to-play-while-you-spray 2026-09-03T17:21:45-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-11-24-01.jpg?v=1788404779 What to play while you spray Tina Chow, 1986. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-scent-of-capitalism 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-11-17-01.png?v=1788404876 The scent of capitalism Perfumed handkerchiefs, once used as protection against foul odors. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/indulgent-overripe-and-biting 2026-09-03T15:55:22-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-11-10-01.jpg?v=1788404901 Indulgent, overripe, and biting The green ray, a phenomenon when the sun dips below the horizon. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/how-the-salon-shaped-taste 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/cKKB5_on4pyR.jpg?v=1788406381 How the salon shaped taste Inside the Hôtel de Rambouillet, home to Madame de Rambouillet's renowned literary salons. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-photographer-who-taught-us-how-to-look 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/ylnm0rjMPssg.jpg?v=1788406398 The photographer who taught us how to look A Jamel Shabazz street photograph from New York. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-perfection-problem 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/YYZfpkiZB6L0.jpg?v=1788406413 The perfection problem An editorial image accompanying a reflection on Stanley Kubrick and perfectionism. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/customs-of-the-countries 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/0Dm9j1B-UfNW.jpg?v=1788406431 Customs of the countries An editorial image accompanying a survey of customs and manners across cultures. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/15th-century-ragebait 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/E5BMmR9OBzQx.jpg?v=1788406449 15th century ragebait An excerpt from the Voynich manuscript, bathing women and all. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/excavating-meaning 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-09-29-01.png?v=1788439324 Excavating meaning Kinoteater's Romeo and Juliet staged with trucks and excavators in a limestone quarry. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-defense-of-physical-media 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-09-22-01.png?v=1788439349 A defense of physical media Printed Matter's Art Book Fair at MoMA PS1. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/four-films-worth-watching-not-streaming 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-09-15-01.jpg?v=1788439372 Four films worth watching, not streaming Stills from The Shape of Night by Noboru Nakamura. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/when-statues-wore-perfume 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-09-08-02.jpg?v=1788439392 When statues wore perfume A classical statue evoking the ancient ritual of perfuming marble. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-lost-art-of-loafing 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-09-01-01.jpg?v=1788439414 The lost art of loafing A flâneur walking through the city. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-colonial-history-of-taste 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-08-25-01.jpg?v=1788439555 A colonial history of taste A calabash of palm wine in Bandundu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-marketing-team-does-not-deserve-a-raise 2026-09-03T17:21:14-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-08-18-01.jpg?v=1788439577 The marketing team does not deserve a raise An editorial image accompanying a reflection on marketing and narrative. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/back-catalog-energy 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-08-11-01.gif?v=1788439596 Back catalog energy A scene from Marriage Story illustrating emotional volatility. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/do-like-the-romans-do 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-08-04-01.jpg?v=1788439615 Do like the Romans do An editorial image accompanying a Roman summer. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/smells-of-summer 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-07-28-01.jpg?v=1788439636 Smells of summer An editorial image evoking a weathered summer dock. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/summer-reading-list 2026-09-03T15:55:40-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-07-17-01.jpg?v=1788439765 Summer reading list Editorial image accompanying Serviette's summer reading list. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/when-fabric-was-fragrant 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-07-10-01.jpg?v=1788439790 When fabric was fragrant A button in a Harris Tweed coat. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/inside-the-making-of-a-custom-fragrance 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-07-07-01.gif?v=1788439814 Inside the making of a custom fragrance Laura Bannister and Teddy Powell emerging from the New York courthouse. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/in-defense-of-bad-taste 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-06-30-01.png?v=1788439886 In defense of bad taste John Waters and Divine. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/notes-from-nature 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-06-23-01.png?v=1788439909 Notes from nature Ruche photographed against the red rocks of Utah. