Archive for December, 2007
December 31, 2007
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 [...]

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December 28, 2007
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: [...]

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December 26, 2007
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)

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December 19, 2007
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 [...]

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December 18, 2007
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.

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