Inspired by a shooting at a carioca bar in Rio de Janeiro, Design da Gema, a Brazilian design studio, has produced the Stray Bullet Chair (also known as the “Survivor Chair”). The otherwise traditional plastic chairs are available in black or grey and, as can be expected, are customized to look like they (barely) survived […]
UPDATE: Diplo’s Favela on Blast documentary on sale now for only $5, or pick up the tshirt combo pack for $25. Back in 2005 I was sent down to the favelas of Rio de Janeiro to cover what was then the burgeoning scene of baile funk for the late BPM magazine, and I could not […]
No, it’s not as funny as watching Arnold Schwarzenegger molesting his way around Rio de Janeiro, but humorous enough to brighten your day. Sure sexual battery is tough to beat in the hilarity scale, but the idea of Conan the Barbarian: The Musical makes my work week better. “And to hear the lamentations of the […]
Wow. I don’t know whether I like Arnold more or less after watching this, but man oh man does this guy have balls of steel. Actually, it goes well beyond cajones — this is just straight up lecherous. He could out-creep Dov Charney in the Creepy Weird Dude Finals. Or Larry from Three’s Company. I […]
Without seeing this first, if someone told me their inspiration for a storage/work surface/kitchen utility comes from the shanty towns all around South America, from las ciudades perdidas in Mexico City to las favelas in Rio de Janeiro, I’d probably look at ‘em a little crossed eyed. But when you see it, it all makes […]