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Evlan Tirvet, available at Ligne Roset. Simple idea's are usually the best!

Name a whale with Green Peace

Today I typed in "Sniffle" and this is what came up. Please, leave some requests in the comments. I am not that creative.

After hitting all the gallery show's this weekend, head over to the LES New Museum, for the 30 hour opening sponsored by target. ...."We have now officially given out the entire number of allotted timed tickets for Target 30 Free Hours. We expect that there will be a some tickets returned and some unused, thus it may be possible for visitors to show up during the course of the marathon event and get a ticket on the spur of the moment; but there is absolutely no guarantee!"

The Streets of Europe, December 1st - December 29th, 2007, Jonathan Levine Gallery

While these are not all of the shows this month, this is what stands out. A Basel/Miami section is to come, but that is an entirely different matter. Too much good stuff.

Don't hold your breath. When and if crude hits $100/barrel, Design Glut will produce 100 limited edition Crude Necklaces with a high gloss black surface finish. The pieces can be seen a symbol of mourning for the fossil fuel era. Keep an eye on the prize.

Available now for your purchase is this gorgeous print by NY's favorite Street Artist Swoon. Coming in an edition of 150, Boy (Strong) is a 6 color print measuring around 12" x 43". Retailing at £350, it may seem steep, but well worth it

Pieter Hugo, The Hyena & Other Men, which opens at Yossi Milo tonight

T-Magazine's new Holiday website. Check out the NYTimes "T-Magazine" flash site for the holidays. One nice feature, when you view the Natalie Portman article, is that it has the option of images only. It's a real nice interactive site so have a look.

Based on the poster it looks "good". Maybe a bit like nip/tuck meets stargate? Will the actual show be any good? Who knows, Fox's new mid-season series "Terminator, The Sarah Connors Chronicles", airs Jan 13-14. Check out the website here.

Installation by Hannes Broecker where museum goers are invited to pick up a glass and take a drink of a variety of cocktails in the container. (Via Neatorama)

You have to love pieces of jewelry with name Hooker Medallions. Natalia Fabia, whose show Hooker Safari is now on at Corey Helford Gallery in LA, created these limited edition Hooker Medallions for daily wear and strut. Hooker is such a great word.

In these times with DVR's, commercials have to be really good for you to watch. Here is a very creative Japanese tea commercial.

Mad balls. Do you remember these? Well, they are being re-released now so little kids can have the same fun throwing these mutinous balls at each other. In the 80's we got Nintendo, Transformers, Voltron, Nerf, Garbage Pail Kids, Mask, The Goonies.....the list could go on forever.

via, uncrate

Inside the studio of Downtown artist Dash Snow. via Razor Apple

Kate Moss.

In Celebration of Bar Martignetti's anniversary they will be closing their doors to the upstairs at 12 AM every night this week and whoever is up there will be served complimentary French fries and Champagne. You have two days left!

This site Funny Exam Answers reminds me of the answers I may or may not have given to school-related questions. Pure entertainment.

via, LostAtEMinor

Joseph O. Holmes

If you're around.

Today I typed in randomly "Giant Trash Can" and this is what came up. If you have any recommendations, leave them in the comments and I'll search it tomorrow.

According to AmNY, Blue Owl,196 Second Ave offers the house concoctions for $5, instead of the regular $12. Plus, they have an open Vodka bar from 5-6pm. Also, if you're a speed drinker, you can snack on their high end snacks.

A food company annual report that has to be cooked first. Croatian creative agency Bruketa & Zinić have designed an annual report for food company Podravka that has to be baked in an oven before it can be read.(via dezeen), If this isn't creative I do not know what is. I hope the results were good.

This is one of those links that was forwarded to you. What I can tell from this clip, there is a web site, wWw. 2 girls 1 cup dot Com, that has a video of a 2 girls taking a deuce in a cup, then I guess they start drinking it. I am not recommending watching it, (I did not) but, I do recommend watching the chain of video reactions that has been generated from the site, on YouTube.

I don't know what it is....maybe the combination of the calm music and the reaction to knowing that what they are looking at it is truly vile, but you never see it. It's genius!

Wednesday's muse, Sofie Roelens.

Keep it moving.

Complacent Kids make me happy. Photo by the sis

Existing in Copenhagen, Denmark,Telefon Til Chefen is a gallery and a bookstore that focuses primarily on zine-culture. The website is unbelievable in that the variety of zines and their insides are posted in a no frills manner, bith informing visually and statistically. According to their about statement, zine-culture is"fairly unexplored in Denmark.", making this shop and galley quite unique.

Well, sort of. Opening this Sunday at the Vanina Holasek Gallery in New York is Banksy Does New York. Following in the wake of Andipa in London, the work in the show has been sourced from private collections and will be available to collectors at a premium. Just in time for investment bankers holiday bonuses. The show runs through December 29th.

Thanks to outer-borough for the info

press release after the jump

Everything is Shit, Enamel on Metal, 24" x 24"

As we previously mentioned over the holiday weekend, Steve Powers opened up a new exhibit this past Friday at the v1 Gallery in Copenhagen, Denmark. The following are highlights from the show. For more information contact elg@v1gallery.com

Fallon in London keep doing rather good stuff. Here's a new ad promoting Orange's new unlimited text offer based on a very simple thought - good things should never end. Also, check out the site for Orange created by Poke.

Today, Shepard Fairey releases Kiss Me Deadly to the world. Coming off in two colorways, the prints title is rumored to reference the Generation X album of the same name. Whatever the case, it will be gone in a heartbeat. On a side note, check out this Australian student's visual thesis (below).

In Moby's words....
"hi,
i'll keep this brief.
this portion of moby.com, 'film music', is for independent and non-profit filmmakers, film students, and anyone in need of free music for their independent, non-profit film, video, or short.
to use the site you log in(or on?) and are then given a password.
you can then listen to the available music and download whatever you want to use in your film or video or short.
the music is free as long as it's being used in a non-commercial or non-profit film, video, or short.
if you want to use it in a commercial film or short then you can apply for an easy license, with any money that's generated being given to the humane society.
i hope that you find what you're looking for,
moby"

Leave it to good old Moby to make a difference. Check it out now.

