Category Archives: culture

Manzine No. 4

It’s been out for a few months, but if you can find Issue 4 of Manzine, I wrote an article about being a rugby fan in the United States. For those, not in the know, Manzine is “a publication about … Continue reading

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A Decade of Photos

As the journalism and news industry continues to churn and find its way to a sustainable future, the New York Times made an open call to its readers to submit their photographs with captions to document the last decade in … Continue reading

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Launched… Museum of the Phantom City

The Museum of the Phantom City launched, which invites people to interact with unbuilt architectural proposals through an iPhone app and website. The project plays with some interesting ideas about location (obviously) but also of how designers in the past … Continue reading

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Something arrived in my mailbox: Manzine Issue 2.

I recently got a nice package in the mail, my eagerly awaited issue 2 of Manzine. What looks like a large format zine is actually a clever take on mens magazines. Created by a group of writers and designers based … Continue reading

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Pandora Magic 8 Ball

(composite image via Flickr and Pandora.com) I know that Spotify is all the rage, but it doesn’t have a public release in the US yet, and invites are still a bit rare States side. So, I’ve been finally playing around … Continue reading

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More stuff that I liked in high school that was uncool which is now cool…

I finally made it to New York Comicon. The first year they had it, they oversold tickets and I couldn’t even get in main event area. Now, a few years later, I seem to have recovered from the experience and … Continue reading

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Am I the only one thinking this about Revolution Road?

Is this story of suburban dystopia what would have happened if Kate and Leo survived in Titanic? (Ed Note: ignore the problems of chronology)

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Steal These Books.

A few years ago, I noticed a bunch of books sitting behind the information desk at the St. Mark’s Bookshop in the East Village. The books were multiple copies of Don Delillio, Paul Auster, and Raymond Carver. I asked the … Continue reading

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The Value of Print

On November 6, I didn’t run out to buy a paper. I thought about it for a second. I decided that I have more than enough stuff and because newspapers aren’t archival. Because they are designed to be disposable, newsprint … Continue reading

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The Intersection Between Couture and Legos

My friend Alex sent me this link to this recent JC de Castelbajac video, which reconsiders his recent runway show as LEGOs.  JCDC is known for incorporating popular culture imagary into his couture, but this is taking the concept into … Continue reading

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