Yay! Can we be done with cupcakes now? Sorry cupcake fanatics, but I’m kinda over trawling through what seems like infinite articles on bacon and cupcakes. I’m ready for a new food fads! Well, apparently “artisan marshmallows” are forecasted to be the sweet food craze of 2012. Recently featured by ABC’s The Chew where they [...]
We know fashion often draws from the past in an ever evolving cycle of appropriation. Like when it’s inspired by previous fads and generations. I used to joke last decade when the 80′s came back… What next? A 90′s fad? Errrrr yep. Anyway, this time Prada has reached back to the Fifties with classic American [...]
When I lived in Melbourne, Australia for 2 years I never needed to drive a car… Not even once. There are trams that come every 10mins and some buses are even more regular. The rest of the time I was on my bike. When I tell my LA friends this, they look at me with [...]
Some may accuse me of being a little too open to conspiracy theories, but this is so blatant I don’t even have to put my tin foil hat on. The U.S. Army has yet again insinuated it’s way into the gaming biz with branded, ultra-realistic sniper and assault-rifle controllers and headsets supported by popular Call [...]
Empathy is not usually a word that springs to mind when I think of good design. However, MIT believes that’s exactly what the designers, product developers and engineers of the future will need. They believe that we have to come to terms with the fact we are an aging population, and we will need to [...]
This really appealed to me. Neverending Story is one of my favorite childhood films! To this day, I still tear up when I think of the beautiful horse “Artax” sinking beneath the Swamps of Sorrow as Artreyu cries his name and tugs at his reigns to no avail. It brings back memories of fun sleep [...]
When I told my (somewhat cynical) roomate about this chocolate it produced such a groan, that there was no question to his feelings about it. Just to be sure though, he added: “ugh, gimme a break.” So what are we talking about? Chocolate- but not just any chocolate, let me count the many ways this [...]
So the air travel industry has been coming up with some super cool innovations for long haul flights… if you happen to be loaded. Thats right, if you’re rich enough to be able to afford Business or First Class, you can stretch out in your own technology laden private pod with temperature-regulating blankets and pillows, [...]
Heineken came up with a cheeky promotional idea for the festive season. They launched a fancy keg called BeerTender that lets you pull fresh draft beer at home for $99. However, they acknowledge that it’s not really the time of year to buy yourself gifts. Yeah, that whole “season of giving” thing. So they [...]
Ok. Here it goes. I’ll admit it. I’m a smoker. Not a pack a day, but i’m someone that enjoys a post meal or glass of wine cigarette. And certainly, after a night on the town it will be an almost empty pack. There I said it. Yes, I want to quit soon… blah blah [...]