Journalling is, undeniably, having a bit of a moment. Men of letters and the literary descendants of Pliny and Pepys have informed us, time and time again, that those who lean in to diary-keeping and articulation are usually our greatest minds. Yet think back on the last few decades and tell me the last time you heard of a man keeping a diary – or, even more parodied, a “journal” of some kind – and it wasn t the punchline of a joke.
But over the last couple of years, this attitude seems to be on the cusp of breaking. As we move towards the idea that modern masculinity involves vulnerability, empathy and emotional intellect, we see more and more people praising the virtues of their journal. Dan Flint is a rock band drummer in his thirties who swears by it; actor Oliver Stark can t get enough of his and even Shawn Mendes told us how he signs off every journal entry with “Love you, man, got your back.”
Valentine’s Day is the Marmite of cultural holidays. You’re either in love with love and revel in the opportunity to gift your loved ones flowers and chocolates or dismiss it as corporate nonsense, the sole purpose of which is to sell greeting cards that will inevitably land in the bin.
But whatever your stance, in the year of 2021, we here at
GQ feel that everyone could benefit from an extra dose of heart-fluttering feels to get us through Valentine’s Day in lockdown, because, let s face it, the current mood of society doesn t exactly inspire romance. That doesn t mean the day should be a write off – in fact, quite the opposite. After the past year, we should all jump at the chance to shower both others and ourselves in love. Sure, you ll be staying at home, but that doesn t mean you can t treat yourself to delicious food, a few scented candles and a day of indulgence in the name of self-care.
recommendation for the commission and i move that we approved. second. president olague: commissioner sugaya? commissioner sugaya: i think in the future this is going to be an extremely desirable place to live, with a development, i think, that will take place hopefully at peer 70, and, of course, already issued the development for the park right across the street. so the comment about illinois, i think it be seeing some great improvement here in the near future, hopefully. there s several new businesses moving in within two blocks of the area and several higher-end businesses, actually, that have just moved in this year. the motion on the floor is for approval. on that motion, commissioner ant knee flee? aye. commissioner moore? reigh. [[motion passes unanimously. [ commissioners, you are now at public comment. president olague: we do have speaker cards. mark kopka followed by kathleen johnston. good afternoon, commissioners, thank you for your time. i m here
speaker cards. mark kopka followed by kathleen johnston. good afternoon, commissioners, thank you for your time. i m here to speak about 1731 15th street. and i appeared here last week for the hearing. spoke at public comments about the same building. and i addressed myself and others that we have grave concerns about this building. we are requesting that permit be rescinded. from the beginning of the process we ve been perplexed about why a project with such a magnitude of issues, procedural issues, could have been issued without proper reviewing procedures. we now have a better sense of what s going on here. an article published yesterday by the online news site, the building owner states that he plans to renovate and lease the property to recovery survival network. a nonprofit that manages nine single-room occupancy hotels in the mission and the tenderloin. recovery survival network operates a sober living facility based at 3032 16th street and is used to house the jerry
more. i don t know if commissioner antonini caught the comments on the colors and stuff that was made by the project sponsor, but there was very lively discussion at the excuse me at the dogpatch neighborhood association, that they didn t want a dull single-color building sitting out there anymore. we wanted to do something to liven things up along third street particularly. so that s very neighborhood-driven. what the colors ends up being or how bright they are is something else in not the immediate neighborhood, but the general neighborhood. david baker has done some things, again, using his traditional bright colors in unusual combinations. so it s not going to be very different for the neighborhood in that sense. but i m very pleased with the project, very pleased with it. president olague: commissioner moore? commissioner moore: most of them don t do what they re supposed to do, and they teach us something about colors, which is probably an intent here. i believe i