Amuse-Douche

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Amuse-Douche

n.
an activity that you’ve adored since you were a kid—riding bikes, reading books, taking pictures, cooking food—whose enjoyment dissolves on contact with hardcore fanatics’ ferocious obsession with technique.

From amuse-bouche, a bite-size appetizer intended to tantalize the palate + douche. Pronounced “ah-mooz-doosh.”

Monachopsis

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The Unsharp Mask

a mirror with a reflection of a person

Aimonomia

close-up of a plant with lights glowing in background

On Tenderhooks

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Foilsick

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Routwash

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