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Earl Sweatshirt Interviews Mike Tyson

Earl Sweatshirt Interviews Mike Tyson

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A curious pairing of two infamous forces in pop culture, the notoriously juvenile 20 year-old rapper old Earl Sweatshirt of Odd Future sits down one on one with 48 year-old former boxer Mike Tyson to discuss age, anger, spirituality, passion and desperation. Source: Citizens of Humanity

The Modern World is Bad for your Brain

The Modern World is Bad for your Brain

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In this era of email, text messages, Facebook and Twitter, we’re all required to do several things at once. But this constant multitasking is taking its toll. In his article in The Observer, neuroscientist Daniel J Levitin explains how our addiction to technology is making us less efficient. Source: The Observer

Chris Rock Gets Candid

Chris Rock Gets Candid

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Comedian turned writer and director Chris Rock sits down with Frank Rich to talk about race, Ferguson, Obama, raising daughters, what’s killing comedy and what’s saving America… Source: New York Magazine

The Evolution of Fashion in South Africa

The Evolution of Fashion in South Africa

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A year after the death of Nelson Mandela and two decades since the end of apartheid, South Africa’s fashion market holds up a skewed mirror to its vibrant and incredibly complex society. Source: Business of Fashion

The Shazaam Effect

The Shazaam Effect

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Record companies are tracking download and search data from apps such as Shazam to predict which new songs will be hits. This has been good for business—but is it bad for music? Read it on: The Atlantic

The Shortcomings of 'Liveability' Rankings

The Shortcomings of 'Liveability' Rankings

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In an opinion piece for Dezeen, British Pavilion curator and columnist Sam Jacob laments that the popular lists that judge cities on “liveability” and “quality of life” are dangerous for the future development of the world’s metropoles. “…cities are not natural phenomena, they are constructed out of political/social/economic ambition. To frame them purely by the data they generate or by […]

Marc Newsom to Join Apple

Marc Newsom to Join Apple

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It’s official: Australia’s designer of almost everything, Marc Newson is joining Apple as part of Apple senior vice president of design Jonathan Ive’s team. Ive and Newson have been close friends for years, and Newson will continue to work on projects outside of Apple… Source: Vanity Fair Read It: Here

The Art of Casting Bill Murray

The Art of Casting Bill Murray

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“You know what the truth is? You don’t find Bill Murray, Bill Murray finds you.” Filmmaker Theodore Melfi’s account of the odd journey he went through in his efforts to cast Bill Murray in his new feature St. Vincent, told in three detailed acts. Source: Entertainment Weekly Read It: Here

Come To The Walk

Come To The Walk

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A glorious piece of Australiana surfaces to You Tube… A 1980 ad for the “international shopping scene” found at The Walk, complete with disco strings and a voiceover the proclaims there’s “A touch of Paris, the flavour of Italy, a flash of the Orient” Yes, it can all be found at The Walk.