Tuesday October 21, 2008

cooper-hewitt people’s design award

Really good design should be more than just functional, and more than just sustainable (that of course is key!). It needs to look good, too.

Cooper-Hewitt, as part of The National Design Awards, is letting you be

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Monday October 20, 2008

red hook harvest

This past Saturday my friend Anne and I hopped on our bikes (after the helpful guys at Bicycle Station put Anne’s bike chain back on) and headed down to the Red Hook Harvest Festival hosted by

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Saturday October 18, 2008

thanks threadbanger!

Thanks to my Halloween post, Threadbanger featured my blog on one of their videos.

Be sure to check out Threadbanger’s fun Halloween costume ideas. (I think the bat is my fave.)

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Friday October 17, 2008

banksy dolittle

Instead of talking to the animals, he talks for them. Today, I took a look at British street artist Banksy’s latest statement at The Village Pet Store and Charcoal Grill (7th Ave South btwn West 4th

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Friday October 17, 2008

apple day, this sunday

Eat some apples in the big apple while learning simple ways to go green, this Sunday on the Lower East Side. It’s New York City Apple Day!

Sunday, October 1911am to 4:30pmOrchard St btwn Broome and Grand

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Thursday October 16, 2008

Dr. Michael Oppenheimer on the Colbert Report

Okay, it’s from February of last year. But it’s just as relevant today.

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Tuesday October 14, 2008

storm king

Last Friday I went with a couple of friends to Storm King Art Center in Mountainville, NY (about an hour north of the GW bridge). The weather couldn’t have been better. The sun was shining, it

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Tuesday October 7, 2008

happy re-birthday prospect park zoo!

Prospect Park Zoo is celebrating its 15th birthday this year, but its history is pretty rich. It started as a menagerie in the late 1800s, housing various animals, probably not in the most humane way.

[Image: Prospect

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Tuesday October 7, 2008

silly fun: are you id, ego, or superego?

I’m getting distracted by silly things online. I just found this quiz and thought it would be amusing. Surprise, surprise, I’m superego.

You Are the Superego

While some people may think first and act later… you often don’t

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Tuesday October 7, 2008

plastic chicken inspiration

It resembles one of those cheap plastic Hawaiian leis that are handed out by DJs at Bar Mitzvahs and children’s birthday parties. But really, what inspired designer Ryan Frank to make this recycled plastic chair was

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