Etymology of “Shorty” in Hip Hop

Robert Capa's surprising color photos, Google's 2013 Zeitgeist, Nico Muhly's review of Beyoncé and more

A perfectly over analyzed look at hip-hop’s beloved “shorty,” Matthew Daniels’ investigative website dedicated to the term takes a look at its debut via Too Short in ’85, the popular use throughout the mid ’90s when it changed spelling to “shawty,” as well as its shift in meaning at the beginning of the current century. With heaps of quotes and credible research, the site breaks …

Glass Alpine Installation

Robert Capa's surprising color photos, Google's 2013 Zeitgeist, Nico Muhly's review of Beyoncé and more

Atop the Aiguille du Midi mountain peak, 3,396 feet above a valley in the French Alps, rests the new Chamonix Skywalk. This glass box allows visitors to have an unprecedented view—across, above and even below—of the extreme surroundings. The experience is guaranteed to be vertigo-inducing, and is appropriately titled “Step into the Void.” With Mont Blanc being in the line of site, the view is …

Capa Photos Surface 70 Years Later

Robert Capa's surprising color photos, Google's 2013 Zeitgeist, Nico Muhly's review of Beyoncé and more

Wildly known for his black-and-white photos of wartime scenes, Magnum founder and photojournalist Robert Capa returns to the limelight in a momentous exhibition at NYC’s International Center of Photography. For the first time, a collection of over 100 of Capa’s photographs will be on view, but surprisingly they were shot on color film. “Capa In Color” is one surely not to miss when it opens …