Somehow we missed this one, but it's a good one. The USB Disk Dock lets you plug in hard drives. You can hook up a dirt-cheap SATA disk drive to your PC or Mac by simply plugging it into this USB desktop adapter that works just like an iPod dock.

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Fashion Photographer of the moment, Camilla Akrans uses natural light and dominates the lens. Check out the work on her management site.

I cannot wait to see this movie and it is not only because I am slightly addicted to this song. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story. Perfectly timed for a Christmas Tree weekend.

Peter Funch. Communicating Community, from his series, Babel Tales.

Arena magazine used to be something you looked forward to getting, some fashion, interesting stories, cool gadgets, and barley dressed women, majority of the time naked, photo essays.
Now with its new layout and formating, Details, I mean Arena, sucks. Everyone is dressed, (women that is) and from the cover with Beckham looking like a Chelsea boy, to the last ad of the mag featuring a mans crotch. Arena, has jumped the pink shark.

At least there are still have dressed women on the website....maybe they are redesigning it as we speak. Don't get the wrong idea if you want nudity get playboy, I know I know, but I prefer the balance the magazine offered before that all. A straight mans fashion magazine.

I am not sure if it's the music or the actual program, but Crayon physics is mystical! Draw objects on the screen as you play, create elements with a mouse or a pen, Crayon Physics will be the next game you buy for the Wii, (after nintendo sees this video)Download and play here.

I love a dirty martini with Belvedere, extra olives, and I love the ad campaign for "Belvedere Private Room" promotion. On there website you can pay for a private bartender, a massage, or a poker game, there are a few other specialties for the ladies, make-up, manicure.... the packages comes with some Bel, and a time limit. So if you have money to burn spend it here.

So I typed "Fat People" into the search on YouTube and this is what came up. Any requests? Leave them in the comments and I'll pick one of them for tommorow.

Here in NYC it's shitty out, and tomorrow is supposed to be even worse. Coming back after a long weekend is always tough. So sit back and laugh at one of the best moments on the silver screen.

This February, Bonham's Fine Art Auctioneers in London will hold the world's first auction devoted entirely to street art. While street art is nothing new, in the past year works from street artists have been seeping into auction houses and performing extremely well. Coming up this December, Sotheby's in London will have a section of their auction devoted to street art, but nothing in comparison to Bonham's. 100 works from the likes of Swoon, Shepard Fairey, Faile, Banksy, Keith Haring, and Jean-Michel Basquiat will be put on the block. Exciting for sure, this auction will definitely gauge whether or not this genre of art has the legs to be more than just a flash in the pan. Luckily, estimates are not creeping too high which gives the art a chance to break records.
Thanks to admonkey,thegiant.org moderator for bringing this to light
via, the times online

Jezebel.com has the clip of Bindi Irwan, the daughter of mortal x-croc hunter Steve Irwin, performing on the Today show. She is rapping from her new "Trouble in the Jungle" album.... I am not sure what is sadder, her exploitation as a rapper, or the guys dancing behind her.

Were you one of the million fools who stood in line on Thursday night waiting get get into Best Buy at 4 am to buy something you really didn't need? Did you notice in the fine-print on all the circulars that came in the paper on Thursday, each store had a limited number of items that were "on sale"? Which translated to, if you're not one of the first 5-10 people in line, you're shit out of luck.

So now you're "shopping" and you have no idea where to look to get the best deal..... tad-ah cybermonday.com, has everything you're looking for and who is giving the best deals. Good Luck.

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Here at twbe we refrain from covering the gossip, as there are enough sites that do it well. But this has to be a joke....."Britney Spears to adopt Chinese twins", according to the Sydney Morning Herald, Brit is about to adopt 2 Chinese Babies. Do you think the comedy writers are banging their heads against the wall because of all the money they are losing on late night monologues?

Ever wonder what you are going to plug into your cable box's fireware wire port?
How about the Western Digital's "My DVR Expander"? Instantly add up to 60 hours of high-definition TV or up to 300 hours of standard-definition TV to your eSATA-enabled DVR. My DVR Expander has been tested for compatibility with Scientific Atlanta 8300 Series, and has been TiVo verified™ compatible with TiVo® Series3™ and TiVo® HD DVRs. Check with your cable service provider to confirm compatibility with their system.

Never worry about running out of space again.

Another reason why you wish you had Google stock is "fix it", the new map feature. Let's say you get your directions, but you want to change the route Google provides. You can drag any point of the mapped out route, and position it on the route you want to go to get to your destination. An amazing tool is all I have to say.

Through the BBC blog, we have found out that Pharrell William's brand is opening up shop on West Broadway this Tuesday, the 27th. While this does not mean much for us, maybe it does for you.

CNN reports, someone in Italy placed the winning bid of $3.8 million on Friday in an online auction for an unpopulated, one-house Texas town. The town of Albert, Texas, includes a tavern that's open on weekends.

No one lives permanently in the 13-acre town of Albert, about 60 miles north of San Antonio, but the tavern created from the frame of the old general store is open on weekends. The town also includes a pavilion, an 85-year-old dance hall, a tractor shed, a three-bedroom house, plus peach and pecan orchards.

I am curious to know more about the italian who bought the town, and why.

OPEN AIR from knox on Vimeo.

Wooster Collective pointed us to this great video from 2006 featuring ESPO, Dan Witz, Faile, Michael De Feo, and Skewville.

The Dive is tucked into a little brick row home on Passyunk. It is the type of neighborhood bar you wish you had just around the corner from your place. Happy hour is from 5 to 7 p.m. every day, with $2 liquor, $2 beers and free slices from J&J's Pizza, just down the street. The wood-paneled ground floor has a long bar that spans the length of the space. Colored Christmas lights are strung along the perimeter of the tin ceiling, and a big flat-screen TV hangs in the middle of the bar. TV Dinners, Chef Boyardee, Hot Pockets, popcorn and ice cream are served from the glass-front fridge, and heated in the microwave conveniently located below it. Friendly as hell, the bartenders serve five different beers on tap, including Yuengling and the seasonal Lancaster Milk Stout. The signature drink is whatever you want, but the bartenders recommend a Planters Punch (Captain Morgan's and Bacardi with OJ, pineapple and a splash of grenadine). It tastes like something you'd drink with breakfast-that is, until you're knocked flat-ass on the floor. Via (cityPaper)

Everyone wants to see her naked, and everyone wishes that they were Brad Pitt. Everyone wants to watch videos of her naked. So, instead of watching Beowulf or dealing with all her kids, you can watch the animation of Angie naked, dripping in gold. It's like Lara Croft, but better.

