Reed Space Shopping Spree Winners

Posted on January 16, 2009 Under Fashion

Our pal Jeff has a nice little round up post from our Reed Annex Shopping Spree Contest"“ 74+ guesses later, there were a bunch of right answers, but only 4 winners were chosen. And 30 seconds each later, they piled…

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Robin Soulier’s Puddle Photography

Posted on December 23, 2008 Under Art

New York and Paris have a lot to offer photographers -- the buildings, the people ... the puddles. That's Robin Soulier's viewpoint. Using the refection in puddles he photographs the city, putting cigarette butts, sewer caps and gross leaves against…

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KAWS Show in NYC

Posted on November 7, 2008 Under Art

I popped by the KAWS' opening last night at Gering & Lopez Gallery and was pretty impressed. The crowd was huge (too many people to even see the art very well), and a line snaked around the room to wait…

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Reminder: Shipley & Halmos x Den

Posted on October 30, 2008 Under Fashion

Designers Shipley & Halmos are down at New York's Den, a venue for various designers' pop-up stores -- and why aren't you down there now? The entire fall collection is available, showcased in a setting styled after Robert Wiene's 1921…

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Aakash Nihalani

Posted on October 28, 2008 Under Art

Sometimes the world isn't 3-D enough. You could look like a fool and wear 3-D glasses around, or hire out Aakash Nihalani to decorate your windows, streets and office. Specializing in the third dimension, Aakash has created loads of works…

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The World Stage: Africa, Lagos ~ Dakar

Posted on August 4, 2008 Under Art

Kehinde Wiley is approaching superstar attention levels in the art world with his continuation of The World Stage series. Wiley's first installment was centered around China's urban youth and propaganda art. This time he's moved to Africa -- Senegal and…

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The Walkmen: You and Me

Posted on July 31, 2008 Under Music

New York-based The Walkmen released their latest record this week, a month prior to its originally planned release date. Better still, they released it in DRM-free high-quality MP3s for $5. It isn't exactly a Radiohead or Girl Talk pay-what-you-want strategy,…

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Staple Design x LOMO

Posted on June 19, 2008 Under Art

We've talked about the lomography; the ultra low-tech return to photography, but the great thing about lomography is the community of users. People come together and make amazingly creative projects with these little plastic cameras. The Staple Design group has…

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The Lush Life

Posted on June 4, 2008 Under Food

NYC has culinary gems like I have never seen. The best part is, there are the great classic restaurants, but there are also always new diamonds in the rough popping up to challenge the classics-- keep em honest if you…

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Ready, Setgo

Posted on June 2, 2008 Under Fashion

ZZ Top says every girl's crazy for a sharp-dressed man. Well imagine how much crazier they'd go for that sharp-dressed man if he's got himself an even sharper wallet and a sweet keychain ... oh, and maybe he needs a…

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