In my adolescence I aspired to be a skater. Drawn to the skate culture of the mid and late 80′s (and by the fact that the skaters in my neighborhood were the so-called bad kids) it was something that I spent many summers pursuing but admittedly was never any good at. It was during that [...]
Last night I was sitting at home watching music videos, which I haven’t done since I was a teenager. This video came on and it reminded me of when my parents first got MTV. MTV pretty much defined my generation, and I’ve always thought it’s a shame that they don’t play music videos like they [...]
While cruising around some web design sites–where engaging copywriting seemingly ranks somewhere near saturated fat content on some of the sites’ lists of priorities–I was pleasantly surprised to discover this wonderfully written and truly inspiring site, GirlEffect.org. Here’s a preview of the main video on the site, but I encourage you to visit the site, [...]
Peter Karlsson Petey’s from Stenstorp, Sweden, and he was the 1991 World Champion in men’s doubles, AND the 2000 European Champion in men’s singles. Check out that Scandinavian brow.
Last night I watched the film “Control,” a movie about Ian Curtis of Joy Division, based on the book “Touching From A Distance,” the autobiography of Deborah Curtis, Ian’s wife. Even for those that aren’t a fan of Joy Division, I have to recommend this movie, the cinematography is amazing, and the soundtrack is top [...]
Every so often, this Japanese men’s magazine, Free & Easy, seems to pop up in my inspiration research. I still can’t get the full story on it, but it’s like 30% archive, 30% style guide, 30% catalog and 100% awesome. It’s sort of an homage to classic American men’s style, cataloging everything from pea coats [...]