Manila - the capital city of the Philippines - has a population of over 1.5 million. Intermixed within its urban sprawl is a shocking contrast of rich and poor. For those with money, the latest in luxury goods and high quality fashion are readily available. For the poor, an erratic income can be made as [...]

Living in the downtown core of a city is great for convenience; however, the cluster, congestion and busyness can leave even the most enthused urbanites craving a little nature. As a result, architects, city planners and designers from around the world are reinterpreting the way that new housing developments incorporate Mother Nature. Case in point: [...]

Track Listing:
Dan The Automator - Dean Martin (Jingle Bells Remix)
One Man Army - Alphabet Soup
Deerhunter - Strange Lights
Human Television - People Talking
Beulah - Popular Mechanics For Lovers
Broadcast - Black Cat
Over The Rhine - Who’m I Kiddin’ But Me
Sally Shapiro - Anorak Christmas (OK Ikumi Remix)

British Columbia is known worldwide for it’s famous “BC Bud”. In Vancouver, you’re more likely to catch a whiff of a freshly sparked blunt than you are to catch aromas of say, a nearby restaurant. Everyone seems to smoke pot in this city, and just about anywhere you go, people young and old can [...]

Australian “creative-collective”, The Glue Society, has put together an interesting series of images visually depicting what key Biblical events would have looked like had they been captured by Google Earth. Above, for example, is Moses parting the Red Sea. Other images in the exhibit include the Crucifixion, the Garden of Eden, and Noah’s Ark.

A fancy watch, luxury car, second home, designer clothes and corner office are no longer enough for today’s super rich. With advanced technology becoming cheaper to produce and distribute by the year, it’s more difficult than ever for the status-conscious consumer to stand out in a crowd. A niche market of super-luxury goods is emerging [...]

Swedish company Popcore recently commissioned the creation of a post-apocalyptic Manhattanesqe model city for an upcoming music video by Strata. Crammed inside an apartment in Sweden, the model is brought to life by detailed wallpaper that surrounds it. The model consists of 50 buildings and spans three rooms.

Sean Orr is a man that lives in a Gastown loft and is somewhat a minimalist. “I have a tattoo that say tattoo. I think that is funny. I don’t like cars, corporate media, advertising, factory farming, the GDP, TV, republicans, corn, Korn, yoga wear, yoga, people who do yoga, Yoda, seniors, homophobes, xenophobes, people [...]

Any modern-day twenty-something do-it-yourself entrepreneur will likely tell you that the Internet is the new hustle. In order to successfully get your brand, product or personal message out there, communication over a wide variety of digital media channels is the new mandate. Blogging, podcasting, Facebook, Digg, Delicious, Flickr, etc. all take a lot of work [...]