Archive for June, 2012
Although the photo above probably isn’t too far from what my face looks like right before the end of a blowjob, this post has nothing to do with oral sex. Lithuanian photographer and artist Tadao Cern has been working on a series of hilarious photographs where the subject is facing a strong wind directly in their face. Warning it could give some scary results. If you wonder how the photo series was created, check out the following behind the scene video by Tadao Cern.
In the 1980s, Mr. T was the toughest dude on television. Homie even got then-First Lady Nancy Reagan to sit on his lap and discuss ways to battle the crack epidemic. And in 1984, he dropped Mr. T’s Commandments, a kid-friendly record that encouraged children to stay in school and away from drugs. But T’s reputation as America’s baddest bearded black man has since faded and a new breed of badass has emerged — the dudes of Maybach Music Group, and particularly its captain, Rick Ross. However, Mr. T’s influence is very much alive as evidenced by Mr. Ross’s newly unveiled God Forgives, I Don’t cover art.
Finally, 2 Chainz is set to take off, releasing a music video for the Drake-assisted “No Lie”, the first single off his highly anticipated debut, Based on a T.R.U. Story. In the Director X-directed, black-and-white clip, the duo get artsy, performing amongst white rooms with black paint dripping slowly down the walls. Shots of women in masks and other imagery are dispersed in between their performances. Based on a T.R.U. Story is slated to drop August 14th.
Nasty Gal is a global online destination for fashion-forward, free-thinking girls. In 2006, founder Sophia Amoruso started an eBay store selling a highly curated selection of vintage pieces. In just five short years, the shop has grown to become an international style source offering both new and vintage clothing, shoes, and accessories. Click any of the pics above or below to check out their entire site.
Richard Mille’s new Tourbillon RM 053 Pablo Mac Donough was designed specifically for the brand’s polo-playing ambassador in order to offer him a tourbillon that could withstand the tough conditions of a polo game. Richard Mille solves the problem with an extremely tough case in microblasted titanium and titanium carbide with just two small windows to display the time. The seconds run with the tourbillon cage on the left viewing window and on the right the hours and minutes are shown. This angled view is ideal when seen from the rider’s saddle.
In addition to his recent interview with Oprah and nights out at PartyCasino , 50 Cent has confirmed that his next official album, Five (Murder By Numbers), will drop July 3rd. The album, which comes out after the Lost Tape and The Big Ten mixtapes, will be his last under his deal with Interscope. “I said I was gonna put a record out that was completely up to album standard, and I’m gonna do that. I worked on this album for a long time. It’s been three years,” he said. 50 further discussed the relationship he’s had with Interscope: “Labels at different points, they drop the ball,” he said. “It’s not visible when the momentum is feverish. For me, with Interscope, all the success I’ve had in music has been with them.”
This classic aviator shape is given a modern militaristic feel through several well structured details, blending steal, leather, and acetate into a single standout frame. The Cisco has side shields with luxury leather detailing to help keep out the sun or wind, luxury leather detailing at the bridge, and grated metal detailing at the temples. While this may seem quite complex, it is actually quite simple on the face, the mark of great execution. It presents just the right balance of hard versus soft elements and simplicity in the overall shape, to create a technical but very wearable frame which works well on most faces.
French artist Mademoiselle Maurice creates stunning geometric figures on urban surfaces in Paris. For her recent project Rainbow, she used hundreds of colorful folded origami figures. Each of simple geometric shapes represents ideas such as harmony, spirituality and balance. Rainbow is a temporary installation.
Peter Rosenberg’s diss of Nicki Minaj’s “Starships” has been all over the news the last couple of weeks. Watch the video above where he makes fun of himself and the song to hopefully clear some of the tension.
Trey Songz pops bottles with T.I. in the celebratory video for “2 Reasons,” the second single off his fifth album Chapter V, due August 21. The labelmates keep the liquor flowing and the ladies happy all night long in the Benny Boom-directed clip. Take it to the club with Trigga and Tip.
Aaaahhhhhh… Relaxing and breathing deeply. It may not come as a surprise to anyone that this would be our reaction this exquisitely refurbished residence, located in one of Rio de Janeiro’s most exclusive neighborhoods. It has so many of the features we love. The structure seems to belong to the site. The indoor spaces connect with the outdoors, and the subtle surface textures and materials showcase the art and the mid-century modernist vibe of the furnishings. There is visual room to breathe, to see. There’s space to enjoy the art, distance to appreciate the gardens. It lacks all of the typical design-magazine photo-session set-ups; the painfully over-staged vignettes, the overly sterile designer look. There is no ego or bravado, just ease and style. This is cool without trying to be cool; dramatic without all the drama. This is that confident, mature style that is so difficult to achieve and impossible to fake. The white, colonial-style house has good bones to start with: unobtrusive scale and proportions, spectacular site with access to views, natural building materials.
