Landscapes are urbanizing at an unprecedented rate. All too commonly, forests, brush lands and agricultural spaces are sacrificed to satisfy the ever growing demand for resources and residential/commercial space. It is estimated that 43 years from now - in the year 2050 - nearly 80% of the worlds population will live in an urban center. [...]

On a recent trip to NYC, I became acquainted with the fun pop sounds of The Virgins. Pretty much everyone in the Lower East Side had nothing but positive things to say about them. They definitely have a good buzz going on and are one of today’s most under rated bands. Simply put, they rock.
Their [...]

With the simple idea of taking Brazilian street art out of its natural context and applying it to something new comes “The Graffiti Project”. Beginning in May, the mass scale art collaboration involving Brazilian artists Os Gemeos, Nina and Nunca - alongside Scottish talent - embraced the challenge of transforming the dull yet historic south [...]

I have been feeling Brazil’s Bonde Do Role for quite a while, but for some stupid reason I have neglected to post anything about them. The group, originally discovered by Philadelphia based DJ-producer Diplo, is a far cry from Brazilian staple genres like bossa nova and samba. Instead, they translate an interpretation of baile funk [...]

Mekanism Skateboards just released its first artist series collaboration of ‘07 with German painter Peter Zimmermann. The collection is comprised of 50 blank skateboards, each painted with various colors of epoxy resin.
Before epoxy resin solidifies, the fluid transforms itself during the application process in various uncontrollable ways. “With this medium there always comes a time [...]

We all hear about Scientology from time to time. Most of us, unless practicing the religion, give it little thought or consideration beyond celebrity tabloids. I recently became interested in learning more about Scientology after watching BBC journalist John Sweeney lose his cool on leading Scientologist, Tom Davis at a Scientology-sponsored event called ‘Psychiatry: Industry [...]

I am here in Mkwajuni, in the infamous Mbyea region of Tanzania. It’s the dry season here and the roads are dust. The houses are made from the earth and blend into the dusty brown of the roads. The trees are bare. The only colour is in the orange blossoms of the trees [...]

The New York Times recently featured French journalist and film director, Claire Nouvian. Her desire for the unknown led her to compile over 220 photographs of deep sea creatures for her new book, The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss. Complementing the book’s amazing photography are essays by some of the worlds leading researchers [...]

Dear Mr. Reggie Noble a.k.a The Funk Dr. Spock a.k.a Redman
You used to be one of the illest, most consistent lyricists in Hip-Hop. What happened? For the past 11 years, I have been patiently waiting for you to drop some tight-ass shit like you did back in ‘96 with Muddy Waters. That album to [...]