What does a true Man of the World, a young, hip and smart guy who knows his way around town, do in Milan these days? To find out, I decided to sit down and chat with Marco, up-and-coming graphic designer, who works for a publishing house, designing fine books for all major art galleries and institutions around the world.
I like how being a freelancer in Paris gives me the opportunity to excite my curiosity and build a different routine for myself every week. The more situations of both adequacy to my needs and wonders that the city gets me to check on in one day, the better life feels. Here’s the account of the latest of one of these perfect days. Read More
There are two expressions specifically designed to describe Mexico City: the most transparent region in the air, and the city of palaces. Neither talks about the impersonal buildings or the most polluted city in the country. I propose a new definition: capital of the world. Ambitious! People from New York, Paris and London might disagree. But I do not intend to compete with such cities; all I want is to present a new perspective, some horizontal thinking. What makes Paris an international city, for instance? The same things that make Mexico City a capital of the world (not “The” capital of the world): different social, economic and historical strata coexisting in equilibrium with their own heartbeat. Read More
Keeping your room neat may be a challenge for most-- but not for Marie Kondo!
When asked about her occupation, Marie Kondo calls herself a “tidy-things-up consultant”. You may raise your eyebrows and ask, “So…what exactly does she do?” Read More
Go Girl PDX is throwing a big ol’ lady day they’re calling the Portland Woman’s Expo. Besides having over 150 exhibitors that can help you with fitness, nutrition, and beauty to name only a few; Eileen Brady - Co founder of New Seasons Market, and Portland Mayoral Candidate will be speaking at 9:30 am. Read More
Most of the new businesses and restaurants opening in the Mission District nowadays are hardly worth the effort it takes to shrug and mutter “Well, that’s gentrification for you” under your breath. Mission Bowling Club‘s impending opening is an occasion worthy of some genuine enthusiasm though. Read More
As a new years resolution in 1999, Jeff Harris challenged himself to take a snap-shot of his life, everyday, for a year. Now 14 years later, he has an impressive collection of remarkable images unfolding a continuing narrative, one picture at a time. Read More
Sempé has played a great role representing France in foreign media, with his numerous drawings for the cover of the New Yoker institution.
Hopefully he won’t get angry, but Mikey’s blog is portraying the author as a pet of Warsaw nightlife scene. Don’t get me wrong, it is a good thing, because Mikey brings positive emotions and lots of flashlight into dull parties.
Chris Saunders has covered some of the most significant pop culture emerging out of South Africa in recent times. His work has done a lot to expose movements such as the Smarteez, pantsula dance and the radical Shangaan electro scene to the rest of the world. Read More
More than a year ago, Christian Van Vuuren, an account manager for outdoor company JCDecaux, found himself admitted to hospital with a hole in his lung. Further tests revealed he had a form of multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis, and was promptly placed in isolation in a Sydney hospital.
A group of three advertising professionals in southern Brazil joined forces in August 2010 with a common ideal in mind: to transform the city of Porto Alegre in a better place through random unexpected action. With good ideas and unconventional projects, they initiated the creative collective Shoot the Shit.
The exhibition and workshop “Book-Tree” directed by American artist Mark Dion, was based on the construction of a wooden book collection or also called a “Timber Library” inspired by a typical practice of the eighteenth century.
It’s the film that followed musical project Lulacruza, over the most remote regions of Colombia, improvising a magical hunt for musical roots. Read More
