Mapping the world’s emotions
In 2006 Gallup surveyed people in 136 countries and asked the simple question: “Did you experience love for a lot of the day yesterday?” What researchers found is extremely fascinating. Surprisingly, the country whose population feels the most love isn’t the United States, or any country in the western hemisphere for that matter. According to […]
Stamping out Saturdays
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed rounds…unless it’s Saturday. Last week the USPS – which has been struggling financially over the past several years, due in large part to email and privatized shipping – made international headlines after announcing it was cutting […]
Thierry Cohen // Darkened Cities
What do we miss by obscuring the visibility of stars? In his latest project Darkened Cities, French artist Thierry Cohen attempts to find an answer to the thought-provoking question. For the past three years the pioneering photographer has been traveling the world to photograph its greatest cities. He then manipulates the images, giving a chilling visual […]
State of the [interactive] Union
I love politics almost as much as I love technology but I’d be naive if I said either were perfect. If you watched last year’s presidential debates, or have seen the disturbing amount of cat videos on YouTube, you know exactly what I’m talking about. However, both play a crucial role in our society and in the […]
For the love of the game
Few things on earth have the power to unite people the way in which sports do. Rugby, with the help of Nelson Mandela, united South Africa. Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints brought pride and hope back to the Crescent City after Hurricane Katrina. The 2001 World Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the New York […]
the Scared is scared // a movie review
We all get a little scared sometimes. Six-year-old Asa Baker-Rouse understands that. His solution? Think of something until “the nervous has gone out of you.” When filmmaker and soon-to-be college graduate Bianca Giaever asked this creative six-year-old what she should make a movie about, he told her the story of of a bear, a mouse, a […]
Manufacturing a new Detroit
The Motor City stands tall as a symbol of American innovation and excellence, a true icon. The city thrived in the decades following the second World War, when the economic boom created by servicemen returning from Europe, and Eisenhower’s interstate system created an increased need for automobile manufacturing. Detroit and its surrounding cities became integral factors in the production of American motor-works. […]
A brief history of Girl Scout cookies
Girl Scout cookie season is upon us and we all know that means if you haven’t already broken your New Years resolution yet, you’re about to. This month’s increase in green vested girls manning cookie-adorned tables in front of supermarkets got me wondering: How did Girl Scout cookies become so perennially relevant – and delicious? Lucky […]
The roots of Radio Zereda
Radio Zereda – A Defection Story from INVISIBLE CHILDREN on Vimeo. Every once in a while a technological wunderkind appears from relative anonymity, and significantly impacts the lives of those around them. If I had a Pinterest (or a regular cork board for that matter), Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Biz Stone, Mark Zuckerberg, and the […]
Grand Central Terminal turns 100
I love trains, architecture, and secret tunnels. When I visited New York City a couple of years ago, it only made sense to bring this strange love triangle full circle by visiting Grand Central Terminal, the single greatest epitome of trains, architecture, and secret tunnels. New York Times columnist Michael Kimmelman, apparently feels the same way: […]