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Forbidden LEGO

Posted on September 17, 2007 Under Design

If you want to see LEGO models go acid and then make them to impress all your non-techy, too-cool-for-school friends, pick up a copy of Forbidden LEGO: Build the Models Your Parents Warned You Against by former LEGO Mindstorms employees…

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Mishka NYC Relaunch

Posted on September 13, 2007 Under Life

The team at Brooklyn-based Mishka NYC streetwear packed a ton of new amenities into their relaunched site, which is as dope as the punk approach they take to their clothing designs and graphics. Read up on their daily ruminations and…

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GEISAI Artists at Giant Robot

Posted on September 13, 2007 Under Art

My most favorite artist in the whole wide world, Takashi Murakami (see: Superflat, Louis Vuitton), is co-curating an exhibit with Giant Robot publisher Eric Nakamura, selecting the cream of the crop from Murakami's respected GEISAI art expos in Japan and…

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SwiMP3 Surf

Posted on September 12, 2007 Under Gadgetry

In between occasionally eating cake for dinner and cookies for lunch, I do make an effort to be healthy. I'm an avid swimmer, logging hours of laps in the city pool each week. I switch up my routine with the…

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Play Music Magazine

Posted on September 11, 2007 Under Music

If you're hankering for new music without having to interrupt too much the zen flow of your daily web surfing session, open that extra tab in your browser to Play Music Magazine, a digital online publication rockin' to go with…

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Furni's Small Fall

Posted on September 7, 2007 Under Design

From organizing customized clocks for auction to conceiving customer-participation contests, the Canadian guys at Furni Creations have a nutty second sense for getting us 0-to-60 amped for their modern, skate-inspired house accessories. They're now spreading word about their latest Small…

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Brian Dettmer

Posted on September 6, 2007 Under Art

Ever find something that makes you regret not knowing about it sooner because in some esoteric, inexplicable way it makes your life better? I'm feeling exactly that way upon the discovery of artist Brian Dettmer's amazing, amazing work. With surgical…

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Luke Chueh

Posted on September 6, 2007 Under Art

If it's anyone who knows how to whack cute upside the head with an arrestingly honest flair -- or at least put the literal meaning to "disgustingly cute" -- it's artist and JoshSpear.com fave Luke Chueh. Chueh's paintings depict adorable,…

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Swervefest 2007

Posted on September 4, 2007 Under Art

I am so psyched; Jonathan Wells, founder of the hugely successful digital film festival Resfest that I make a point to never miss, is readying a new annual event with a distinctly West Coast feel at the end of September…

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Formable Furniture

Posted on August 31, 2007 Under Design

The perennial question in a new move is finding the perfect furniture. For me, it doesn't exist. Call me fussy, but it's a frustrating experience to buy pieces because I never find what I'm looking for. Let's put it this…

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