Last month I was introduced to Alex London’s work with surprised pleasure via the fall 2011 collection, Kagami. The clothing made it clear that this is not your average up-and-coming designer and gave me an obvious hint that I should find out more. Luckily, Alex agreed to sit down with me and tell me more about how Alex London Design came to be.
I have to admit that I love this time of year. Spring is right around the corner, and here in California the rain storms are raging and the citrus is still booming. All around me people are griping about the cold and impatiently awaiting Spring days and the long stint where we won’t see a drop of rain for at least 6 months. But as we get closer and closer the end of the season, I begin to lament the loss of the rain, which I love, and Meyer Lemons, which are possibly my favorite citrus. So, as it pours outside, I sit inside thinking of things to bake to keep my house warm and trying to find new ways to use my favorite lemon. That’s more or less how this cookie was created. It is a combination of some of my favorite sweets and favorite ingredients: salty, chewy, Meyer Lemon, olive oil, and it only uses one bowl!
On the in-house design “services” offered by a prominent CD manufacturer
“There is something simultaneously appealing and repellant about having a place for all our stuff.”
Uli Westphal‘s photo collection of mutatoes, mutated and surreal fruits and vegetables from Berlin’s farmer’s markets.
Combatting air pollution with…glowing artificial trees?
MIT publishes back issues of its Technology Review dating back to 1969.
Much was made of how social media affected Egypt’s uprisings, but not about the role Google Earth played.
The Is Greater Than Digital Omnibus is now available for the Kindle and related iOS/Android/desktop apps, for download through Amazon. Fiction, art and essays. The eBook collection of essays, fiction and art includes some of 2010′s best of Is Greater Than as well as work never before published on the web. Buy it for $3.00 at Amazon. A brief overview of what you’ll find on our first eBook collection:
Laura M. Browning considers her resistance to the art of Jeff Koons
There’s been a slew of recent attempts glean insights from hip-hop’s history by exhaustively examining the genre’s lyrics. Yale University Press attempted to do so with The Anthology of Rap, to mixed reviews. Even though it focused on his own lyrics, Jay-Z’s Decoded served a similar purpose, arguably more effectively. Could a machine do better? Artist Tahir Hemphill thinks so, and is raising funds on Kickstarter to datamine the entire history hip-hop lyrics. Duncan Geere at Wired reports:
I consider myself a big believer in good stories on screen. Give me a plot that makes sense and characters that change and I’ll watch it whether it’s a film, a television show, or a web series. Put it on a shiny screen and I’ll watch it like the pop culture veal I am.
But why do I, like so many other people, enjoy the ubiquitous genre of reality TV? In reality television, there are no real plots. Often, the characters don’t change. Only occasionally do they show glimpses of vulnerability while their misanthropic leanings, Machiavellian manipulations, addictions, compulsions, flagrant greed, and general dysfunction get overexposed in a debauched light. Do I only watch because I enjoy being a spectator to the misery of others and feeling superior to those who struggle with poor life choices?
Paul M Davis