Monday August 31, 2009
Roland Tiangco has a lot on his hands
Designer Roland Tiangco created this interactive poster in which the recipient completes by revealing spot-varnished type with hands made dirty by handling the poster. I love that it’s more than just a poster and rather, a call to action.





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Words by Ben
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Monday August 31, 2009
Picks of flicks
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It all started one night as I sat watching a movie in my living room. My camera sat next to me after a hard days work and I couldn’t help but pick it up and start taking photos of the room around me. After a few lack luster results I shifted my focus to the television and took a couple of snaps of the flickering monitor. Something very strange happened. MORE
Words by Zoltan
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Sunday August 30, 2009
Shadow Skaters
Singapore-based street artist TR853-1 (how’s that for a name?) creates stenciled skateboarders and uses urban features like drains, pipes and shadows to bring them to life.

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Words by Ben
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Friday August 28, 2009
This Diary Will Change Your Life: The Benrik cult


Yes, the title of this book sounds like something a twice-divorced middle-aged woman who seeks guidance from the Dr. Phil might start squealing about on Oprah, but it’s not. This Diary Will Change Your Life features weekly tasks, prescribed with the intention of promoting life change. Tasks range from easy peasy to kind of scary. MORE
Words by Margaret
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Wednesday August 26, 2009
Romance the pants off Philadelphia
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A Love Letter For You is a concept started by Stephen Powers and the youth of West Philadelphia. During the month of August, 40 local and international artists aim to paint 50 walls around the city, with the theme being words of romancethoughts of relationships, and what love really is.
Words by Ben
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Wednesday August 26, 2009
Li Wei reaches for the sky. Again.
Chinese artist Li Wei never fails to impress with his unsettling series of photographs that depict a sense of lost gravity. You can check out more of his photos here.     084-01-500x446  
Words by Ben
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Monday August 24, 2009
10 FAVOURITE ALBUM COVERS OF THE DECADE
Is This It?

“Best of the Decade” lists are starting to pop up everywhere around the ‘net getting a jump start on the top tracks and albums that define the noughties. I started thinking about what I thought the best albums of the last ten years were and started to come to the conclusion that I was still in high school at the start of the decade and therefore there is a bit of a lull in the taste of music I had. From most of the lists I have seen, half the blogosphere are in the same kind of boat.
So I thought about the cover art, because I have always loved looking at covers and even bought albums that had rad covers on a whim. So here is my list of favourite covers for the noughties! Feel free to add more…
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Words by Jimmy
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Sunday August 23, 2009
THE PARACHUTE ENDING


Video by Willy Sweeney
Music by Birdy Nam Nam

I saw this for the first time early Sunday morning and it affected me
Words by Scott
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Thursday August 20, 2009
DANCE LIKE NO-ONE IS WATCHING
Flying Lotus
“Parisian Goldfish”


Friday is for boogaloo.
Major Lazer released a film clip for their song Pon de Floor which made it’s way around the net taking the form of a ridiculously sexual hypercolour funhouse. The guy who directed it – Eric Wareheim – also made these equally retarded and awkward dance-themed clips for Flying Lotus and the Bird and the Bee. So in a Friday homage to awesomeness here they are (click “more”) in all their glory…
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Words by Jimmy
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