Michael Kusek
@michaelkusek.bsky.social
Publisher of Different Leaf. Former Take magazine. I never have enough good sense to stay home. Always looking for art, design, ideas & trends.
Maybe we have a little of this going on.
(I have a fondness for Catholic convert v. Born Catholic humor.)
(I have a fondness for Catholic convert v. Born Catholic humor.)
October 22, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Maybe we have a little of this going on.
(I have a fondness for Catholic convert v. Born Catholic humor.)
(I have a fondness for Catholic convert v. Born Catholic humor.)
Age yourself with a movie you saw in a theater as a kid.
September 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
Age yourself with a movie you saw in a theater as a kid.
Suddenly autumn outside my office window.
September 25, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Suddenly autumn outside my office window.
Maybe I’ll get to finish Only Murders in the Building one day. Easy enough to cancel my Disney + subscription.
September 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Maybe I’ll get to finish Only Murders in the Building one day. Easy enough to cancel my Disney + subscription.
Yes, rich. RICH IN GIFS.
September 5, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Yes, rich. RICH IN GIFS.
Finally, the ability to post gifs from the archive.
September 4, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Finally, the ability to post gifs from the archive.
This little chap decided to pay a visit early this morning.
July 6, 2025 at 1:11 PM
This little chap decided to pay a visit early this morning.
SOME NEWS as they say:
Known for their boundary-breaking, community-rooted work across art, design, and performance, Nick Cave and Bob Faust have spent decades shaping culture from the ground up — and now they are guest editing the next issue of Different Leaf.
Excited to be working with them.
Known for their boundary-breaking, community-rooted work across art, design, and performance, Nick Cave and Bob Faust have spent decades shaping culture from the ground up — and now they are guest editing the next issue of Different Leaf.
Excited to be working with them.
!["ONE OF THE SAFEST AND MOST INTIMATE SITUATIONS IS HOLDING A PRINTED PUBLICATION. [...] THE WHOLE THIS FEELS LIKE A LABORATORY EXPERIMENT FUELED BY THE WORD YES." - BOB FAUST GUEST EDITOR](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:er3avmg7fzdqkh2iynuhguxj/bafkreidnc4oq5vbdzhnynliymm4jrbuosb3wxbso67l3pr6rdp75e7iqo4@jpeg)
June 5, 2025 at 2:58 PM
SOME NEWS as they say:
Known for their boundary-breaking, community-rooted work across art, design, and performance, Nick Cave and Bob Faust have spent decades shaping culture from the ground up — and now they are guest editing the next issue of Different Leaf.
Excited to be working with them.
Known for their boundary-breaking, community-rooted work across art, design, and performance, Nick Cave and Bob Faust have spent decades shaping culture from the ground up — and now they are guest editing the next issue of Different Leaf.
Excited to be working with them.
Throw in a little Dr. Theopolis?
May 23, 2025 at 1:02 AM
Throw in a little Dr. Theopolis?
Just happened today during during a jokey conversation with a bestie. I do not need AI to help me with my imagining.
April 25, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Just happened today during during a jokey conversation with a bestie. I do not need AI to help me with my imagining.
Me in the national security group chat
March 25, 2025 at 2:29 AM
Me in the national security group chat
I’m not one for discussing possible presidential candidates so soon after an election - BUT - I am all for thinning the potential herd (and this photo singlehandedly does that quite nicely).
March 6, 2025 at 9:44 PM
I’m not one for discussing possible presidential candidates so soon after an election - BUT - I am all for thinning the potential herd (and this photo singlehandedly does that quite nicely).
Each issue will be shaped by a guest editor chosen by the magazine’s newly appointed curators: Denise Markonish (Chief Curator of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) and @ryanschreiber.bsky.social (Founder of Pitchfork). differentleaf.com/articles/a-n...
February 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Each issue will be shaped by a guest editor chosen by the magazine’s newly appointed curators: Denise Markonish (Chief Curator of the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art) and @ryanschreiber.bsky.social (Founder of Pitchfork). differentleaf.com/articles/a-n...
After a little over a year off the newsstands, I'm happy to announce that the magazine I publish, Different Leaf, will return as a bi-annual, guest-curated magazine exploring the intersection of cannabis, art, music, fashion, and design. Our first issue in the new format will arrive this fall.
February 26, 2025 at 3:10 PM
After a little over a year off the newsstands, I'm happy to announce that the magazine I publish, Different Leaf, will return as a bi-annual, guest-curated magazine exploring the intersection of cannabis, art, music, fashion, and design. Our first issue in the new format will arrive this fall.
From the great David Shrigley.
Lifted from his Instagram @shrigshop.
Lifted from his Instagram @shrigshop.
February 11, 2025 at 2:23 PM
From the great David Shrigley.
Lifted from his Instagram @shrigshop.
Lifted from his Instagram @shrigshop.
The subject line from this DNC email caught my eye.
I thought, "Oh, look! The DNC is reaching out and starting to look for input! What a great sign!" Until I realized what they were looking for input on.....
I thought, "Oh, look! The DNC is reaching out and starting to look for input! What a great sign!" Until I realized what they were looking for input on.....
December 12, 2024 at 3:45 PM
The subject line from this DNC email caught my eye.
I thought, "Oh, look! The DNC is reaching out and starting to look for input! What a great sign!" Until I realized what they were looking for input on.....
I thought, "Oh, look! The DNC is reaching out and starting to look for input! What a great sign!" Until I realized what they were looking for input on.....
Post you from a different era
Ithaca, NY summer of 1989 (& my first bleach job)
Ithaca, NY summer of 1989 (& my first bleach job)
November 22, 2024 at 2:22 PM
Post you from a different era
Ithaca, NY summer of 1989 (& my first bleach job)
Ithaca, NY summer of 1989 (& my first bleach job)