Lady Gaga’s newest music video, Telephone definitely has shock value- girl on girl kissing, nudity, and even murder. However, with 16 millions views on YouTube since its release only a week ago, it’s surprisingly not the racy scenes that are making headlines. Instead it’s the abundance...
American Apparel is known for their seductive, provocative, and often risky campaigns and the company has always defended their choices because thats what the people wanted- sex sells. Last year however, American Apparel teamed up with Lookbook.nu, an online site where everyday people can upload their...
I was at a friends apartment over the weekend and I found myself more interested in her diverse array of coffee table books than our actually conversation. She had this big oak coffee table, a comfy couch, and a stack of colorful, hardcover books- that’s all I needed and I called it a night. I...
When the Spaceship One took off the runway to begin its 24 minutes of free flight duration into Earth’s orbit, many people didn’t believe the commercial flight would become a reality. The success of the Virgin Galactic in pushing the boundaries forward, promises a bright future for commercial space...
When I’m home, you’ll find me in the kitchen. Its my place- I graze, I cook, I eat, I hang. Naturally and because I spend almost all my free time there, I tend to want all the newest and coolest kitchen gadgets. New appliances, utensils and even kitchen decor inspire my kitchen creativity....
PART 3 of 4 Months after eating at El Bulli my thoughts and perspectives on the meal are still changing: Certain taste memories are extremely vivid and seem to get stronger, others are bizarrely still changing. It has also been fascinating to compare and contrast my experience there with other innovative...
After visiting CES last month, my boss suggested I write a blog post on some of the most interesting things I saw there. The problem was, though, when I thought about many of the things that were supposedly the unofficial theme of this year’s show (e.g. 3D TV, Web TV, e-Readers) my reaction was…...
So, Facebook is evolving. With emphasis on at least 3 core web services – search, chat and the upcoming email – Facebook is getting more serious about functions that Google, among others, are doing well at providing. It makes sense. So here are some quick thoughts on what 400 million users...
I knew that James Cameron’s ‘Avatar’ movie had a massive hype train behind it, but I just wasn’t that interested in it. I had finally watched the entire trailer a mere day before it was due to be released in select 3D capable theatres (around 2200 total) and thought that while...
Who would have thought that a computer case would be the object of so much design attention. However, the Thermaltake Level10 is no ordinary computer case. Rather, just about every single element of it is quite extraordinary. Long gone are the days of simple beige cases that are a rat’s nest...