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On first glance, a collection of salmon jerky products seems like an unlikely brand extension for an outdoor apparel company. But when that company is Patagonia, which lives and breathes environmentalism, it actually makes sense. Launched under the newly unveiled Patagonia Provisions program, Wild Salmon Jerky is available in three flavors (sold here as a three-pack) using selectively harvested,......read more
Gloomy post-dubstep crooner James Blake makes his long-awaited return with a new video for "Retrograde," the lead single from his sophomore LP, Overgrown, due April 8th on Republic. Directed by longtime Blake collaborator Martin de Thurah, the eerie clip centers around a mysterious sci-fi narrative featuring an apocalyptic asteroid attack and motorcycle riders falling from the sky. It's weird and......read more
Here is a simple and elegant fix to a (First World) problem that annoys us every single day: Dropped power cords. One Less Drop, designed by Dan Heckler and brought to market with the help of Kickstarter, solves the dilemma and looks good doing it. The solid block is made of recycled aluminum ("from discarded wheels, engine blocks and the like") which is hand-finished and anodized for long-term......read more
Baltimore dream-pop duo Beach House just dropped this eerie new video for "Lazuli," the gorgeous lead single from their latest LP, Bloom, released last month. The spooky clip, which follows three lonely souls to another dimension, was directed by Alan Cordell, who created a similarly bizarre video for "Walk in the Park," off of previous album Teen Dream. Bloom out now on Sub Pop....read more
China's hyper-dense urban centers tend to conjure images of huge crowds, gridlocked traffic, and polluted air. The Great City, now under construction near the city of Chengdu, aims to be anything but that. Designed by Chicago firm Adrian Smith and Gordon Gill Architecture, the Great City is a plan for a sustainability-focused, pedestrian-based satellite city that 80,000 people will......read more
Here's a new gadget from iZen that nudges bamboo computer accessory design ahead a few notches. Composed of 92% bamboo, the newly launched device carries the distinction of being the first bluetooth-enabled wireless bamboo keyboard. The wooden keys have a warm and comfortable feel for typing, and the device is built to the same dimensions as an Apple keyboard, so it won't look out of place on......read more
It's no overstatement to use words like "trailblazing" and "pioneers" to describe the work of British brothers Paul and Phil Hartnoll, aka Orbital. Now, after a long sabbatical, the brothers are getting ready to drop their first album in eight years -- called Wonky -- and hit the road for summer festival season. In advance of the release, Orbital put out this video for "Straight......read more
In September of 1962, the first edition of Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" hit bookstore shelves. Fifty years and two million copies later, the book is widely regarded as the catalyst of the modern environmental movement. In "Silent Spring," Carson wrote in eloquent and sometimes sentimental prose about effects of manmade pesticides on the natural world -- and on humankind. A scientific......read more
Young Farmers, the latest original web series from SHFT and Lockerz, explores the growth of 'farm-to-table' values among young people today. In the first episode, we visit with Morgan and her abundant urban farm plot. Morgan's mindset about food was shifted by her experience living in France, where knowing where your food comes from -- and how it was raised -- is a normal part of life.......read more
Clean though wind power may be, it doesn't come without its own environmental concerns, chief among which is the fact that birds and bats share the unfortunate habit of flying into spinning turbine blades. Raymond Green, an 89-year-old World War II veteran, has developed a new bladeless wind turbine that he claims will save the lives of avian creatures. Carrying the slightly wordy......read more
