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Link Culture
Via nme.com

Nick Cave’s Nature Boy Board

In an alternative Aussie collaboration, musician Nick Cave has teamed up with Melbourne-based skateboard brand Fast Times for a limited edition board. They then tapped San Francisco-based artist Chuck Sperry to design …

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Link Culture
Via demilked.com

Cartoonists Honor Charlie Hebdo

Following the tragic attack on the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo on Wednesday, illustrators all over the world came to the support of their peers with some doodles of their own. While …

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Link Style
Via acontinuouslean.com

Raccoon Coats Have More Fun

Apart from Kanye, it’s not often we see guys these days decked out in floor-length fur coats. But back in the ‘20s, raccoon coats were a stylish staple worn by men on …

Link Culture
Via mic.com

MTA Bans the “Manspread”

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With more and more men being noticed for taking up too much space on public transportation in an act coined “manspreading,” NYC’s MTA has made an official claim against it as part …

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Via latimes.com

California Rail Breaks Ground

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The California high-speed bullet train that would connect San Francisco and Los Angeles will finally break ground this week after years of delays. While the estimated $68 billion project is still shrouded …

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Link Tech
Via psfk.com

Anouk Wipprecht’s “Spiderdress”

Unveiled at this year’s CES in downtown Las Vegas, the “Spiderdress” by Dutch designer and engineer Anouk Wipprecht takes a new approach at wearable technology. Made through 3D printing and composed of …

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Link Culture
Via theworldsbestever.com

Tom Robbins Lost Interview

In PBS’ latest episode of Blank on Blank, which sets lost interview recordings to colorful animation, renowned serio-comedy author Tom Robbins takes us through the mind of a writer. Through a previously …

Link Design
Via ronenbekerman.com

Real-Time Photorealism

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In the world of architectural visualization and animation, achieving real-time rendering while maintaining photorealism has long been a grail-worthy task. In a new animation created with the program Unreal Engine 4, Lasse …

Link Design
Via dezeen.com

Sigurd Larsen’s £95,000 Home

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Berlin-based architect Sigurd Larsen has completed an 80-square-meter home for a three person family in Copenhagen for just £95,000. The single-story three-bedroom house, which is a prototype for future low-cost housing, features …

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Link Style
Via designerxsanta.com

Fashion Santa

UK-based design studio Joint London has given old Saint Nick a high-fashion makeover in their “Designer Santa” Christmas cards. Instead of donning the traditional red and white, Santa jumps straight into 2014 …