Here is the number one reason to go to Hong Kong. Hong Kong has been in the news recently and is being touted as the new hotbed for fashion and designers. They have also been in the news for toy problems, but I think this is a better reason. Hong Kong Street Style.

Opening tonight and running through December 21st, Steve Powers (Espo), Sleep and Repeat at V1 Gallery in Copenhagen Denmark. This is his first European solo show and comes directly after his first museum show at Pafa this past October. A busy month for Mr. Powers. Full press release after the jump.

We tried to find a picture of Kate eating but it was impossible. If you can find one please send it to twbe AT theworldsbestever dot Com. Eat well.

Wednesday's Muse, Hana K.

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Hayden Panettiere, is legal, shaved and dangerous. Check out here spread in this months GQ. She poses in a few fantasy outfits for you to enjoy.

Back in the day NIN released the digital tracks to its fans to allow them to make there own remixes........"… the main reason I did it was because I thought it was cool and something I would have liked to do if it was available to me. A lot of really fun stuff started to happen….communities developed, web sites were created, even traditional radio got in the game and began playing the fans' mixes. I felt the experiment, despite not having a specific purpose, was a success." So now they are releasing a album of the remixes, and they have created a site where people can share their work. Remix.NIN. Due to some legal issues the site is not up at the moment, but you can buy the songs on itunes.

To learn more about this issue and the Issue, the labels involvement and DMCA'S Safe Harbor provisions.... check out nin.com.

As you may already now...the Red Hot Chili Peppers are suing American television network Showtime over use of the name 'Californication', after the network used their 1999 album title as the name for David Duchovny's latest show.

Billboard.com reports that a suit was filed in the Los Angeles Superior Court on Monday (November 19), with lead singer and songwriter Anthony Kiedis saying, "'Californication' is the signature CD, video and song of the band's career. For some tv show to come along and steal our identity is not right."

I grew up to the band and saw them sooooooo many times. To think that they feel "Californication" is their "signature" song of the bands career, is really sad, Hillel, is rolling over in his grave.

The band has requested that Showtime Networks and defendants Twilight Time Films, Aggressive Mediocrity and Tom Kapinos cease using the name and hand over all profits made as a result of using the name.

The Red hots are the new Metallica!

If you do not know about her already, check out this month's Hi Fructose vol 6. interview with Marion Peck. Amazing, beautiful, and surreal work, that is disturbing and inviting at the same time.

This usb fridge/heater is a great idea for people who are stuck at a desk all day. After plugging in for 5 minutes, the device either cools your beverage to 54°F or heats it up to 116°F. So in theory, after taking one beer out to drink, the next will be cold enough to pound by the time you finish sipping the previous one. If you have extra cheddar to spend and no social life outside of work, this could be for you.

A remote control made of pure gold, created by Denmark’s Lantic System, is specially for you to take control several of home media and automation systems including video, audio, internet, CCTV, alarm, lights, curtains, air-conditioning and even navigation systems.

This gold remote control is meant to be used on a yacht to control all the media and automation systems. It costs $55,000, which is definitely meant for rich guys who own a yacht. And having possessed this gold remote control, also ensures that you’re the real boss on the yacht! (via techchee)

This is definitely not your grandmothers baby grand. Danish audiophile Peter Lyngdorf has teamed up with Steinway, to create "Model D" a sound system as big as a baby grand. Starting at $150.000.00 you to can own the cadillac of sound.

Dan Hillier's Cthuloid drawings sport engraved Victorian gentlemen and ladies who are magically twisting into tentacled horrors. I just bought this one from the artist himself at a market stall in London's Brick Lane, and it's proudly hanging on my wall. I'm restraining myself (just barely) from buying more. (Via Boing Boing)

Blame this Tuesday's post on the Fox News Channel. Shepard will be releasing a pair of prints next week in anticipation of his Imperfect Union show coming up December 1st, but this will be covered later. After looking through a retrospective of all of his works to date, the Fear Bush 2 print (above) made in 2003, is still his most emotionally driven work of attack. Bush as Hitler, with the clever phrase at the bottom. Classic.

Available today at Target Stores nationwide are Limited Edition Beach towels by the likes of Jeff Koons, Kehinde Wiley, Cindy Sherman, and Elizabeth Peyton. These towels were concieved by the Non-Profit Art Production Fund and can also be purchased online at Works on Whatever. The towels are huge 60" x 70" so you could feasibly get them signed and hang them in your dwelling. Now you can be visually high-class either poolside, beachside, or coming out of your dirty bathroom.

It's time to buy nice things for your brand new play-doh factory/cookie cutter apartment. Think about Airstream, forget about the fact they have a huge selection of amazing books, Airstream also has an amazing selection of vintage furniture. For example this Tulip based 42' table for $495.00. Check out the site, or if you're in Brooklyn, check out their weekend market. Let them know you heard it on twbe!

Mike Tyson was the man, and the G.O.B. magic show music brings it all together.

As black friday approaches, we here at twbe will supply you with what you need to make your holiday list. Such as these 'moss pencils', which is a wooden pencil covered with green flocking. Available at designboomfor $11.

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PreOrder now , the R2D2 Soy Sauce dispenser for $18.47. It will ship mid December.

Being on vacation in Florida means that I get to spend some quality time in front of the fox news channel with my grandparents. This seems to be the only thing they watch with the exception of the Lawrence Welk Show. Now that I am caught up on the yawn-inducing world of politics, I have to say I find it astonishing that there is a candidate named Huckabee, and that his first commercial is based around a Chuck Norris endorsement. I blame it on his lazy eye. Now the commercial does have some great material in it and I understand that this was a great publicity move, I am talking about him, but there are so many other bit characters that I would have rather seen. Chuck Norris is an old dud, Mr. T would have been flavorful. What about Weird Al? Or even Henry Winkler? Whatever, I'll tell you my vote if the man lets him make it that far, Bill Richardson.

