Smelly Art

Posted on May 29, 2008 Under Art

So far artists have relied on two senses to display their work: sight and hearing. The current exhibition "If There Ever Was" at Reg Vardy Gallery is expanding art's influence on the senses by clearing out their paintings and sculptures…

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/Passenger

Posted on May 27, 2008 Under Music

Today, at lunch, the topic of road trips and music came up and it got me thinking about what sort of music would be able to sustain me while driving long distances. I think /Passenger's (yes with the slash) U.S.…

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Does It Offend You, Yeah?

Posted on May 27, 2008 Under Music

Synth-pop is best done by Brits who have the formula down: 808 style beats, shrill keyboards and grinding bass. Throw in a vocoder and nicely placed live covers of Devo's "Whip it" and you've got Does It Offend You, Yeah?…

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Wave Hello to New York from London

Posted on May 23, 2008 Under Art

We like to think that London and New York City were actually twin metropolitan cities separated at birth. One city went to live in England while the other was all the way across an ocean in America. Luckily, we've covered…

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Ben Long's Stag Scaffolding

Posted on May 23, 2008 Under Art

We love a bit of public art. Who doesn't. It is wonderful to walk around the corner and see some amazing sculpture amongst the bland apartments, or better yet, a construction yard. Like most areas in London, the Elephant and…

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HypTV 2008 Skyscraper Festival

Posted on May 21, 2008 Under Life

Most of us relish when the Internet is reflected in real world applications. But not banner ads. The HypTV people aren't exactly recreating a tangible Internet banner with speciously easy games and questions, but they do have access to a…

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Etsy Found: Soop's Finger Farm

Posted on May 12, 2008 Under Design

It's not often animal lovers get to witness their favorite creatures in their natural habitat. However, with the help of Soop's Etsy shop, they can use their imagination to put an entire wilderness in the palm of their hands ...…

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Rhythm is a Spring Water Ad

Posted on May 8, 2008 Under Food

It seems like the last thing the world needs now is a new brand of spring water. But if it's being sold by a puppet dancing to Snap's "Rhythm is A Dancer," the folks at Drench spring water have me…

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Guerrilla Gardening

Posted on May 7, 2008 Under Eco

When we used to sneak out of our parents house in high school, it was just to party and drink beer. When Richard Reynolds started sneaking out at night, it was to plant flowers in front of his flat. We're…

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Vauxhall Art Boot Fair

Posted on May 7, 2008 Under Art

Feeling a need to break out that party beret? Well, for six hours on Sunday, June 8th on London's famed Brick Lane Road you can do just that. Indulge in delicious wines, cheese, and watch all kinds of artists do…

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