Ami Kealoha

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Apple TV

Overshadowed a bit by the iPhone's debut (and though it was already announced last September), Apple TV ($299) is a device that holds its own in the growing shift to (finally) get …

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iPhone

The big news from Apple today of course is the hotly-anticipated iPhone that combines a widescreen iPod, a GSM phone and internet connectivity into one device—Steve Jobs calls it, "a revolution of …

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Manifesto Games

An antidote to the slick graphics and high prices of most video games, Manifesto Games offers hundreds of lo-res and obscure concept titles, from educational to traditional combat games. Their approach makes …

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Refinery29: Animal Farm

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Jewelry designers are using their primal instincts—literally. Our favorite recent trend in accessories are pieces that pay homage to animals great and small in brilliant pins, cocktail rings accented with bejeweled eyes …

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Charity: Water

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The good people of Flavorpill have joined up with NYC club promoter Scott Harrison's non-profit charity: water to help raise funds bringing the most basic of needs, clean water, to rural Ethiopia. …

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Project Jenny, Project Jan

Brooklyn-based duo Project Jenny, Project Jan (PJPJ), like many great musical partnerships, is an opposites-attract kind of pairing. Vocalist Jeremy Haines spits lyrics with frenetic energy that fluidly moves from a David …

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Bar Code Tattoos

Today Needled traces barcode tattoos back to their heyday in the 90's when they were common protests of consumer culture. In this time of more restraint (and more consumerism?), the concept is …

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James Brown RIP (1933-2006)

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James Brown was undeniably one of the most influential and internationally respected musicians of all time. Unfortunately, many people’s exposure doesn’t go much deeper than bad covers of “I Got You (I …

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John Currin

"The more love you show, the more you destroy it," says John Currin explaining his use of a palette knife in his 1997 painting called The Bra Shop. With the more than …