Picture of the day, enjoy, photographed by Sean Brown, 13inc

For your eyes only, check out Michaela Kocianova, from men.style's, pictorial on the victoria secret show. some good one's, some really bad. Enjoy.

Puma's The Mongolian Shoe BBQ experience is back with the iconic hoops style. Here are "twbe" design's. Problem is you never can commit to a final style.

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Check out WILLIAM SPENCER'S, skating for the Denver's Holorado skate video.

David Bowie is on the Sotheby's block at the end of November, you can buy some vintage t-shirts for a couple $1000.00 each. Or you can pick this little gem up.

"Fans of a certain age will remember well the nervousness they felt when DB was arrested, along with three others, at the Americana Rochester Hotel in the early hours of March 21st after a show at the War Memorial in Rochester, New York.

Press reports on both sides of the Atlantic screamed "Bowie Busted" (still have the cuttings) and there was genuine concern that our man could be sent down for fifteen years after he was charged with "fifth-degree criminal possession of marijuana".

Anyway, after raising the $2,000 bail each for himself and his companions (who included one James Osterberg, Jr.) David returned to have his picture taken four days later on the 25th.

Above are the fruits (steady) of that photographer's labour in what has to be the coolest busted rock star photograph of all time." Via (david bowie.com). Bid now on ebay.

"Next to MoMA, a Tower Will Reach for the Stars", Jean Nouvel, has designed a new building that will go up in midtown right next to the MOMA. "A new 75-story tower designed by the architect Jean Nouvel for a site next to the Museum of Modern Art in Midtown promises to be the most exhilarating addition to the skyline in a generation. Its faceted exterior, tapering to a series of crystalline peaks, suggests an atavistic preoccupation with celestial heights. It brings to mind John Ruskin’s praise for the irrationality of Gothic architecture: “It not only dared, but delighted in, the infringement of every servile principle.” VIA(nytimes)

What could be cooler than a little USB that looks like a worm. NifNaks.com creates these little guys for 66 bucks you get yourself a little 4 gig USB drive. Via(boing boing.

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This Saturday and Sunday check out Crane Street Open Studios. From 12-6 on Saturday and Sunday, the public will be free to tour 5 levels of art studios housing the working spaces of over 100 artists. Open Studios event will also feature a silent auction of works created by artists in the building. Sponsored by Sierra Nevada, and Dog Head Crafted Brewed Ale.
For more info:Crane Street Open Studios
46-23 Crane Street Long Island City, NY 11101

ESPO keeps popping up everywhere, this time on the cover of the December issue of Juxtapoz. The article on the man is spot on, and guides the reader through the wild personality who was born with the name Stephen Powers. On newsstands now.

So as we all know there is a writer's strike going on. But, that does not mean that we have to be without SNL and 30 Rock. Both of these shows are set to perform live at the Upright Citizen's Brigade Theater on Saturday and Monday, respectively. While advance tickets are sold out, you can get in line and hope to make it inside the 120-seat theater. via, the Gothamist

Kate moss december vogue.

"Dynamite waiting to happen!" is what Anjay called it. Morbidly, he forecasted his own demise as the council members decided to "mix up" the districts. This episode's end would find our Bollywood bound Hindu from Blue crying to whichever of his thousands of gods would listen as Greg exclaimed, "Dude, SHUT UP!" to his lame pre-challenge pep-talk and would ultimately dispute his seat on the town council. "Mix up" turned out to be a relative term when all but Laurel, whose course red hair and gritty New England accent left little room for discussion, added 1 member from another district to theirs, shattering friendships in the process but retaining the overall stink of each district. Despite adding Blaine, the girly pussies of Yellow still cried themselves to sleep at night, everyone on Blue still hates Anjay, especially since he split up Greg and Blaine, and Red is even more of a bunch of boogers with Nathan added to the mix (except for DK and Markelle; anyone who would buy a pogo stick for the sole purpose of ripping down someone's campaign banner and pogo-ing on it in the center of town is alright in my book). But it wasn't all bad, Blaine took advantage of his transfer to move out of Greg's shadow. His increased presence was not overlooked as he was awarded the gold star this week. Still drunk on his newly acquired $20,000 of solid gold, Blaine put forth his bid to take on Zach for district leader as elections loom on the horizon. In his words, "I'm a man of action. I can get things done. Sometimes it takes actions to get things done." That's good talkin' son. Here's to hoping that it takes action to get things done all the time. Enjoy your 20G payday Blainester, GeneP out.

NY Mag's "The Ten Video Games That Should Be Movies (and the Directors Who Should Make Them)". Highlights include Larry Clark directing Tony Hawk's Pro Skater and Michel Gondry directing Tetris.

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Upper Playground has added a couple new pillows to their home collection, the freshest being this Gamer pillow which basically maps the history of the video game joystick.

Karl Haendel, "$56,055, 2005," pencil on paper, 93 x 130"

This Thanksgiving on the balmy streets of New York, the artist Jeff Koons will have a balloon based on the rabbit sculpture above flying in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade. Yup, that's about it.

This product is a USB charge / synchro connector for exclusive use of iPod.
I connect iPod to a PC or USB/AC adapter. For more information go here, and if your in Japan pick me up one.

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Heading to NYC? Going anywhere in the Continental Us? You need to know where the clubs are, stripclubs that is. Check out StripClubMap. Another useful Google mashup.

Now that Swindle has their archives up on the internet, you can dig around through their earlier issues and uncover some great features that may have escaped you previously. Like this interview with Swoon by Marc Schiller of Wooster Collective. Probably the greatest interview with her I have ever read.

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Wednesday's muse, Vicky. These one name models are hard to find.

Your morning laugh... or you last night. Check out drunk dump

Kind of Reminds me of Espo's Super Feen

Adrian Paci, Perspeculum

Wallpaper magazine's worst cover ever. What were they thinking, its no Monocle

Disturbing and strange, leave it to the french Orangina drink to pull it off.