It is also surrounded by sublime mature gardens originally designed by the late Roberto Burle Marx, the designer of the Copacabana Beach Promenade with its distinctive, black-and-white Portuguese geometric wave pattern. But the already great structure of this house was improved by a recent, complete overhaul by Brazilian architect Gisele Taranto. The 1,500 square-meter (about 16145 square feet) house consists of two blocks. The larger block is the main family residence, the smaller one accommodates staff rooms, laundry, garage, home theater and the spa that is directly connected with the outside pool and patio area. Taranto retained this division of functions, but rearranged most of the rooms and built two additional spaces on top of the existing ones: a home office with a roof-top garden on top of the residence, and an additional two-bedroom apartment for staff on top of the other block. To provide better access to the outside, new, much larger windows and sliding glass doors were created. Wooden exterior slat screens and a wide canopy all around the house were built to provide protection from the extreme sunlight and heavy rains of the area. High-quality natural materials, such as corten steel, limestone, marble and peroba do campo wood are used throughout, but they remain as a subtle background for the art and furnishings. In this project, Taranto collaborated once again with Brazilian lighting designer Maneco Quinderé and landscape designer Gilberto Elkins.
Be it high fashion, urban models, or anyone in between, I always have a certain affinity for women with tattoos. It doesn’t matter if you have three sleeves, or just one tiny butterfly on your left hip, many guys love tattoos. Check out a collection of wonderfully tatted girls above and below.
The 64th Cannes Film Festival took place a few weeks ago, and was a celebration of film, arts and glamour; A slick mixture of old Hollywood, Red-carpet premieres, and the quintessential yacht party. Diddy a regular to cannes, a gentleman of exquisite means and the international archetype of the soirée; Reminds us all in this short film, that while many other rappers have come and gone.. “Diddy was here first”
Club MUSÉE is Madrid’s fresh take on what night clubs could be — a combination art gallery and night club, but both with a sharp, trendy edge. Designed by creative director and designer Parolio of Madrid’s Parolio & Euphoria Lab the space provides a strong back-drop for powerful art. At Club MUSÉE black glass and mirrors, bright-colored sculptural furniture and a three-meter-wide LED video screen create a visual challenge for the artists’ work that ranges from paintings to video art and other installations. The work of upcoming photography and illustration talent is currently on display from photographer Robert Bartholot from Berlin, Paco Peregrín from Madrid and illustrator Glenn Hilario from New York. The visual feast is supported by music mixed by Madrid’s hottest DJs who offer electronic, pop and house music. Parolio’s strong sense of drama, theater and color work well at Club MUSÉE, and is evident in many of his other projects, including Pacha Madrid night club and Le Marquis restaurant and lounge.
50 Cent gets locked up in the comical video for “OJ,” yet another release off his Gangsta Grillz mixtape The Lost Tape.” But this ain’t your ordinary prison experience. Sporting an orange jumpsuit, the G-Unit chief cruises the jail house halls eating Cheez-Its, performing a blessing in the church, and making out with the female warden. Watch 50 take charge behind bars.
Looking for somewhere to store your submarine? The Royal Norwegian Navy has put up a secret, mountainside submarine base for sale… Construction of the Olavsvern Naval Base, just outside the city of Tromso, took more than thirty years, with construction starting in 1964 and not finishing until after 1994. Listed for $17.5 million, Olavsvern Naval Base comes complete with a submarine dry dock, a tunnel system, an emergency power system, 145,000 square feet of surface buildings, and a 27,000-square-foot “alpine resort.” Despite the relatively cut price cost of the base, deep pockets will be needed to meet the base’s rumored annual electricity bill of more than $1million.
Here’s a new app for all of you iPad VJ’s out there. Introducing Vjay made available at a special introductory price of ten bucks. Mix and scratch your favorite music videos from iTunes or combine songs from your music library with personal video footage into an interactive audio visual experience. Or use your iPad’s built-in camera to create your very own music video live. Vjay lets you get creative with your content, display directly to a TV, stream wirelessly via Apple TV, or record your performances live to share on your favorite social channels.
A special edition of the Lamborghini Gallardo LP560-4, named the Gold Edition, has been officially presented to the public in China, at the Shenzhen Hong Kong Macau International Auto Show. In China, a standard Gallardo is priced at 3 million Yuan (around $600,000) but this special edition model has been priced almost $200,000 more.
