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Good Sentiment Turned Sour

Good Sentiment Turned Sour

While walking through Soho I spotted a knock-off of Anya Hindmarch's "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" for sale by a street vendor. Immediately my blood started to boil. First of...
Watch Out Mini

Watch Out Mini

There's a few too many corporate branded Mini's out there. It's not your fault if someone buys your car and brands it, but please don't let me find out that...
Bumping Ugly

Bumping Ugly

The Bumper Badger must die. Intended to protect your car's bumpers from other car's bumpers bumping into your's while parking, this trend has reached a nadir amongst New York's car-owning...
The “Times Square” of Websites

The “Times Square” of Websites

New York Magazine recently redesigned their website, and I can't say it's for the better. At first glance it doesn't look all that different—a bigger logo, bigger headers. But it...
LEDs Light Up the Future

LEDs Light Up the Future

Friday night we went to the Gen Art Film Festival to see a friend's film premier. After the film, we escorted him to the after party where I was handed...
So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye

So Long, Farewell, auf Wiedersehen, Goodbye

Tis the finale, one of MSLK's favorite art collaboratives, Flux Factory, is leaving us. And while it is not the end of Flux Factory for good, it is the end...
Behind the Scenes at Lincoln Center

Behind the Scenes at Lincoln Center

Back in 2002, the hottest architects in NYC, Diller Scofidio + Renfro won the competition for a massive renovation of the Juilliard School and Alice Tully Hall, at Lincoln Center....
Pay Attention

Pay Attention

City cyclists are constantly swapping stories of near death by speeding vans or surprise car doors. Ellen and I often comment that ridding through LIC, Queens in the morning is...
ADC Paper Expo — A Paper Waste

ADC Paper Expo — A Paper Waste

On Wednesday evening Emil and I headed out to the Art Directors Club's Paper Expo to pick up some swatch books missing from the studio's library and to indulge in...
Area 2 is Here!

Area 2 is Here!

I went to Barnes & Noble the other day and was excited to see the new Phaidon Area 2 by Ellen Lupton that just came out 2 days ago. Area...