Designer: Sun-hwa Kyung created the light panel, it can hide discretely in shelves tucked in between books. When you reach for that area, the light automatically turns on only illuminating its surroundings. When your hand moves away, it switches back off. Via yankodesign.

Its the end of 2007 and your may be wondering what do I need for next year. Hmmmmm..... what could that be how about a Naked Calendar. Te Neues, publishers have put out Peter Jirmann Jr. Naked Calendar buy it now.

If you are in NY on November 15th, start your night off by attending this nice collabo between Chris Yormick (Rust), Swindle Magazine, and W Hotel. The opening reception is between 7 and 9pm at the W hotel in Times Square. More info here, and here

The simple things in life bring smiles. If it could only be that simple. Watch a squire play "possum" in a fight.

After a two week hiatus from a print release, Shepard returns to action with a release limited to 100 out of an edition of 400 featuring the work he did for Led Zeppelin's new album Mothership. More interesting to me is the commercial (above) which features Shepard's work coming to life. The print is after the jump.

A computer technician claims to have discovered a real da Vinci code after finding music hidden in Leonardo's masterpiece, The Last Supper.

Giovanni Maria Pala said that the hands of Jesus and the Apostles, and the loaves of bread in the picture each represented a note, which formed a 40-second composition.

He made the discovery after superimposing a stave - the five lines used in sheet music - on the painting. The composition emerges when the "notes" are read right to left, following Leonardo's own technique.

Mr Pala, who will publish his findings in a book next week, said: "It sounded really solemn, almost like a requiem."

Alessandro Vezzosi, of Tuscany's Leonardo museum, said the theory was "plausible", but added: "There's always a risk of seeing something that is not there, but it's certain that the spaces [in the painting] are divided harmonically.

"Where you have harmonic proportions, you can find music."
(via the telegraph)

A page from Basco's Little Black Book

The First Run Limited Edition Robot Guitar from Gibson hits stores December 7, 2007—only 10 per store. "On December 7, 2007, Gibson will change the guitar world forever. Again. True to the spirit of innovation that inspired Gibson to invent the legendary Tune-o-matic bridge, the powerful humbucker, and the revolutionary Digital Les Paul, Gibson proudly presents the Gibson Robot Guitar—the world’s first guitar with robotic technology.".....Blah blah blah...... So does this mean besides manufacturing bands, record labels now can find "musicians" that do not even have to know how to tune their guitars.

Instead of burning your arm on the radiator why not heat up your muffin and a spot of tea. Designed by Byung-seok You (Via Yanko design)

A Taste of Seduction, Acrylic & Silkscreen on paper, 9 x 12 Inches

As we previously mentioned, today begins the five day viewing of Faile work that will be available through a lottery. The majority of the work being offered are "originals" with a couple prints thrown in the mix as well. If you decide to enter the lottery, here are the works which I recommend you choose.

Crazy Blind Date may actually work. The premise is simple, enter the site, drop some information with your availabilty and location, figure out what time you can meet, then let the algorithm's do the work. What's the worst that could happen? Oh yeah, murder. But it is worth a shot anyway.

For 2007, the artist SkullPhone has come out with some great ornaments featuring his signature Skull with a phone. Handblown glass and measuring 4" tall the ornament comes in varying colors and textures and can be purchased through his site for $32.

Flickr's soon-to-be-released Places feature will let you explore countries and cities in a new way. You'll also be able to search for interesting photos by tag in its place. The screenshots above show chicken in China and the United States. (Via radar)

In the news, and of course the first response is terrorist, but no one knows for more info check out cnn.com

Here's to you Gene Parme-jean! via, razor apple

Big ups to our friend Matt Flaherty, who got nominated for an Emmy for this Frontier Airlines campaign. Lay an egg old pal.

The new North Face 485 series contains the slickest black jackets I have seen in ages.

Well you have a choice, option onthe left or the right.
The Plus Minus Zero humidifier is different from those big bulky ones. Apart from being a humidifier…Plus Minus Zero also works like an aromatherapy diffuser too…jus add a few drops of scents and you can see it working. Once you fill it, you don’t have to wait for the next 8 hours. The Japanese design cars better and now humidifiers.The thing just looks so much cooler than anything you can find at target.

Straigth from FMU, "The Burka Band claim to be Afghanistan's first girl group. ...A little googling reveals that this video was actually done in 2003 (well before the youtube era) and, as is usually the case when searching for information about obscure bands, it turns out that WFMU has been playing them for years. Who knew?" For more obscure stuff like this check out there blog form time to time.

Oakazine, published by Brooklyn retailer Oak and source of the aforementioned quote. Check it out online here, or in person at the launch party tonight at K&M in Brooklyn.

Sam Flores, whose show Senso to Heiwa opens at Lineage Gallery next week, is half mexican. On his blog, he reveals that other half, Pepe.

Starting November 12th and running through the 16th, Brooklyn-based artist collective Faile will be holding a lottery to secure the ability to purchase work directly from them. Talk about demand!

"You will be able to enter the lottery at any time during these 5 days. The lottery will randomly generate a "winner / winners" and those people will be notified through the email entered in the lottery site on Nov. 20th."

If you like their work and feel good about playing the lotto then do it.

Steve Powers is one of our favorite artists ever, so we were ecstatic to get some great images of his 8 day week installation that is currently part of his The Magic Word show at Pafa right now. Enjoy!

After decades of painstakingly collecting video games and consoles, He finally decided to part with my entire collection. From Atari to PlayStation 2, there's something for everybody in this collection. The following systems are represented in the auction. Atari 2600, Atari 7800, Atari Jaguar, Atari Lynx, Coleco ColecoVision, Coleco Gemini, Coleco Telstar, Commodore 64/128, GCE Vectrex, Mattel Aquarius, Mattel Intellivision, Mattel Odyssey 2, Microsoft Xbox, Microsoft Xbox 360, Miscellaneous APF TV Fun, Miscellaneous Handheld Games, Miscellaneous PC Games, Miscellaneous SC Eight Thousand, Miscellaneous Sega Pods, Miscellaneous TV Games, NEC Turbo Duo, Nintendo DS, Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Nintendo GameCube, Nintendo NES, Nintendo Nintendo 64, Nintendo Super NES, Nintendo Virtual Boy, Nintendo Wii, Sega Dreamcast, Sega Game Gear, Sega Genesis, Sega Master System, Sega Saturn, SNK Neo Geo, SNK Neo Geo Pocket, Sony Playstation, Sony Playstation 2, Texas Instruments TI 99/4A, VM Labs Nuon.
One day left go to ebay and place your bid current bid a post 7,700.00.

