Inner Views

Photographer Zwelethu Mthethwa's stunning large-scale images of life in his native South Africa

With a careful eye, South African artist Zwelethu Mthethwa‘s highly-saturated, large-format photos of migrant workers and urban natural disasters document the state of his native country and its inhabitants today. Depicting everyday people in their natural environments, Mthethwa’s upcoming exhibit, “Inner Views” at Harlem’s Studio Museum, shows a particularly human side of the photographer’s strength as a portraitist. Curators divided the exhibit into three themes—Interiors, …

Ride’s Hempbrain Snowboards

A sustainable lightweight snowboard with naturally beautiful patterns, all thanks to hemp

In an effort to reduce weight and increase sustainability, Ride replaced the traditional plastic top sheet of their Society UL and Slackcountry UL snowboards with hemp. The Hempbrain technology uses less material overall and allows for an entirely new way of working with graphics thanks to the fabric’s texture and patterns. The all-mountain Slackcountry UL ($650) retains its natural hemp color while the freestyle Society …

This Season’s Teas

Three new ways to enjoy tea during warmer months or anytime of the year

Turning a hot brew cold during summer months is one way to do it, but with all the tea today in different forms and with special ingredients, there’s no need to reach for the Lipton now or any time of the year. From beneficial herbs to new matcha powders, see our recent finds from the world of tea below. Runa Guayasa Blends A new brand, …