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A History of Scandalous Rap Album Covers

A History of Scandalous Rap Album Covers

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Back in the day, when an album’s cover was a physical object sitting on a record store’s shelf, rappers would go all out to get noticed – and sometimes even make a statement (thought not always)… As the album cover becomes less and less significant in the era of digital downloads, Complex takes a look back […]

All Glass Studio in Shanghai

All Glass Studio in Shanghai

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Straight out of the Matrix, an all glass studio in Shanghai by AIM Architecture. Designed for the office of Soho China, the property developers behind Zaha Hadid’s Galaxy Soho and Wangjing Soho projects, its mirrored walls and glass ceilings transform the office into a labyrinth of reflected light and imagery. Check the slideshow for a look at a truly futuristic and borderline eerie modern […]

The Curse of the Olympics

The Curse of the Olympics

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On dawn of the announcement that Tokyo will host the 2020 Olympic Games, The Daily Beast explores why hosting the olympics is a curse for host cities, not a cause for celebration. Along with echoing a common sentiment that the borrowing for the Athens 2004 Olympics was in part a catalyst for Greece’s debit crisis, […]

Architecture Directory 2013

Architecture Directory 2013

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Wallpaper’s annual survey of emerging architectural talent from around the world – from a Swedish summerhouse to a rural residence in upstate Michigan and a sculptural pavilion in Sydney… Source: Wallpaper

100 Years of Vanity Fair

100 Years of Vanity Fair

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Vanity Fair, June 1918 Documenter of American culture from pop to politics and everything in between, Vanity Fair is 100 this month. Founded in 1913 by Condé Nast with the goal of recording “truthfully and entertainingly the progress of American life”, the 100 Years of Vanity Fair website captures slide shows, films, essays and articles, sorted by decade. Beginning […]

Animation by Cube Creative

Animation by Cube Creative

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A lush animation by French studio Cube Creative, featuring a parade of particularly dexterous animated high-diving giraffes. The post also features a link to a video documenting the meticulous production process. Source: Yellowtrace

Living Like its 1999

Living Like its 1999

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Buzzfeed lists can be stupid, but this one is actually quite eye opening… The things we were all doing in 1999 that are distant memories now. Rewinding VHS tapes before returning them to Blockbuster anyone? Source: Buzzfeed

Remembering Honkytonks

Remembering Honkytonks

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Anyone 30 or older who grew up in Melbourne and wasn’t a hermit or a metalhead will have fond memories of Honkytonks. Mixing the hedonism and savviness in equal measures, the enduring sentiment for Honkytonks is easy to understand. The club’s impact was so great that seven years on, the building’s new tenants – Tonka – […]

Preferential Voting Explained

Preferential Voting Explained

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Don’t want to vote for either major party but feel like not voting for one of them is a wasted vote? Think again – preferential voting explained, in a series of animations by Melbourne illustrator Patrick Alexander. See it: Here