One of our favorite NY gallerists, all tele-tubbed up. via, Stef Plaetz

Greetings you scat-daddy scallywags, as your Main Man Gene P curled up with his favorite Wednesday night accoutrements: a 22 of the Balantine and a bag of crab chips to watch his favorite Wednesday night primetimer: Kid Nation, he was met with the very screen you see above. At first I thought I might have eaten one of those Fisher Price toys with the GHB in it, but I remembered my roommate already took those to a party in Bushwick. Then what was I seeing? Russian spy messages? A heated game of Pong??? Nyet! It was just my shitty TV doing what it does best, stopping me from getting awesome with the weekly radditude of CBS primetime. How was I to ever know if Green would make the Upper Class??? No worry, for any of you that are so hopelessly out of the loop, each show is archived on CBS's website. These bad boys are too damn good to not share and we thank the fine folks at CBS for realizing that. So if you haven't already, don't delay cause this show is one not to miss. There's a talent show where Olivia does stand-up, Green FINALLY wins upper class, and there's no bonus reward cause the suckers on Yellow couldn't finish the challenge. They also gave the gold star to some girl who I think wanted to go home or something, I'm not sure, at this point I was kind of bored so I started eating plastic stuff around the apartment to see if it could get me high. I kind of lost track of the show when I started choking on the stands for one of the Wii controllers.

MUJI, finally scheduled to open its doors on November 16th. There first US store. Located at 455 Broadway, New York, MUJI SOHO will open from 12 noon to 9 p.m. during its first day of operation.

With approximately 3,200 square feet of retail floor space, MUJI’s first store in the US will offer over 2,000 items of MUJI products, including about 570 items of Stationery, 40 items of Furniture, 190 items of Fabric, 590 items of Housewares, 270 items of Health & Beauty products, 20 items of Outdoor supplies, 30 items of Electric Appliances and 330 items of Apparel. After the first day of opening, the store will open regularly from 11a.m. to 9p.m. from Monday to Saturday, and 11a.m. to 8p.m. on Sundays.

For more information about the event and the "My Bag" program check out the press release.

The best video of the year, (for now).

I like this site and its rant

A Kaws kind of day. I was happy to find that included in the box that contained the white Zooth were these sick tarot card stickers.

Not only is the name of this website great, its content is tip-top. Over the years Cocaine Blunts has unearthed some of the dopest songs that I had never previously heard, including Young D Boyz, Sellin' Cocaine as Usual

Artist/illustrator Kerry Roper created this Ltd. edition Giclee print on 350g acid free fine art paper signed and editioned by the artist. Edition of 100. Buy now from 4wall.

What's better than hot models making fun of people with addictions. Italian Vogue pulls out all the stops,"Super Mods Enter Rehap", photographed by Steven Meisel, documents a few recognizable 'spreads' straight from the tabloids. It paints a perfect portrait on what celebrity rehab must be like. Here are more than a few highlights from the shoot after the jump. Enjoy.

Not only is Kaws talented with traditional mediums, he is also very apt at making plates of food into something special. As a reader of his blog, I have always been drawn towards his Art of Grub. Now you can be too.

Kate Moss tempting you to sin.

Choking Man is premiering this Friday Nov. 9th at Cinema Village Poull has 20 complimentary tickets available to the screening and after party at Kion (complimentary Newcastle, Kronenbourg and vodka from 10-11:30pm).

The film, which encapsulates the contemporary immigrant experience in America, got kudos from Steven Soderbergh and won an IFP Gotham Award (www.chokingman.com for more info). Please click the following link to view the official invite for the screening and party email if you'd like one of the tickets. 
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Brands of the world, is by far the best utility for designers. The web site is intended for browsing and exchange of the World"s famous brands and logos. The primary use of site is to enable designers to access vector forms of the well-known logos that they can use in their presentations, given the permission of the copyright owner. The web site also enables designers to upload their own logo design works and professional details. So if your mocking something up for a client and you do not have the logo ....... now you do.

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The shockwaves of the meteor(www) that hit the music industry and is/has killed off the dinosaurs has spread further toward the printed publications. Rolling Stone Magazine is now completely free. Print media publications are doing all they can in order to stay afloat. Rolling Stone announced readers will now have full access to digital copies of the magazine online, for free. "As you may have noticed, the enormous third installment of our fortieth anniversary issues is now on newsstands," Rolling Stone said. "But you’re at work, and you can’t kick back and read the online.

Threadless.com was first a design house then a online t-shirt retailer. Next under 30 millionaires. Now...a brick and mortar store and gallery. November 9th marks the opening of Chuck Anderson (aka Nopattern). For his first solo show in Chicago, Chuck is showing both a collection of brand new original work, as well as a sampling of past commercial works. Chuck will be on hand for the opening celebration, and an exclusive reprint (in new colors) of his Select shirt will be available during the length of the show.

Check out Rolling Stone for a little gallery of Pearl Jam posters, from the 90's. Do you still have yours?

According to AM New York Yellow Rat Bastard will be the ground zero for TopShop's flagship store. First Canal Jeans, and now the yellow Rat. Although its not confirmed but it looks like the writing is on the wall. Read More here

Just in case your were wondering who's cool, NME just released there cool list, you can vote, very simular to the hot or not sites you can rate each artist and see the standing dynamically. Enjoy

The bar where I spent some great moments of my early 20's (behind the bar and in front) is no mas. Here is the tale.

