Introducing Pin Up Girl, a weekly guide to all-things-Pinterest. Our resident pinner, Laura Gill will take a look at some of the best eye candy from around the web and provide a few pointers on how-to crafts, as well as weigh in on weekly trends and highlight local and national…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: With the help of Is It…
They keep your feet dry, they match your jeans, and they’re super handy when you want to kick something and not break a bone. Socks, on the other hand (especially of the “toe” variety) are awesome. They don’t have laces, they’re durable, they can be thrown in the washer, and now, they…
Greek multimedia artist is known for his applications of a software called OpenFrameworks, which enables the manipulation and animation of images. And for his latest application/art piece, he applied the technology to Vincent Van Gogh’s classic “Starry Night”.In Vrellis’ demonstration, “Starry Night” is turned into 80,000 particles moving around 30 frames per second…
Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: This one-of-a-kind ring with a 2.78 carat teardrop-shape fire opal gemstone sits in an arrow-shaped sterling silver setting.The bauble’s minimalism is what drew us to it,…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: For those who have always dreamt…
From time to time, Zach Fowle will provide a visual guide to every day and extraordinary situations … and (because he has bad handwriting) Claire Lawton will illustrate them. Welcome to Charted Territory…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: 1. Anti-Art School’s V-Day Sketch If…
Yeah, those will definitely work the magic on Valentine’s Day. Poo paper roses are made from 100 percent dung pulp collected by these brave souls from elephant and giant panda conservation parks. We won’t go into the details, but from shit to flower there’s a lot of boiling, steaming, molding, smashing,…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: 1. 6×6 at Eye Lounge This March, Downtown’s…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: 1. “Get to San Francisco”Eduardo Rivera graduated…
The apocalypse is quickly approaching and if we want to survive whatever post-apocalyptic world will be left to us, we had better start preparing. Sure, we can look to scientists and historians to tell us what to do, but when it comes to actual training, they’re about as helpful as a…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: 1. 7 Minutes in Love @…
Sometime around New Year, we got to thinking about manifestos. A local designer wrote one of her own and posted it to her Facebook page (we’ll re-post it here soon). It was simple — 10 things she believes in and lives by every day. Manifestos have a long history. They’ve been written…
You know what’s so great about the human body? Skin. It’s that extra top layer of dead cells that covers up our tissues, muscles, bones, and otherwise, meat-looking parts. It’s a good thing. But what’s probably not such a good thing is strutting around in a pair of leggings that show exactly what you wished…
Each week Gem features one standout piece from a local shop. Whether it’s a jacket, necklace, or handbag, it’s on our have-to-have list. What: This vintage print dress in aqua and white from Nat Kaplan (a label that ceased production circa 1986) is a light, airy spring wardrobe addition –…
Creepy couples rejoice — this weekend is full of opportunities to express your feelings for one another while flying your tattered, blood-soaked flags. This weekend, for $10, the “Sinister Minister” will renew your vows or perform a commitment ceremony in one of Monsterland’s creepy sets and sign a certificate of…
Just in time for national make-out day comes the robot that makes it all sendable to your “long-distance” (read: virtual) girlfriend via robot. The Kissenger, brought to you by the brain trust behind the Mini-Surrogate and the Lovotics Robot, is a two-“lipped,” computer-controlled robot that transfers a “kiss” through communication interfaces…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: 1. Recycling for Jane A year…
If you happened to spy bizarrely dressed groups of people pushing equally weird-looking shopping carts along the sidewalks of downtown Phoenix over the weekend, you weren’t hallucinating. The Arizona Cacophony Society held the annual Phoenix Idiotarod on Saturday afternoon and caused plenty of colorful chaos as more than 30 teams…
Welcome to the Morning Buzz, a catch-up on interesting happenings around the city and country and a quick guide to what (and who) to keep your eyes on. We’ll be here, first thing every weekday, to get you going. Here’s what’s buzzing this morning: 1. Grand Avenue (De)Tours Art Detour…
Art walks are more often about people watching and shenanigans and less about the actual art. We’re here to guide you through both. Presenting our very own Field Guide — an evolving guide to art walks around town. From time to time, we’ll introduce some of our favorite spots and…
