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Rap's Streetscapes: Then and Now

Rap's Streetscapes: Then and Now

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An interactive article with then-and-now images of the Brookyln streetscapes made infamous in the rhymes coming out the seminal 80s and 90s hip-hop scene. Yes, “the mean streets of the borough that rappers like the Notorious B.I.G. crowed about are now hipster havens, where cupcakes and organic kale rule.” (Keep and eye out for the […]

Why 'Get Lucky' Is So Catchy

Why 'Get Lucky' Is So Catchy

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With Daft Punk, Pharrell Williams and Nile Rogers joining forces, it’s really no surprise that Get Lucky is so infectious and catchy. But why exactly is it so infectious and catchy? How do you put the hook ‘get lucky’ in to a track 64 times and not make listeners grow tired of it? An excellent essay […]

Exploring the Empathy Deficit

Exploring the Empathy Deficit

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Stand In My Shoes is a crowd-funded documentary about exposing what Barack Obama coined the “Empathy Deficit” – from endemic corruption, environmental degradation and inequitable social structures through to a whole generation increasingly unable to deeply connect… to anything or anyone. It is also a call to action. Raising its budget through Kickstarter, the film will list […]

Adobe Kills Creative Suite

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Adobe has announced that there will be no Creative Suite 7, as the Creative Suite is giving way to the Creative Cloud – a subscription-based pay for access model. Needless to say, there’s backlash. Why are they doing it? Read their justifications here. Source: Co.Design

Vivienne Westwood X Virgin Atlantic

Vivienne Westwood X Virgin Atlantic

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Vivienne Westwood has given the Virgin Atlantic crew’s uniform a makeover… Continuing a relationship that started when the young Richard Branson signed Westwood’s then boyfriend, Malcolm McLaeren and his band The Sex Pistols to Branson’s new record label, Virgin. Source: Vogue Read it: Here

Nicolas Ghesquière on leaving Balenciaga

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“They keep saying they love fashion, yet they’ve never actually grasped that this isn’t yoghurt or a piece of furniture…” Nicolas Ghesquière, former Creative Director of Balenciaga gives his first interview on why he left the role and the frustrations of working with “them” – French conglomerate PPR, the parent company of the revered fashion house. […]

For the Desk Lunchers

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Eating your lunch at your desk? Can’t find motivation to take a brief lunch break? Flick through the site below for inspiration to get out into the real world! Site: Sad Desk Lunch Compare your lunch: Here

Soundcloud: We Don't Have Any Competitors

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CEO of SoundCloud Alexander Ljung, explaining how the company feels that “we see ourselves as creating something new… a kind of platform that hasn’t existed before”. For anyone yet to visit SoundCloud, the platform allows allows anyone to share audio that they’ve created – and the world’s DJ’s, music producers and sound makers, both professional and up […]

Unaired 1971 Woody Allen Interview

Unaired 1971 Woody Allen Interview

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In an unaired interview with Granada Television from 1971, Woody Allen gives deadpan answer after deadpan answer – remaining absurd and straight-faced throughout, while completely avoiding truthfully answering anything at all… Source: Gothamist Watch it: Here