Head over to a Facebook page called Dirty Old 1970s New York City for a shot – possibly from a dirty needle – of grimy, pre gentrification New York. The page is styled for ‘those who loved NYC before the 1980s took its balls away’. It’s easy to forget that before Woody Allen got us thinking the city was a book-lined psychiatrist’s study with a movie theatre on every corner, Nora Ephron
The ‘Facekini’are a relatively a new (fashion?) trend, having first been noticed on the beaches of Qingdao a few weeks ago. For those of you who are fans of the look, you’ll be please to know that the ‘Facekini’ comes in a wide selection of colours. Some sellers have made the bold claim that orange coloured ‘Facekini’s’ in particular keep Jellyfish Stingers and Sharks at bay because ‘orange is the
One of the less universally liked aspects of the recent London Olympics was that big, pink awkward logo. The one designed for Rio 2016 however is gathering more love. Launched at an apparently drunken Copacabana beach party last year, it manages to simultaneously spell out ‘Rio’, describe the outline of Sugar Loaf mountain and show people holding hands and dancing. It was designed by Brazilian agency Tatil Design who, in
Scottish songwriter and musician Aidan Moffat has written a song about his favourite place: the wall in Falkirk where he used to meet up and hang about with his friends as a youngster. The Scottish Book Trust has asked celebrities and ordinary people to submit some writing about their favourite place in Scotland. Many are romantic texts about the beauty of the landscape but many will recognise these less misty-eyed
Alber Elbaz, the celebrated Casablanca-born creative director at Lanvin says, ‘I love wrinkles. I love grey hair’. His new fall/winter campaign features non models of varied body shapes and personalities who range in age from 18 to 82. All were cast after being spotted on the streets of New York city and were photographed by Steven Meisel. The campaign is undoubtedly very smart and it’s great to see a more
Such a brilliantly clever video this for Sour’s Hibi no Neiro (Tone of Everyday) featuring web cam footage supplied by the band’s fans around the world. Some people really know what they’re doing with computers…
Street art was always ripe for a send up. Mobstr, a street artist himself, obviously thought so too. What really gets his goat though is advertising. ‘We’re indoctrinated with the belief that graffiti (or now known as street art) is a blight on our space yet the majority of us happily walk around the visual bombardment of advertising without a moment of questioning its justification. We’ll happily put a six
These carved fruit skulls manage to be menacing and endearing at the same time, especially the aubergine. Carved by artist Dimiti Ksykalov who was born in Moscow in 1963 and lives and works in Paris. Via Bored Panda
Ok so it’s just an ad, and a Coke ad at that, but it’s got that so simple yet so clever thing going on the way the best ads do…
Kay Wang was a strong-willed grandmother who was reluctantly taken to a StoryCorps booth by her son and granddaughter. StoryCorps provides Americans with recording facilities in an airstream caravan so that they can share and preserve the stories of their lives. Though Kay resisted, she still had stories to tell—from disobeying her mother and rebuffing suitors while growing up in China to late-life adventures as a detective for Bloomingdale’s department