Walking on thin air
When the new fall Roadies and interns arrived in San Diego at the beginning of August, we gathered to watch “Man on Wire.” The Academy Award-winning documentary follows the high-wire walker, Philippe Petit, planning and crossing the World Trade Center Towers—on a steel wire. One misstep, and you fall. And it’s a long way down. While […]
Got toothpicks?
DISCLAIMER: this might make you feel lazy. Thirty-five years ago artist Scott Weaver began work on an elaborate sculpture. This insanely complex kinetic work of art, Rolling Through the Bay, is comprised of multiple “tours” that move pingpong balls through neighborhoods, historical locations, and iconic symbols of San Francisco. Recreated with a little glue, some […]
Meeting environment’s futuristic demands
It happened again. Earlier today I was sucked into the never-ending browsing world of Facebook. But thanks to my friends at Eco-Rooted, all that time browsing wasn’t wasted after watching this video they shared. “The Invisible Helmet,” a featured short created by Focus Forward Films highlights a final design project two friends took on to help […]
Summer 2012 Olympics: All things closing ceremony
We’re not quite ready to let go of the Summer 2012 Olympics, especially after this photo spread we found in The Atlantic. Three words: Spice Girls Reunion. Check out all the photos here. (Photo credit: The Atlantic)
It’s not a hand out but a hand up
College life can be stressful. For thousands of young adults, the life of a student has become a balancing act of dealing with classes, internships, organizations, part-time (full-time) jobs, and a social life. Add in relationship/pet/car trouble and you could easily find yourself in a royal mess. Year Up, an organization operating out of 10 […]
Photographer Leibovitz goes Disney
Over the last couple years, acclaimed photographer Annie Leibovitz has partnered with Disney to create stunning portraits of celebrities posing as Disney characters from classic animated films. They’re beautiful & innovative & I want framed prints of them all. Enjoy. (Photo Credit: Annie Leibovitz)
Keep Calm and Carry On: the story
It feels like these posters are everywhere lately – coffee mugs, bumper stickers, and they’ve all but taken over Pinterest. It got me wondering where and how it originated. It turns out that “Keep Calm and Carry On” was a slogan created to spur people to continue living in spite of Nazi Germany’s bombing raids; a […]
When his race began
Lopez Lomong is pretty familiar with running. As a U.S. Olympian, he has trained tirelessly for the men’s 5000m event. But that’s not where Lopez’s running journey began. When Lopez was six years old, he was abducted by rebel soldiers in a small village in South Sudan. He was held captive in prison for weeks and […]
Synchronized swimmers? No. Skydivers.
Who wouldn’t want to set a world record? Whether you’re the youngest tennis table player of all time, home to the world’s tallest thermometer, or responsible for the most viral video in internet history (wink, wink), there is something exhilarating about breaking a record. So when we found out that the vertical formation record for most synchronized skydivers was broken, […]
Bringing new light to activism
Over night, what used to be public drinking fountains throughout the city of Madrid were evolved into unsuspecting pieces of art. In response to the growing disappearance of these beneficial fountains and to highlight the global necessity of water, anonymous art collective Luzinterruptus revitalized the fountains with the help of LED lights. Water was nowhere […]