An Early D.C. Stage For Musical Greats Has Quiet Last Call

By Paul Schwartzman
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, November 7, 2007; B01

Before they became limousine famous, Emmylou Harris and Bruce
Springsteen played in a litany of run-down, no-name joints, where small,
unsuspecting audiences got that rare chance to see, hear and touch
undiscovered genius.

Sara Shahi, as photographed by Terry Richardson for GQ

"You may know the original title of Metallica's Kill 'Em All, but are you sure you can name the final retail cost of Tom Petty's 1981 album Hard Promises? Challenge yourself to four decades of the trickiest, weirdest and most off-the-wall trivia questions ever in our fifty-eight question quiz, and tabulate your own rock & roll IQ."-Rolling Stones Impossible rock quiz, give it a try.

The other night we had the pleasure of visiting the studio of Queens-based artist Brandon Friend. After the jump, the visual evidence.

Photographer Albert Allard, for National Geographic Magazine, November 2007. Killing Fields Story.

For those who have not seen Downtown 81, you should. Even if it only be to see how much New York has changed in 20 + years. Re-releasing today is the soundtrack to the film, featuring some obscure groups from the downtown ny scene of the early 80's. Most notably the band Gray, which consisted of Jean-Michel Basquiat and indie film star Vincent Gallo. Style.com's blog has a nice interview with the man behind the film, Glenn O'Brien.

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Just days after completing a six week rehab program and hours after claiming he was drug free at the MTV Europe Music Awards, rocker Pete Doherty was filmed injecting "heroine" into his arm. A source close to Pete told The Sun (UK): And to prove authenticity the picture on the Sun's page features the same shirt from the video as he returns to Heathrow from the awards show. What a rockstar!

Living in NYC, you tend to lean towards "black" as a staple. That being said, I think I may draw the line here. According to DesignNotes, who gave it a go, the experience almost made her throw up. If charcoal is good enough to filter your water why not brush your teeth. Take a chance with this Korean toothpaste and let us know.

Bored with Disney? Tired of the normal vacation destinations? How about, "walk a tiger on a leash"? For only $1,995 dollars Keith Jones adventures with wild animals, will fly you to Thailand and head you over to the Tiger Temple and spend 9 days pretending you'r eTarzan. By the way the caption for above photo read "This tiger was NOT drugged, but he was sleeping in my lap"


If you'r enot into the tiger thing you can also pet a giant panda bear, snorkel with a shark, or rub noses with a gray whale.

I don't know too much about this, but if it is anything like when Egg Stork was in a Godzilla suit and a cigar was thrown in its mouth, prompting Egg to stomp all over the Beckersted Estates model, than I am in!

The full run down at hustler of culture, where you can even enter to win two free tickets.

PostSecret is an ongoing community art project where people mail in their secrets anonymously on one side of a homemade postcard. Some are creative, some are sweet and some are sad. Enjoy!

Yesterday, the Gothamist unearthed a great little plea for love/lust by a shy hipster on a train. So smitten was this guy that he created a website, NYGirlOfMyDreams, for this quest. It kind of reminds me of something Bret from Flight of the Conchords (Season 1 on DVD today) would do. No matter if he finds this girl or not, he will end up with a bunch of cute chicks anyway.

Nineteeneightyfouria was a resounding success. According to sources it is all sold out, creating more demand on the little island with the big currency. While Shepard continues preparation for his upcoming show at Merry Karnowsky in December, here is a little media recap of the past events.

Telegraph Market News
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Have you heard about this? I hadn't. And whether I am better off now or not, is up for debate. More than anything else, I am glad that I do not have to watch television during the day. Seriously, does a news channel really have to cover a story like Are Christians Skipping Out On Church Attendance?
Oh yeah, and quotes like this in response,

"MY CONGREGATION HAS BEEN FEWER AND FEWER EACH YEAR. ITS UPSETTING AND I BLAME ALL THE PERVERSE THINGS LIKE TV AND MOVIES AND MUSIC. IT IS UPSETTING, YOU CAN SEE SATAN IN THE MUSIC TELEVISION TELLING KIDS TO STAY HOME AND SMOKE DOPE INSTEAD OF GOING TO CHURCH."

Thanks PASTERJEFF, keep the caps locked.
And, Thanks a lot GodTube.

Black Flag, photographed by Bill Daniel. Available for purchase at Needles & Pens

Friend of the TWBE, Derek Ihnat, just added a feature on Space 1026's ten year anniversary to one of our favorite sites, fecal face. Read and enjoy.

Some exciting news for fans of Radiohead, EMI will be releasing the entire back catalog of the group via one small Radiohead branded usb stick. Pre-order here via, material interest

Over 2 million homeowners are behind on their mortgages. Another 2 million borrowers have tarnished, or dangerous, credit and will see their payments rise before the end of next year....Yet the construction continues in NYC especially Williamsburg. It seems all they are building on campus are one bedroom apts. Who wants to pay 700K for a one bedroom? Who wants to pay that much when the mortgage industry is crumbling right now. Read more.

My friend Brandon got me into Panda Bear, and when I need to relax, his music is what I turn to. I was happy to find a video of on YouTube. Hopefully it will bring some relax to your Monday. On a side note this video was directed by Patrick O'Dell (Epicly Later'd) and Sam Salganik. Enjoy

It is finally getting cold out. So enjoy the last bits of summer with a Toasted Marshmallow Shake $6. From the owner of Republic comes Stand surrounded by the famed Angus burger from you know who, stand offers you the open kitchen look, but orders are taken tableside. For more photos and an in-depth review check out Miss Nitrolicious.

Paul McCarthy will be delivering something a little sweet to New York for the Holidays. Opening November 15th at Maccarone, McCarthy will transform the 6000 sq. ft gallery space into a fully functioning chocolate factory and retail area, under the name Peter Paul Chocolates. Available for purchase will be chocolate Santa's based off of his sculpture of a Santa holding what appears to be a butt-plug. These Chocolates will be available for $100 through December 24th.

Now that the Ignite What's Next has ended, the folks at Upper Playground have put together a nice recap of some of the art produced by the crew of Saber, David Choe, and Retna.

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Winner of the "Rolex Award for Enterprise" Brad Norman developed a photo-identification system which uses whale shark sightings and photography to contribute to the conservation of the species. To see the video click here. To apply for the 2008 Rolex Awards for Enterprise "Do you have a project for the betterment of humankind?"

