Queen of the Night: Glitz, glamour and dance at the relaunch of NYC’s historic Diamond Horseshoe Club

Queen of the Night


75 years after its initial opening, the Paramount Hotel’s former vaudeville theater, the Diamond Horseshoe Club, opened its doors once more on 31 December 2013. There—with magic, majesty, surprise…

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Interview: Graph Rabbit: The minimalist duo on their craft and why they choose to perform their entire album front-to-back, with no computers

Interview: Graph Rabbit


by Naheed Simjee NYC-based Butterscotch Records recently hosted a unique event that defines its guiding philosophy. Two of the artists on the label, Mikael Jorgensen and Graph Rabbit, played a show at west LA record…

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Volta Art Fair 2014: Three must-see booths at this year’s New York City show

Volta Art Fair 2014


Volta Art Fair (in New York City this year from 6-9 March 2014) continues to offer a unique, fresh and edgy alternative to those from more established galleries participating in the bigger fairs like The Armory Show…

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Interview: Lance Hakker of Ashbury: The eyewear brand’s co-founder on humble beginnings on Skid Row, online haters and the possibility of an NBA eyewear team

Interview: Lance Hakker of Ashbury


In snowboarding, style matters above all else—or at least it should. And whether we like it or not, each rider (be it a pro, am or just another weekend warrior at their local hill) is defined from afar by how baggy their clothes…

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Cool Hunting Video: Helen Levi: Artful production ceramics and collaborations from a fresh Brooklyn-based designer

Cool Hunting Video: Helen Levi


As a deeper appreciation and understanding of craftsmanship continues to permeate our culture, it becomes more and more challenging as a consumer to identify value—something that is now more often about personal appeal, rather than price. When holding a handmade item, we…

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Acid Magazine: A holistic approach to surfing in a beautifully designed print format

Acid Magazine


To the outside world, surfers may seem like an obsessive bunch. Piling into a station wagon, driving for hours in search of rideable peaks in the depths of winter, shuffling across snow-covered trails in nothing but a few millimeters of neoprene is not…

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Design Indaba 2014: The Conference: South Africa’s annual discourse on how creativity and innovation can affect real change throughout the world at large

Design Indaba 2014: The Conference


Many wondrously pioneering things happen daily in South Africa, yet surprisingly much of the world still seems slightly unaware of the nation’s enduring commitment to progressive reform. The country is often still regarded by much of the modern world as underdeveloped—and even worse, unconcerned or unable. But each year founder…

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Interview: Marisa Kakoulas and Margot Mifflin on Tattooing in the New Millennium: We speak with the two experts on women in the industry on the eve of their Powerhouse Arena panel discussion

Interview: Marisa Kakoulas and Margot Mifflin on Tattooing in the New Millennium


All things counter culture reach a point of popularity where they cease to exist exclusively in the periphery—some just take longer than others to reach the tipping point. Tattooing, for example, has existed for thousands of years, yet only in the past few…

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Dan Gluibizzi: Between Friends: NSFW watercolors inspired by how we pose for cameras and modeled on photos from across the internet

Dan Gluibizzi: Between Friends


Sex, bongs and the internet—these are the motifs explored in the watercolors of Portland-via-New York artist and Tumblr addict Dan Gluibizzi (pronounced “glue-busy”). Opening tomorrow, 1 March 2014, at LA’s ); return…

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Shinola + Bruce Weber: The storied photographer shares a few insights on his latest campaign with the Detroit-based brand

Shinola + Bruce Weber


Bruce Weber’s work—renowned for its powerful and iconic imagery that has graced gallery walls, billboards and the finest fashion magazines around the globe—is largely an extension of the way he sees the world. And when the…

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