Pingg

Posted on March 3, 2008 Under Life

It's our party and we'll use a mass invite site if we want to. Preferring the superior Crusher to the mind-numbing Evite, yet another option in the e-invitation scene has emerged. Pingg (you can decide what the extra consonant is…

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SpearTalks: Gizmodo's Brian Lam

Posted on February 29, 2008 Under Gadgetry

Whether you're willing to call yourself a nerd or not, you've likely perused the pages of Gizmodo, one of the internet's favorite gadget guides. Reporting techie playthings at the rate of around 60 posts per day, Gizmodo employees chase dorky…

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Jantze Brogård Asshoff

Posted on February 29, 2008 Under Design

Often times, a person's life at both home and work is a direct reflection of their surroundings. Is your life dull, well then maybe your furniture is dull? Does that black mesh garbage can that you accidentally spilled coffee through…

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Alice Wang: Asimov's 1st Law

Posted on February 26, 2008 Under Design

Isaac Asimov's first law of robotics stated that "a robot may not harm a human being." While we don't remember Rosie ever bludgeoning Elroy Jetson with her duster, our old friend, Alice Wang, not only worries about the danger of…

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Aesthetically Loyal

Posted on February 26, 2008 Under Design

Anthony Kolber is not your typical graphic designer. The graduate of Australia's Swinburne University eschews the traditional methods of the design process, which call for incremental improvements to one's own material. Influenced by the work of artists such as Joseph…

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Thing I Have Learned In My Life So Far

Posted on February 25, 2008 Under Books

So far, Stefan Sagmeister has only learned around twenty things in his life. It appears one of them is that it's important to share what you've learned with the world. Through his site, Things I Have Learned In My Life…

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Joaquin Sarmiento: Paradise City

Posted on February 21, 2008 Under Art

There's more to life in a favela than oppressive poverty, guns and crime, but that non-scintillating side doesn't get enough play. It's what Colombian photographer Joaquin Sarmiento is pushing to promote through his heartfelt Paradise City exhibit in Sao Paulo,…

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Poolga

Posted on February 21, 2008 Under Design

If you're one of the thousands of folk who has forsaken the plain "˜ol cellular phone for the multifaceted, talented piece of equipment known as the iPhone, there's a minute chance that you haven't changed the wallpaper to something to…

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Seven Magazine

Posted on February 19, 2008 Under Life

Unlike the issues of Entertainment Weekly that we didn't subscribe to, but end up in our mailbox anyway, Seven Magazine is about pop culture and social responsibility. Since its inception in 2004, the British-based zine takes aim at the global…

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Introducing Rumplo

Posted on February 19, 2008 Under Fashion

We know it's not quite spring yet, but tee shirt weather is coming soon despite what Punxsutawney Phil saw on Groundhog's Day. If you're looking to get the hottest new tees but are afraid to brave the current cold spell…

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