MOVE:DC – it takes a village
The countdown is on. There are three days until the start of the largest, most complicated event Invisible Children has ever conducted, and we’re bringing the heat from every department. Our Movement department is still bringing in new registrants through phone calls, emails, and carrier pigeons. Our Art department has been working tirelessly on posters, […]
The eye of the storm
Over 9,000 flights have been cancelled, subways are closed, people have emptied grocery stores, boarded up their windows, and generators have been purchased. Hurricane Sandy is bringing the wind, predicted to reach upwards of eighty miles per hour by tonight. Damage has already begun, starting from North Carolina and moving up through Maine. The worst […]
Diego Stocco & his custom built orchestra
If you’ve never heard of Diego Stocco, it’s about time you emerged from the rock you’ve been living under to check this out. Stocco is a visionary for creative instruments and sound, and since he started putting the two together, he has been unstoppable. Check out these ridiculously awesome instruments below and watch the video […]
Eddie Obeng: Smart failure for a fast-changing world
Eddie Obeng might talk faster than anyone you have ever met, but it’s only because he has so much to say. Obeng is the founder of Penacle, an online business school where “new world management” is taught. Because here’s the thing: the world is different than it was fifteen years ago, and it is constantly […]
Got CDs?
Want to know what 65,000 old CDs look like? Take a look at Bruce Munro’s Water Lilies to get an idea. The CDs are placed on foam discs, then netted together to make this beautiful madness. Munro usually works with LED lights to create his projects, but he decided to go with a more recycled […]
Dumpster diving at its best
Carolina Fontoura Alzaga has taken the word “recycle” and given it a completely new meaning. Seriously. All of the chandeliers below are produced from old bicycle parts she found at garbage dumps all over Los Angeles. Who knew your old tricycle from 1987 could still serve a purpose? Check out the below interview with Carolina […]
The Robo Taxi. It’s real, people.
Picture this: You live in a big city (or any city for that matter) and you’re used to using public transportation as your main resource for getting everywhere. But it’s the future now, so you press a few buttons, wait a few minutes, and then arrives your Robo Taxi. That’s right, a Robo Taxi. It’s […]
Myspace comeback?
Remember Myspace? Me neither-ish. But, social media fanatics, I’m here to bring exciting news: Myspace is attempting a comeback. Its new web design feels very Pinterest meets Spotify meets Tumblr meets old-school Myspace. The new layout is clean and flashy and is taking music to a new level – giving options of making mixes, sharing mixes, […]
Introducing: the Cathedral of Junk
Vince Hannemann is known as the “Junk King.” It’s not a rude nickname; he actually prefers it. He’s a creator, an idealist, and a lover of the junk you put next to your mailbox to get picked up every Tuesday morning. For thirty years, Hannemann has been collecting junk and creating what his mother calls […]
Rookie on the rise
Tell me you’ve heard of Rookiemag.com. It was started a year ago by a young beauty named Tavi Gevinson. Yes, her name is as cool as her website. I first found out about her when I watched her TED talk from the TEDxTeen conference this year, and ever since I’ve been blown away by this girl. […]