Block off your calendars on September 18th from 7-9pm, we’ve booked you for an event you really can’t sleep on. Aside from being called “Sweet Candy Magical Goodness,” its being put on by VEAUX.org, to celebrate the launch of their awesome new website. VEAUX.org, which borrows its name from the French word for “veal,” was founded by LVHRD member Savannah Spirit, with the aim of putting art directors, advertising professionals and other creative talent-seekers fed up with the gallery scene in touch with the freshest, choicest cut of both new…
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The Comic Book Legal Defense Fund is putting on a benefit that will feature multimedia presentations by the prophetic free-speech activist Cory Doctorow and experimental writer/artist/musician Paul Miller followed by an open-forum discussion.
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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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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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One of the sharpest visual artists of our generation, Geoff McFetridge’s work is an inspiration. Whenever he completes a project, debuts a shirt, or finishes an animation it ends up all over notcot, ffffound, and kitsune - it’s clear that designers turn to him for new ideas.
In a recent, quick interview, the artist shares a few revelations that - apart from raw, god-like talent - will help maximize your time between here and your dream.
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BMW hired Jeff Schultz to make a documentary about the tiny Bavarian town that built a ramp to launch the new BMW 1-Series to America.
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The issue of a filthy planet used to a bipartisan one, with left and right arguing over whether or not global warming even existed. Those were good times.
Now, everyone seems to be on the same side. Local patriots can get up in arms over the environment thanks to China’s role as a polluted ‘other,’ and those who’ve sided with mother nature all along have all the undiscovered, helpless Indian tribes they need to plead a case for cleanliness.
With everyone in agreement that Earth is toast if we don’t…
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