July 2010
$11 A Pack? NYC Smokers Pay To Light Up
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128217121&sc=17&f=1001$11 A Pack? NYC Smokers Pay To Light Up by Carolyn Beeler - June 30, 2010 Smokers in New York City will be paying an average of almost $11 a pack for cigarettes starting July 1. The state is adding $1.60 in taxes to each pack in an effort to close its gaping budget deficit. Officials estimate the new tax will...
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R.I.P. Rammellzee (1960-2010)
via blog.theartcollectors.com We are sad to report the death of pioneering graffiti, hip-hop, visual and performance artist, the one and only Rammellzee. Our friends at Anonymous Gallery have sent out a fitting tribute: New York artist and performer Rammellzee (born in 1960 in Queens, New York) is credited with being one of the inventors of graffiti art as we know it. Through writing, drawing...
The Airplane Cockpit Themed Bedroom
There’s not much information about this very unique bedroom setup, but we like how the designers used a blown-up cockpit photo to create this tech and airplane themed spot to fly into the clouds of slumber. A closeup below and some resources of how to get the same effect in your cockpit ‘o love.Read Full Post
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Eduardo Benchoam: The Wave Pictures
via feedproxy.google.com A bout of Guatemalan hip-girating, roller-blading, fun-fairing, hand-jiving, head-bopping, lolly-eating, mini-train-riding, lip-syncing excellence. It’s The Wave Pictures’ 2008 single Just Like A Drummer, directed by Eduardo Benchoam. www.vvvvv.tv
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Kitsuné AW10 collection
via feedproxy.google.com Here’s a surprisingly novel way to promote Kitsuné’s AW10 collection. The Paris-based fashion/music label has filmed two models getting dressed, undressed and dressed again, to music taken from their latest compilation album. The whole thing looks, and sounds, great. www.kitsune.fr
William Cottam
William Cottam recently graduated from Nottingham Trent University after studying at Camberwell College of the Arts on the FdA Design Practice. On completing the FdA he decided it was time to move away from London to experience something new. While studying in Nottingham he developed his design work with a keen interest in typography, publications and branding. Aside from graphic design Will...
A Friend of Mine: Wired Weaving
A Friend of Mine: Wired Weaving Q. What do you get when you cross a great design studio and a top-class weaver? A. A very impressive rug that is is the result of more than 150 hours work from Australia’s A Friend of Mine and Carla Grbac. Another excellent thing that Wired have bought to the world. www.afom.com.au www.carlagrbac.com
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“Larry King’s retiring after hosting “Larry King Live” for 25 years. Personally,...”
– Conan O’Brien
My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2010-6-27) →
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The Murder City Devils (10)
Born Ruffians (9)
Bob Dylan (6)
Wu-Tang Clan (2)
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June 2010
Brandi Milne
Brandi Milne
My local coffee shop greeted me with this gem this...
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Jan Lun Lee
Jan Lun Lee
Next up in our pick of the RCA graduates is Jan Lun Lee. Having previously studied at Glasgow School of Art and Massachusetts College of Art & Design Jan has just graduated from the Royal College of Art in London.
Pictured is Attack Of the Kraken, ink on paper.
www.janlunlee.com
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WatchHere’s what Ronen has to say about Lubin/Coming Out:
Around the city of Lublin Poland, on empty buildings as well as inhabited ones, in the alleys of the old city on streets of the newer parts I posted photos of all kind of Jews who lived on these streets in these houses in between 1926 and 1941. In a modest gesture, I return the people in the photos to the place they where taken. The...
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james braund photographed these rooms...
…and for this, we are eternally grateful. {james braund photography found via deedee9:14.} james braund photographed these rooms…
Dawin Meckel
Dawin Meckel’s portrait of Detroit is by far the best I’ve seen so far. Instead of focusing on ruins, Dawin went to include a much wider view, and he took photos of people living in Detroit. You can probably still debate whether his is the “true” Detroit (who is to say really?), but I wager nobody will think of “ruin porn”. Dawin Meckel
Circling the square
The geek in me has long been interested in ways to move away from simple square pixels, all of the same size. One of the ideas I came up with was to allow for pixels of different size, albeit still squares. But why squares? Why not use circles? Of course, the answer is obvious, since you cannot possible fill the whole image area unless you allow for infinitely small pixels. But you can also just...
On pandora I wanted Rocket From The Crypt and I...
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No Playground for you!
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WatchEma Jons
three small sketchbooks of lines and thoughts putted down in moments of waiting like the turn in the public office or the coffee machine at breakfast, small life time lost captured in pages. distractions from keeping my brain quiet standing for the next action, my metropolitan bombing when i know that in 5 minutes i will take the train.
3 sketcbooks (by ema jons)
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WatchThe Freedom Charter (by rowan pybus & faith47)
Check out "First Contact" from This American Life
Check out this episode of This American Life,”First Contact” “Stories of first encounters with unknown beings: girls, foreigners and perhaps even aliens. Including a story by comedian Mike Birbiglia about his first kiss.” http://thisamericanlife.org/Radio_Episode.aspx?episode=411
My kind of party!
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NYTimes: Surely It’s 30 (Don’t Call Me Shirley!) →
WHEN the creators of “Airplane!” were lining up actors for their rollicking parody three decades ago, some of the straight-arrow character actors that ended up in the cast worried about the harm it might do to their careers. One of the most skittish participants:Peter Graves, the taciturn “Mission: Impossible” star who played the movie’s pilot, a kindly veteran who welcomes a little boy named...
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Boston Police Try A New Anti-Gang Weapon: Shame →
Boston police are trying a new weapon in their war on gangs. They’re hoping a little old-fashioned public humiliation might help curb inner-city violence. But many fear the new tactic will backfire. The idea came to police after a cold-blooded murder last month left them grasping for new ideas. Two gang members were accused of gunning down a 14-year-old boy who was playing outside. The two...
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World Cup: Why Are Today's Games at the Same Time?... →
It’s because of a shameful game played 28 years ago.
The final day of the group stage in the 1982 World Cup in Spain saw the opportunity to advance out of Group 2 up for grabs. Algeria, playing in its first World Cup, had defeated Chile the day before to claim a 2-1-0 record. The Chileans were eliminated, but the West Germans (1-1-0) and Austrians (2-0-0) were still alive — and, crucially,...
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Louisiana lawmakers propose prayer to stop oil... →
This should work.
While cleanup crews and technical teams continue efforts to stop crude gushing into the Gulf of Mexico, Louisiana lawmakers are proposing a different approach: prayer.
State senators designated Sunday as a day for citizens to ask for God’s help dealing with the oil disaster.
“Thus far efforts made by mortals to try to solve the crisis have been to no...
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