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3/07/2012
DICTATOR CAKES FOR AMNESTY INT.
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Amnesty International, Prague-based marketing team EURO RSCG created a campaign surrounding these ''dictator cakes'', cakes in the form of Cuba's Fidel Castro and Belarus' Alexander Lukashenko. Please take notice as to where the slice of cake has been removed.
3/05/2012
4 Season Tent Buying Guide
If you're thinking of buying your very first 4 season tent, here's an excellent guide to doing just that.
View More: outdoorgearlab.com
3/04/2012
Punch Super Selection x Michel Couvreur Scotch
Punch is one of the few marcas I would buy a box without having previously tried the vitola. I just love their flavor profile and with a few years on them, Punchs are just great. This is a pre-1960 release and it was discontinued 2009. My local b&m just got a 2007 cab of those so I had to try it. I brought it back home to let it sit in the humidor for a while but it kept looking at me every time I lifted the lid.
View More: sticksanddrinks.com
Public Chicago
I've always had mixed feelings about Ian Schrager's hotels, where for me, style trumped service , and certainly comfort, more often than not.
So it was with slight trepidation that I checked into Schrager’s latest venture, Public Chicago, which opened last fall. A re-do of the fabled Ambassador East, a landmark 1926 building in the city’s Gold Coast neighborhood, Public Chicago, the first of a planned string of hotels, is Schrager’s spin on the recessionary trope of doing more with less. He aims to offer guests just what they need, and nothing they don’t, thereby making rooms more affordable. (They start at $135 a night.) The result, both in the 285-room hotel’s design (by an in-house team led by the architect Anda Andrei, a longtime Schrager associate) and amenities, is surprisingly elegant and refreshingly down-to-earth.
View More: nytimes.com
Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Canon has announced the Canon EOS 5D Mark III, the latest in its enthusiast full-frame 5D series and successor to the popular EOS 5D Mark II. Based around a 22MP full-frame sensor, it can shoot 6 frames per second and features a 61-point AF system much like the EOS-1D X. It can capture 1080p movies at 24, 25 or 30 fps and offers high quality intraframe (All-I) video compression amongst a host of movie-related improvements. It will be available from the end of March with an MSRP of $3499.
Canon EOS 5D Mark III – Key features
- 22.3 Megapixel full-frame sensor
- 61-point autofocus
- Up to 6fps continuous shooting
- Native ISO 100-25,600 sensitivity
- Full HD video with manual control
- 14-bit DIGIC 5+ processor
- Enhanced Weather sealing
- 8.11cm (3.2-inch) 1,040,000-dot screen
- HDR mode with presets
Fjørå Replayed
Deep in Norway's Sunnmøre fjords is the small village of Fjørå. Over the centuries, local farmers have cleared trails up and down the steep mountainsides. Today, those trails challenge technical mountain bikers who descend to the rocky shore from 1100 metres over sea level. Join Norrøna Ambassadors Alex Mattsson and Armin Beeli thorugh "the west shore" of Norwegian mountain biking.
2/23/2012
Bell & Ross Vintage BR 123 & 126 Heritage
Bell & Ross created the vintage watches to pay homage to the military, in particular the pilots of the 1940's who were the first professionals to use the wristwatch as a tool to assist them in carrying out their missions.
Technical Specifications
Automatic Mechanical Movement ETA 2895 (123) and 2894 (126).
Functions: Vintage 123: Hours, Minutes, Independent seconds, date. Vintage 126: Hours, Minutes, Seconds, Date, 2-Dial Chronograph (60 second and 30 minute counters).
Case: 41 mm diameter, 316 L glass bead blasted stainless steal with 'vacuum carbon' black finish.
Dial: Galvanic matt black. Numbers, index and hands covered with sand color photo-luminescent coating to optimize night time reading.
Glass: Ultra-curve anti-glare sapphire.
Water Resistance: 100 Meters.
