August 2009
July 2009
Jesse Chorng first started a “Sneakerology 101” course taught at Carnegie Mellon, all about the art and history of the sneaker by teaching about its connection to hip hop, the internet and basketball. There’s even a midterm where you have to design a sneaker using the elements taught throughout the semester.
He has also created the “Sneaker Mirror,” a screen connected to a live feed...
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Jay-Z has a "secret" New York show. Tickets are... →
- Joe
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The day after the future
So I had a dream and it went something like this:
It’s around 2080 or some shit like that. Scientists have found the cure for aids and most types of cancers. Just not testicular and ovarian cancer. Just so God has one last human disease that he can consider “population control”. Other than that we have war, cigarettes, suicides, natural disasters. So with these new advances in...
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The Power of Books by Mladen Penev
I wish I would read more.
-Gary
When the lights on 1st Ave sync up green, it is indeed sweet.
-Amlan.
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The Few. The Proud
Today I received an interesting phone call from a Marine recruiter. Sgt. Lopez has been serving for 12 years, has a wife, two kids, and one on the way. We spoke for 30 minutes, though about nothing exceptional other than his other phone calls, but I have an “interview” with him today at 3pm.
No one in my family has really finished college. I feel the need to break this trend. As the...
Hard Candy (film)
Hard Candy, this insane movie starring Juno girl, Patrick Wilson. This movie is about a young 14 year old girl and a 32 year old adult. Some crazy ass shit.
Watch it.
-Gary
Black & White Digital Clock
Digital clock designed by Vadim Kibardin: only figures, no case, only the necessary – only accurate time. Each figure has self-contained power supply and independent control, it can be fixed to any surface autonomously. A light sensor will switch the clock to an invert mode: the figures are white in the dark time of day and black at daytime.
Great concept! I’ll take one :) - Jenny