Category Archives: culture
warhol’s still here.
Video Source: youtube.com I was in Pittsburgh a few weekends ago, and finally made it to the Warhol Museum. Regardless if you like his aesthetics, Warhol’s influence on post-modern culture is unquestionable. Our current ideas of celebrity, selling out, authenticity, … Continue reading
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listening to bob mould in the age of music abundance
Image source: myspace.com I’m feeling really nostalgic lately, maybe it’s because the Pixies have reunited, or the launch of muxtape, or that I’ve been catching up with friends from high school and college in Facebook, and then of course, was … Continue reading
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the transformational qualities of sex and the city.
Images source: latimes.com I just saw Sex and the City movie opening weekend, arriving to the theater 30 minutes early to find 100 people in front of me. I had avoided the trailers (which basically spills most of the movie) … Continue reading
Gen X v. Millennials
Image source: Flickr Lots of press and media coverage on Millennials (and the Gen Xers who loathe them) has been recently crossing various news media outlets. The back and forth on Radar Online is particularly telling. The slap down by … Continue reading
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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
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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
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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
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