Jay-Z & Thom Yorke join 'Word Above the Street'
A new project from non-profit group 'Word Above the Street' is bringing together artists and musicians including Lawrence Weiner, Jay-Z, and Thom Yorke to help transform 300 city water tanks into public artwork.
View More: huffingtonpost.com
The Eames Lounge Chair
The Eames Lounge Chair and ottoman, correctly titled Eames Lounge (670) and Ottoman (671), were released in 1956 after years of development by designers Charles and Ray Eames for the Herman Miller furniture company. It was the first chair the Eameses designed for a high-end market. These furnishings are made of molded plywood and leather. Examples of these furnishings are part of the permanent collection of New York's Museum of Modern Art.Google to Launch 'SeaView'
Since Google Street View was first unveiled near five years ago, it has revolutionized the world of online roadmaps and helped change the way we see the world -- but now the tech giant has its eyes set well below the water.
View More: treehugger.com
Changing Times for a Legend in Men’s Wear
For six decades, beginning in the 1920s, Harry Rothman was the biggest name in the discount clothing business, with prices so low they were said to make customers at his store on Fifth Avenue and 18th Street stop and scratch their heads. Advertisements for Mr. Rothman’s men’s wear store asked, “How does Harry Rothman do it?”
View More: nytimes.com
2/21/2012
Laurier BBQ cuts ties with star chef G. Ramsay
The popular Outremont restaurant Laurier Gordon Ramsay will soon be missing two words from its name: Gordon Ramsay. The famous U.K. chef’s participation in the rotisserie, an institution in the neighbourhood, has ended after only six months.
View more: montrealgazette.com
Hipster Traps
Are hipsters animals? We certainly don't think so, but that didn't stop some cheeky street artists from setting up comical "hipster traps" on the sidewalks of New York this past spring. With a can of PBR, some Ray-Bans and a pack of American Spirits, these traps were the perfect way for Gothamites to catch a scenester of their very own.
View More: metro.us
2/20/2012
Splinters: Surfin' Papua New Guinea
Adam Pesce's Splinters is the first feature documentary about native Papua New Guinea surfers. Papua New Guinea is one of the most remote, far-flung, and undeveloped countries in the world, and in the 1980s a pilot left a surfboard in this remote seaside village called Vanimo...
View More: tribecafilm.com
The Year Punk Broke
Kurt Cobain would have been 45 years old today. A look back at Nirvana on the cusp of stardom.
View more: entertainment.time.com
2/19/2012
Museo Subacuático de Arte
In order to raise awareness about the dangers of reef deterioration, Mexico-based British sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor, has permanently installed over four hundred sculptures in the waters of the Cancún National Marine Park. The project is intended to eventually cover more than 4,520 square feet (420 square meters), which would make it one of the largest and most ambitious underwater attraction in the world. In doing so, Taylor hopes the reefs, which are already stressed by marine pollution, warming waters, and overfishing, can catch a break from the approximately 750,000 tourists who visit local reefs each year.
Read More: nationalgeographic.com
2/18/2012
Quincy Jones signature AKG headphones
Quincy Jones, the man behind ''Thriller'' and ''We are the wolrd'', teams with acoustic giant AKG to bring a new line of headphones: AKG Q350, Q460 and Q701. Part of the proceeds go to the Quincy Jones Musiq Consortium for furthering music education among American children.
How to Fillet a Fish
For that sense of accomplishment
1. Cut off the head just behind the gills.
2. Hold the fish by the tail. With the knife blade pointing away from you and across the body of the fish, begin to cut toward the head (or at least where the head used to be). Use the backbone to guide your knife.
3. To take the skin off, begin by holding the fillet by the tail, skin side down.
4. Hold the knife crosswise across the fillet and insert the knife between the skin and the flesh. Don't worry if you don't get this perfect at first.
