The Olympics is fast approaching and the world is waiting to see if China is ready. While we toil away here in the swampy heat of New York City, the nation of China scurries to prepare for the world’s eyes to fall upon it. The fantastic photoblog over at Boston.com has released a series of images of the final push with just 3 weeks to go. The futuristic nature of the architecture balanced with the traditional imagery and eerily quiet street scenes is spectacular. But I have to wonder, if this is…
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Brooklyn-based artist Kehinde Wiley has stated that his work is focused on “interrogating the notion of the master painter, at once critical and complicit.”
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Think of pole-dancing and all sorts of things come to mind. It’s sexy, or demeaning, or awesome, or whatever. At any rate, you probably didn’t think about what a great aerobic activity it is.
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While not a new tactic, it seems like NYC streetwear companies are flooding the scene with some great free mixtapes this summer.
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Faux-science has been the basis of ARCH DL but now it seems real science is catching up to our insane ideas of what building materials could be. Invisible Nanotube Cables! Super strong, super light, super invisible cables would make for some pretty interesting structures.
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There are many ways to see a co-worker off their last day in the office; dinner, drinks, golfing, drinks, going to a bar for drinks. But might we recommend a more creative send-off? One that involves prison style cooking?
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When you experience something new, something unfamiliar, the act tickles a part of your brain called the ventral striatum. A new flavor jamba juice? Ventral Striatum. The daily special at your favorite restaurant? Ventral Striatum.
This is the same brain-zone that responds to eating and intercourse - acts that are not only enjoyable, but essential for the survival and propagation of the human race. Your brain is built to seek out and experience new things.
As a child, this hardwiring begets eating bugs, burning yourself, and playing doctor. As an adult,…
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When you catch a moment in between using your iphone as a lightsaber, automated dice roller, eatery slot machine, anything BUT a phone, let Shazam into your life. Any song that you can hear and hold your phone towards, Shazam will let you know track’s title, artist, and album. It will let you purchase it from itunes. It will suggest related videos on YouTube. It let’s you tag the song, share the song, on and on.
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SNDY, JULY 13th, we set out to reinvent the way bowling is played. The way bowling is bowled? How do you say that?
That afternoon, LVHRD’s closest friends formed up in teams of 4 and headed out to The Gutter, Brooklyn’s sneaky bowling alley. After a few cocktails and an introduction to the day’s rules, teams put on their shoes and headed into the bowling alley where their challenge awaited them.
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“During the week in June when Mötley Crüe released “Saints of Los Angeles,” the first single from its new album, the song sold 14,000 copies on iTunes and 48,000 on Rock Band through Microsoft’s Xbox Live network.”
Such an amazing milestone. Our generation has not only demolished the way music is purchased (the death of the record store), but is now changing the way that it is experienced - plastic instruments in hand.
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David Galbraith, former architect at Foster and Partners, co-founder of Yelp, and man of great insight, weighs in today on the closing of 600 Manhattan Starbucks’.
Yes, ditching a five dollar cup of coffee during a recession is a no-brainer. But the heart of his analysis suggests that Starbucks had to close because - as a brand - it has lost its way. This is not a coffee shop, this is a fast food chain selling coffee drinks with as many calories as a BigMac and fries.
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Over 4th of July weekend in New York City, the streets are blissfully quiet, the crowds subside in SOHO, and the whole damn place quiets down to the murmur. You feel like you’re in Berlin for a weekend. You also end up seeing things you normally don’t and for whatever reason, I noticed a lot of Smart cars this weekend parked on the street.
I couldn’t help but think further about the success of Smart car in the US so far, and hopefully what it means for other cars pushing the future…
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