1. White House Flickr As Barack Obama preps for his inauguration day, It’s Nice That takes us through the first four years of his presidency in a highlight reel of the White House Flickr page. Moving, humorous and nostalgic, the photo ops also show off Obama’s remarkable photogenic quality….
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1. Everest in Two Billion Pixels Take a visual tour of the world’s highest peak through an intriguing two billion pixel interactive image of the Khumbu glacier. Made from 477 individual high res images, the navigable photograph allows for zooming to different site areas for an even closer look….
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1. RIP MCA Adam “MCA” Yauch—founding member of the Beastie Boys—passed away at the age of 47 following a prolonged bout with cancer. The influential music icon took his group from a garage band in Brooklyn to superstardom alongside Michael “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Adrock” Horovitz. In addition…
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1. The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek Last February a severe avalanche occurred just outside Stevens Pass Ski Resort in Washington state, killing three industry veterans. Included in the lost was Stevens’ marketing director Chris Rudolph, the man who was to be our guide on a media trip scheduled the…
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1. RIP Ravi Shankar The influence of the late, great Ravi Shankar can’t be overstated—teaching Western music luminaries from John Coltrane to George Harrison, his sitar sound has been a landmark mastery. In honor of Shankar, NPR has collected the five recordings you must know from “West Meets East”…
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1. Color of the Year Pantone has named Emerald (Pantone 17-5641) the color of the year for 2013. Described as luxurious and sophisticated—and strikingly close to (albeit a shade bluer than) Cool Hunting’s signature green—the color is speculated to dominate designers’ palettes from fashion to interiors so look for…
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1. Yoko Ono for Opening Ceremony “Soooooo, this is actually, like, ‘art’ or something, isn’t it? No fucking way Yoko Ono thinks she can break up The Beatles AND ruin menswear.” Read more of Jon Moy’s appropriate reaction to Ono’s new Opening Ceremony collection over at Four Pins. 2….
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1. 3D-Printed Aston Martin Though the story called for a precious 1960 Aston Martin DB5 to be decimated, producers of “Skyfall,” the latest Bond installment, saved the rare icon by combining 3D printing with creative modeling. Propshop Modelmakers Ltd. employed a Voxeljet VX4000 large-scale printer to produce a series…
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1. Photography Galleria Carla Sozzani’s newest exhibit, simply titled “Photography,” brings together a wide group of internationally renowned photographers from both fashion and fine art. The exhibition focuses on new works from prominent artists, including William Eggleston, Martin Parr, Ryan McGinley, Taryn Simon and more and runs through 18…
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1. Camaro Hot Wheels Launched this week to the applause of big kids everywhere, the Hot Wheels Edition Camaro is a full-size production version of its micro counterpart. Upscaled with 21″ black rims, two-tone hood graphics and Hot Wheels logos abound, the car of many childhood dreams is set…
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