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Virtual Vacation: Beautiful France (7 Pics)

Fantastic museums, gourmet dining, and romantic gardens--it's easy to see why France is the world's most popular tourist destination. Whether you spend your days wandering the world famous Louvre, driving out to the countryside to tour the magnificent castles, or ascending the Eiffel Tower for spectacular views of Paris, France surely has something for everyone.…

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Added by alice on January 29, 2009 at 8:11am — 5 Comments

Exotic Leopards in the Wild (8 photos)

The leopard doesn't get as much attention as the other big cats, but it's arguably the most beautiful. I most admire its climbing ability and love watching them dart up trees and descend from them headfirst. They're not slow either. Leopards have been clocked at speeds up to approximately 60 kilometres (37 miles) an hour.



The smallest of the four big cats… Continue

Added by Eugene on January 29, 2009 at 7:30am — 3 Comments

Domino Magazine, So Long, We'll Miss You.

I just wanted to take this moment to say goodbye to my good friend, Domino magazine. How you've inspired me over the years with your colorfully bright furniture choices, your quirky but cute sensibility. What will I do without you?



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Added by alice on January 28, 2009 at 10:30pm — 3 Comments

The Places We Live: A Narrated Slideshow of Slums Around the World.

Started in 2005 by Jonas Bendiksen, "The Places We Live" is a project about urban poverty and slums. The purpose is document how families live in the poorest conditions around the world. Taking 3 years to complete, Jonas visited dozens of families in four slums around the world.

The project consists of first hand narratives of families that live in the slums along with panoramic pictures of their living conditions.

It's an amazing project… Continue

Added by sAm on January 28, 2009 at 6:08pm — 2 Comments

My Modern Movies, Reimagined (8 Pics)

Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

A bit dark but with a funny twist, these paintings by Justin Reed have us thinking about some of our favorite movies today. Love how Justin shows emotion in these characters faces.…

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Added by alice on January 28, 2009 at 4:30pm — 6 Comments

Flatiron Building in NY Will Become a World Class Hotel

New York City is turning one of their most treasured buildings into a luxury hotel! The Daily News exclusively reported Monday that Italian real estate conglomerate The Sorgente Group bought a majority stake in the… Continue

Added by alice on January 28, 2009 at 1:00pm — 2 Comments

If Movie Posters Were Honest (7 Pics)

Sure these doctored up movie posters are from a macho man's point of view but that doesn't take away from how funny these are.…

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Added by alice on January 28, 2009 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Urban Street Art: "Eye" See You...(6 Pics)

From the wonderful photographer who brought us those cute-as-heck street bubbles, comes another set that has laughing with glee. Katie Sokoler explains her project, "All… Continue

Added by alice on January 28, 2009 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

Philippe Starck Designs New Eastwest Studios (9 photos)

Main Entrance

One of our favorite designers is at it again! Leading soundware developer, Eastwest, recently purchased the historic Cello Recording Studios in Hollywood, California for their new headquarters. The legendary studio was used by the likes of Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys, Madonna, the Rolling Stones and many more. Eastwest commissioned designer… Continue

Added by Eugene on January 28, 2009 at 11:00am — 2 Comments

John Galliano Rocks Christian Dior's 2009 Spring Collection (14 Pics)

Oh flight of fancy! John Galliano took the fashion world by storm by showing us his outstanding (though outlandish) point of view through Christian Dior's 2009 Spring Couture Collection at Haute Couture Fashion Week. We expected nothing less from this outrageous designer who blew us away with billowing layers of silk taffeta, high and low hemlines, Chinese porcelain… Continue

Added by alice on January 28, 2009 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

Mayhem and Chaos in Snow Globes and On Islands (15 Pics)

The Well

Walter Martin and Paloma Munoz are geniuses at creating beautiful but tragic stories. What you once thought was playful and innocent is actually a world of chaos; lone wanderers survey the frigid landscape, people and creatures exhibit unnatural tendencies and ill-defined crimes are committed. These imaginary worlds and events will shock you into… Continue

Added by alice on January 28, 2009 at 9:30am — 7 Comments

THE WEEKEND EXPERIENCE - ART+CULTURE: Worlds on Fire: Grammy Week Art Exhibition by Will.i.am

Exhibition runs daily from February 3rd–February 8th, 2009, , 1pm –7pm: Downtown LA

Worlds on Fire: Grammy-Nominated Artist Exhibition will be the premier event to kick off Grammy week. The ever present, socially conscious, and politically active Will.i.am presents Worlds on Fire, a pop music and pop art collaboration. Worlds on Fire will… Continue

Added by Eugene on January 28, 2009 at 9:30am — 1 Comment

KAWS' "A Long Way Home" Exhibition in LA!

