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Oups' Cartoon Craziness

Posted on July 9, 2008 Under Art

I know for a fact that I'm not the only person on Earth who's always harbored secret dreams of starring in my own cartoon adventure. The idea of bopping funny-looking animals on the head, or being bopped myself until I'm…

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Kiko Dinucci

Posted on July 8, 2008 Under Music

The guys over at Mais Soma magazine that we love so much in Sao Paulo have turned me on to the rumblings of a new-samba musician named Kiko Dinucci, who, with his band BandoAfromacarronico, has been drumming up some hype…

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Transfer

Posted on July 3, 2008 Under Art

The Santander Cultural center in Porto Alegre, a major city in the south of Brazil, is the site of an exciting, monster-sized street art exhibit called Transfer. Not only does it draw the biggest names from the discipline (Ornesto, Herbert…

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Nike Sportswear Preview

Posted on July 1, 2008 Under Fashion

A few days ago I got a sneak peek here in Sao Paulo of the handsome, new Nike Sportswear line that will debut simultaneously with the Olympics in Beijing on August 8, and will be worn by their sponsored athletes…

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Pedro Lourenco

Posted on July 1, 2008 Under Art

If Pedro Lourenco didn't share the same name as a certain prodigy teen clothing designer in Sao Paulo, I would've never had the delight to come across this Portuguese artist's impressive work. He earns his daily bread through illustration assignments…

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Globe Patrol: Sao Paulo

Posted on June 24, 2008 Under Travel

Ada Pinkston at Current TV just sent over a video they just posted featuring their Brazilian host Rico (no last name) of the Globe Patrol show getting reacquainted with Sao Paulo after being away for a decade. You know we've…

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Calma: The Art of Stephen Doitschinoff

Posted on June 23, 2008 Under Art

Die Gestalten just dropped a sneak peek of the new book by Stephan Doitschinoff -- aka Calma, a Brazilian artist we turned you onto last month -- titled Calma: The Art of Stephen Doitschinoff (landing in bookstores this September). The…

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Mr. Brainwash: Life Is Beautiful

Posted on June 17, 2008 Under Art

If you need any reason to drop the mid work week blues and are in Los Angeles, change up the go-home-and-watch-whatever's-on-WB routine by heading out on Wednesday night to check out French street artist and moviemaker Mr. Brainwash's premiere Life…

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Monsieur T Summer '08

Posted on June 17, 2008 Under Fashion

Last month we showed you the sweet partnership between Royal Remarkable and Monsieur T, but now, Monsieur T has dropped the details on its full summer line. Contributions this time around include a neon orange splatter shirt by Ruben Sanchez,…

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Sao Paulo: Art Protest

Posted on June 16, 2008 Under Art

When Rafael Augustaitiz - a student and long-time member of Brazil's pixacao tagging movement - staged his graduation show along with the rest of his class in Sao Paulo at the highly esteemed private art college Belas Artes last Wednesday,…

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