I'm just going to assume that in this day and age many of you have iPhones. And so, in saying that many of you know of the little and totally awesome (not to mention, totally FREE) app Instagram. For absolutely nothing you can make all your iPhone pics look like vintage perfection without the hassle of transferring and loading into photoshop and filters and blah. Plus, you get to share it with the world! All good and snazzy, except you ... Read More

Daniel Handler, better known by the pen name Lemony Snicket and beloved author of the delightfully depressing "A Series of Unfortunate Events", is just one of the many (no seriously, there are SO many) authors that's showing their support for Occupy Wall Street on the Occupy Writers site.While the goal of the whole protest is broad and at times hazy, Snicket doesn't hesitate to draw his own conclusions on what's going in his signature witty ... Read More

  Japan is always releasing cool things, but probably one of the coolest and trippiest is Hatsune Miku--Hatsu (first), Ne (sound), and Miku (future) is a name meaning "the first sound from the future". Miku is a Japanese Pop idol and she isn't even real! But, that doesn't stop her from having sold out concerts in Japan, L.A., and an upcoming concert in Singapore.She sings, she dances, and she does all this with an awesome set of ... Read More

When I went on a class trip to Dumbo back in 2009 and saw the work of "yarn bomber" Olek (at the time unknown to me), I didn't think that the strange art--people in crocheted body suits-- would become the subject of much talk today. The crafty vandal is popping up all over the city (not to mention, the world!) with her colorful works of art that's stitched around everything from bikes and cars to people to the Wall Street bull! What's ... Read More

I've recently been obsessed with watching videos of the Longboard Girls Crew. I don't longboard but, these women are just too cool! They carve and slide (check out my fancy terminology!) through the streets with ease, grace, and lots of style. Different from typical skateboarding, longboarding isn't as aggressive, but these girls make it seem like more of an art form rather than a sport. The girls are based in Spain, though there are other ... Read More