Meek Mill and Maybach music seem to have mastered the formula for churning out hits one after another. Take a look and listen to the next one in life titled “Racked Up Shawty”. Just incase while watching the video and you think something’s wrong with YouTube… Its not. There are entire segments of the video blurred out to protect the identity of certain women. (A little odd, but still entertaining.)
For SS12 Dolce&Gabbana launch a very special and precious limited edition sunglass collection to satisfy your most luxurious eyewear needs. The Gold Edition for SS12 is declined in the male and female versions. For women, the Dolce&Gabbana Gold Edition comes in two styles: Pure Gold and Gold Sofia. The Pure Gold sunglasses are a vintage yet streamlined shape. The square frame is inspired by a gold ingot and provides a statement unparalleled by other sunglasses. The frame is gilded in 18K gold and is available in both white and yellow gold. The Gold Sofia version has a lighter frame and is thoroughly inspired by vintage Fifties designs. The Sofia gold style is also available in both yellow and white gold. The Special Edition aviators for men have been designed with a fold at the front where they can be folded to a 45-degree angle for practicality. They can be worn on the belt or attached to a braided leather cold (which comes with the sunglasses) and worn round the neck.
This rustic retreat was built right in the heart of Three Rivers, California near the entrance to Sequoia National Park where the enchantment of wildlife sightings runs wild. What also happens to run wild is the river that flows under this home, something that has never been done before or ever since. Kaweah Falls was originally designed in the 1940′s by one of Frank Wright’s very own students, but when the second homeowners moved in and remodeled they decided to add an addition to the home that floats over the river bank.
Aside from a few cool interior features like a dining room with a glass floor view of the river, there is a footbridge over these waters that lead to a private deck where one can sit and listen to the sounds of fresh water skimming river rocks on the way down from a waterfall found right up the mountain. Choosing a vacation spot for these homeowners is definitely a tall order…but who would want to leave this place?
Boxing legend Muhammad Ali will be featured in the new Louis Vuitton print ad launching on June 14th in 60 countries. The ad was shot by Annie Leibovitz in Muhammad’s Phoenix home and features Ali and his little grandson wearing boxing gloves and sticking his chest out. Mr. Ali now joins other icons who have posed for Louis Vuitton like Mikhail Gorbachev, soccer great Pelé, musician Keith Richards, Sean Connery, Bono, Francis Ford Coppola with his daughter Sofia, and former astronaut Buzz Aldrin. Last year, Leibowitz shot Angelina Jolie on a wooden boat in Cambodia’s Siem Reap Province for the campaign.
Shot by fashion photographer Sølve Sundsbø, the Flora by Gucci ‘The Garden’ Spring 2012 campaign stars Australian model Abbey Lee Kershaw. The Garden Collection features five colorful fragrances named Gorgeous Gardenia, Gracious Tuberose, Glamorous Magnolia, Generous Violet and Glorious Mandarin. Abbey Lee wears lightweight chiffon gowns in various hues corresponding to the five colorful fragrances in the collection. Packaged in Gucci’s classic hexagonal bottles, the fragrances are available as 50 and 100 ml Eau de Toilette, except Generous Violet and Glorious Mandarin that will be available exclusively at Gucci stores as 100 ml Eau de Toilette.
Ice Cube Celebrates The Eames for Pacific Standard Time the birth of the LA art scene. As he drives Inglewood blvd. describing the Los Angeles that he knows, he talks of landmarks like The Forum, Five Torches, Cockatoo Inn, Brolly Hut, and Watts Towers. He refers to the 110 as “Gangsta Highway”. Cube says coming from South Central LA teaches you how to be resourceful. He walks the Eames House perimeter, through the Eames living room, and sitting in the Eames lounge chair. He brings us back to his NWA years when he studied architectural drafting before launching his rap career. One thing he learned that translates is to always have a plan. Cube describes the modern, green and resourceful building design of Charles and Ray Eames. Visionaries of connecting nature and structure. “Who are these people who got a problem with LA? Maybe they mad cuz they don’t live here.”
Twist is not just a bike, its a union between people. Sometimes a change of direction in your life helps you to find yourself. With Twist, the change of direction will lead you to meet people who love cycling, mobility and a healthy life style. The bike frame has a single arm that holds the wheel on two points, thus preventing movement and anchoring it securely. The frame is crossed by the pedal system rotating inside for the bearings. The turning circle of cycling is the same as a conventional bicycle. When you unscrew the handlebars and saddle, the upper plate is raised to allow the rotation. The design of the fork’s tube prevents going outside the frame. We can do the rotation by the symmetrical design of the frame and exchange the locks on each one. If you wanted to, you could also attach two twist together and create a tandem. Check out this method below.
