Test Drive: Aston Martin Vantage S

The British luxury sportscar maker's "power suit" answer to the muscle car

Recently announced at Geneva, the Aston Martin Vantage S is the newest incarnation of the luxury automaker’s smaller, welterweight sports car, falling in between the base V8 and the V12. With the letter “S” indicating everything from a totally reworked, sublime driving experience to a couple bits of carbon and an oversized spoiler, we were curious to find out how Aston defined this upgrade. We …

Out of Memory

Stumptown's bottled cold brew, a letterpress iPad app and Deitch speaks—all in this week's link list

Architect Patrick Tighe carved this polyurethane foam structure based on composer Ken Uen’s music to explore memory. The experiential installation is currently on view at the Southern California Institute of Architecture.

Street Wise

Stumptown's bottled cold brew, a letterpress iPad app and Deitch speaks—all in this week's link list

MoCA director Jeffrey Deitch tackles the uneasy relationship between institutions and the movement head-on in his first blockbuster exhibit for the museum. Interview magazine helps position the show, pairing both Fred Brathwaite (better known as Fab Five Freddy) and genre impresario Aaron Rose with Deitch for a dual-interview that covers everything from skateboarding and Warhol to Barry McGee and more.