Industrial chic meets gastropub delights at the newest Culinary Dropout.Hungry for some unpretentious, straight-up pub grub served in an environment as visually tasty as the food on your plate? Then make your way to the Culinary Dropout at The Yard, located in downtown Phoenix, AZ. Read the rest of this entry »
What do you get when you mix exceptional talents from fields as diverse as fashion, rap, calligraphy and boxing? Sometimes you get… magic.
In this beautifully done video produced by fashion house Louis Vuitton, spoken word artist Yasiin Bey, (Mos Def), and calligrapher Niels Shoe Meulman revisit the words of boxing great Muhammad Ali. The result is goose bump-worthy.
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Tucked away in the cozy, creative confines of Portland Oregon, Beam & Anchor—a unique design collaborative with a decidedly northwest flavor is turning out beautiful handmade goods in a supportive and communal environment. Read the rest of this entry »
This artist’s Brooklyn studio is almost as cool as her paintings… Almost.New York-based artist Alyssa Monks creates paintings that elicit double and triple takes. Her stunningly realistic studies of the human form, often in water, can leave a viewer wondering, “How’d she do that?” Almost as enticing as her work is the 1,000 square foot studio she spends her days creating in. Read the rest of this entry »
Vintage oil can and antique lunchbox guitars that sound as funky and cool as they look… Works for us!Are you a guitar-picker bored with your 57 Fender Strat or vintage Les Paul, (yeah, right), and looking to add a decidedly different twist to your six-string stable? Well then friends… behold Bohemian Guitars. Read the rest of this entry »
How can one have a recurring blog post on overachiever alpha males and not include the top dog himself, Tony Stark and his alter-ego Iron Man? Robert Downey Jr brings the Marvel Comics superhero back to life as only he can this coming weekend in a mega-plex near you. Save us some popcorn!
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Below is a link to a wonderfully-written article about the struggle to live a creative life in a material world and the conflict it often creates. While written specifically from a woman’s perspective, the struggle she describes is one that nearly all but the few and very fortunate people who make their livings in the creative arts can relate to, no matter their gender. - A Life Designed
I’m For SaleBY GENEVIEVE SMITH for ELLE – April 9, 2013
When I was 26, my then roommate was a great scavenger of furniture. One day, she came home with a daybed frame: a twin-size wooden box with only three legs, which is likely why someone had left it on a curb in the first place. The frame sat propped against our dining room wall for the next year, until I moved in with my boyfriend (now husband), and she let us take it. My husband made a fourth leg out of salvaged wood, and we found a cushion that more or less fit the frame in the “as is” section of IKEA. The back was constructed from a mattress pad rolled up and stuffed into a homemade pillowcase, and the whole ensemble was eventually covered with some black corduroy fabric that we bought for $10. All told, I think we spent about $40 on the “couch.” That was six years ago. At the time, I thought of our jury-rigged furniture as a temporary arrangement, a way station on the path to adulthood. Now it serves as a reminder of how slow and grueling the road to financial security can be.
Now this is fun stuff! Described as “soul-influenced indie pop, Fitz and The Tantrums brings an eclectic mix of Motown and Stax label sounds stirred in with a strong dose of the blue-eyed, Philly soul sound of Hall & Oates. And that’s a very good thing… Really! Read the rest of this entry »
Illustrator, Designer, Art Director… This talented NW artist does it all.If you’ve been reading the Washington Post recently, chances are you’ve enjoyed the colorful illustration work of Seattle-based illustrator Julie Notarianni. No stranger to newspaper readers in the Pacific Northwest, this talented artist spent several years adding visual interest to stories for the Seattle Times. With Julie’s ability to visually and vividly articulate a stories’ subject matter, it’s no wonder that art directors and editors around the country are beginning to catch on to the appeal of her colorful style.
Be sure to check out Julie’s blog to view more of this multi-talented artist’s work.
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You knew it was only a matter of time, right? In this modern era of online hookups, matchmaking, sexting and sex cams, now comes Fundawear… Digitally remote-controlled undies for you and your partner! Read the rest of this entry »
