I have bad airport karma. Take this past week for instance: I went back to Ohio to see my folks and my flight both ways was delayed four hours, despite the fact that the skies were nothing but sunshine. If…
Vault 49, the epitome of bad-ass'd-ness when it comes to mixing photography and vector illustration, has recently conducted a full site overhaul. New to the site, to the best of my recollection, are two sections of photography (without further embellishment)…
This morning, on the way to the coffee shop where I write, I passed a young lady with headphones in her ears. A normal enough occurrence for a rainy Friday morning, but the feeling that something was terribly out of…
It's been long-awaited amongst Nike+ runners, but Nike's Amp+ also deserves a mention amongst the design-savvy (or obsessed) ranks as well. While the general public will have to wait another couple of months to get their hands on the Amp+,…
Woo-hoo, new mimobots! And lucky, lucky us, because we get to introduce our readers to (commence drumroll; for the first time ever; fresh from the farm; holy COW you better be peeing your pants right now)... PTRY! If you're following…
Both Carmel and I are rather fond of Nathan Willett, the lead singer of Cold War Kids. By "rather fond" I mean "completely lose our shit over him at least once a day via IM because we are utter and…
Tonal Irreverence is, in short, a weekly summary of new (and new-ish) music releases, the print and e-buzz surrounding them, followed by our honest opinions"¦without the pretentious crap that often accompanies in unneccessarily long reviews. We're not music journalists"¦we just…
When Dutch stroller company Bugaboo discovered that maintaining a curious, adventurous, and active lifestyle was of big concern to new parents, they decided to develop a program that would help to associate their products with that mindset. A tough challenge,…
There's a tragically jaded part of me that likes to roll my eyes every time I hear about another new fashion label trying to save the world. I actually agree, in theory anyway, with the concept of fashion as a…
A week or so ago, the Josh Spear team fell hard for the Boston Bike by Puma and Biomega. The Boston, also dubbed "The Puma Bike," (same bike, different branding) racked up scores of points for its clean design, its…