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/feeling-fragile 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-06-16-01.jpg?v=1788440079 Feeling fragile? Artwork accompanying a discussion of glass delusion. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/can-clothing-speak 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-06-09-01.jpg?v=1788440102 Can clothing speak? Christopher Nemeth design. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-drydown 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-06-02-01.jpg?v=1788440125 The drydown Editorial image accompanying a reflection on fragrance drydown. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/serviette-goes-cruising 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-05-25-01.jpg?v=1788440147 Serviette goes cruising A cruise ship advertisement from the 1950s. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-most-overlooked-surface-in-culture 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-05-19-01.png?v=1788440171 The most overlooked surface in culture INNOCENCE / KiiiKiiii / Have a good cry by Helena Minginowicz. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-brief-history-of-perfume-jewelry 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-05-05-01.jpg?v=1788440516 A brief history of perfume jewelry Perfume bottle brooch Succes Fou de Schiaparelli. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/on-outsourcing-your-taste 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-04-28-01.png?v=1788440538 On outsourcing your taste Editorial image accompanying a reflection on Petronius and taste. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/dior-in-blindfolds 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-04-17-01.jpg?v=1788440559 Dior in blindfolds Rene Gruau's Rouge Baiser advertisement for Dior. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/hockney-maurice-and-il-trittico 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-04-10-01.jpg?v=1788440581 Hockney, Maurice, and Il Trittico Editorial image from Serviette's April 2025 cultural dispatch. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/frisson-dhivers-poetic-inspiration 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-03-24-01.png?v=1788440602 Frisson D’Hiver’s poetic inspiration Alfred de Musset. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/inside-serviettes-launch-at-stele 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-03-16-01.jpg?v=1788440623 Inside Serviette’s launch at Stéle Serviette launch at Stele. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/where-does-the-name-serviette-come-from 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-03-02-01.gif?v=1788440645 Where does the name Serviette come from? Two people unfurling a giant embroidered serviette outside Stele Nolita. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/the-rosy-oud-inspired-by-em-forsters-maurice 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-02-17-01.gif?v=1788440669 The rosy oud inspired by E.M. Forster’s Maurice Hugh Grant in Maurice. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/napkins-cowboys-and-the-loneliest-house 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2025-01-15-01.png?v=1788442408 Napkins, Cowboys, and the Loneliest House Editorial image from Napkins, Cowboys, and the Loneliest House. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/capturing-scent-in-the-wild 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2024-12-30-01.jpg?v=1788442434 Capturing scent in the wild Dr. Roman Kaiser utilizing headspace technology. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/lucian-freud-leigh-bowery-and-green-baize 2026-09-03T15:55:41-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2024-12-22-01.gif?v=1788442504 Lucian Freud, Leigh Bowery and green baize Leigh Bowery, muse to Lucian Freud. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/how-bourdins-images-became-immacula 2026-09-23T22:42:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/bon-2026-09-07-guy-bourdin-spring-1978.jpg?v=1790184693 How Bourdin’s images became Immacula Guy Bourdin for Charles Jourdan, Spring 1978. The shoe appears only as a photograph within the photograph. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-lexical-deforestation 2026-09-23T22:42:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-09-14-01_a4016bca-0211-42df-b0c1-14895b0ae31f.jpg?v=1790184678 A lexical deforestation Author Chester Thompson at work among a coconut grove on the Abaco Islands of the Bahamas, 1986. Alternatively, an illustrative view of this newsletter's author enjoying nature. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-watchlist-for-impure-thoughts 2026-09-23T22:42:23-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/back-of-the-napkin-2026-09-21-01_3d20de7d-536c-4c62-b264-eddccd93d3bc.jpg?v=1790184669 A watchlist for impure thoughts A still from Mulholland Drive . As evident to David Lynch fans, a mirror in a Lynch film should never be taken at face value. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/a-taste-for-vice 2026-09-28T10:22:38-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/1hGYQ0d_Vbw1.jpg?v=1790605358 A taste for vice Alfred Hitchcock prepares to cut into a formidable spread of cheese, photographed by Tom Nebbia in 1978. https://serviette.nyc/blogs/napkin/stored-in-wool 2026-10-06T18:14:50-04:00 weekly https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0710/8270/5154/articles/tPMK9PP5ISSg.jpg?v=1791324890 Stored in wool Björk during the Homogenic era, photographed by the Snorri Brothers in 1997. An excellent amount of surface area for scent.