If you don’t own a pair yourself, you probably know someone who does. That probably has something to do with the fact that over 750 million have been sold. Their look is unmistakable: a simplistic combination of cheap canvas and rubber (more…)

If you could design a car right now from scratch, that could look any way you wanted, any shape or design, what would it look like? No matter what crazy ideas you started out with, chances are (more…)

Billboards in today’s city life are an embedded part of the urban landscape. In a high traffic city one finds more billboards than the number of trees. (more…)

Its name will probably create a vision of a piece of a lychee resting on a Petri dish, awaiting tingling currents to come from some electrode to touch its white, almost translucent flesh, in an attempt to perhaps invent something (more…)

We are showered with a deluge of icons, symbols and images by screens that cover every previous unused inch of public space, and personal computers and the Internet continues the exposure in the privacy of our home.
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This week marks the 10th anniversary of Stanley Kubrick’s passing on March 7, 1999. Not only was he one of the greatest directors ever, but arguably the best all-around filmmaker. Beginning with Lolita (1962), Kubrick exercised increasing control over nearly every aspect of his independent productions. (more…)

I’ve been a label snob since junior high school. Like most teens, I had to have the latest trends and generic brands would not suffice. Now 45, having designer everything continues to be an important aspect of my life. I recently purchased a pair of Armani sunglasses for $138.00 on eBay. (more…)

Amnesty International originally known for its fierce human rights work has produced an equally aggressive media strategy that is changing the look of social justice advertising. It use to be that all the innovative and fresh advertisements that would turn heads represented corporations. Now, Amnesty International (more…)

With all the gloom and doom financial news going on in the world, it was amazingly refreshing to experience the positive feelings at the Latin Food expo at the LA Convention Center last week.

Maybe it was the artisian Tequila speaking but that was the best show I have ever been too…ever! The smell of fresh tortillas and carne asada filled the air and the friendly nature of the people (more…)

As the confetti settled and the RNC wrapped up their convention with members of the Reds and Blues coalescing around their selections, Americans sat back of the awesome selection bestowed upon them. Elect the first African-American candidate with undoubtedly progressive worldviews, (more…)