Archive for June, 2008
June 17, 2008
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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June 9, 2008
Aside from keeping the clothing and vintage book selection at Reserve LA in tip top shape, Rick Rodney cruises the streets with his camera capturing images of whatever inspires him. Straying away from the confines of a particular style, his body of work explores everything from grim realities to the hidden beauty in commonplace scenarios. [...]

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Wordspy is an informative website created by Paul McFedries that cites, documents and defines emerging vocabulary within the English language. Although words/phrases like “hectivity”,”junk sleep” or “facadectomy” may seem improper, they have appeared several times in books and magazines, newspapers and other recorded sources. That said, the creation of new words provides interesting insights into [...]

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June 5, 2008
A far cry from commissioned corporate art, the latest project by Fauxreel (aka Dan Bergeron) aims at drawing awareness to residents of Regent Park (one of Toronto’s oldest social housing projects) that have been evicted from their homes because the buildings are being torn down and rebuilt.
According to Fauxreel, “The buildings of Regent Park are [...]

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