TRENT REZNOR GETS AN OSCAR
together with his collaborator, atticus ross, reznor got a golden statue to put on a shelf next to the other awards they got from the golden globes, the los angeles film critics society, the broadcast film critics association and the boston society of film critics, among others. the couple are already working on their first...
NEW IAMX
the new iamx album, volatile times, is available for pre-ordering and will be released on march the 18th. the first single is ghosts of utopia which comes as a chris corner directed and edited video starring himself and janine gezang. actually, the whole production is a family affair as all the iamx members apparently filmed...
MARGIELA STORE IN TOKYO
this is for all the mmm fans out there! i checked it out last year. it’s in omotesando, one of the hot spots of high fashion in tokyo. they had the tabi shoes, of course, as well as the wrinkled paper boots and the no name perfume. click here for more pix and info!
TESHIMA ART MUSEUM
during the extensive research i did for the upcoming japan trip i came over this. the museum is an amazing concrete pod covering a 40/60 m area with absolutely no supporting pillars. it is supposed to look like a drop of water caught in a little valley overlooking the inland sea and the structure is supposed to...
VACATION FITNESS
i found this list of great ideas when it comes to keeping up your fitness while traveling. do you have any shortcuts for staying fit and healthy while on the go?
THE NEW SALVADOR DALI MUSEUM
the new salvador dali museum in florida has the largest collection of sd works outside of europe, 2,140 pieces. the collection belongs to a couple, a. reynolds morse and eleanor r. morse, who started buying dali pieces in 1943. in time, they became patrons and friends of the artist who actually presided over the opening of...
TRAVEL THE WORLD SURFING ONE COUCH AT THE TIME
lately, i have had an unusual high level of communication activity in my inbox: i’m trying to get couches (well, futons) for me and my two friends all over japan. it’s been no small feat since the japanese dwelling is famously small and since the japanese don’t really have the cultural thing of inviting people over. still,...
LUXURY CAPSULE HOTEL
i know, it sounds like a paradox. but it is the concept of 9h from kyoto: limited space, but high quality services and products. the pod can only be used for a maximum of 17 hours, but the recommended time is 9 hours. they even have a formula for this: 1 h shower, 7 hours sleep and 1...
KNITTING GUERILLA
an impressive undertaking especially as it challenges the limits between personal and public space. if it’s public, it belongs to us so we should be able to do things there, right? of course not…see graffiti and other forms of street art. any such expression will be tracked down and removed, one way or the other. unless you banksy...
ROITFELD’S PLANS
an in-depth style.com article on carine roitfeld’s plans for the future and on how she is no longer on speaking terms with her successor, emmanuelle alt. click here!
ROMANIAN ARTS BOOM
very interesting article on the rise of romanian contemporary artists. go romania!
HACKERVILLE
wired writes an article on how ramnicu valcea, a small town in romania, has become the hot core of cyber theft. click here! interesting!
