Honda NC700X

An innovative addition to motorcycling's sweet spot

Honda’s NC700X, the newest addition to the Japanese manufacturer’s line, is a crossover bike designed to give riders the best of both worlds. Highlighting efficiency while retaining sports performance, the motorcycle is equal parts commuter, street racer and weekend warrior. The bike is what you make of it—an open platform approach to transportation that is sensitive to rider demands. In a sign of its universality, …

The Skin I Live In

The Jacques Cousteau iPhone app, an electric camper, musical tree rings and more in our look at the web this week

Since debuting at Cannes last May, Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film “La Piel Que Habito” (“The Skin I Live In”) has received praise around the world for its beautifully obscure yet sterile portrait of a deranged plastic surgeon. Now in cinemas in South Africa, Cape Town culture magazine Mahala writes a compelling review.

Love, Life, Fuck

The Jacques Cousteau iPhone app, an electric camper, musical tree rings and more in our look at the web this week

Nieves just released five new zines, including—for the first time—Olaf Breuning’s “Love, Life, Fuck.” The edition, limited to 150 copies, features 20 pages of the Swiss artist’s humorous drawings.