Of all the tributes to the late Ms. Winehouse coming out, Rolling Stone has compiled a comprehensive litany of musicians farflung who have paid tiny tributes this past weekend following her passing. The list of farflung musicians includes everybody from Tony Bennett, The Who and Mark Ronson to Lady Gaga, Rick Ross and Sebastian Bach. […]

If you grew up in the 1980’s you probably wished Steven Spielberg were a family friend. Sure the man helmed such Hollywood classics as Jaws, Indiana Jones, Schindler’s List, Saving Private Ryan, etc, but it was his work crafting unbearably lovable characters in E.T. and Gremlins that made kids go bonkers. Aaah, Gremlins — who […]

Geeks. Nerds. Freaks. Freaks & Geeks. Simply put: They aren’t popular. We all know that. But does it matter? Or better put, is that necessarily a bad thing? Not according to reporter Alexandra Robbins, who argues that people who are interested in math, science and technology are the future of our nation (bonus points for […]

Do you ever carry with you anything that you don’t want found? While ostensibly created as a hidden money pocket for those who fear pick pockets in foreign territory, the reality is that many could use this belt almost anywhere in the world — even in California, where certain “items” are legal for medicinal purposes, […]

Kira Shaimanova‘s art is a unique conflation of sculpture and illustration…or rather, it’s a super stylized sculpture work that when photographed — and thus rendered in 2D — appears as if it were an illustration. The Russian born artist moved to Toronto when she was 5 years old where she currently resides and makes her […]

Vogue Hommes Japan was launched in September 2008, and is widely considered one of the best editions of the Vogue catalog. It recently made a mainstream splash in America with the controversial image of Lady Gaga wearing a meat bikini (oh that crazy Gaga!) on its cover, and is now making waves by releasing its […]

From the mind of a graphic designer comes the quirky jewelry collection by Joji Kojima. Lady Gaga’s celebrity has helped elevate Kojima’s work into a fashion sensation after she wore his chain mail mask on the cover of her multi-platinum Fame Monster album. The line includes a ring with suspended skull, another ring festooned with […]

The continuing saga of one girl’s plight with unemployment…(read vol I,  vol II, vol III, vol IV, vol V,  vol VI, vol VII and vol. VIII) Last week my dad gave me some career/life advice. It went something like this: Dad: Honey, I’m real proud of your writing. Me: Thanks dad! Dad: How’s the job […]