Monthly Archives: May 2008
Ma Bell Redux
Update on: Saul Bass left a footprint in Chelsea I also saw this phone booth in Chelsea on 23rd and 8th. The Saul Bass’ logo lives on.
Lever House meets Sanrio.
Today, I manage to hit architecture, Japanese pop culture, intellectual property, and branding all in one (fairly) short post. My favorite building in New York is SOM’s Lever House. Built in the International Style in 1952, its form of blue-green … Continue reading
Late night ramen.
Late nights are a rarity, but still fun. Here is a photo taken at 3 a.m, about a week ago. Alex was craving ramen, and we scored on at this place on St. Marks. Sorry, I didn’t take photos of … Continue reading
Book Review: Buying In by Rob Walker.
Last Friday morning, I stopped by Likemind to see Piers, Noah and others, as well as to pick up an advanced copy of the book “Buying In” by Rob Walker. His publisher, Random House, offered Likemind attendees in North America … Continue reading
(almost) 19 in 1991
I just made a muxtape. And actually, I turned 19 in 1992, but “19 in 1991” made better copy. In any event, 1991 was a pretty influential year. I graduated high school and started college at CMU. Back then, music … Continue reading
Two takes on dancing
I’m not watching the various dancing reality shows (just not my thing,) although, a lot of people seem to be. However, here are two music videos that feature some breath taking dancing. Many, if not most, music videos have dancing. … Continue reading
Colored Scaffolding
Scaffolding in ubiquitous in New York, which is always under construction. On 57th and Madison, the facade of the Nokia Flagstore gets a face lift. It, along with neighboring stores, Yves Saint Laurent and Burberry, have scaffolding that matches the … Continue reading
Saul Bass left a footprint in Chelsea
I was walking in Chelsea last Sunday, and approached one of Verizon’s buildings. I wondered if there where any remnants of Saul Bass‘ classic Ma Bell logo. His design was the last in the evolution of the Bell System’s logo, … Continue reading
A Rap about the Economist… need I say more?
Thanks to Frank who sent me this link to the Chicago rap group, Psikotic, who wrote a rap about the Economist, with lines like “the magazine that tells the world how it should be, cream of the crop since 1843.” … Continue reading
Sort of back… and a reading from Ed Lin
Image source: amazon.com Blog is back, still not exactly right, but at least, the layout isn’t the default. I went to hear Ed Lin read his new novel “This is a Bust” at the Asia Society. I got stuck at … Continue reading