New York artist KAWS is bringing his work on over to LA! Honor Fraser will host “A Long Way Home,” a new collection of work by KAWS beginning on February 21, 2009. The exhibition will include paintings and sculpture. “A Long Way Home” is KAWS’ first solo show in LA.



As the press… Continue

Added by alice on January 28, 2009 at 8:30am — No Comments

Android-based DSTL1 Wants iPhone to Suck It

Cell phone manufacturer General Mobile will be showing off the world’s first dual-SIM capable Android powered phone at the 2009 Mobile World Congress event in Barcelona next month. The device packs in a 3-inch TFT touchscreen, 5 megapixel camera with LED flash (made by Sharp), 4GB storage, WiFi, and a 624MHz Marvell processor. Will this sexy celly make iPhone and… Continue

Added by Eugene on January 27, 2009 at 10:30pm — 5 Comments

Gossip Girls' Blake Lively in January's Vogue (5 Pics)

Tonight I present to you a super gorgeous photo shoot of teen queen Blake Lively in this month's Vogue. Each week Blake and Leighton light up the small screen with their out-of-this-world designer outfits that would make Kelly from 90210 look like she's wearing rags from K-Mart's sale rack.



Now in its second season, Gossip Girl will go down in… Continue

Added by alice on January 27, 2009 at 9:30pm — 3 Comments

Cubeecraft: Free paper toys for your desk!



How come nobody told me about Cubeecraft? There are a ton of cool templates that you can print out, cut, and fold into these awesome characters. I'm gonna make a few for my desk at work since it desperately needs some character.



You print something like this out:



Cut and fold (No tape needed!) And you get something like this:…

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Added by Duc on January 27, 2009 at 5:54pm — 5 Comments

My Beautiful Modern Office - One Day! (3 Pics)

Sitting in my makeshift home office, I long for the day when I can create an office as beautiful as this! By Molly Luetkemeyer's M. Design Interiors, this office is modern and hip without being stuffy and boring. You can tell that Molly's worked with the one and only Kelly Wearstler (of the Viceroy, Avalon Hotel and Maison 140) because she has a similar point of view.… Continue

Added by alice on January 27, 2009 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

"Global Street Food" by Mike Meiré: Cologne, Germany

Floating Kitchen, Vietnam

As an proud Angeleno, I love walking out of a nightclub and devouring bacon wrapped hotdogs or Korean tacos from the Kogi truck. Street food can sometimes be the best food, something we can all relate to, and that is… Continue

Added by Eugene on January 27, 2009 at 10:30am — 4 Comments

"The Horror Forest" is Full of Dark Secrets (8 Pics)

Argentinian artist Patricio Oliver is best known for his creepy, cool vinyl toys and his futuristic designs but one of my favorite sets is "The Horror Forest." My favorite pieces of art are ones where there is a hidden story - where you can take a subtle detail from a painting and let your imagination run wild. In this set, Patricio takes us into a mystical forest, a… Continue

Added by alice on January 27, 2009 at 10:00am — 1 Comment

Spoiler Alert! 2009 Superbowl Commercials

Oh the Superbowl. A time when the best of the best go head to head in one of the grittiest matches of the year. Am I talking about the Pittsburgh Steelers against the Arizona Cardinals? Heck no! I'm talking about the Superbowl ads! Ta Ta Ta TAAAAA!



Yes, this self-professed advertising geek is looking forward to seeing the best of the ad world duke it out!… Continue

Added by alice on January 27, 2009 at 9:30am — 11 Comments

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