Rio, Cidade Maravilhosa

Posted on January 28, 2008 Under Books

Last year, Diesel sent frequent collaborator and bare-body-parts-loving photographer Terry Richardson on a worldwide jaunt for their From Rio to Hong Kong exhibit, which is yep, already over by now. But while he was in Rio de Janeiro shooting the…

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Toc na Cuca: Sao Paulo

Posted on January 15, 2008 Under Books

Sao Paulo has its share of large chain bookstores -- among them FNAC and Saraiva -- that don't rival Barnes & Noble or Borders nearly so much in the annoyance factor, probably because they're not on every block. Those latter…

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Learning To Love You More

Posted on January 14, 2008 Under Books

Just as its title so succinctly implies, Learning To Love You More is an on-going interactive web project created by artists Harrell Fletcher and Miranda July, which teaches us to explore ourselves from every angle. Managed by California-based artist and…

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And Now For Something Completely Different

Posted on January 11, 2008 Under Books

It's safe to say that if you like Manga then you probably wear t-shirts most of the time. Okay, maybe that's not so safe to say but that's the only way we could think to lead in to talking about…

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The Pirate's Dilemma: Giveaway!

Posted on January 8, 2008 Under Books

Most people think pirates went the way of Blackbeard a long time ago, resurrected only for Broadway musicals and blockbuster movies starring Johnny Depp and Keira Knightley. While some still sail the high seas with more modern weaponry and less…

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Sao Paulo: Editora Organiza

Posted on November 27, 2007 Under Books

Publishing is a little less entry-friendly in Brazil, I've observed. You can already have a decent amount of money from other sources so costs become no object, get picked up by only a handful of publishers or rather approach things…

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Well Done

Posted on November 20, 2007 Under Books

You can't eat this one, but you'll have to cook it to see what you're getting: in what is a sumptuous and scrumptious idea pointed out to us from Dezeen, Croatia's Bruketa & Zinic agency designed part of food company's…

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60, Unite for Children

Posted on October 22, 2007 Under Books

To commemorate its 60-year anniversary of fighting for children's rights, UNICEF used its exceptional talent in organizing people for a worthy cause to gather the work of 60 renowned artists for a just-released anthology called 60, Unite for Children. Illustrators…

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28 Day Winter: A Snowboarding Narrative

Posted on October 18, 2007 Under Books

In August 2006, Burton photographers Dean "Blotto" Gray, Jeff Curtes and Adam Moran (also Burton Snowboard's team manager) hit the road with six major international snowboarders, from Norway's Terje Haakonsen to America's Shaun White, to such far-flung destinations as New…

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1080 Recipes

Posted on October 16, 2007 Under Books

The closing of Barca 18 in Manhattan earlier this year left me a little saddened and, not surprisingly, craving the salt cod fritters and ham croquettes that once graced their menu; I can't really decide if it was because of…

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