Wilco: All Lives, You Say?

In response to Charlottesville and the use of “all lives matter,” which ignorantly misses the meaning behind “Black Lives Matter,” Wilco has released “All Lives, You Say?.” All proceeds from the relatively straightforward acoustic track benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center. Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy dedicated the song to his father noting that “he used to say ‘If you know better, you can do …

Electronics Sculpted from Biodegradable Materials

For his thesis project at Holon Institute of Technology, Shay Castel constructed a series of speakers, clocks and lamps from biodegradable materials. Each piece calls into question the amount of time consumers use products—here, allowing them to comfortably dispose of components when their time is up but also encouraging individuals to use what they’ve acquired while they last. The interior electronic components, however, can stand …

Pantone’s Purple Honoring Prince

Inspired by Prince’s one-of-a-kind Yamaha purple piano, a new standardized custom color has been released by the Pantone Color Institute and the Prince Estate. Instead of a name and numeric value, as is standard for Pantone, the deep, regal color is simply represented by Prince’s “Love Symbol #2,” which the artist himself used from 1993 to 2000. From the nickname the “Purple One” to his …