September 29, 2007
ESPN The Magazine story on Scott Boras
September 28, 2007
Q&A with Ridley Scott on the upcoming Blade Runner: The Final Cut
September 21, 2007
The new US$5 bill
With a gigantic purple 5 on the backside.
Dollar tumbles to parity with the Canadian dollar for the first time in three decades
Also at an all-time low against the euro at $1.40.
September 20, 2007
Video of British designer Hussein Chalayan's line of transforming clothing
September 18, 2007
50 manifestos from architects, designers and thinkers
The list is dominated by architects (Koolhaas, Eisenman, Hadid, Mayne, Holl, etc.)
Anthony Bourdain's list of overrated dining trends
Casa da Música's logo and identity design
[Thanks, Rajiv.]
September 15, 2007
Smart car is finally being released in the States
Starting at $11,590. Available in Q1 2008.
September 14, 2007
NYT article with a brief overview of the history of the East Village
"Everything east of [Avenue C] was built on progressive stages of landfill—including, amazingly, rubble from bombed London, shipped across the Atlantic after World War II to form part of the foundation for the Franklin D. Roosevelt Drive."
September 12, 2007
September 7, 2007
Ikea Hacker
Blog featuring interesting things people are making with their Ikea furniture. Here is the NY Times article that pointed me to the site.
September 6, 2007
Ouroussoff likes Bernard Tschumi's Blue Building