Apartment Therapy (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
I slipped into the Bauhaus 1919–1933: Workshops for Modernity exhibit at MoMA over the weekend, in need of inspiration and sick of my own work. In part, I was curious as to the color languag
Muslim Perspectives (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
(For higher quality, watch the video on .)"Allahu akbar (God is the great.), allahu akbar, allahu akbarla ilaha illallah (There is no god except God.)allahu akbar, allahu akbarwa lillahi lhamd" (And all praise and gratitude is for God.)These phrases were being chanted before the Eid prayers Friday morning in Westin Hotel in Bellevue. Muslims of every color, language and race joined their...
Slog (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009
... only way they know how: by writing the show, and then performing in it! Expect a shit-load of off color language (like "Shit-load"), bizarre twists and, of course, staged violence as the duo performs their first full length (mostly) live show in three years! With opening comic Paul Merrill and possibly others! Don't miss this rare opportunity to drink alcohol and look at...
Criticisms Welcome (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The summer soundtrack to my childhood was the Channel 4 theme tune to their Tour de France programme. Whatever I was doing during the day (usually looking after my sister), I would get back in time to watch the highlights of epic three-week, three-thousand kilometre plus cycling race. The colour, the language, the countryside, the record-breaking crowds, all of it was new to me, but the...
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 11/14/2009
The BJP’s difficulties with an extreme internal constituency are not unusual: Centre-Right parties in Europe and North America have all had to negotiate fraught relationships with sections of supporters who favour a nationalism based on a single ethnicity, colour or language group. Canada’s Reform Party collapsed in the 1990s after its calls to limit immigration, end bilingualism and...
PicoCool (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
The QLOCKTWO or the 45 squared is a beautiful modern clock by germa design company Biegert & Funk. It has no hands or numbers and automatically tells the time every 5 seconds through lit words. Available in 6 different colors and languages, you can even buy extra face plates and matching power cords. 2 Vote(s)
Serious Eats (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... monograms, and customizable faces starting at $22 a plate. Personalized placemats in different colors and languages are also available for $18. A portion of the proceeds are donated to the Osteogenesis Imperfecta Foundation. [via swissmiss] Related Frame Plates Map Plates Colorful, Pattern-Stitched Servingware...
If It's Hip, It's Here (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
... that are selectively revealed by the cover placed upon it. The cover is not only available in five colors, as well as the newly released stainless steel version, but also in six different languages as well, allowing those all over the world the chance to own this extraordinarily designed clock. (click on image to enlarge) The front surface of the clock is made of polished synthetic...
