House of Style

A never-ending road trip, House of Style on MTV, the Olympics and more in our weekly look at the web

MTV may make up for canceling Total Request Live by rebooting their 1989 hit House of Style this fall. Preparing viewers for the show, MTV will be airing a documentary about the ’90s program on 7 August 2012, followed by the announcement of the new host at the MTV Video Music Awards on 6 September.

Stanley Kubrick in Naples

Space shuttle gardening, Ikea beer, superhero tech and more in our look at the web this week

Before making some of modern cinema’s most important films, Stanley Kubrick spent four years as staff photographer at Look Magazine from the time he was 17. A new exhibition at Pan in Naples looks at his work as a young photojournalist, filling the gallery with 168 images of everyone from boxer Roy Graziano to vintage portraits of Hollywood starlets. Kubrick’s work will be on view …

Space Shuttle Gardening

Space shuttle gardening, Ikea beer, superhero tech and more in our look at the web this week

Taking cues from NASA’s space research, DesignLibero created the “Green Wheel,” a rotary plant grower designed to maximize space efficiency. The central light source eliminates the need for natural light, and the company is currently working on developing an app to remotely control water and lighting levels.