Not only has this song been stuck in my head all day, but it also confirms MIA’s bad ass status. I love that she presents the Middle East from a different perspective.
“Rebels Throughout History Are Not Hiding In New Ray Ban Ads”
“In a new campaign for the sunglasses maker, Paris-based agency Marcel salutes people from various eras who have flouted conventions in plain sight. A series of print ads shows a representation of a particular act of rebellion; the ads correspond to a web site with the theme of “Legends.”On the site, visitors can scroll through a timeline and see and hear from the real people who inspired the images in the print ads.”
“SOLITUDE is out of fashion. Our companies, our schools and our culture are in thrall to an idea I call the New Groupthink, which holds that creativity and achievement come from an oddly gregarious place. Most of us now work in teams, in offices without walls, for managers who prize people skills above all. Lone geniuses are out. Collaboration is in…”
The possibilities provided by front-facing cameras on televisions are exciting, especially with profiling and facial expression tracking capabilities that will help advertisers gather valuable data. However, does this technology breach the lines of privacy in households? I cannot help but think about the dangers of this technology if it was hacked or misused.
“FICTIONAL LANDSCAPES TRANSFORMS BOOKS INTO (ANOTHER KIND OF) ART
BY: TERESSA IEZZI
Books meet topography in the work of Kyle Kirkpatrick.”
via http://www.fastcocreate.com/1679373/fictional-landscapes-transforms-books-into-another-kind-of-art
“WES ANDERSON OFFERS VISUAL VOCABULARY LESSON WITH “MOONRISE KINGDOM” TRAILER
BY: TYLER GRAY
In two minutes, you’ll learn just about everything you need to know about what’s doing in the creative mind of the director behind The Royal Tannenbaums,Fantastic Mr. Fox, and more.”
via http://www.fastcocreate.com/1679381/wes-anderson-offers-visual-vocabulary-lesson-with-moonrise-kingdom-trailer
Robotic polar bear pillow helps stop snoring
The science of sleep has inspired many of the innovations featured on Springwise, with a recent example being the Somnus Sleep Shirt featured earlier this year. Now we’ve discovered Jukusui-Kun in Japan, a polar bear-shaped robotic pillow designed to measure and respond to blood oxygen levels and sound levels, in order to help people who snore. READ MORE…
Don’t know how I feel about a robotic bear touching me in my sleep…
sand, magnified 4x
The sun debuts to thunderous applause from a grove of cholla cacti | image by Ian Plant
(Source: ecocides)
About me
Capricious. adjective.
subject to, led by, or indicative of caprice or whim; erratic.
Born in Manhattan, New York. Lives in Washington, D.C.