5. While holding the skin, cut in the direction of where the head used to be.
View More: dummies.com
Forbes 8 Easy Rules For Ordering Wine Like A Pro
If you’re entertaining friends or clients in a restaurant, the most nerve-wracking moment is usually when the sommelier hands you a 15-page wine list. What should you order? What if it’s corked? How does a really pricy bottle affect the tip? Jamie Ritchie, CEO of Sotheby’s Wine, has ordered more wine in restaurants during his 20-plus year career than most people do in a lifetime. Here are his tips for ordering wine like you do it for a living too.
View more: Forbes.com
2/17/2012
Jeremy Lin Takes New York
New York's new starting guard, Jeremy Lin, is becoming NBA's newest star. From underdog to stardom, Lin comments ''I dont think anybody expected this to happen''.
How 1-Minute Intervals Can Improve Your Health
A Trio of Luxurious Eco-Resorts in Asia
Proving that necessity is the mother of invention, the quest to protect Asia’s islands and archipelagoes from the effects of climate change is leading to enticing new paradigms in resort architecture and design. These pristine hideaways reveal just how well style and sustainability go hand in hand. Read more: architecturaldigest.com
2/16/2012
Juan Lopez Corona 2003 Review
My good friend Simon AKA Strada, a cigar enthusiast and proud member of the Montreal cigar club, recently tasted and reviewed a Juan Lopez Corona cigar for the count of cigar inspector. He is also the Co-founder of Montreal Herf, a cigar tasting event who's partial mission is to help raise money for charity + he's the founder of Sticks and drinks, a blog dedicated to pairing Cuba's finest rolls with drinks. Check him out!
Nikon D800E, the alternative to medium format?
Nikon has launched two new DSLR cameras, the D800 and the D800E with anti-aliasing filter. Full Frame, 36.3-megapixel sensor, 51 focus Points, 1080 HD video, Low noise at high ISO, ISO (50-25600 with boost), and more. With a resolution this high, Nikon's D800E seems to be the new and cheap alternative to medium format photography. I wonder what the people at Canon will counter launch?!?. View Review: imaging-resource.com
IWC Top Gun Miramar
IWC Schaffhausen gets off to a powerful start in 2012: the year of the Pilot’s Watch. With five new models, the TOP GUN collection establishes itself as an independent formation within the IWC Pilot’s Watch family. The year’s high-flyer is the 48 mm TOP GUN Miramar: a tribute to the place in California where the myth of the elite pilots was born.
HIGHLIGHTS
Mechanical chronograph movement
Self winding
68-hour power reserve when fully wound
Date display
Stop watch function with minutes and seconds
Flyback function
Small hacking seconds
Soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields
Screw-in crown
Self winding
68-hour power reserve when fully wound
Date display
Stop watch function with minutes and seconds
Flyback function
Small hacking seconds
Soft-iron inner case for protection against magnetic fields
Screw-in crown
Secured against displacement by drop in air pressure
Saphire glass, convex, antireflective coating on both sides
Water-resistant 6 bar
Diameter 48 mm
Case height 15 mm
Case height 15 mm
9/17/2009
Persol 649
9/16/2009
MOMEMA Dubaï
Dubai's Museum of Middle East Modern Art also known as ''The Ship'' is located in Culture Village, on the banks of Khor Dubai (Dubai Creek). It was designed by the world renowned Netherlands architecture firm UN Studio. Breathtaking!
9/15/2009
Indochino
9/14/2009
The Barcelona chair
Eighty years ago, famous German Bauhaus architect Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and his longtime partner and companion, architect and designer Lilly Reich, launched a chair at the Ibero-American exposition of 1929 wich was hosted in Seville, Spain. Little did they know it would become a classic piece of modern design.
9/13/2009
The Morisson Hotel (NYC)
Founded in 2001 by former record company executive and producer Peter Blachley, former independent record store owner Rich Horowitz and music photographer Henry Diltz, The Morrison Hotel Gallery has quickly grown into today's major brand in fine art music photography. Though you might remember Morisson Hotel for the name given to the 1970 album of the famous American rock band The Doors, it was sheer luck that led the band into selecting the name. This gallery is a must see for any great music / photography fan. Be sure to check it out!
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