Archive - Public Service

One thumb, 30 thoughts.

A cultural survey on the world's most divisive emoji.

Jun 3 •

Chris Erik Thomas

May 2025

PRECISELY TRACKING SURFACE.

The Curious Case of the Chinese Gum Tin.

May 14 •

Chris Erik Thomas

April 2025

There is a hell, and it is full of elastic waist pants.

Sponsored by The Big Belt & Standardized Trouser Association of America.

Apr 16 •

Chris Erik Thomas

I come to the Berlinale for magic.

A film fest report.

Apr 4 •

Chris Erik Thomas

February 2025

Auralee Fall 2025 Menswear.mp3

Quiet luxury, quieter music.

Feb 28 •

Chris Erik Thomas

Are The Brutalist and Our Evenings about the journey, actually?

Plus, five film reviews from a special guest critic.

Feb 3 •

Chris Erik Thomas

January 2025

Stop blaming phones for not feeling sexy

It's you, not the thing in your hand.

Jan 16 •

Chris Erik Thomas

a vibe pic took me from Kazakhstan to South Korea

Clicking around a digital rabbit hole.

Jan 8 •

Chris Erik Thomas

December 2024

The breastplate is always en vogue.

And some brief notes on quitting IG.

Dec 30, 2024 •

Chris Erik Thomas

October 2024

On the Razr’s edge of glory.

Huffing the fumes of nostalgia's favorite phone.

Oct 23, 2024 •

Chris Erik Thomas

Two Parisian queens just vibing at their brothel.

Good reads, quick thoughts, + other weekend links.

Oct 5, 2024 •

Chris Erik Thomas

September 2024

Bottega and Bally, Milan’s leather-loving standouts.

The best bits from a very boring fashion week.

Sep 30, 2024 •

Chris Erik Thomas

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