Earlier this month, Inhabitat reported on a unique form of street art known as “Reverse Graffiti”, where, rather than the artist painting or wheat-pasting their creations, “they seek out soot covered surfaces and inscribe them with images, tags, and even advertising slogans using scrub brushes, scrapers and pressure hoses”.
This unique approach has become so popular [...]

Last Sunday, The Discovery Channel aired a program exploring the multi-purpose creations of artist and designer Michael Jantzen. In particular, I found his Wind Shaped Pavilion to be incredibly fascinating. Made of lightweight fabric, each of the six “Jenga” like layers of the structure move in accordance with the wind around a central support frame. [...]

Track Listing:
Gangstarr - New York Straight Talk
Jeru The Damaja - Mental Stamina
A Tribe Called Quest - What Really Goes On
Memphis Bleek Ft. Jay-Z - Dear Summer
Jeru The Damaja - Me Or The Papes
Mos Def & Talib Kweli - Freestyle
Talib Kweli - 2000 Seasons
The Grouch - Unknown
The Streets - Original Pirate Material
Black Moon - Buck Em’ [...]

“The city of Madrid soon plans to add a striking new structure that will “climatically transform” its urban architecture,” Inhabitat reports. Built entirely from recycled materials and completely self-sufficient, “Air Tree”, as it’s called, is designed to better the environment and act as a social gathering spot.

LA - Beginning Monday, folks who suffer from illnesses like cancer and glaucoma will be able to purchase their medical marijuana from “AVM’s” ( Anytime Vending Machines). Unlike condom and cigarette dispensers, they’ll be “housed in standalone rooms, abutting two dispensaries and protected by round-the-clock security guards”, says Thrillist.
To use the service, you’ll have to [...]

“The architect behind New York’s Freedom Tower - built on the former site of the World Trade Centre - has announced that it is to construct what promises to be the world’s greenest office building,” the Telegraph reports.
Located in Gennevilliers, an outlying district of Paris, the proposed building titled “Energy Plus” will be the first [...]

Tianlang trainers have long been the footwear of choice for Chinese farm, mine, construction and factory workers.
I’m digging their simple aesthetic: the only visible logo signifies work and labor, not brand identity. Made with tough canvas and a twice vulcanized outsole, they’ll definitely put the life span of your ergonomically designed limited-edition Nike’s to the [...]

According to the Telegraph, “A businessman in the desert Arab Emirate of Dubai has launched plans to faithfully reconstruct the French city of Lyon, right down to its cafés, cinemas and schools.” The 500 million euro megalopolis dubbed Lyons-Dubai will even “house a hotel school run by the institute of feted Lyon chef Paul Bocuse [...]

Wars were once fought with spiked clubs, swords, flails and bare fists. It’s ancient technology when compared with todays assault rifles, IED’s (improvised explosive devices), missiles, artillery and droids.
Perhaps one day ground-level battles will no longer claim the lives of so many foot soldiers. Instead, remote controlled SWORDS (miniature ground robots reminiscent of a child’s [...]