A tornado disguised as a girl

Month: February, 2010

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Rethink Scholarship at Langara 2010 Call for Entries from Rory O’Sullivan and Simon Bruyn on Vimeo. Selleck. Waterfall. Sandwich. No more needs be said.  Why Taylor Swift offends little monsters, feminists, and weirdos, an interesting read.  This hits about a million soft spots for me, but I couldn’t tell you why; 100 years of movie title […]

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Vanitas is a perplexing iPhone app with a soundtrack by Zoe Keating. I’m intrigued. Some solid advice, via Lil Wayne and Diddy. 99% interview the lovely Coralie Bickford on her Penguin book covers. Lettercult brings us the best custom letters of 2009. For the other kind of letters–Letterheady has you covered.  This anatomy art from France is […]

Cute Tech: Hipstamatic

As you guys know, I’m a big fan of iPhone camera app, CameraBag — So it may come as a surprise to you that I should be reviewing another Camera App. Let me tell you, Hipstamatic is rapidly becoming my new favorite. This app uses a cute, lomo-like interface, which is demonstrated in this youtube video. The user […]

A most excellent pair of spectacles

I recently got a new pair of glasses from the excellent folks at Phoenix Optical. They’re the only place I’ve ever been to that has a full selection of vintage deadstock frames on hand, as well as a bunch of newer styles to choose from. There are tons of resources online with vintage frames, but nothing […]