The Professional Line-Sitter

An obituary for the Great Barrier Reef, vintage Nike ads, life as a professional line-sitter and more in our weekly look at the web

Necessity is the mother of invention, and the long lines in NYC—whether you’re attempting to taste a Cronut for the first time or to see popular art installations like the “Rain Room” at MoMA—have bred a new type of startup: line-sitting. Chelsea resident Robert Samuel started his business Same Ole Line Dudes (or SOLD Inc) after losing his job. Now, he endures 19-hour waits and …

The Modern Day Pantheon

An obituary for the Great Barrier Reef, vintage Nike ads, life as a professional line-sitter and more in our weekly look at the web

One of the most memorable talks from this year’s TED conference in Vancouver was from Bran Ferren who spoke about combining art and engineering to create a modern-day Pantheon. The former Head of Research and Development at Walt Disney Imagineering and founder of Applied Minds, Ferren describes the brilliance behind the Roman temple built over 2000 years ago while citing the likes of Michelangelo, Da …

Racially Diverse Emoji

An obituary for the Great Barrier Reef, vintage Nike ads, life as a professional line-sitter and more in our weekly look at the web

In 2012, Miley Cyrus tweeted about the lack of diversity within the pre-installed Emoji on Apple devices. Last week, actor Tahj Mowry did the same. Then MTV Act blogger Joey Parker emailed Apple CEO Tim Cook about the issue. Katie Cotton (Vice President of Worldwide Communications at the tech giant) responded, assuring Parker that an update—representing more races and cultures—is on its way. While some …