
For those with a flair for the unique, here's a a portable stereo solution that's as individual as they get. The BoomCase, a mobile boombox housed in a vintage suitcase, is a truly one of a kind design. Created by California artist Mr. Simo (aka Dominic Odbert), each custom BoomCase is outfitted with a headphone jack so you can link it to any device. And all you audio geeks out there can rest......read more
To those of us with an interest in environmental affairs, the plight of the bluefin tuna is by now a familiar story. Driven by demand in Japan's seafood market, stocks of the predatory fish with the brilliant red flesh have depleted 85% over the last forty-odd years. Earlier this year, a bid to ban commercial fishing of bluefin tuna was denied at the annual United Nations meeting on......read more
Entourage star and SHFT co-founder Adrian Grenier is working with Oceana to raise awareness about the endangered bluefin tuna. In this newly released, call-to-action TV spot, nicely directed by Klaus Obermeyer from Aero Film, he goes for a swim alongside the massive, fast-swimming fish. For more, be sure to check out some behind the scenes footage of the PSA shot by GQ and Nautica. ...read more
Driven by demand in Japan's seafood market, stocks of the bluefin tuna have depleted 85 percent over the last forty-odd years. Can aquaculture help meet the demand and save the threatened species? In "The Farmer and the Bluefin," The Perennial Plate hones its cameras in on a bluefin tuna farm in Wakayama, Japan. Whereas most bluefin farming operations capture young fish......read more
Another great natural product from Isa's Restoratives, Blue Chamomile Face Cream is a nourishing daily moisturizer made from 100% certified organic ingredients. Handcrafted in Brooklyn by Isa herself, Blue Chamomile Face Creams contains a wide variety of essential oils, including avocado, jojoba, coconut, lavender, and, of course, blue chamomile, which soothes and heals sensitive skin. ...read more
The giant Atlantic bluefin tuna is one of the fastest fish in the sea. A fierce predator, it hunts incessantly and can cross the ocean multiple times in its life. Now, European researchers are looking to convert this very wild — and very threatened — species into a farm animal. In Sunday's Week in Review in the New York Times, Paul Greenberg, author of "Four Fish: The Future of the......read more
Nope, these aren't real life depictions of Dr. Seuss illustrations, but they're just as surreal. The Blue Trees is a traveling art project by Australia's Konstantin Dimopoulos, who paints trees a striking sapphire blue to raise awareness about the growing problem of global deforestation and its relationship to climate change. Dimopolous riffs on the ways that plants use vibrant colors as a......read more
The swirling Blue Planet aquarium in Copenhagen, designed by Danish studio 3XN, has recently opened to the public, and it's a spectacular building to say the least. Designed to resemble a wave or a whirlpool, the waterfront structure appears to melt into the ocean. The building comprises a series of curved wings, designed to mimic the shapes generated by swirling water, and is clad in shimmering......read more
About a month ago, I got that familiar nagging that often happens when I've been a couple of weeks in once place. On this particular afternoon, I dipped off Interstate 17 heading North to explore a string of ghost towns along a winding dirt road. Immediately off the exit, I dove onto a perfect, dusty highway straight into the sun. A little dot on the map, Cleator, Arizona is a town that has been......read more
Watching guys rip on skateboards is never not entertaining, but this video from former pro Brian Lotti takes the short skate vid to another level of beauty and composition. The clip, found via Michael Leon at Arkitip Intel, is "a short concept film exploring various ways of tracking and shooting skateboarders moving through the landscape." Using some next-level camerawork, Lotti......read more