Vespa Pin-Up Girls

Great Flickr gallery of oldskool Vespa Pin-Up girls. (via).

IdeaFixa

IdeaFixa via SexinArt

IdeaFixa is up to issue 10, this issue: fear and loathing - the magazine loads fast and the content is well worth it. Next issue’s theme is “Desire”, looking forward to that one!

Margaux Williamson - Girl

"Girl"via ArtMoCo

Toronto-based painter Margaux Williamson is currently showing at the Marvelli Gallery in New York. The show is called The Girls show Dostoyevsky the new darkness, and Williamson’s viewers are led into a narrative that is soft and dark, with the interpretation of each adjective left open. The darkness is certainly present in the above painting, Girl, but for a painting so black, is it really dark? And the chains that hold the sledding girls in the painting that bears the name of the exhibition - are they hindering or helping, in the marshmallow snow? And OK or Self-portrait as Future Buddha, how can these paintings not endear themselves to us?
Artist: Margaux Williamson
+ marvelligallery.com

The Girls show Dostoyevsky the new darkness

OK or Self-portrait as Future Buddha

WeeklyArchitectureDesignDigest by Brad Rippey

The state of the profession:
"The problem, therefore, is not just a lack of clients-with-taste-and-money, though that is real enough. It's that the knowledge itself is no longer architecture's dilly-bag."

http://archidose.blogspot.com/2008/03/literary-dose-25.html


Vatican Going Green.
The Vatican tells the faithful they should be aware of new sins, such as causing environmental blight...
Pope Benedict is making the case that climate change is now gravely important to the human race.

http://green.yahoo.com/news/nm/20080310/ts_nm/pope_sins_dc.html


Des Moines is planning, Austin already has 3.3 million in the bank for it:
Arthouse will add to an already vibrant downtown Austin...

Mayor Will Wynn, in a written statement, called the design "pure creative genius."

"(The architects') layering of history and newly created spaces within Arthouse's Jones Center make it one of the most amazing pieces of architecture in Austin," he said.

http://www.austin360.com/arts/content/arts/stories/2008/03/19/0319arthouse.html


Tunnels and sky bridges or the death of the street?
Your answer to your lengthy essay is clear, elegant, visible connections to the labyrinths below or above.
DSM is working on this, how do you bridge the two levels? How do the two systems compliment each other?

http://architectureandmorality.blogspot.com/2008/03/tunnels-and-skybridges-street-killers.html


Another Geography
An installation by Kimihiko Okada
For those of you who were around, kind of reminds me of Kendall Buster's installation at the Anderson Gallery.

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/read.php?CATEGORY_PK=&TOPIC_PK=2602


Eco-Friendly Spirits?
Buy a bottle of 360 Vodka, help the environment?

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/20/360-vodka-worlds-first-eco-friendly-premium-spirit/

Early Color
American photographer Saul Leiter's work from 1948-1960

http://www.designboom.com/weblog/read.php?CATEGORY_PK=&TOPIC_PK=2618


Harvesting the power of the tides:

http://www.inhabitat.com/2008/03/19/worlds-largest-tidal-power-project-coming-by-2015/


Rest in Peace, Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Best known for his 1968 short story The Sentinel as it evolved into Kubrick's masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey
"His visions of space travel and computing sparked the imagination of readers and scientists alike. "

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7304004.stm

Greedy Genius

Greedy Genius via ill Roots

www.greedygenius.com/

What is a Greedy Genius?….I sat down with my good friend Mikhayel Tesfaye is one of the founders of the infamous street wear line Greedy Genius. I sat down with him and found out some interesting facts about Greedy and much more….Enter Mik.

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Outkast - Royal Flush (Ft. Raekwon)

Outkast - Royal Flush (Ft. Raekwon)

Make sure to check Dre's verse...Sick as hell

Download/Stream Here.

New track off of Big Boi’s upcoming album Sir Luscious Left Foot.
Featuring Raekwon and Andre 3000.
Produced by Rick Wallkk & Jeron Ward.

Big Boi of Outkast made news months back by announcing that he was working on a solo album, but few details have surfaced since. In a recent interview with Vibe, Outkast’s other half spoke on the status of his project.

“I’m going to put 12 songs on there, I’m finished with like nine right now,” says Big Boi. “I plan on releasing a single on December 31 at midnight going into the New Year, ’cause I want all the stuff to be ‘08, everything to be brand new. It’s going to be a lot of surprises. We just really trying to bring that good music back.”

While there is no official release date or title, Big Boi said he was leaning toward calling the album Sir Luscious Left Foot. Initial reports listed Sade and Organized Noize among featured guests on the album. Andre 3000 is also working on a solo album, although the group doesn’t plan to package both works together as they did with Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, which has sold over 11 million copies to date. Big Boi added that he and Andre 3000 will release another Outkast group album after both solo projects are finished.

The Cardboard House

The Cardboard House represents the reduction of technology and the simplification of needs. By demonstrating that we are able to recycle 100% of the building components at extremely low cost, the Cardboard House is a direct challenge to the housing industry to reduce housing and environmental costs. Stutchbury and Pape, working in association with the Ian Buchan Fell Housing Research Unit at University of Sydney, see this project as a genuine temporary housing option. http://www.housesofthefuture.com.au/hof_houses04.html#designconcept

Shawn Livewire - Ides of March

Ides of March. - Shawn Livewire

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Shawn Livewire- Ides of March

01. Wiley - Wearin My Rolex (DJ Friendly Ikon Refix)
02. Fantastadon - Anesthesiologist
03. Felix Da Housecat - Radio (Infadels Remix)
04. OH SNAP!! - High Top Fade
05. Count & Sinden - Beeper (Fake Blood Remix)
06. Kylie Minogue - Slow (Nathan Vice Remix)
07. Designer Drugs - Sex Up My Brain
08. Crystal Method - Keep Hope Alive (MSTRKRFT Remix)
09. TERROR DACTEL - Automatic Dragons
10. Bloc Party - Hunting for Witches (Villains Remix)
11. Boys Noize - Oh (A-Trak Remix)
12. Armand Van Heldan - NYC Beat (Roccanova Remix)
13. TERROR DACTEL - Rocket Ready
14. Fantastadon - Cant Help It
15. Supreeme - Who We Are (Royal Rumble Remix)
16. DJ Skeet Skeet - Low Remix Bad Kitty Anthem
17. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (Solly Remix)
18. Aaron LaCrate & Debonair Samir - Know How ft Young MC & Masta ACE (Gutter Remix)
19. Mark Almaria - Freak Em Slow (Panty Dropper Freak a Leek Mix)
20. Herve - Cheap Thrills (Laidback Luke Bootleg)

audio surf visual music game

audio surf visual music game via information aesthetics

a music-adapting puzzle racer game where users can choose their own music to play with. the shape, the speed & the mood of each race is determined by the song chosen, so one is able to "ride the music". players can earn points by clustering together block of similar color together on the highway, & can compete against each other for the highest score depending on the songs.

[link: audio-surf.com & youtube.com (demo movies)]

Jenna does Peta

Jenna Jameson gets pounded while wearing pleather and PETA is against killing animals for their skin, so they have teamed up for PETA’s new ad campaign, Pleather Yourself.