Archive for June, 2008
June 30, 2008
Discovering that the sensuous Russian woman you’ve been talking dirty with and sending money to online is actually a man (part of one of the many disturbing Russian mafia rings making a fortune off of such scams) can be heartbreaking!
Creativity Online recently published the 2008 Creativity 50. Radiohead, Yugo Nakamura, Johnathan Harris and The Coen [...]

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June 25, 2008
Known for having a keen eye and raw ability to capture the essence of whatever appears before his lens, Jordan Todd’s candid imagery is beautiful, sinister, captivating and always thought-provoking. Whether snapping photos in an abandoned building, dark alleyway, with writers in the train yards or models in the studio, his fresh take and perspective [...]

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June 23, 2008
Pam Anderson was initially discovered at a BC Lions football game. Dressed in a Labatt’s Beer t-shirt, she was randomly selected from the crowd and her image was projected on the stadium’s wide screen. Since then, she’s converted 90% of her body to plastic, sniffed loads of powder, dated rock stars, contracted hepatitis C and [...]

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June 22, 2008
Casa Milà, better known as La Pedrera, is a must see attraction for anyone visiting Barcelona. Designed by architect Antoni Gaudí, the one-of-a-kind building took six years to construct and is one of his best-known works. Its wavy honeycomb-like facade and rooftop terrace covered in surrealistic chimneys are characteristic of his imaginative and kooky style. [...]

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June 18, 2008
Ten inspirational and distinctly Canadian artworks.
Above:
David Alexander Colville
Snowplow

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June 17, 2008
In Vancouver, fixie fanatics need look no further than Super Champion, the city’s only shop dedicated to repairing, building and selling single-speed brakeless bikes. According to the self-professed merchants of death, “The premise of Super Champion is to promote and support the cult following of the track bicycle. Whether a solider of the street, a [...]

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Publishing long and descriptive blog posts is a waste of time. People who read the web are lazy bastard “informavores” solely after the “low hanging fruit”. If not intrigued within a split second, they’ll click off of your page. Think bulleted lists, short sentence fragments, loads of links and explanatory subheads.
Does North America even innovate [...]

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June 11, 2008
On Sundays in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Olympic Park, groups of Rockabilly dancers decked out in vintage attire gather for a day-long dance party complete with a portable sound system, custom cars and hotties in ’50s style pleated skirts.

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When not burning the midnight oil writing for some of the world’s most prolific cultural magazines, Douglas Haddow can be found getting his eat/drink on at off the radar Korean, Vietnamese or Japanese food restaurants.

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