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ISSUE 06/26
THE MONTHLY ECHO #May
Andreas Roth
June 02, 2026
Hi All!
Welcome to this month’s echo - a roundup of what’s been on my radar, what I’ve been pondering, and the gems I’ve stumbled across lately. Enjoy!
“No one tells you running is 10 percent cardio and 90 percent negotiating with the voice begging you to quit.”
David Dack (on running and life)
PERSONAL NEWS & VENTURES
58g - Celebrating Iconic Tennis Moments On Limited Garments. We released our next limited series, featuring the legendary 1989 match between Chang vs. Lendl. In collaboration with Marvel artist Moy Rodríguez. Feel free to check it out here.
TECH & DESIGN
Miora - AI personal health assistant. Not another fitness tracker - this one actually thinks with you about your health.
Mark II - A smart highlighter for physical books. Brush to highlight, hold to add a voice note - everything syncs to Notion, Obsidian, Readwise. The ideas born between you and a book are the most powerful things you'll ever have. Mark makes sure you keep them.
Cosmos - Visual research and discovery tool. Think mood board meets browser history, but smarter. Designers and directors, this one's for you.
Soundcore Liberty 5 Pro Max - AI recording earbuds with a smart display case. The case itself is the interesting part.
AI will anticipate your needs before you know what they are - Anthropic's Cat Wu on where this is all heading. We're closer than you think.
TRAVEL ESCAPADE
5 Days in Wyoming & Montana - Yellowstone
A two-hour flight from LA lands you at Jackson Hole Airport - the only commercial airport in the US located inside a National Park. From there, it's a rental car and suddenly you're nowhere near a metropolis anymore. The Grand Teton range fills your windshield, the air is different, the silence is real. Jackson itself is a charming ski town with surprisingly good restaurants. Day two: north into Yellowstone through the South Entrance. Geysers, brown bears, moose, bison - miles and miles of it, all the way out to Cody and beyond. Three days in the park, and the north and northeast are the standouts - wider roads, more open landscape, a different scale entirely. The south is denser, more forested, beautiful in its own way.
Then the road trip continues: Livingston, a cinematic little town that feels like it was built for a movie. Bozeman, a college city with a genuinely good main street. A rainy detour through Helena and Butte. Back to LA from Bozeman. Five days, two states, zero regrets. A must-do.
ON THE WATCHLIST
Rafa - Four-part Netflix documentary following Nadal through injury, doubt, and the decision to retire. Unprecedented access to the man behind 22 Grand Slams. Directed by Zach Heinzerling (McCartney 3,2,1, Cutie & the Boxer). Dropped May 29 - right in the middle of Roland Garros. Watch it.
The Locker Room - Tears, laughter, opera. Motivation like you haven't seen it before.
The Drama - Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Directed by Kristoffer Borgli (Dream Scenario). A happily engaged couple, a wedding week that goes completely off the rails. Comedy, drama, romance - all at once. Worth watching.
Christopher Nolan: The 60 Minutes Interview - One of the few directors worth listening to for an hour. On craft, on risk, on why he still shoots on film and why you should get an old flip phone.
K2: Chasing Shadows - The North Face documents one of the most dangerous climbs on earth. Stunning cinematography, relentless tension.
MORE WISDOM
"Luck flows through people and travels by conversation. The people you talk to determine the opportunities you find. Keep talking to the same people, keep finding the same opportunities. Start talking to new people, start finding new opportunities. If you want different luck, start walking into different rooms." via James Clear
"Three ways to think about relationships:
• Deepening. You know each other better this year than last.
• Holding. Steady state, but mostly comfortable, familiar, and unchanged.
• Drifting. Contact is fading and the relationship is starting to slide.
The point isn't to judge where you're at, but to notice what you need next. Which relationship is due for a deepening period? Which one are you okay letting drift for now?" via James Clear
"Only while sleeping one makes no mistakes. Making mistakes is the privilege of the active — of those who can correct their mistakes and put them right." - Ingvar Kamprad, founder of IKEA
THE TO-DO-LIST
/tennis Wilson Unreleased Racket: ULTRA & Pro Staff - A rare look at two unreleased Wilson frames. If you have opinions about rackets, this one's for you.
/design TRETTITRE - Hi-Fi Bluetooth speaker meets CD player meets amplifier. Scandinavian design doing what Scandinavian design does best.
/reading Riding the Leopard – Not Boring by Packy McCormick - Why differentiation is a moral obligation. The argument: you are a piece of the universe experiencing itself - so be the most irreducible version of you possible.
/curiosity Monster Wolf - Japan built a robot wolf to scare away wildlife. It works. The world is a strange and wonderful place.
/travel Art of Mondays - Curated spaces that make you want to book a flight. Browse it. You'll want to stay in all of them.