Whaleshark.org, the ECOCEAN Whale Shark Photo-identification Library is a visual database of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) encounters and of individually catalogued whale sharks. The library is maintained and used by marine biologists to collect and analyse whale shark encounter data to learn more about these amazing creatures.

The Library uses photographs of the skin patterning behind the gills of each shark and any scars to distinguish between individual animals. Cutting-edge software supports rapid identification using pattern recognition and photo management tools.

Opening this week Radegast Hall & Biergarten. 24-oz pints, more lagers than you can count, and most importantly, a retractable roof so in the advent of global warming they got you covered or not.

"When you step inside, you'll suddenly find yourself in a Vienna beer hall circa 1890, complete with a portrait of two Kaisers overlooking your half-liter of lager. (Never trust a Kaiser.) Sidle up to the twisting wraparound bar, grab a half-liter of Hofbrau (there are 13 lagers on tap) and don't forget the appetizers—luckily, the Austrian version of bar food is steak tartare and roast quail. Auf Wiedersehen, beer nuts. " For a more indepth review check out Urban Daddy.
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I know many of you checked your favorite blog thursday repeatedly and were remiss to find that Gene Parmeshawn had yet to post his weekly account of the world's best reality show on the world's best blog.... ever. Sadly, as you all know the post never happened and everyone went home feeling, well, a little empty inside. What was Taylor bitching about? Who was Mike annoying with his four-eyed geek chatter? Did the Red District win Upper Class again? And most importantly what did Gene think about it? A lot is what, and he/I still never wrote it.....why? Well the truth is that I was too busy celebrating the biggest press our little show which no one thought should happen has ever had. That's right, we made New York Mag's weekly Approval Matrix. Mike beating Taylor was deemed important enough to be placed as far as I've ever seen in the Brilliant/Lowbrow section of the graph. As I'm sure most of you, like me, retrieve your weekly opinions on what's in and out in the world of everything important from the Approval Matrix, this was obviously a huge boon to our movement of Kid Liberation. And therefore you can see how my absence was justified. But I swear, on my love of beach towels and wearing sunglasses indoors that I will be at my desk thursday morning at TWBE headquarters chugging away on this column you love so much. Until then my dear readers....

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I have made the decision to get back into Garbage Pail Kids, but there is only one that I want. If any reader out there has access to this card, please contact me.

If Hieronymus Bosh were alive today he would be hanging out with this guy. The art of Kris Kuksi falls in that category: wildly unpredictable and rich creations, ominous in their very amount of detail, often "unspeakable" in a very Lovecraft-ian way, pregnant with the idea that perhaps the world is more twisted than most artists care to admit. Read more from the interview with the artist at dark roasted blend

Love Old Kiss, not the new kiss a.ka. Gene selling himself, and love varity shows from the 70's. Check out Kiss on their first television show in 1976 on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special. Available on DVD.

"Southland Tales" is an ensemble piece set in the futuristic landscape of Los Angeles on July 4, 2008, as it stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson stars as Boxer Santaros, an action star stricken with amnesia whose life intertwines with Krysta Now (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an adult film star developing her own reality television project, and David Clark (Seann William Scott), a Hermosa Beach police officer who holds the key to a vast conspiracy...... So that is all?

Some how Perry Farrell is involved at least quoted on the website, and its from the writer and director of Donnie Darko. This is a good sign. Question are Rock and Sean the new Dean and Jerry? So far it looks like Buffy would make a great pornstar!

How do you know that Shepard Fairey & co. have really been in London, by the takeover on the streets. I believe banksy said it best, "If Shepard Fairey comes to your town, every single graffiti writer gets uptight. We don't like Shepard because he makes us feel scared and lazy. I am absolutely positive he has made more reaches than any graffiti writer in history ever has done or ever will. And that means he's won."
With that being said, ashes57 has hooked us up with some great shots of Shepard in action. Thanks Delphine!

The DDC, Domus Design Collection, created the "Paramount sectional", there is something about this sectional that stands out, possible the deep seat. It will look great in my 4000k/month 800sf williamsburg showbox condo.

Gene Parmeshawn comes through. Happy Friday.

Gorgeous new work by Mike Brodie, aka The Polaroid Kidd

Going to LA? Live in LA? Check out the Art Army Young Guns show December 8, 2007. 6-10pm. Copro/Nason Gallery. Bergamot Station, Santa Monica, CA
The Art Army returns to L.A! with all-new renditions of low-brow superstars, underground heavyweights, and some L.A. art darlings.

New 10″ editions of artists such as Audrey Kawasaki, Travis Louie, Jeremy Fish, CRAOLA, Chet Zar, Kathy Olivas, Amy Sol, and Friends The small, circus creature sculptures will be installed in a carnival-curio-shop-like atmosphere in the gallery.

Its a little long but if you have a cat you will relate.

In the graff world, characters and letters go hand in hand. In some ways I think that from the characters is where street art took its cues. Finally there is a book, Mascots & Mugs, that celebrates the character artists of the past. There is a regualr edition, however the gem is in the limited edition book (250 copies) that comes in a nice slip case with a limited edition print by Doc TC5. via REAS

Through the Gothamist comes this report about the arrest of street/sidewalk chalk artist Ellis G, for what else? Writing on the sidewalk in chalk. Lame.

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For this Kate Moss Thursday I direct you to an epic Kate Moss cover gallery thanks to Radar Online

After reading our first comment we decided the readers need to be happy....Enjoy

Os Gemeos, The flowers in this garden were planted by my grandparents, November 17 - January 6, 2008, Museum Het Domein, Sittard

With the Art Season rolling full speed ahead, here is a taste of what The Enablist is into this November. Outstanding shows again! May your pockets be fat and energy high. A four part series

I grew up skating Gonz's and Mountian, and Blender Boards, The gonz was "god", here are 16 things you did not know about the gonz......

6. Many famous people collect The Gonz’s artwork, among them Donald Trump and P-Diddy, who also owns a stash of Krooked skateboards.

For more of the 16 check out skateboardermagazine.com