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industrial
Remember Diddo Velema’s designer gas masks? The Dutch designer returns with a new rumination on the culture of consumption. He calls it The Cure for Greed: What exactly
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paintings
Head’s up, my lovely readers! Today I’ve got a real treat for you. As a member of both the liberal media elite and The Chosen Ones, I’m basically
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character
The digital illustrators at Bigshot Toyworks were asked to re-imagine Hostess’ mascot, Twinkie the Kid, for a Fortune magazine coverstory. The feature is called “Hostess is Bankrupt … Again” and
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Pop CULTure
Wow. It’s wonderful how the Internet cycles topical content. Not being a sci-fi guy, I haven’t read much from Harlan Ellison. However, after watching his 2007 rant about
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paintings
Russian designer Vladislav Novikov-Barkovsky has created a form of currency that I could really use! Compensation can be an awkward conversation, and with dollars in short supply and bitcoins
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Cats
Here are some “cash cats” you won’t run into at your local unemployment benefits office. (To my UK readers: They’re not “on the dole”.) Maybe this fella with
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Pop CULTure
Thanks to Instagram, I’ve recently become fascinated by the lavish lives of custom clothiers and jewelry makers, who largely serve a clientele of rappers and young Hollywood. They
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character
Pretty Ugly LLC, the parent company of the Uglydoll brand, just announced a panoply of licensing partnerships across multiple categories. The arrangements include Uglydoll brand balloons, backpacks, luggage,
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sculpture
Remember Dimitri Tsykalov’s excellent skulls carved out of fruit? The Paris-based artist has returned with a new series of thought-provoking yarn art. The five giant woven credit cards
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Art
Quoth the New York Times: SAN FRANCISCO — The graffiti artist who took Facebook stock instead of cash for painting the walls of the social network’s first headquarters made
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